[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 9/9] doc: update release notes

[Iremonger, Bernard]

Hi Ferruh,


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yigit, Ferruh
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2016 3:52 PM
> To: Iremonger, Bernard <bernard.iremonger at intel.com>;
> thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com; dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 9/9] doc: update release notes
> 
> Hi Bernard,
> 
> On 12/12/2016 1:50 PM, Bernard Iremonger wrote:
> > Add release note for removing set VF API's from the ethdev, renaming
> > the API's and moving them to the ixgbe PMD.
> 
> Sorry, my bad, I wasn't clear enough.
> 
> I was thinking about updating "Shared Library Versions" section of the
> release notes, and increasing the librte_ethdev.so version (from 5 to 6) I
> believe new feature section does not require an update.
> 
> If you don't mind I can update library version with previous patch, and you
> don't need to send a new version of the patch. Please let me know.

Yes, that's fine with me.

 
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger at intel.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
> > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
> > index 3b65038..d30b258 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
> > @@ -38,6 +38,26 @@ New Features
> >       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``.
> >
> >  Resolved Issues
> >  ---------------
> >
Regards,

Bernard.