From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dpdk.org (dpdk.org [92.243.14.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13D9BA04B1; Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:49:16 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B1121DBAE; Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:36:15 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mga09.intel.com (mga09.intel.com [134.134.136.24]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AC7A1D9FE for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:35:17 +0200 (CEST) IronPort-SDR: PMQ403yCksxNLmHAEPasVQ0RgWaKeVEAP2OJYOCEJe2OIiqxz7rzmpaNNaFKG+J3cBjVVQgK2G EJ61cR4TyI1A== X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6000,8403,9759"; a="163238829" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.77,321,1596524400"; d="scan'208";a="163238829" X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from orsmga005.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.41]) by orsmga102.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 29 Sep 2020 23:35:16 -0700 IronPort-SDR: kdsy/1xftDR2FXcstF3gQC22RLnnyohPdyu3577Lblv2SLra4Cnq80zidXULVWenyoQqyAs2+x g7gt9rTqIHtQ== X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.77,321,1596524400"; d="scan'208";a="495884798" Received: from silpixa00400573.ir.intel.com (HELO silpixa00400573.ger.corp.intel.com) ([10.237.223.107]) by orsmga005.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 29 Sep 2020 23:35:16 -0700 From: Cristian Dumitrescu To: dev@dpdk.org Cc: thomas@monjalon.net, david.marchand@redhat.com Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:34:16 +0100 Message-Id: <20200930063416.68428-43-cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.17.1 In-Reply-To: <20200930063416.68428-1-cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com> References: <20200923180645.55852-2-cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com> <20200930063416.68428-1-cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 42/42] doc: add new SWX pipeline type to release notes X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" Add the new SWX pipeline type to the release notes. Signed-off-by: Cristian Dumitrescu --- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst index 4eb3224a7..15ec247d7 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst @@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ New Features ``--portmask=N`` where N represents the hexadecimal bitmask of ports used. +* **Updated the pipeline library for alignment with the P4 language.** + + Added new Software Switch (SWX) pipeline type that provides more + flexibility through API and feature alignment with the P4 language. + + * The packet headers, meta-data, actions, tables and pipelines are + dynamically defined instead of selected from pre-defined set. + * The actions and the pipeline are defined with instructions. + * Extern objects and functions can be plugged into the pipeline. + * Transaction-oriented table updates. + Removed Items ------------- -- 2.17.1