[dpdk-announce] release candidate 19.11-rc2

[Thomas Monjalon]

A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v19.11-rc2
289 patches were integrated.

The release notes so far:
	http://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_19_11.html
It should be completed with a list of tested hardware.

Highlights of 19.11-rc2:
	- new ABI policy
	- LTO build
	- mempool objects not crossing pages
	- RIB/FIB libraries
	- ethdev hairpin API
	- ethdev flow tag API
	- ethdev packet type range API
	- ethdev LRO packet size API
	- l2fwd-event example

The -rc3 should include only some bug fixes, simple cleanups, doc
and tooling (especially for the new ABI policy).
KNI VA support might also be added in last minute.
This next milestone is expected to be released on Monday 18th.

Please check what is missing and help completing this major release.

Thank you everyone