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 | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst index 4968b8f..c9ba484 100644 --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst @@ -438,6 +438,13 @@ ABI Changes * The ``rte_cryptodev_info.sym`` structure has new field ``max_nb_sessions_per_qp`` to support drivers which may support limited number of sessions per queue_pair. +* **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
