[dpdk-announce] release candidate 20.08-rc1

[Thomas Monjalon]

A new DPDK release candidate is ready for testing:
	https://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/tag/?id=v20.08-rc1

There are 778 new patches in this snapshot.

Release notes:
	https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/rel_notes/release_20_08.html

Highlights of 20.08-rc1, grouped by category:
* General
	- external thread registration API
	- bit operations API for drivers
	- VFIO PF with VF token
* Networking
	- eCPRI offload with flow API
	- Tx scheduling offload
* Cryptography
	- crypto-CRC chained operation for DOCSIS protocol
* RegEx
	- new device class API for future RegEx drivers
* Tools
	- testpmd 5-tuple swap for L2/L3/L4
	- performance test application for flow rules
	- l2fwd forwarding between asymmetric ports

We must complete this release cycle in the beginning of August.
DPDK 20.08-rc2 is expected in one week on July 20.

Please test and report issues on bugs.dpdk.org.

We should publish the roadmap for DPDK 20.11 now.

Thank you everyone