doc: include fail-safe PMD in release notes

Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
index 343331e..5423797 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ New Features
   inputted packets are IP fragmented, GRO API assumes they are complete
   packets (i.e. with L4 headers).
 
+* **Added Fail-Safe PMD**
+
+  Added the new Fail-Safe PMD. This virtual device allows applications to
+  support seamless hotplug of devices.
+  See the :doc:`/nics/fail_safe` guide for more details about this driver.
+
 * **Added support for generic flow API (rte_flow) on igb NIC.**
 
   This API provides a generic means to configure hardware to match specific
@@ -233,7 +239,6 @@ EAL
 Drivers
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-
 Libraries
 ~~~~~~~~~