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+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation.
 
 Features Overview
 =================
@@ -131,10 +104,23 @@ Lock-free Tx queue
 If a PMD advertises DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE capable, multiple threads can
 invoke rte_eth_tx_burst() concurrently on the same Tx queue without SW lock.
 
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE``.
+* **[uses]    rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE``.
 * **[related]  API**: ``rte_eth_tx_burst()``.
 
 
+.. _nic_features_fast_mbuf_free:
+
+Fast mbuf free
+--------------
+
+Supports optimization for fast release of mbufs following successful Tx.
+Requires that per queue, all mbufs come from the same mempool and has refcnt = 1.
+
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE``.
+* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE``.
+
+
 .. _nic_features_free_tx_mbuf_on_demand:
 
 Free Tx mbuf on demand
@@ -179,7 +165,7 @@ Jumbo frame
 
 Supports Rx jumbo frames.
 
-* **[uses]    user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.jumbo_frame``,
+* **[uses]    rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME``.
   ``dev_conf.rxmode.max_rx_pkt_len``.
 * **[related] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``max_rx_pktlen``.
 * **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_mtu()``.
@@ -192,7 +178,7 @@ Scattered Rx
 
 Supports receiving segmented mbufs.
 
-* **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.enable_scatter``.
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER``.
 * **[implements] datapath**: ``Scattered Rx function``.
 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``scattered_rx``.
 * **[provides]   eth_dev_ops**: ``rxq_info_get:scattered_rx``.
@@ -206,11 +192,11 @@ LRO
 
 Supports Large Receive Offload.
 
-* **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.enable_lro``.
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
 * **[implements] datapath**: ``LRO functionality``.
 * **[implements] rte_eth_dev_data**: ``lro``.
 * **[provides]   mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_LRO``, ``mbuf.tso_segsz``.
-* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
+* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO``.
 
 
 .. _nic_features_tso:
@@ -220,11 +206,12 @@ TSO
 
 Supports TCP Segmentation Offloading.
 
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO``.
 * **[uses]       rte_eth_desc_lim**: ``nb_seg_max``, ``nb_mtu_seg_max``.
 * **[uses]       mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_TCP_SEG``.
 * **[uses]       mbuf**: ``mbuf.tso_segsz``, ``mbuf.l2_len``, ``mbuf.l3_len``, ``mbuf.l4_len``.
 * **[implements] datapath**: ``TSO functionality``.
-* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_TSO``.
+* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_TSO``.
 
 
 .. _nic_features_promiscuous_mode:
@@ -291,6 +278,17 @@ Supports RSS hashing on RX.
 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_RSS_HASH``, ``mbuf.rss``.
 
 
+.. _nic_features_inner_rss:
+
+Inner RSS
+---------
+
+Supports RX RSS hashing on Inner headers.
+
+* **[users]    rte_flow_action_rss**: ``level``.
+* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_RSS_HASH``, ``mbuf.rss``.
+
+
 .. _nic_features_rss_key_update:
 
 RSS key update
@@ -363,7 +361,7 @@ VLAN filter
 
 Supports filtering of a VLAN Tag identifier.
 
-* **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_filter``.
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER``.
 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``vlan_filter_set``.
 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter()``.
 
@@ -492,6 +490,23 @@ Supports adding traffic mirroring rules.
 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_mirror_rule_set()``, ``rte_eth_mirror_rule_reset()``.
 
 
+.. _nic_features_inline_crypto_doc:
+
+Inline crypto
+-------------
+
+Supports inline crypto processing (eg. inline IPsec). See Security library and PMD documentation for more details.
+
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
+* **[implements] rte_security_ops**: ``session_create``, ``session_update``,
+  ``session_stats_get``, ``session_destroy``, ``set_pkt_metadata``, ``capabilities_get``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
+  ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
+* **[provides]   mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD``,
+  ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD``, ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD_FAILED``.
+
+
 .. _nic_features_crc_offload:
 
 CRC offload
@@ -499,7 +514,7 @@ CRC offload
 
 Supports CRC stripping by hardware.
 
-* **[uses] user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_strip_crc``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC``.
 
 
 .. _nic_features_vlan_offload:
@@ -509,12 +524,12 @@ VLAN offload
 
 Supports VLAN offload to hardware.
 
-* **[uses]       user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_strip``,
-  ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_filter``, ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_vlan_extend``.
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND``.
+* **[uses]       rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT``.
 * **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``vlan_offload_set``.
 * **[provides]   mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED``, ``mbuf.vlan_tci``.
-* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP``,
-  ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT``.
+* **[provides]   rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP``,
+  ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT``.
 * **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_vlan_offload()``,
   ``rte_eth_dev_get_vlan_offload()``.
 
@@ -526,11 +541,13 @@ QinQ offload
 
 Supports QinQ (queue in queue) offload.
 
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``.
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_QINQ_PKT``.
 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_QINQ_STRIPPED``, ``mbuf.vlan_tci``,
    ``mbuf.vlan_tci_outer``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``,
-  ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_STRIP``,
+  ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_QINQ_INSERT``.
 
 
 .. _nic_features_l3_checksum_offload:
@@ -540,14 +557,15 @@ L3 checksum offload
 
 Supports L3 checksum offload.
 
-* **[uses]     user config**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.hw_ip_checksum``.
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM``,
   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``.
 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_UNKNOWN`` |
   ``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_BAD`` | ``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD`` |
   ``PKT_RX_IP_CKSUM_NONE``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``,
-  ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``,
+  ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 
 
 .. _nic_features_l4_checksum_offload:
@@ -557,15 +575,28 @@ L4 checksum offload
 
 Supports L4 checksum offload.
 
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM``.
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``,
   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_L4_NO_CKSUM`` | ``PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM`` |
   ``PKT_TX_SCTP_CKSUM`` | ``PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM``.
 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_UNKNOWN`` |
   ``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_BAD`` | ``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD`` |
   ``PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_NONE``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM``,
-  ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM``,
+  ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM,DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM``.
 
+.. _nic_features_hw_timestamp:
+
+Timestamp offload
+-----------------
+
+Supports Timestamp.
+
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP``.
+* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_TIMESTAMP``.
+* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.timestamp``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa: DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP``.
 
 .. _nic_features_macsec_offload:
 
@@ -574,9 +605,11 @@ MACsec offload
 
 Supports MACsec.
 
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``.
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_MACSEC``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``,
-  ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP``,
+  ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_INSERT``.
 
 
 .. _nic_features_inner_l3_checksum:
@@ -586,14 +619,16 @@ Inner L3 checksum
 
 Supports inner packet L3 checksum.
 
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
+* **[uses]     rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM``,
   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_IPV6``,
   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_OUTER_IP_CKSUM``,
   ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV4`` | ``PKT_TX_OUTER_IPV6``.
 * **[uses]     mbuf**: ``mbuf.outer_l2_len``, ``mbuf.outer_l3_len``.
 * **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_EIP_CKSUM_BAD``.
-* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``,
-  ``tx_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``,
+  ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM``.
 
 
 .. _nic_features_inner_l4_checksum:
@@ -724,6 +759,17 @@ Supports getting/setting device eeprom data.
   ``rte_eth_dev_set_eeprom()``.
 
 
+.. _nic_features_module_eeprom_dump:
+
+Module EEPROM dump
+------------------
+
+Supports getting information and data of plugin module eeprom.
+
+* **[implements] eth_dev_ops**: ``get_module_info``, ``get_module_eeprom``.
+* **[related]    API**: ``rte_eth_dev_get_module_info()``, ``rte_eth_dev_get_module_eeprom()``.
+
+
 .. _nic_features_register_dump:
 
 Registers dump
@@ -867,7 +913,25 @@ Documentation describes performance values.
 
 See ``dpdk.org/doc/perf/*``.
 
+.. _nic_features_runtime_rx_queue_setup:
 
+Runtime Rx queue setup
+----------------------
+
+Supports Rx queue setup after device started.
+
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``dev_capa:RTE_ETH_DEV_CAPA_RUNTIME_RX_QUEUE_SETUP``.
+* **[related]  API**: ``rte_eth_dev_info_get()``.
+
+.. _nic_features_runtime_tx_queue_setup:
+
+Runtime Tx queue setup
+----------------------
+
+Supports Tx queue setup after device started.
+
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``dev_capa:RTE_ETH_DEV_CAPA_RUNTIME_TX_QUEUE_SETUP``.
+* **[related]  API**: ``rte_eth_dev_info_get()``.
 
 .. _nic_features_other: