[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 36/36] doc: update release notes for e1000 base code update
Thomas Monjalon
thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com
Tue Oct 27 16:32:06 CET 2015
2015-10-16 10:51, Wenzhuo Lu:
> New Features
> ------------
>
> +* **Updated the e1000 base driver.**
> + The e1000 base driver was updated with several changes including the
> + following:
> +
> + * Add some new i218 devices
> + * Fix issue with link flap on 82579
> + * Fix issue with jumbo frame CRC failures in client
> + * Add support for inverted format ETrackId
> + * Add flags to set eee advertisement modes
> + * Prevent ulp flow if cable connected
> + * Cleanup NAHUM6LP_HW tags
Is it really a feature?
> + * Use the correct i210 register for EEMNGCTL
> + * Fix to enable both ulp and EEE in Sx state
> + * Fix link detect flow
> + * Set correct value of beacon duration
> + * Disable extension header parsing for IPv6
> + * Fix for i354 88E1112 PHY using AutoMedia Detect
> + * Implement 88E1543 PHY initialization
> + * Increase timeout of polling bit RSPCIPHY in check_reset_block
> + * Synchronization of MAC-PHY interface only on non- ME systems
Some of theses features are not easy to understand.
Please avoid to speak of the registers in the release notes.
Something more high level is expected.
> + See the git log for full details of the e1000/base changes.
This last sentence is valuable for any entry in the release notes.
Let's say it is implicit.
> Resolved Issues
> ---------------
Some of the fixes above should be in this section.
John, please could you check?
Thanks
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