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doc: update release notes for 18.08

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Fix grammar, spelling and formatting of DPDK 18.08 release notes.

Signed-off-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
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John McNamara 2018-08-09 13:08:43 +01:00 committed by Thomas Monjalon
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@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ New Features
Flow API support has been added to CXGBE Poll Mode Driver to offload
flows to Chelsio T5/T6 NICs. Support added for:
* Wildcard (LE-TCAM) and Exact (HASH) match filters.
* Match items: physical ingress port, IPv4, IPv6, TCP and UDP.
* Action items: queue, drop, count, and physical egress port redirect.
@ -68,8 +69,8 @@ New Features
* **Added descriptor status check support for fm10k.**
``rte_eth_rx_descritpr_status`` and ``rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status``
are supported by fm10K.
The ``rte_eth_rx_descriptor_status`` and ``rte_eth_tx_descriptor_status``
APIs are now supported by fm10K.
* **Updated the enic driver.**
@ -85,20 +86,20 @@ New Features
* Added port representors support.
* Added Flow API support for e-switch rules.
Supported ACTION_PORT_ID, ACTION_DROP, ACTION_OF_POP_VLAN,
Added support for ACTION_PORT_ID, ACTION_DROP, ACTION_OF_POP_VLAN,
ACTION_OF_PUSH_VLAN, ACTION_OF_SET_VLAN_VID, ACTION_OF_SET_VLAN_PCP
and ITEM_PORT_ID.
* Supported 32-bit compilation.
* Added support for 32-bit compilation.
* **Added TSO support for mlx4 driver.**
* **Added TSO support for the mlx4 driver.**
The support is from MLNX_OFED_4.4 and above.
Added TSO support for the mlx4 drivers from MLNX_OFED_4.4 and above.
* **SoftNIC PMD rework.**
The SoftNIC PMD infrastructure is restructured to use the Packet Framework,
which makes it more flexible, modular and easier to add new functionality
in future.
The SoftNIC PMD infrastructure has been restructured to use the Packet
Framework, which makes it more flexible, modular and easier to add new
functionality in the future.
* **Updated the AESNI MB PMD.**
@ -130,8 +131,8 @@ API Changes
Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
=========================================================
* Path to runtime config file has changed. The new path is determined as
follows:
* The path to the runtime config file has changed. The new path is determined
as follows:
- If DPDK is running as root, ``/var/run/dpdk/<prefix>/config``
- If DPDK is not running as root:
@ -164,24 +165,26 @@ API Changes
- ``rte_eth_conf.rxmode.ignore_offload_bitfield``
- ``ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_IGNORE``
* cryptodev: In struct ``struct rte_cryptodev_info``, field ``rte_pci_device *pci_dev``
has been replaced with field ``struct rte_device *device``.
Value 0 is accepted in ``sym.max_nb_sessions``, meaning that a device
supports an unlimited number of sessions.
Two new fields of type ``uint16_t`` have been added:
``min_mbuf_headroom_req`` and ``min_mbuf_tailroom_req``.
These parameters specify the recommended headroom and tailroom for mbufs
to be processed by the PMD.
* cryptodev: The following API changes have been made in 18.08:
* cryptodev: Following functions were deprecated and are removed in 18.08:
- In struct ``struct rte_cryptodev_info``, field ``rte_pci_device *pci_dev``
has been replaced with field ``struct rte_device *device``.
- Value 0 is accepted in ``sym.max_nb_sessions``, meaning that a device
supports an unlimited number of sessions.
- Two new fields of type ``uint16_t`` have been added:
``min_mbuf_headroom_req`` and ``min_mbuf_tailroom_req``. These parameters
specify the recommended headroom and tailroom for mbufs to be processed by
the PMD.
* cryptodev: The following functions were deprecated and are removed in 18.08:
- ``rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_start``
- ``rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_stop``
- ``rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_attach_sym_session``
- ``rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_detach_sym_session``
* cryptodev: Following functions were deprecated and are replaced by
other functions in 18.08:
* cryptodev: The following functions were deprecated and are replaced by other
functions in 18.08:
- ``rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size`` is replaced with
``rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size``
@ -215,34 +218,6 @@ API Changes
- ``RTE_COMP_FF_OOP_LB_IN_SGL_OUT``
ABI Changes
-----------
.. This section should contain ABI changes. Sample format:
* Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the ABI change
that was announced in the previous releases and made in this release.
Use fixed width quotes for ``function_names`` or ``struct_names``.
Use the past tense.
This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
=========================================================
Removed Items
-------------
.. This section should contain removed items in this release. Sample format:
* Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the removed item
in the past tense.
This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
=========================================================
Shared Library Versions
-----------------------
@ -317,21 +292,6 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
librte_vhost.so.3
Known Issues
------------
.. This section should contain new known issues in this release. Sample format:
* **Add title in present tense with full stop.**
Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the known issue
in the present tense. Add information on any known workarounds.
This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
=========================================================
Tested Platforms
----------------