From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga05.intel.com (mga05.intel.com [192.55.52.43]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDB311B311 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:04:11 +0100 (CET) X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from fmsmga007.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.52]) by fmsmga105.fm.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 15 Feb 2018 05:04:10 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.46,517,1511856000"; d="scan'208";a="17921176" Received: from sivswdev02.ir.intel.com (HELO localhost.localdomain) ([10.237.217.46]) by fmsmga007.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 15 Feb 2018 05:04:09 -0800 From: John McNamara To: dev@dpdk.org Cc: John McNamara Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:04:08 +0000 Message-Id: <1518699848-336-1-git-send-email-john.mcnamara@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.0.7 Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: add template release notes for 18.05 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: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:04:13 -0000 Add template release notes for DPDK 18.05 with inline comments and explanations of the various sections. Signed-off-by: John McNamara --- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst | 187 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 187 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..85f4dc5 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst @@ -0,0 +1,187 @@ +DPDK Release 18.05 +================== + +.. **Read this first.** + + The text in the sections below explains how to update the release notes. + + Use proper spelling, capitalization and punctuation in all sections. + + Variable and config names should be quoted as fixed width text: + ``LIKE_THIS``. + + Build the docs and view the output file to ensure the changes are correct:: + + make doc-guides-html + + xdg-open build/doc/html/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.html + + +New Features +------------ + +.. This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample + format: + + * **Add a title in the past tense with a full stop.** + + Add a short 1-2 sentence description in the past tense. The description + should be enough to allow someone scanning the release notes to + understand the new feature. + + If the feature adds a lot of sub-features you can use a bullet list like + this: + + * Added feature foo to do something. + * Enhanced feature bar to do something else. + + Refer to the previous release notes for examples. + + This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. + Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. + ========================================================= + + +API Changes +----------- + +.. This section should contain API changes. Sample format: + + * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the API change. Use fixed width + quotes for ``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past + tense. + + This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. + Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. + ========================================================= + + +ABI Changes +----------- + +.. This section should contain ABI changes. Sample format: + + * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the ABI change that was announced + in the previous releases and made in this release. Use fixed width quotes + for ``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past tense. + + This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. + Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. + ========================================================= + + +Removed Items +------------- + +.. This section should contain removed items in this release. Sample format: + + * Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the removed item in the past + tense. + + This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. + Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. + ========================================================= + + +Known Issues +------------ + +.. This section should contain new known issues in this release. Sample format: + + * **Add title in present tense with full stop.** + + Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the known issue in the present + tense. Add information on any known workarounds. + + This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. + Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. + ========================================================= + + +Shared Library Versions +----------------------- + +.. Update any library version updated in this release and prepend with a ``+`` + sign, like this: + + librte_acl.so.2 + + librte_cfgfile.so.2 + librte_cmdline.so.2 + + This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. + ========================================================= + + +The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version. + +.. code-block:: diff + + librte_acl.so.2 + librte_bbdev.so.1 + librte_bitratestats.so.2 + librte_bus_dpaa.so.1 + librte_bus_fslmc.so.1 + librte_bus_pci.so.1 + librte_bus_vdev.so.1 + librte_cfgfile.so.2 + librte_cmdline.so.2 + librte_cryptodev.so.4 + librte_distributor.so.1 + librte_eal.so.6 + librte_ethdev.so.8 + librte_eventdev.so.3 + librte_flow_classify.so.1 + librte_gro.so.1 + librte_gso.so.1 + librte_hash.so.2 + librte_ip_frag.so.1 + librte_jobstats.so.1 + librte_kni.so.2 + librte_kvargs.so.1 + librte_latencystats.so.1 + librte_lpm.so.2 + librte_mbuf.so.3 + librte_mempool.so.3 + librte_meter.so.1 + librte_metrics.so.1 + librte_net.so.1 + librte_pci.so.1 + librte_pdump.so.2 + librte_pipeline.so.3 + librte_pmd_bnxt.so.2 + librte_pmd_bond.so.2 + librte_pmd_i40e.so.2 + librte_pmd_ixgbe.so.2 + librte_pmd_ring.so.2 + librte_pmd_softnic.so.1 + librte_pmd_vhost.so.2 + librte_port.so.3 + librte_power.so.1 + librte_rawdev.so.1 + librte_reorder.so.1 + librte_ring.so.1 + librte_sched.so.1 + librte_security.so.1 + librte_table.so.3 + librte_timer.so.1 + librte_vhost.so.3 + + +Tested Platforms +---------------- + +.. This section should contain a list of platforms that were tested with this + release. + + The format is: + + * platform with combinations + + * List of CPU + * List of OS + * List of devices + * Other relevant details... + + This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it. + Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. + ========================================================= -- 2.7.5