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diff --git a/roms/skiboot/doc/release-notes/skiboot-5.4.0-rc3.rst b/roms/skiboot/doc/release-notes/skiboot-5.4.0-rc3.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..59a1fedd3 --- /dev/null +++ b/roms/skiboot/doc/release-notes/skiboot-5.4.0-rc3.rst @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +.. _skiboot-5.4.0-rc3: + +================= +skiboot-5.4.0-rc3 +================= + +skiboot-5.4.0-rc3 was released on Wednesday November 2nd 2016. It is the +third release candidate of skiboot 5.4, which will become the new stable +release of skiboot following the 5.3 release, first released August 2nd 2016. + +skiboot-5.4.0-rc3 contains all bug fixes as of :ref:`skiboot-5.3.7` +and :ref:`skiboot-5.1.18` (the currently maintained stable releases). + +For how the skiboot stable releases work, see :ref:`stable-rules` for details. + +Since this is a release candidate, it should *NOT* be put into production. + +The current plan is to release a new release candidate every week until we +feel good about it. The aim is for skiboot-5.4.x to be in op-build v1.13, which +is due by November 23rd 2016. + +Over :ref:`skiboot-5.4.0-rc2`, we have a few changes: + +- pflash: Fail when file is larger than partition + You can still shoot yourself in the foot by passing --force. +- core/flash: Don't do anything clever for OPAL_FLASH_{READ, WRITE, ERASE} + This fixes a bug where opal-prd and opal-gard could fail. + Fixes: `<https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/issues/44>`_ +- boot-tests: force BMC to boot from non-golden side +- fast-reset: Send special reset sequence to operational CPUs only. + Fixes fast-reset for cases where there are garded CPUs +- Secure/Trusted boot: be much clearer about what is being measured where. +- Secure/Trusted boot: be more resilient to disabled TPM(s). +- Secure/Trusted boot: The ``force-secure-mode`` NVRAM setting introduced + temporarily in :ref:`skiboot-5.4.0-rc2` has changed behaviour. Now, by + default, the ``secure-mode`` flag in the device tree is obeyed. As always, + any skiboot NVRAM options are in no way ABI, API or supported and may cause + unfinished verbose analogies to appear in release notes relating to the + dangers of using developer only options. +- gard: Fix compiler warning on modern GCC targetting ARM 32-bit +- opal-prd: systemd scripts improvements, only run on supported systems |