[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: update release notes for 20.05
Thomas Monjalon
thomas at monjalon.net
Mon May 25 00:56:19 CEST 2020
22/05/2020 16:06, John McNamara:
> +* **Added additional algorithms to the Cryptodev API.**
>
> + Added additional algorithms and updated support to the Cryptodev PMD and
> + APIs, including:
>
> + * Added support for intel-ipsec-mb version 0.54 to the following PMDs: AESNI
> + MB, AESNI GCM, ZUC, KASUMI, SNOW 3G.
These are specific to Intel virtual PMDs, not cryptodev API.
> + * Added support for Chacha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm.
>
> + * Updated the ZUC crypto PMD to support Multi-buffer ZUC-EIA3, improving
> + performance significantly, when using intel-ipsec-mb version 0.54
Same as above
> + * AESNI MB crypto PMD:
>
> + * Updated the AESNI MB PMD with AES-256 DOCSIS algorithm.
> + * Added support for synchronous Crypto burst API.
Same, all Intel virtual crypto PMDs should be in one category.
> * **Added handling of mixed crypto algorithms in QAT PMD for GEN2.**
>
> @@ -212,7 +190,7 @@ New Features
> when running on GEN2 QAT hardware with particular firmware versions
> (GEN3 support was added in DPDK 20.02).
>
> -* **Added plain SHA-1,224,256,384,512 support to QAT PMD.**
> +* **Added plain SHA-1, 224, 256, 384, 512 support to QAT PMD.**
>
> Added support for plain SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384 and SHA-512 hashes
> to QAT PMD.
> @@ -220,26 +198,40 @@ New Features
> * **Added AES-GCM/GMAC J0 support to QAT PMD.**
>
> Added support for AES-GCM/GMAC J0 to Intel QuickAssist Technology PMD. User can
> - use this feature by passing zero length IV in appropriate xform. For more
> - info please refer to rte_crypto_sym.h J0 comments.
> + use this feature by passing a zero length IV in the appropriate xform. For more
> + info refer to the doxygen comments in ``rte_crypto_sym.h`` for ``J0``.
>
> * **Updated the QAT PMD for AES-256 DOCSIS.**
>
> - Added AES-256 DOCSIS algorithm support to QAT PMD.
> + Added AES-256 DOCSIS algorithm support to the QAT PMD.
>
> -* **Added QAT intermediate buffer too small handling in QAT compression PMD.**
> +* **Added QAT intermediate undersized buffer handling in QAT compression PMD.**
>
> - Added a special way of buffer handling when internal QAT intermediate buffer
> - is too small for Huffman dynamic compression operation. Instead of falling
> + Added special buffer handling when the internal QAT intermediate buffer is
> + too small for the Huffman dynamic compression operation. Instead of falling
> back to fixed compression, the operation is now split into multiple smaller
> - dynamic compression requests (possible to execute on QAT) and their results
> - are then combined and copied into the output buffer. This is not possible if
> - any checksum calculation was requested - in such case the code falls back to
> - fixed compression as before.
> + dynamic compression requests (which are possible to execute on QAT) and
> + their results are then combined and copied into the output buffer. This is
> + not possible if any checksum calculation was requested - in such cases the
> + code falls back to fixed compression as before.
There are too many separate QAT items.
Can they be grouped in 2 categories (crypto/compress)?
> +* **Added a new driver for Intel Foxville I225 devices.**
> +
> + Added the new ``igc`` net driver for Intel Foxville I225 devices. See the
> + :doc:`../nics/igc` NIC guide for more details on this new driver.
> +
> +* **Updated Broadcom bnxt driver.**
> +
> + Updated the Broadcom bnxt driver with new features and improvements, including:
> +
> + * Added support for host based flow table management.
> + * Added flow counters to extended stats.
> + * Added PCI function stats to extended stats.
The ethdev PMDs should be moved before the cryptodev ones.
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