[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 09/10] doc: update release notes for PMD power management

Liang Ma liang.j.ma at intel.com
Fri Oct 2 16:11:58 CEST 2020


Add release notes for PMD power management

Signed-off-by: Liang Ma <liang.j.ma at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
index c2175f37f3..57ac73722a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_20_11.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =======================================================
 
+* **ethdev: add 1 new EXPERIMENTAL API for PMD power management.**
+
+  * ``rte_eth_get_wake_addr()``
+  * add new eth_dev_ops ``get_wake_addr``
+
 * **Updated Broadcom bnxt driver.**
 
   Updated the Broadcom bnxt driver with new features and improvements, including:
@@ -107,6 +112,17 @@ New Features
   * Extern objects and functions can be plugged into the pipeline.
   * Transaction-oriented table updates.
 
+* **Add PMD power management mechanism**
+
+  3 new PMD power managmeent mechanism is added through existing
+  RX_ETH_CALLBACK infrastructure.
+
+  * Add umwait power saving scheme
+  * Add pause power saving scheme
+  * Add frequency scaling power saving scheme
+  * Add new EXPERIMENTAL API ``rte_power_pmd_mgmt_queue_enable()``
+  * Add new EXPERIMENTAL API ``rte_power_pmd_mgmt_queue_disable()``
+
 
 Removed Items
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2.17.1



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