[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/12] doc/armv8: update documentation about crypto PMD

[zbigniew.bodek at caviumnetworks.com]

From: Zbigniew Bodek <zbigniew.bodek at caviumnetworks.com>

Add documentation about the driver and update
release notes.

Signed-off-by: Zbigniew Bodek <zbigniew.bodek at caviumnetworks.com>
---
 doc/guides/cryptodevs/armv8.rst        | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/guides/cryptodevs/index.rst        |  1 +
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 88 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 doc/guides/cryptodevs/armv8.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/armv8.rst b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/armv8.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67d8bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/armv8.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
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+
+ARMv8 Crypto Poll Mode Driver
+================================
+
+This code provides the initial implementation of the ARMv8 crypto PMD.
+The driver uses ARMv8 cryptographic extensions to process chained crypto
+operations in an optimized way. The core functionality is provided by
+a low-level assembly code specific to all supported cipher and hash
+combinations.
+
+Features
+--------
+
+ARMv8 Crypto PMD has support for the following algorithm pairs:
+
+Supported cipher algorithms:
+* ``RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC``
+
+Supported authentication algorithms:
+* ``RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA1``
+* ``RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA256``
+* ``RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA1_HMAC``
+* ``RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA256_HMAC``
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+To compile ARMv8 Crypto PMD, it has to be enabled in the config/common_base
+file. No additional packages need to be installed.
+The corresponding device can be created only if the following features
+are supported by the CPU:
+
+* ``RTE_CPUFLAG_AES``
+* ``RTE_CPUFLAG_SHA1``
+* ``RTE_CPUFLAG_SHA2``
+* ``RTE_CPUFLAG_NEON``
+
+Initialization
+--------------
+
+User can use app/test application to check how to use this PMD and to verify
+crypto processing.
+
+Test name is cryptodev_sw_armv8_autotest.
+For performance test cryptodev_sw_armv8_perftest can be used.
+
+Limitations
+-----------
+
+* Maximum number of sessions is 2048.
+* Only chained operations are supported.
+* AES-128-CBC is the only supported cipher variant.
+* Input data has to be a multiple of 16 bytes.
diff --git a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/index.rst b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/index.rst
index a6a9f23..06c3f6e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/cryptodevs/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/cryptodevs/index.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Crypto Device Drivers
     overview
     aesni_mb
     aesni_gcm
+    armv8
     kasumi
     openssl
     null
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
index 3b65038..c6c92b0 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =========================================================
 
+* **Added armv8 crypto PMD.**
+
+  A new crypto PMD has been added, which provides combined mode cryptografic
+  operations optimized for ARMv8 processors. The driver can be used to enhance
+  performance in processing chained operations such as cipher + HMAC.
 
 Resolved Issues
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1.9.1