[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: update release notes for rte_security

Akhil Goyal akhil.goyal at nxp.com
Mon Oct 30 13:27:47 CET 2017


Removed the deprication notice for ABI breakage and updated
release notes for rte_security.

Signed-off-by: Akhil Goyal <akhil.goyal at nxp.com>
---
 doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_security.rst |  2 ++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst   | 10 ----------
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_security.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_security.rst
index 71be036..ef6ed0f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_security.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/rte_security.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 
+.. _security_library:
+
 Security Library
 ================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index a93c3e1..b8dff0e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -50,16 +50,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
   Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
   PMDs have switched to rte_flow.
 
-* ethdev: new parameters - ``rte_security_capabilities`` and
-  ``rte_security_ops`` will be added to ``rte_eth_dev_info`` and
-  ``rte_eth_dev`` respectively  to support security operations like
-  ipsec inline.
-
-* cryptodev: new parameters - ``rte_security_capabilities`` and
-  ``rte_security_ops`` will be added to ``rte_cryptodev_info`` and
-  ``rte_cryptodev`` respectively to support security protocol offloaded
-  operations.
-
 * cryptodev: the following function is deprecated starting from 17.08 and will
   be removed in 17.11:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
index b96b236..132a916 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
@@ -208,6 +208,29 @@ New Features
   applications to classify an input packet by matching it against a set of flow
   rules. It uses the librte_table API to manage the flow rules.
 
+* **Added the Security Offload Library.**
+
+  Added an experimental library - rte_security. It provide security APIs for
+  protocols like IPSec using inline ipsec offload to ethernet device or full
+  protocol offload with lookaside crypto device.
+
+  See the :ref:`Security Library <Security_Library>` documentation in
+  the Programmers Guide document, for more information.
+
+* **Updated DPAA2_SEC crypto driver.**
+
+  Updated dpaa2_sec crypto PMD to support rte_security lookaside protocol
+  offload for IPSec.
+
+* **Updated IXGBE ethernet driver.**
+
+  Updated ixgbe ethernet PMD to support rte_security inline IPSec offload.
+
+* **Updated ipsec-secgw application**
+
+  Updated ipsec-secgw sample application to support rte_security actions for
+  ipsec inline and full protocol offload using lookaside crypto offload.
+
 
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
@@ -422,6 +445,16 @@ ABI Changes
   The size of the field ``port_id`` in the ``rte_eth_dev_data`` structure
   changed, as described in the `New Features` section.
 
+* **New parameter added to rte_eth_dev.**
+
+  New parameter ``security_ctx``  added to ``rte_eth_dev`` to support security
+  operations like IPSec inline.
+
+* **New parameter added to rte_cryptodev.**
+
+  New parameter ``security_ctx``  added to ``rte_cryptodev`` to support security
+  operations like lookaside crypto.
+
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
-- 
2.9.3



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