From: Wei Zhao Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:47:56 +0000 (+0800) Subject: doc: announce igb flow API support X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9a07818ba3c5a9550910b9ef0d944aa7c588e291;p=dpdk.git doc: announce igb flow API support Add release notes update to announce support of rte_flow on igb NIC. And update NIC features document for this feature. Signed-off-by: Wei Zhao --- diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features/igb.ini b/doc/guides/nics/features/igb.ini index d17cf18f64..33d64d99e4 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/features/igb.ini +++ b/doc/guides/nics/features/igb.ini @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ N-tuple filter = Y SYN filter = Y Flexible filter = Y Flow control = Y +Flow API = Y CRC offload = Y VLAN offload = Y QinQ offload = Y diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst index 842f46f750..9b33da2f56 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst @@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ New Features Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. ========================================================= +* **Added support for generic flow API (rte_flow) on igb NIC.** + + This API provides a generic means to configure hardware to match specific + ingress or egress traffic, alter its behavior and query related counters + according to any number of user-defined rules. + + * Generic flow API support for Ethernet, IPv4, UDP, TCP and + RAW pattern items with QUEUE actions. There are four + type of filter support for this feature on igb. + * **Added Generic Flow API support to enic.** Flow API support for outer Ethernet, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP, SCTP, VxLAN