X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Frel_notes%2Frelease_21_11.rst;h=fdffc4890e9f3c096274cd988aafca620ce6404a;hb=cc360fd3f299bfa790a48be7791d01fb0c46ea0a;hp=6c311ab74dc4405c2a625c4874b06e48c33fca2f;hpb=4c42352c309995ea34eeb7fa6569aa97b1f000e0;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst index 6c311ab74d..fdffc4890e 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ DPDK Release 21.11 Build the docs and view the output file to ensure the changes are correct:: - make doc-guides-html - xdg-open build/doc/html/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.html + ninja -C build doc + xdg-open build/doc/guides/html/rel_notes/release_21_11.html New Features @@ -62,12 +62,52 @@ New Features * Added bus-level parsing of the devargs syntax. * Kept compatibility with the legacy syntax as parsing fallback. +* **Added new RSS offload types for IPv4/L4 checksum in RSS flow.** + + Added macros ETH_RSS_IPV4_CHKSUM and ETH_RSS_L4_CHKSUM, now IPv4 and + TCP/UDP/SCTP header checksum field can be used as input set for RSS. + +* **Updated af_packet ethdev driver.** + + * Default VLAN strip behavior was changed. VLAN tag won't be stripped + unless ``DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP`` offload is enabled. + +* **Updated Broadcom bnxt PMD.** + + * Added flow offload support for Thor. + * Implement support for tunnel offload. + * Updated HWRM API to version 1.10.2.44 + +* **Updated Intel iavf driver.** + + * Added Intel iavf support on Windows. + * Added IPv4 and L4 (TCP/UDP/SCTP) checksum hash support in RSS flow. + +* **Updated Intel ice driver.** + + * Added 1PPS out support by a devargs. + * Added IPv4 and L4 (TCP/UDP/SCTP) checksum hash support in RSS flow. + * Added DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP support. + * Added timesync API support under scalar path. + +* **Updated Intel ixgbe driver.** + + * Added Intel ixgbe support on Windows. + +* **Updated Marvell cnxk ethdev driver.** + + * Added rte_flow support for dual VLAN insert and strip actions. + * Added rte_tm support. + * Added support for Inline IPsec for CN9K event mode and CN10K + poll mode and event mode. + * **Updated Marvell cnxk crypto PMD.** * Added AES-CBC SHA1-HMAC support in lookaside protocol (IPsec) for CN10K. * Added Transport mode support in lookaside protocol (IPsec) for CN10K. * Added UDP encapsulation support in lookaside protocol (IPsec) for CN10K. * Added support for lookaside protocol (IPsec) offload for CN9K. + * Added support for ZUC algorithm with 256-bit key length for CN10K. * **Added support for event crypto adapter on Marvell CN10K and CN9K.** @@ -75,7 +115,33 @@ New Features * **Updated NXP dpaa_sec crypto PMD.** - * Added DES-CBC and non-HMAC algo support. + * Added DES-CBC, AES-XCBC-MAC, AES-CMAC and non-HMAC algo support. + * Added PDCP short MAC-I support. + +* **Updated NXP dpaa2_sec crypto PMD.** + + * Added PDCP short MAC-I support. + +* **Added multi-process support for testpmd.** + + Added command-line options to specify total number of processes and + current process ID. Each process owns subset of Rx and Tx queues. + +* **Updated test-crypto-perf application with new cases.** + + * Added support for asymmetric crypto throughput performance measurement. + Only modex is supported for now. + +* **Added lookaside protocol (IPsec) tests in dpdk-test.** + + * Added known vector tests (AES-GCM 128, 192, 256). + * Added tests to verify error reporting with ICV corruption. + * Added tests to verify IV generation. + * Added tests to verify UDP encapsulation. + * Added tests to verify UDP encapsulation ports. + * Added tests to validate packets soft expiry. + * Added tests to validate packets hard expiry. + * Added tests to verify tunnel header verification in IPsec inbound. Removed Items @@ -90,6 +156,24 @@ Removed Items Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. ======================================================= +* eal: Removed the deprecated function ``rte_get_master_lcore()`` + and the iterator macro ``RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE``. + +* eal: The old api arguments that were deprecated for + blacklist/whitelist are removed. Users must use the new + block/allow list arguments. + +* ethdev: Removed the port mirroring API. A more fine-grain flow API + action ``RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SAMPLE`` should be used instead. + The structures ``rte_eth_mirror_conf`` and ``rte_eth_vlan_mirror`` and + the functions ``rte_eth_mirror_rule_set`` and + ``rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset`` along with the associated macros + ``ETH_MIRROR_*`` are removed. + +* i40e: Removed i40evf driver. + iavf already became the default VF driver for i40e devices, + so there is no need to maintain i40evf. + API Changes ----------- @@ -106,6 +190,13 @@ API Changes Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. ======================================================= +* kvargs: The experimental function ``rte_kvargs_strcmp()`` has been + removed. Its usages have been replaced by a new function + ``rte_kvargs_get_with_value()``. + +* net: Renamed ``s_addr`` and ``d_addr`` fields of ``rte_ether_hdr`` structure + to ``src_addr`` and ``dst_addr``, respectively. + * cryptodev: The API rte_cryptodev_pmd_is_valid_dev is modified to rte_cryptodev_is_valid_dev as it can be used by the application as well as PMD to check whether the device is valid or not. @@ -114,6 +205,11 @@ API Changes as it is for drivers only and should be private to DPDK, and not installed for app use. +* cryptodev: A ``reserved`` byte from structure ``rte_crypto_op`` was + renamed to ``aux_flags`` to indicate warnings and other information from + the crypto/security operation. This field will be used to communicate + events such as soft expiry with IPsec in lookaside mode. + ABI Changes ----------- @@ -130,6 +226,32 @@ ABI Changes Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. ======================================================= +* security: ``rte_security_set_pkt_metadata`` and ``rte_security_get_userdata`` + routines used by inline outbound and inline inbound security processing were + made inline and enhanced to do simple 64-bit set/get for PMDs that do not + have much processing in PMD specific callbacks but just 64-bit set/get. + This avoids a per packet function pointer jump overhead for such PMDs. + +* security: A new option ``iv_gen_disable`` was added in structure + ``rte_security_ipsec_sa_options`` to disable IV generation inside PMD, + so that application can provide its own IV and test known test vectors. + +* security: A new option ``tunnel_hdr_verify`` was added in structure + ``rte_security_ipsec_sa_options`` to indicate whether outer header + verification need to be done as part of inbound IPsec processing. + +* security: A new option ``udp_ports_verify`` was added in structure + ``rte_security_ipsec_sa_options`` to indicate whether UDP ports + verification need to be done as part of inbound IPsec processing. + +* security: A new structure ``rte_security_ipsec_lifetime`` was added to + replace ``esn_soft_limit`` in IPsec configuration structure + ``rte_security_ipsec_xform`` to allow applications to configure SA soft + and hard expiry limits. Limits can be either in number of packets or bytes. + +* bbdev: Added capability related to more comprehensive CRC options, + shifting values of the ``enum rte_bbdev_op_ldpcdec_flag_bitmasks``. + Known Issues ------------