[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 7/7] doc: update release notes

Bernard Iremonger bernard.iremonger at intel.com
Tue Dec 13 12:40:41 CET 2016


Add release note for removing set VF API's from the ethdev,
renaming the API's and moving them to the ixgbe PMD.

Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger <bernard.iremonger at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
index 3b65038..7a40057 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =========================================================
 
-
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
 
@@ -102,6 +101,26 @@ API Changes
    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``.
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
@@ -142,7 +161,7 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
      librte_cryptodev.so.2
      librte_distributor.so.1
      librte_eal.so.3
-     librte_ethdev.so.5
+     +librte_ethdev.so.6
      librte_hash.so.2
      librte_ip_frag.so.1
      librte_jobstats.so.1
-- 
2.10.1



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