2016.08 Public Release Major new features: - New infrastructure for building machine firmware updates. This includes updating BIOS and CPLDs. - Added kernel support and userspace tools for the BTRFS file system. - Enabled U-Boot feature CONFIG_API by default. Additional New Hardware Platforms ================================= ae3a6d8 Plexxi Switch 2 ONIE support. 9ebbde0 wiwynn_andromeda: add new platform 65bcc5f Add support for DNI 3048UP 933ad35 Dell Networking S6010 Data-center switch 1157a4d Dell Networking S4048T Data-center switch 80bfa2d Add support for Centec Networks E582-48X2Q4Z platform 5873ada Alphanetworks Platforms: Add SNC60A0-486F to support ONIE Documentation Updates ===================== 01ed2e0 kvm_x86_64: add a demonstration firmware update 3fb22c6 updates to Niagara 2XXX family documentation. 2e6899d updates to x86_64-wnc_sst1_n1 documentation Features ======== Linux Kernel: c634d2d kernel: move to latest LTS v4.1.28 U-Boot: f67e033 U-Boot: Enable CONFIG_API option Misc: 8305d41 firmware updates: add infra for building firmware updates b5b8749 add btrfs kernel support and btrf-progs utilities b2d5cb5 Adding extra UBI tools to list of binaries d68e641 Added support for platform specific reboot after fw update Bugs Fixes ========== Hardware Support: e1ef815 kvm_x86_64: do not assign Ethernet management MAC addresses d1baaaa Accton AS4610: correct mass storage for demo OS installation Misc: 1abe604 sys_eeprom: fix issue of updating CRC TLV a50da2c Add warn_exists argument in function remove_update Build Time: f847af8 Run mdev to populate dynamic nodes, including ubi_ctrl 8f097b5 Install UBI utilities if busybox versions have not been installed f22804e Increase mtd nodes and remove incorrectly created UBI nodes