Add following lines in section of API change in release note. If a MAC address fails to be added without this change, it is still stored and may be regarded as a valid one. This may lead to errors in application. The type of return value of eth_mac_addr_add_t in rte_ethdev.h is changed. Any specific NIC also follows this change.
Signed-off-by: Wei Dai <wei....@intel.com> --- doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst index aa3e1e0..b3aac0c 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst @@ -408,6 +408,12 @@ ABI Changes The order and size of the fields in the ``mbuf`` structure changed, as described in the `New Features`_ section. +* **Return if the MAC address is added successfully or not.** + + If a MAC address fails to be added without this change, it is still stored + and may be regarded as a valid one. This may lead to errors in application. + The type of return value of eth_mac_addr_add_t in rte_ethdev.h is changed. + Any specific NIC also follows this change. Removed Items ------------- -- 2.7.4
