[v9,20/21] doc: add external memory feature to the release notes
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Document the addition of external memory support to DPDK.
Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
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doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst | 6 ++++++
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@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ New Features
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+* **Added support for using externally allocated memory in DPDK.**
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+ DPDK has gained support for creating new ``rte_malloc`` heaps referencing
+ memory that was created outside of DPDK's own page allocator, and using that
+ memory natively with any other DPDK library or data structure.
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* **Add support to offload more flow match and actions for CXGBE PMD**
Flow API support has been enhanced for CXGBE Poll Mode Driver to offload: