[dpdk-dev] doc: detail new tap features in release note

Message ID 5c9bbc0a133787e31f860794aaf5c6d3f87e7b28.1490623267.git.pascal.mazon@6wind.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: Ferruh Yigit
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Pascal Mazon March 27, 2017, 2:02 p.m. UTC
  Signed-off-by: Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon@6wind.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
  

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Wiles, Keith March 27, 2017, 2:52 p.m. UTC | #1
> On Mar 27, 2017, at 9:02 AM, Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon@6wind.com> wrote:
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon@6wind.com>

Acked-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wiles@intel.com>

> ---
> doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst | 11 +++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
> index dee63919efe7..4ab3e1a740c0 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
> @@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ New Features
>   * Complete HW initialization even if SFP is not present.
>   * Add VF xcast promiscuous mode.
> 
> +* **Updated the tap driver.**
> +
> +  * Support MTU modification.
> +  * Support packet type for Rx.
> +  * Support segmented packets on Rx and Tx.
> +  * Speed up Rx on tap when no packets are available.
> +  * Support capturing traffic from another netdevice.
> +  * Dynamically change link status when the underlying interface state changes.
> +  * Generic flow API support for Ethernet, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, UDP and TCP pattern
> +    items with DROP, QUEUE and PASSTHRU actions for ingress traffic.
> +
> * **Added powerpc support for i40e and its vector PMD .**
> 
>   i40e PMD and its vector PMD enabled by default in powerpc.
> -- 
> 2.12.0.306.g4a9b9b3
> 

Regards,
Keith
  
Ferruh Yigit March 29, 2017, 11:29 a.m. UTC | #2
On 3/27/2017 3:52 PM, Wiles, Keith wrote:
> 
>> On Mar 27, 2017, at 9:02 AM, Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon@6wind.com> wrote:
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon@6wind.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wiles@intel.com>

Applied to dpdk-next-net/master, thanks.
  

Patch

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
index dee63919efe7..4ab3e1a740c0 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@  New Features
   * Complete HW initialization even if SFP is not present.
   * Add VF xcast promiscuous mode.
 
+* **Updated the tap driver.**
+
+  * Support MTU modification.
+  * Support packet type for Rx.
+  * Support segmented packets on Rx and Tx.
+  * Speed up Rx on tap when no packets are available.
+  * Support capturing traffic from another netdevice.
+  * Dynamically change link status when the underlying interface state changes.
+  * Generic flow API support for Ethernet, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, UDP and TCP pattern
+    items with DROP, QUEUE and PASSTHRU actions for ingress traffic.
+
 * **Added powerpc support for i40e and its vector PMD .**
 
   i40e PMD and its vector PMD enabled by default in powerpc.