Document the addition of external memory support to DPDK.
Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.bura...@intel.com>
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doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst | 6 ++++++
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Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
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+* **Added support for using externally allocated memory in DPDK.**
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+ DPDK has gained support for creating new ``rte_malloc`` heaps referencing
+ memory that was created outside of DPDK's own page allocator, and using that
+ memory natively with any other DPDK library or data structure.
+
* **Add support to offload more flow match and actions for CXGBE PMD**
Flow API support has been enhanced for CXGBE Poll Mode Driver to offload:
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