[dpdk-dev,v9,4/4] doc: update with link changes
Commit Message
Add new features, ABI changes and resolved issues notice for
the refactored link patch.
Signed-off-by: Marc Sune <marcdevel@gmail.com>
---
doc/guides/nics/overview.rst | 1 +
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 28 insertions(+)
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ Most of these differences are summarized below.
==================== = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
link status
link status event
+ Speed capabilities
Rx interrupt
queue start/stop
MTU update
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ Build the docs and view the output file to ensure the changes are correct::
New Features
------------
+* **ethdev: define a set of advertised link speeds.**
+
+ Added functionality to Allow defining a set of advertised speeds for
+ auto-negociation, explicitely disabling link auto-negociation (single speed)
+ and full auto-negociation.
+
+* **ethdev: add speed_cap bitmap for link speed capabilities.**
+
+ ``struct rte_eth_dev_info`` has now ``speed_cap`` bitmap, which allows the
+ application to recover the supported speeds for that ethernet device.
+
+
This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
* **Add a title in the past tense with a full stop.**
@@ -55,6 +67,11 @@ This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
Resolved Issues
---------------
+* **ethdev: Fixed link_speed overflow in rte_eth_link for 100Gbps.**
+
+ 100Gbps in Mbps (100000) exceeds 16 bit max value of ``link_speed`` in
+ ``rte_eth_link``.
+
This section should contain bug fixes added to the relevant sections. Sample format:
* **code/section Fixed issue in the past tense with a full stop.**
@@ -87,6 +104,9 @@ Drivers
Libraries
~~~~~~~~~
+* New API call, ``rte_eth_speed_to_bm_flag`` in ethdev to, map numerical speeds
+ to bitmap fields.
+
Examples
~~~~~~~~
@@ -119,6 +139,13 @@ This section should contain API changes. Sample format:
ABI Changes
-----------
+* The ethdev ``rte_eth_link`` and ``rte_eth_conf`` structures were changed to
+ support the new link API, as well as ``ETH_LINK_HALF``/``FULL_DUPLEX``.
+
+* The ethdev ``rte_eth_dev_info`` was changed to support device speed
+ capabilities.
+
+
* Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the ABI change that was announced in
the previous releases and made in this release. Use fixed width quotes for
``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past tense.