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[dpdk-dev,v11,26/26] doc: update doc for VFD

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Wenzhuo Lu Jan. 17, 2017, 2:28 a.m. UTC 
  Update the doc and release note.

Signed-off-by: Wenzhuo Lu <wenzhuo.lu@intel.com>
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 doc/guides/contributing/design.rst     | 14 ++++++++++++++
 doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst               |  1 +
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 44 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst
index bac3d1b..73650b2 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst
@@ -158,3 +158,17 @@  cache bandwidth, memory bandwidth, etc) that depends on:
   branches are usually required. When processing a burst of packets that have been
   validated for header integrity, counting the number of bits set in a bitmask
   might be needed.
+
+PF and VF Considerations
+------------------------
+
+The primary goal of DPDK is to provide a Userspace dataplane. Managing VFs from
+a PF driver is a control plane feature and developers should generally rely on
+the Linux Kernel for that.
+
+The primary goal should be to work with the Linux Kernel community to get the
+required functionality upstream. PF functionality should only be added to DPDK
+for testing and prototyping purposes while the kernel work is ongoing. It should
+also be marked with an "EXPERIMENTAL" tag. If the upstream path is rejected by
+the Linux Kernel community then a case can be made to maintain the PF
+functionality in DPDK without the EXPERIMENTAL tag.
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
index 0cc9268..1245ecf 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/i40e.rst
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@  Features of the I40E PMD are:
 - SR-IOV VF
 - Hot plug
 - IEEE1588/802.1AS timestamping
+- VF Daemon (VFD) - EXPERIMENTAL
 
 
 Prerequisites
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
index aa90e59..f7e9f86 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
@@ -71,6 +71,35 @@  New Features
   Support for Mellanox ConnectX-5 family of 10/25/40/50/100 Gbps adapters
   has been added to the existing mlx5 PMD.
 
+* **Added VF Daemon (VFD) on i40e. - EXPERIMENTAL**
+
+  This's an EXPERIMENTAL feature to enhance the capability of DPDK PF as many
+  VF management features are not supported by kernel PF driver.
+  Some new private APIs are implemented in PMD without abstrction layer.
+  They can be used directly by some users who have the need.
+
+  The new APIs to control VFs directly from PF include,
+  1) set VF MAC anti-spoofing
+  2) set VF VLAN anti-spoofing
+  3) set TX loopback
+  4) set VF unicast promiscuous mode
+  5) set VF multicast promiscuous mode
+  6) set VF MTU
+  7) get/reset VF stats
+  8) set VF MAC address
+  9) set VF VLAN stripping
+  10) VF VLAN insertion
+  12) set VF broadcast mode
+  13) set VF VLAN tag
+  14) set VF VLAN filter
+  VFD also includes VF to PF mailbox message management by APP.
+  When PF receives mailbox messages from VF, PF should call the callback
+  provided by APP to know if they're permitted to be processed.
+
+  As an EXPERIMENTAL feature, please aware it can be changed or even
+  removed without prior notice.
+
+
 Resolved Issues
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