[dpdk-dev] doc: add igb generic api features update
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Add release notes update to announce support of rte_flow
on igb nic, and nic features update of this feature.
Signed-off-by: Wei Zhao <wei.zhao1@intel.com>
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doc/guides/nics/features/igb.ini | 1 +
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst | 9 +++++++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
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On 6/14/2017 9:47 AM, Wei Zhao wrote:
> Add release notes update to announce support of rte_flow
> on igb nic, and nic features update of this feature.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wei Zhao <wei.zhao1@intel.com>
Applied to dpdk-next-net/master, thanks.
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ N-tuple filter = Y
SYN filter = Y
Flexible filter = Y
Flow control = Y
+Flow API = Y
CRC offload = Y
VLAN offload = Y
QinQ offload = Y
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ New Features
TX and RX path reworked to improve performance. Also reduced latency
for slow traffic.
+* **Added support for generic flow API (rte_flow) on igb NIC.**
+
+ This API provides a generic means to configure hardware to match specific
+ ingress or egress traffic, alter its behavior and query related counters
+ according to any number of user-defined rules.
+
+ * Generic flow API support for Ethernet, IPv4, UDP, TCP and
+ RAW pattern items with QUEUE actions. There are four
+ type of filter support for this feature on igb.
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