[PATCH v2 4/5] doc: add release note entry for SSE removal
Ciara Loftus
ciara.loftus at intel.com
Wed Dec 17 15:32:22 CET 2025
The SSE paths have been removed from the i40e, iavf and ice Intel
drivers. Add a release note documenting their removal.
Signed-off-by: Ciara Loftus <ciara.loftus at intel.com>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst
index 15dabee7a1..a50f6ee231 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ Removed Items
Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
=======================================================
+* **Removed the SSE vector paths from some Intel drivers.**
+
+ The SSE path was not widely used, so it was removed from the i40e, iavf and
+ ice drivers. Each of these drivers have faster vector paths (AVX2 and
+ AVX-512) which have feature parity with the SSE paths, and a fallback scalar
+ path which also has feature parity.
+
API Changes
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2.43.0
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