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Release notes for 4.3 (nandbield)
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New Features / Enhancements in 4.3
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-  Linux kernel 6.x, glibc 2.xx and ~xxx other recipe upgrades

-  New variables:

-  Architecture-specific enhancements:

-  Kernel-related enhancements:

-  New core recipes:

-  New classes:

   - A ``ptest-cargo`` class was added to allow Cargo based recipes to easily add ptests

-  QEMU/runqemu enhancements:

-  Image-related enhancements:

-  wic Image Creator enhancements:

-  FIT image related improvements:

   -  New :term:`FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS` variable allowing
      to specify 64 bit addresses.

-  SDK-related improvements:

-  Testing:

-  Utility script changes:

-  BitBake improvements:

   -  The BitBake Cooker log now contains notes when the caches are
      invalidated which is useful for memory resident bitbake debugging.

-  Packaging changes:

-  Miscellaneous changes:

   -  Git based recipes in OE-Core which used the git protocol have been
      changed to use https where possibile. https is now believed to be
      faster and more reliable.

   -  The ``os-release`` recipe added a ``CPE_NAME`` to the fields provided, with the
      default being populated from :term:`DISTRO`.

Known Issues in 4.3
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Recipe License changes in 4.3
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The following corrections have been made to the :term:`LICENSE` values set by recipes:

Security Fixes in 4.3
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Recipe Upgrades in 4.3
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Contributors to 4.3
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