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[dpdk-dev,v5,6/6] doc: distributor library changes for new burst API

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Hunt, David Jan. 20, 2017, 9:18 a.m. UTC 
  Signed-off-by: David Hunt <david.hunt@intel.com>
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 doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst | 4 ++++
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diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst
index b5bdabb..dffd4ad 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_distrib_lib.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@  The model of operation is shown in the diagram below.
 
    Packet Distributor mode of operation
 
+There are two versions of the API in the distributor Library, one which sends one packet at a time to workers,
+and another which sends bursts of up to 8 packets at a time to workers. The functions names of the second API
+are identified by "_burst", and must not be intermixed with the single packet API. The operations described below
+apply to both API's, select which API you wish to use by including the relevant header file.
 
 Distributor Core Operation
 --------------------------