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---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
index 222cc77cf..61dca6726 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
@@ -147,7 +147,15 @@ New Features
   compatible with virtio 0.95 and 1.0. This driver registers ifcvf vDPA driver
   to vhost lib, when virtio connected, with the help of the registered vDPA
   driver the assigned VF gets configured to Rx/Tx directly to VM's virtio
-  vrings.
+
+* **Added bucket mempool driver.**
+
+  Added bucket mempool driver which provides a way to allocate contiguous
+  block of objects.
+  Number of objects in the block depends on how many objects fit in
+  RTE_DRIVER_MEMPOOL_BUCKET_SIZE_KB memory chunk which is build time option.
+  The number may be obtained using rte_mempool_ops_get_info() API.
+  Contiguous blocks may be allocated using rte_mempool_get_contig_blocks() API.
 
 
 API Changes
-- 
2.14.1