From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90F4EC44533 for ; Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:13:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 768A040A6B; Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:13:35 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mgamail.intel.com (mgamail.intel.com [198.175.65.21]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0DA040294 for ; Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:13:31 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=intel.com; i=@intel.com; q=dns/txt; s=Intel; t=1784646812; x=1816182812; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:in-reply-to: references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=pBvrvonsy4vZ37/7tOL8KHh/5tmx7yGjvJv3OwWmddc=; b=V42LB1EIN2owouBSwf8gRVr1/AqrV69819mHcIyv1Iv3XGnv08ZEucYJ Ud8sT4+t7jdd4qySPhs/8wmfScibmXsYizsVJNGs69fO29cuvDAMhoRRe kfvigE1kJGb5rl41tt23DdzIrE0gM2G5TinOn/e04SEK9zSA2kqTg+1Ui MFLXfay49PAhY8H3C5WJv54OaeKzSQJKMt9lKAFuOKELcRcneB4CbocjS Hw/8xCIJTxrztWHTYNW44ss7YLmulumQ83MegK70OilVp4bFbu8Y1SMs4 CVEh/SoKhLECZSnAUe0KnN7B5fkEaAB+OkLUQ/PdbwZen4BotLK91xCYB Q==; X-CSE-ConnectionGUID: CancCbknTmG4ymCWn9IoFA== X-CSE-MsgGUID: 63VHrGynRjGdRV7ZKRz5bA== X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6800,10657,11853"; a="85107717" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="6.25,176,1779174000"; d="scan'208";a="85107717" Received: from fmviesa002.fm.intel.com ([10.60.135.142]) by orvoesa113.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 21 Jul 2026 08:13:31 -0700 X-CSE-ConnectionGUID: x1mDWILDTdWDZDqWznst4g== X-CSE-MsgGUID: iWtmiAAuTrKFh1RLMHNUwg== X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="6.25,176,1779174000"; d="scan'208";a="281070945" Received: from silpixa00401385.ir.intel.com ([10.20.224.226]) by fmviesa002.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 21 Jul 2026 08:13:30 -0700 From: Bruce Richardson To: dev@dpdk.org Cc: thomas@monjalon.net, Bruce Richardson Subject: [PATCH 3/6] doc/rel_notes: keep library updates together Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:13:22 +0100 Message-ID: <20260721151325.2698283-4-bruce.richardson@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.53.0 In-Reply-To: <20260721151325.2698283-1-bruce.richardson@intel.com> References: <20260721151325.2698283-1-bruce.richardson@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Group all library updates and enhancements together before driver updates in the release notes. Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson --- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_07.rst | 64 +++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_07.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_07.rst index f301a8444c..63693159fd 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_07.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_07.rst @@ -97,6 +97,38 @@ New Features This allows the user to inspect objects in the ring without removing them (aka MT safe peek). +* **Updated lcore validation in power library.** + + Lcore ID validation was moved into the cpufreq framework before driver dispatch. + Power QoS API was updated to accept service lcores. + +* **Extended BPF API.** + + * Added an extensible BPF loading API comprising the function + ``rte_bpf_load_ex`` and struct ``rte_bpf_prm_ex``. + This enables new features such as loading classic BPF (cBPF), + loading ELF images directly from memory buffers, + and executing multi-argument programs, while avoiding future ABI breakages. + * Added support for loading and executing BPF programs with up to 5 arguments. + This introduces new API functions ``rte_bpf_exec_ex``, + ``rte_bpf_exec_burst_ex``, and ``rte_bpf_get_jit_ex``. + * Added API functions ``rte_bpf_eth_rx_install`` and ``rte_bpf_eth_tx_install`` + for installing already loaded BPF programs as port callbacks + (as opposed to loading them directly from ELF files). + +* **Added BPF validation debugging API and hardened BPF validator.** + + * Introduced a new API (prefixed with ``rte_bpf_validate_debug_``) + to introspect the BPF validator. + This provides a mechanism to set breakpoints or catchpoints during validation + and inspect the verifier's internal state (such as tracked register bounds). + This API is crucial primarily for writing comprehensive tests for the validator, + but also serves as a foundation for a future interactive eBPF validation debugger. + * Fixed numerous bugs in the BPF validator's abstract interpretation logic, + including incorrect bounds tracking for jumps and arithmetic operations, + as well as fixing several instances of undefined behavior (UB) + when verifying malicious or corrupt programs. + * **Added PTP protocol definitions.** Added IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol header structures, constants, @@ -224,38 +256,6 @@ New Features On ARM, both IPsec MB and OpenSSL are required for full functionality. -* **Updated lcore validation in power library.** - - Lcore ID validation was moved into the cpufreq framework before driver dispatch. - Power QoS API was updated to accept service lcores. - -* **Extended BPF API.** - - * Added an extensible BPF loading API comprising the function - ``rte_bpf_load_ex`` and struct ``rte_bpf_prm_ex``. - This enables new features such as loading classic BPF (cBPF), - loading ELF images directly from memory buffers, - and executing multi-argument programs, while avoiding future ABI breakages. - * Added support for loading and executing BPF programs with up to 5 arguments. - This introduces new API functions ``rte_bpf_exec_ex``, - ``rte_bpf_exec_burst_ex``, and ``rte_bpf_get_jit_ex``. - * Added API functions ``rte_bpf_eth_rx_install`` and ``rte_bpf_eth_tx_install`` - for installing already loaded BPF programs as port callbacks - (as opposed to loading them directly from ELF files). - -* **Added BPF validation debugging API and hardened BPF validator.** - - * Introduced a new API (prefixed with ``rte_bpf_validate_debug_``) - to introspect the BPF validator. - This provides a mechanism to set breakpoints or catchpoints during validation - and inspect the verifier's internal state (such as tracked register bounds). - This API is crucial primarily for writing comprehensive tests for the validator, - but also serves as a foundation for a future interactive eBPF validation debugger. - * Fixed numerous bugs in the BPF validator's abstract interpretation logic, - including incorrect bounds tracking for jumps and arithmetic operations, - as well as fixing several instances of undefined behavior (UB) - when verifying malicious or corrupt programs. - * **Updated testpmd application.** Added support for setting VLAN priority and CFI/DEI bits -- 2.53.0