doc: add virtio guest announce support to release notes
authorXiao Wang <xiao.w.wang@intel.com>
Fri, 9 Feb 2018 14:27:50 +0000 (22:27 +0800)
committerThomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:58:47 +0000 (18:58 +0100)
Signed-off-by: Xiao Wang <xiao.w.wang@intel.com>
Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst

index 9220c16..9cd17d2 100644 (file)
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ New Features
   * VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO
   * VIRTIO_NET_F_GSO
 
+* **Added VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE feature support in virtio pmd.**
+
+  In scenario where the vhost backend doesn't have the ability to generate RARP
+  packet, the VM running virtio pmd can still be live migrated if
+  VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE feature is negotiated.
+
 * **Updated the AESNI-MB PMD.**
 
   The AESNI-MB PMD has been updated with additional support for: