Add release note for removing set VF API's from the ethdev, renaming the API's and moving them to the ixgbe PMD. Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger --- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst index 3b65038..7a40057 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst @@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ New Features Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. ========================================================= - Resolved Issues --------------- @@ -102,6 +101,26 @@ API Changes Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. ========================================================= +* **Moved five APIs for VF management from the ethdev to the ixgbe PMD.** + + The following five APIs for VF management from the PF have been removed from the ethdev, + renamed and added to the ixgbe PMD:: + + rte_eth_dev_set_vf_rate_limit + rte_eth_dev_set_vf_rx + rte_eth_dev_set_vf_rxmode + rte_eth_dev_set_vf_tx + rte_eth_dev_set_vf_vlan_filter + + The API's have been renamed to the following:: + + rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_rate_limit + rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_rx + rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_rxmode + rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_tx + rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_filter + + The declarations for the API’s can be found in ``rte_pmd_ixgbe.h``. ABI Changes ----------- @@ -142,7 +161,7 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version. librte_cryptodev.so.2 librte_distributor.so.1 librte_eal.so.3 - librte_ethdev.so.5 + +librte_ethdev.so.6 librte_hash.so.2 librte_ip_frag.so.1 librte_jobstats.so.1 -- 2.10.1