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 DFD50A04B5; Thu, 1 Oct 2020 12:36:10 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18C371DC69; Thu, 1 Oct 2020 12:21:25 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mga06.intel.com (mga06.intel.com [134.134.136.31]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06F4A1DC2B for ; Thu, 1 Oct 2020 12:21:11 +0200 (CEST) IronPort-SDR: HUN+NjY3mL0BSrC6k71M0mmtQivSXxVHtynmPX5qNNqX6z+VZwDJFQkdcuVH1dxK3A1qXZoCTr kO8hoUPoXi1A== X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6000,8403,9760"; a="224297259" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.77,323,1596524400"; d="scan'208";a="224297259" X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from fmsmga005.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.32]) by orsmga104.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 01 Oct 2020 03:21:11 -0700 IronPort-SDR: CR9xi4pOB1uyIavfQ40NUbSwPKglMoFXoKfZb6X8YUg9IApe1UcgEvsiYgXcwyVyJd4Y6yitAP NxUDdN3vJfaQ== X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.77,323,1596524400"; d="scan'208";a="515443544" Received: from silpixa00400573.ir.intel.com (HELO silpixa00400573.ger.corp.intel.com) ([10.237.223.107]) by fmsmga005.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 01 Oct 2020 03:21:10 -0700 From: Cristian Dumitrescu To: dev@dpdk.org Cc: thomas@monjalon.net, david.marchand@redhat.com Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 11:20:10 +0100 Message-Id: <20201001102010.36861-43-cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.17.1 In-Reply-To: <20201001102010.36861-1-cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com> References: <20200930063416.68428-2-cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com> <20201001102010.36861-1-cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7 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