doc: update release notes for 20.08
Fix grammar, spelling and formatting of DPDK 20.08 release notes. Signed-off-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
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* **Added non-EAL threads registration API.**
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* **Added non-EAL threads registration API.**
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Added a new API to register non-EAL threads as lcores. This can be used by
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Added a new API to register non-EAL threads as lcores. This can be used by
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applications to have its threads known of DPDK without suffering from the
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applications to have its threads known to DPDK without suffering from the
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non-EAL previous limitations in terms of performance.
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non-EAL previous limitations in terms of performance.
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* **rte_*mb APIs are updated to use DMB instruction for ARMv8.**
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* **rte_*mb APIs are updated to use the DMB instruction for ARMv8.**
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ARMv8 memory model has been strengthened to require other-multi-copy
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ARMv8 memory model has been strengthened to require other-multi-copy
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atomicity. This allows for using DMB instruction instead of DSB for IO
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atomicity. This allows for using the DMB instruction instead of DSB for IO
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barriers. rte_*mb APIs, for ARMv8 platforms, are changed to use DMB
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barriers. The rte_*mb APIs, for ARMv8 platforms, have changed to use the DMB
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instruction to reflect this.
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instruction to reflect this.
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* **Added support for RTS and HTS modes into mempool ring driver.**
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* **Added support for RTS and HTS modes into mempool ring driver.**
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Added ability to select new ring synchronisation modes:
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Added the ability to select new ring synchronisation modes:
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``relaxed tail sync (ring_mt_rts)`` and ``head/tail sync (ring_mt_hts)``
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``relaxed tail sync (ring_mt_rts)`` and ``head/tail sync (ring_mt_hts)``
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via mempool ops API.
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via the mempool ops API.
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* **Added the support for vfio-pci new VF token interface.**
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* **Added the support for vfio-pci new VF token interface.**
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From Linux 5.7, vfio-pci supports to bind both SR-IOV PF and the created VFs,
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From Linux 5.7, vfio-pci supports to bind both SR-IOV PF and the created
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it uses a shared VF token (UUID) to represent the collaboration between PF
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VFs, where it uses a shared VF token (UUID) to represent the collaboration
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and VFs. Update DPDK PCI driver to gain the access to the PF and VFs devices
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between PF and VFs. The DPDK PCI driver has been updated to gain the access
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by appending the VF token parameter.
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to the PF and VFs devices by appending the VF token parameter.
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* **Added the RegEx Library, a generic RegEx service library.**
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* **Added the RegEx Library, a generic RegEx service library.**
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4 new APIs have been added to enable vhost async data path, including:
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4 new APIs have been added to enable vhost async data path, including:
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* Async device channel register/unregister APIs
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* Async device channel register/unregister APIs.
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* Async packets enqueue/completion APIs (only split ring was implemented)
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* Async packets enqueue/completion APIs (only split ring was implemented).
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* **Added vDPA device APIs to query virtio queue statistics.**
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* **Added vDPA device APIs to query virtio queue statistics.**
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A new 3 APIs has been added to query virtio queue statistics, to get their
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Added new vDPA APIs to query virtio queue statistics, to get their names and
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names and to reset them by a vDPA device.
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to reset them.
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* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 vDPA driver.**
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* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 vDPA driver.**
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The ``ECPRI`` item has been added to support eCPRI packet offloading for
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The ``ECPRI`` item has been added to support eCPRI packet offloading for
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5G network.
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5G network.
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* **Introduced send packet scheduling on the timestamps.**
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* **Introduced send packet scheduling based on timestamps.**
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Added the new mbuf dynamic field and flag to provide timestamp on what packet
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Added a new mbuf dynamic field and flag to provide a timestamp on which
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transmitting can be synchronized. The device Tx offload flag is added to
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packet transmitting can be synchronized. A device Tx offload flag has been
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indicate the PMD supports send scheduling.
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added to indicate the PMD supports send scheduling.
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* **Updated PCAP driver.**
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* **Updated PCAP driver.**
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* Added support for LRO.
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* Added support for LRO.
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* Added support for setting VF PVID by PF driver.
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* Added support for setting VF PVID by PF driver.
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* **Updated the Intel ice driver.**
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* **Updated Intel ice driver.**
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Updated the Intel ice driver with new features and improvements, including:
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Updated the Intel ice driver with new features and improvements, including:
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* Added RSS support for GTPU, L2TP, ESP, AH, PFCP and PPPoE.
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* Added RSS support for GTPU, L2TP, ESP, AH, PFCP and PPPoE.
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* Added support for FDIR filter by GTPU outer IPv4 and IPv6.
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* Added support for FDIR filter by GTPU outer IPv4 and IPv6.
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* **Updated Intel iavf driver.**
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* **Updated Intel iavf driver.**
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Updated iavf PMD with new features and improvements, including:
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Updated iavf PMD with new features and improvements, including:
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Updated i40e PMD with new features and improvements, including:
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Updated i40e PMD with new features and improvements, including:
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* Supported cloud filter for IPv4/6_TCP/UDP/SCTP with SRC port only or DST port only.
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* Supported cloud filter for IPv4/6_TCP/UDP/SCTP with SRC port only or DST port only.
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* Re-implemented get_fdir_info and get_fdir_stat in private API.
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* Re-implemented ``get_fdir_info`` and ``get_fdir_stat`` in private API.
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* Re-implemented set_gre_key_len in private API.
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* Re-implemented ``set_gre_key_len`` in private API.
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* Added support for flow query RSS.
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* Added support for flow query RSS.
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* **Updated the Intel ixgbe driver.**
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* **Updated Intel ixgbe driver.**
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Updated the Intel ixgbe driver with new features and improvements, including:
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Updated the Intel ixgbe driver with new features and improvements, including:
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* Re-implemented get_fdir_info and get_fdir_stat in private API.
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* Re-implemented ``get_fdir_info`` and ``get_fdir_stat`` in private API.
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* **Updated Marvell octeontx2 ethdev PMD.**
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* **Updated Marvell octeontx2 ethdev PMD.**
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Updated the NXP dpaa ethdev with new features and improvements, including:
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Updated the NXP dpaa ethdev with new features and improvements, including:
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* Added support for link status and interrupt
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* Added support for link status and interrupt.
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* Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread
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* Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread.
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* **Updated NXP dpaa2 ethdev PMD.**
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* **Updated NXP dpaa2 ethdev PMD.**
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Updated the NXP dpaa2 ethdev with new features and improvements, including:
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Updated the NXP dpaa2 ethdev with new features and improvements, including:
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* Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread
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* Added support to use datapath APIs from non-EAL pthread.
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* Added support for dynamic flow management
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* Added support for dynamic flow management.
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* **Added DOCSIS protocol to rte_security.**
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* **Added DOCSIS protocol to rte_security.**
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* Added Chacha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm in QAT crypto PMD.
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* Added Chacha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm in QAT crypto PMD.
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* Improved handling of multi process in QAT crypto and compression PMDs.
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* Improved handling of multi process in QAT crypto and compression PMDs.
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* Added support for Intel GEN2 QuickAssist device 200xx
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* Added support for Intel GEN2 QuickAssist device 200xx
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(PF Did 0x18ee, VF Did 0x18ef).
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(PF device id 0x18ee, VF device id 0x18ef).
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* **Updated the OCTEON TX2 crypto PMD.**
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* **Updated the OCTEON TX2 crypto PMD.**
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