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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
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.
@ -149,6 +156,8 @@ Stable API changes in this release
Kernel
******
* Added support for per thread runtime statistics
* Added new synchronization mechanisms using Condition Variables
* Thread Local Storage (TLS)
* Introduced thread local storage support for the following architectures:
@ -244,10 +253,12 @@ Architectures
* Added ability to generate image header
* Improved MMU code and driver
* POSIX
* 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
* Added support for the SPARC architecture, compatible with the SPARC V8
@ -256,6 +267,7 @@ Architectures
* x86
* Enabled soft float support for Zephyr SDK
* ``CONFIG_X86_MMU_PAGE_POOL_PAGES`` is removed as paging structure
must now be pre-allocated.
* Mapping of physical memory has changed:
@ -364,10 +376,6 @@ Drivers and Sensors
* ADC
* Audio
* Bluetooth
* CAN
* We reworked the configuration API.
@ -958,6 +966,7 @@ Tests and Samples
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* A sample was added to demonstrate how to use the ADC driver API.
* Sanitycheck script was renamed to twister
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