[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] *** Updated release_2_2.rst with mlx4 and mlx5 information ***

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] *** Updated release_2_2.rst with mlx4 and mlx5 information ***

[Olga Shern]

*** BLURB HERE ***

Olga Shern (2):
  release_2_2.rst: add mlx4 new features and bug fixes
  release_2_2.rst: add mlx4 and mlx5 known issues

 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst |   27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

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1.7.8.2

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] release_2_2.rst: add mlx4 new features and bug fixes

[Olga Shern]

Signed-off-by: Olga Shern <olgas@mellanox.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst |   14 ++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
index 591f4cc..c3ff086 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ New Features
   Like mlx4, this PMD is only available for Linux and is disabled by default
   due to external dependencies (libibverbs and libmlx5).
 
+* **Added support for link status interrupts in mlx4.**
+
+* **Added partial support (TX only) for secondary processes in mlx4.**
+
 * **Added driver for Netronome nfp-6xxx card.**
 
   Support for using Netronome nfp-6xxx with PCI VFs.
@@ -217,6 +221,16 @@ Drivers
   The mlx drivers were unable to load when built as a shared library,
   due to a missing symbol in mempool library.
 
+* **mlx4: Performance improvements.**
+
+  Fixed bugs in TX and RX flows that improves mlx4 perfromance.
+
+* **mlx4: Fixed Tx loss after initialization.**
+
+* **mlx4:  Fixed scattered Tx with too many segments.**
+
+* **mlx4: Fixed memory registration for indirect mbuf data.**
+
 * **vhost: Fixed Qemu shutdown.**
 
   Fixed issue with libvirt ``virsh destroy`` not killing the VM.
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1.7.8.2

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 2/2] release_2_2.rst: add mlx4 and mlx5 known issues

[Olga Shern]

Signed-off-by: Olga Shern <olgas@mellanox.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst |   13 +++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
index c3ff086..4f393cf 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
@@ -284,6 +284,19 @@ Known Issues
   As the l3fwd example application requires this info, the i40e vector
   driver must be disabled to benefit of the packet type with i40e.
 
+* **Mellanox PMDs (mlx4 & mlx5):**
+
+  * PMDs do not support DPDK integrated shared library.
+
+  * There is performance degradation for small packets when PMD
+    is compiled with SGE_WR_N = 4 compared to the performance when SGE_WR_N = 1.
+    If scattered packets are not used it is recomended
+    to compile PMD with SGE_WR_N = 1.
+
+  **mlx4:**
+
+  * When a Multicast or Broadcast packet is sent to the SR-IOV VF,
+    it is returned back to the port.
 
 API Changes
 -----------
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1.7.8.2

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] *** Updated release_2_2.rst with mlx4 and mlx5 information ***

[Thomas Monjalon]

> Olga Shern (2):
>   release_2_2.rst: add mlx4 new features and bug fixes
>   release_2_2.rst: add mlx4 and mlx5 known issues

Applied with minor changes, thanks