From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from proxy.6wind.com (host.76.145.23.62.rev.coltfrance.com [62.23.145.76]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88174FAFE for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:03:17 +0200 (CEST) Received: from 6wind.com (unknown [10.16.0.184]) by proxy.6wind.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 44FD528D90; Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:03:11 +0200 (CEST) Received: by 6wind.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:02:32 +0200 From: Pascal Mazon To: ferruh.yigit@intel.com, keith.wiles@intel.com Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Pascal Mazon Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:02:21 +0200 Message-Id: <5c9bbc0a133787e31f860794aaf5c6d3f87e7b28.1490623267.git.pascal.mazon@6wind.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.12.0.306.g4a9b9b3 Subject: [dpdk-dev] doc: detail new tap features in release note 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: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:03:17 -0000 Signed-off-by: Pascal Mazon --- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst index dee63919efe7..4ab3e1a740c0 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst @@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ New Features * Complete HW initialization even if SFP is not present. * Add VF xcast promiscuous mode. +* **Updated the tap driver.** + + * Support MTU modification. + * Support packet type for Rx. + * Support segmented packets on Rx and Tx. + * Speed up Rx on tap when no packets are available. + * Support capturing traffic from another netdevice. + * Dynamically change link status when the underlying interface state changes. + * Generic flow API support for Ethernet, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, UDP and TCP pattern + items with DROP, QUEUE and PASSTHRU actions for ingress traffic. + * **Added powerpc support for i40e and its vector PMD .** i40e PMD and its vector PMD enabled by default in powerpc. -- 2.12.0.306.g4a9b9b3