On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 12:35:48PM +0000, Ciara Loftus wrote: > The SSE paths have been removed from the i40e, iavf and ice Intel > drivers. Add a release note documenting their removal. > > Signed-off-by: Ciara Loftus <ciara.lof...@intel.com> > --- > doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_11.rst | 5 +++++ > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_11.rst > b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_11.rst > index ccad6d89ff..d2749f2e4b 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_11.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_11.rst > @@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ New Features > Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin. > ======================================================= > > +* **Removed the SSE vector paths from some Intel drivers.** > + > + The SSE path was not widely used, so it was removed from the i40e, > + iavf and ice drivers. > + > > Removed Items > ------------- > -- I think the deprecation notice can be removed, too.
Also, like with the cover letter, it's worth explaining that the SSE paths are replaced by the AVX2 and AVX-512 paths which offer better performance. /Bruce
