doc: detail new tap features in release note

Signed-off-by: Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon@6wind.com>
Acked-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wiles@intel.com>

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
index 8f58f0b..705ba27 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
@@ -132,6 +132,17 @@ New Features
   performance enhancements viz. configurable TX data ring, Receive
   Data Ring, ability to register memory regions.
 
+* **Updated the tap driver.**
+
+  * Support MTU modification.
+  * Support packet type for Rx.
+  * Support segmented packets on Rx and Tx.
+  * Speed up Rx on tap when no packets are available.
+  * Support capturing traffic from another netdevice.
+  * Dynamically change link status when the underlying interface state changes.
+  * Generic flow API support for Ethernet, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, UDP and TCP pattern
+    items with DROP, QUEUE and PASSTHRU actions for ingress traffic.
+
 
 Resolved Issues
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