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diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_framework.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_framework.rst index f0b48566..48d25750 100644 --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_framework.rst +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/packet_framework.rst @@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ Port Types | | | character device. | | | | | +---+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | 9 | Sym_crypto | Output port used to extract DPDK Cryptodev operations from a fixed offset of the | + | | | packet and then enqueue to the Cryptodev PMD. Input port used to dequeue the | + | | | Cryptodev operations from the Cryptodev PMD and then retrieve the packets from them. | + +---+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Port Interface ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -1078,6 +1082,11 @@ with each table entry having its own set of enabled user actions and its own cop | | | checksum. | | | | | +---+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | 7 | Sym Crypto | Generate Cryptodev session based on the user-specified algorithm | + | | | and key(s), and assemble the cryptodev operation based on the | + | | | predefined offsets. | + | | | | + +---+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Multicore Scaling ----------------- @@ -1133,7 +1142,7 @@ Typical devices with acceleration capabilities are: * Inline accelerators: NICs, switches, FPGAs, etc; -* Look-aside accelerators: chipsets, FPGAs, etc. +* Look-aside accelerators: chipsets, FPGAs, Intel QuickAssist, etc. Usually, to support a specific functional block, specific implementation of Packet Framework tables and/or ports and/or actions has to be provided for each accelerator, with all the implementations sharing the same API: pure SW implementation (no acceleration), implementation using accelerator A, implementation using accelerator B, etc. |