[dpdk-dev,v1] doc: add note on increased ring size to release notes
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Added note on the increased ring size in testpmd and the sample
applications to the release note.
Signed-off-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
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doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
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On 2/8/2018 12:47 PM, John McNamara wrote:
> Added note on the increased ring size in testpmd and the sample
> applications to the release note.
>
> Signed-off-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
08/02/2018 14:08, Ferruh Yigit:
> On 2/8/2018 12:47 PM, John McNamara wrote:
> > Added note on the increased ring size in testpmd and the sample
> > applications to the release note.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
>
> Acked-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Fixes: bd8f10f6d69f ("app/testpmd: increase default ring sizes to 1024")
Fixes: 867a6c66ecf3 ("examples: increase default ring sizes to 1024")
Applied, thanks
@@ -232,6 +232,14 @@ New Features
and subsequent releases until such time as it's deprecation is announced.
+* **Increased default Rx and Tx ring size in sample applications.**
+
+ Increased the default ``RX_RING_SIZE`` and ``TX_RING_SIZE`` to 1024 entries
+ in testpmd and the sample applications to give better performance in the
+ general case. The user should experiment with various Rx and Tx ring sizes
+ for their specific application to get best performance.
+
+
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