[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/5] doc: update the advanced E-switch mirroring supports

Jiawei Wang jiaweiw at nvidia.com
Tue Jan 12 11:29:19 CET 2021


Updates the description in MLX5 PMD and release note.

Adds the new supports for E-switch mirroring and jump action in
the same flow, and handle modify action in correct order regarding the
mirroring action on E-Switch.

Signed-off-by: Jiawei Wang <jiaweiw at nvidia.com>
Acked-by: Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo at nvidia.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst               | 2 ++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
index 3bda0f8..65922ef 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ Features
 - Hardware LRO.
 - Hairpin.
 - Multiple-thread flow insertion.
+- E-Switch mirroring and jump.
+- E-Switch mirroring and modify.
 
 Limitations
 -----------
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst
index 706cbf8..c5ba46e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_02.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =======================================================
 
+* **Updated Mellanox mlx5 driver.**
+
+  Updated the Mellanox mlx5 driver with new features and improvements, including:
+
+  * Add support for E-Switch mirroring and jump action in the same flow.
+  * Add support to handle modify action in correct order regarding the
+    mirroring action on E-Switch.
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
-- 
1.8.3.1



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