* [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: add note on increased ring size to release notes
@ 2018-02-08 12:47 John McNamara
2018-02-08 13:08 ` Ferruh Yigit
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From: John McNamara @ 2018-02-08 12:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dev; +Cc: bruce.richardson, walter.e.gilmore, John McNamara
Added note on the increased ring size in testpmd and the sample
applications to the release note.
Signed-off-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst
index 3206796..533c649 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst
@@ -232,6 +232,14 @@ New Features
and subsequent releases until such time as it's deprecation is announced.
+* **Increased default Rx and Tx ring size in sample applications.**
+
+ Increased the default ``RX_RING_SIZE`` and ``TX_RING_SIZE`` to 1024 entries
+ in testpmd and the sample applications to give better performance in the
+ general case. The user should experiment with various Rx and Tx ring sizes
+ for their specific application to get best performance.
+
+
API Changes
-----------
--
2.7.5
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