release notes: add top level bullets, misc. changes (e8317920) · Commits · Wenxi XU / zephyr

doc/releases/release-notes-2.5.rst

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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
		*****************

		* A sample was added to demonstrate how to use the ADC driver API.
		* Sanitycheck script was renamed to twister

		Issue Related Items
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