[dpdk-announce] release candidate 19.08-rc1

[Thomas Monjalon]

A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v19.08-rc1

During the last two months, we have merged 823 new patches.

The release notes so far:
	http://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_19_08.html
Please think about updating the release notes when you add a feature.

Highlights of 19.08-rc1, grouped by category:
General:
	- MCS lock
	- better pseudo-random number generator
	- new Intel QuickData Technology (ioat) PMD
	- new non-transparent bridge (ntb) PMD
Networking:
	- new actions for TCP and GRE in flow API
	- new Huawei (hinic) PMD
	- new shared memory (memif) PMD
	- zero copy and multi-queues in AF_XDP PMD
Baseband:
	- new Intel FPGA LTE FEC PMD

We have four weeks to complete this release cycle.
DPDK 19.08-rc2 is expected on 19th of July.

Thank you everyone


PS: If you are active in the DPDK community, you should register
for the next event in Bordeaux, France:
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/dpdk-userspace-2019-bordeaux
Pro tip: Book your hotel early, because they are becoming full.
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