From 7eb732b60b60b32a31212a349af5d0c8addfcf7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bobby R. Bruce" Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:39:59 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] misc: Update REALEASE-NOTES.md for v21.2.1.0 Change-Id: Ib8daff60c624d8e86f0af872c04b43cb2329a043 Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/public/gem5/+/56250 Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power Maintainer: Jason Lowe-Power Tested-by: kokoro --- RELEASE-NOTES.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md index b15e6cb80e..76bfeda49d 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md @@ -1,3 +1,17 @@ + +# Version 21.2.1.0 + +Version 21.0.1 is a minor gem5 release consisting of bug fixes. The 21.0.1 release: + +* Fixes a bug in which [a RCV instruction is wrongly regarded as a branch](https://gem5.atlassian.net/browse/GEM5-1137). +* Removes outdated and incomplete standard library documentation. +Users wishing to learn more about the gem5 standard library should consult materials [on the gem5 website](https://www.gem5.org/documentation/gem5-stdlib/overview). +* Adds a VirtIO entropy device (VirtIORng) to RISC-V. +Without this, [RISCV Disk images can take considerable time to boot and occasionally do so in error](https://gem5.atlassian.net/browse/GEM5-1151). +* Removes the 'typing.final' decorator from the standard library. +'typing.final' was introduced in Python 3.8, but v21.2 of gem5 supports Python 3.6. +* Fixes the broken NPB stdlib example test. + # Version 21.2.0.0 ## API (user-facing) changes