[dpdk-dev,1/2] doc: update mlx PMD release notes
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Signed-off-by: Shahaf Shuler <shahafs@mellanox.com>
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doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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exiting. Not calling this function could result in leaking hugepages, leading
to failure during initialization of secondary processes.
+* **Updated mlx5 driver.**
+
+ Updated the mlx5 driver including the following changes:
+
+ * Enabled compilation as a plugin, thus removed the mandatory dependency with rdma-core.
+ With the special compilation, the rdma-core libraries will be loaded only in case
+ Mellanox device is being used. For binaries creation the PMD can be enabled, still not
+ requiring from every end user to install rdma-core.
+ * Improved multi-segment packet performance.
+ * Changed driver name to use the PCI address to be compatible with OVS-DPDK APIs.
+ * Extended statistics for physical port packet/byte counters.
+ * Supported IPv4 time-to-live filter.
+ * Converted to the new offloads API.
+ * Supported device removal check operation.
+
+* **Updated mlx4 driver.**
+
+ Updated the mlx4 driver including the following changes:
+
+ * Enabled compilation as a plugin, thus removed the mandatory dependency with rdma-core.
+ With the special compilation, the rdma-core libraries will be loaded only in case
+ Mellanox device is being used. For binaries creation the PMD can be enabled, still not
+ requiring from every end user to install rdma-core.
+ * Improved data path performance.
+ * Converted to the new offloads API.
+ * Supported device removal check operation.
+
* **Added the ixgbe ethernet driver to support RSS with flow API.**
Rte_flow actually defined to include RSS, but till now, RSS is out of