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release notes: add top level bullets, misc. changes

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Add top level bullets and misc. changes to other areas.

Signed-off-by: Anas Nashif <anas.nashif@intel.com>
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Anas Nashif 2021-02-09 07:57:42 -05:00
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@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ Major enhancements with this release include:
* Introduced support for the SPARC processor architecture and the LEON * Introduced support for the SPARC processor architecture and the LEON
processor implementation. processor implementation.
* Added Thread Local Storage (TLS) support
* Added support for per thread runtime statistics
* Added support for building with LLVM on X86
* Added new synchronization mechanisms using Condition Variables
* Add support for demand paging, initial support on X86.
* Added support for the SPARC architecture, compatible with the SPARC V8
specification and the SPARC ABI.
The following sections provide detailed lists of changes by component. The following sections provide detailed lists of changes by component.
@ -149,6 +156,8 @@ Stable API changes in this release
Kernel Kernel
****** ******
* Added support for per thread runtime statistics
* Added new synchronization mechanisms using Condition Variables
* Thread Local Storage (TLS) * Thread Local Storage (TLS)
* Introduced thread local storage support for the following architectures: * Introduced thread local storage support for the following architectures:
@ -244,10 +253,12 @@ Architectures
* Added ability to generate image header * Added ability to generate image header
* Improved MMU code and driver * Improved MMU code and driver
* POSIX
* RISC-V * RISC-V
* Added support for PMP (Physical Memory Protection).
Integrate PMP in Zephyr allow to support userspace (with shared
memory) and stack guard features.
* SPARC * SPARC
* Added support for the SPARC architecture, compatible with the SPARC V8 * Added support for the SPARC architecture, compatible with the SPARC V8
@ -256,6 +267,7 @@ Architectures
* x86 * x86
* Enabled soft float support for Zephyr SDK
* ``CONFIG_X86_MMU_PAGE_POOL_PAGES`` is removed as paging structure * ``CONFIG_X86_MMU_PAGE_POOL_PAGES`` is removed as paging structure
must now be pre-allocated. must now be pre-allocated.
* Mapping of physical memory has changed: * Mapping of physical memory has changed:
@ -364,10 +376,6 @@ Drivers and Sensors
* ADC * ADC
* Audio
* Bluetooth
* CAN * CAN
* We reworked the configuration API. * We reworked the configuration API.
@ -958,6 +966,7 @@ Tests and Samples
***************** *****************
* A sample was added to demonstrate how to use the ADC driver API. * A sample was added to demonstrate how to use the ADC driver API.
* Sanitycheck script was renamed to twister
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