[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: add template release notes for 16.11

[John McNamara]

Added template release notes for DPDK 16.11 with inline
explanations of the various sections.

Signed-off-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/index.rst         |   1 +
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst | 160 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 161 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/index.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/index.rst
index 84317b8..b38a58c 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/index.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Release Notes
     :numbered:
 
     rel_description
+    release_16_11
     release_16_04
     release_2_2
     release_2_1
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b2ca1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+DPDK Release 16.11
+==================
+
+**Read this first.**
+
+The text below explains how to update the release notes.
+
+Use proper spelling, capitalization and punctuation in all sections.
+
+Variable and config names should be quoted as fixed width text: ``LIKE_THIS``.
+
+Build the docs and view the output file to ensure the changes are correct::
+
+   make doc-guides-html
+
+   firefox build/doc/html/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.html
+
+
+New Features
+------------
+
+This section should contain new features added in this release. Sample format:
+
+* **Add a title in the past tense with a full stop.**
+
+  Add a short 1-2 sentence description in the past tense. The description
+  should be enough to allow someone scanning the release notes to understand
+  the new feature.
+
+  If the feature adds a lot of sub-features you can use a bullet list like this.
+
+  * Added feature foo to do something.
+  * Enhanced feature bar to do something else.
+
+  Refer to the previous release notes for examples.
+
+
+Resolved Issues
+---------------
+
+This section should contain bug fixes added to the relevant sections. Sample format:
+
+* **code/section Fixed issue in the past tense with a full stop.**
+
+  Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the resolved issue in the past tense.
+  The title should contain the code/lib section like a commit message.
+  Add the entries in alphabetic order in the relevant sections below.
+
+
+EAL
+~~~
+
+
+Drivers
+~~~~~~~
+
+
+Libraries
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Examples
+~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Other
+~~~~~
+
+
+Known Issues
+------------
+
+This section should contain new known issues in this release. Sample format:
+
+* **Add title in present tense with full stop.**
+
+  Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the known issue in the present
+  tense. Add information on any known workarounds.
+
+
+API Changes
+-----------
+
+This section should contain API changes. Sample format:
+
+* Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the API change. Use fixed width
+  quotes for ``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past tense.
+
+
+ABI Changes
+-----------
+
+* Add a short 1-2 sentence description of the ABI change that was announced in
+  the previous releases and made in this release. Use fixed width quotes for
+  ``rte_function_names`` or ``rte_struct_names``. Use the past tense.
+
+
+Shared Library Versions
+-----------------------
+
+Update any library version updated in this release and prepend with a ``+`` sign.
+
+The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
+
+.. code-block:: diff
+
+     libethdev.so.3
+     librte_acl.so.2
+     librte_cfgfile.so.2
+     librte_cmdline.so.2
+     librte_distributor.so.1
+     librte_eal.so.2
+     librte_hash.so.2
+     librte_ip_frag.so.1
+     librte_ivshmem.so.1
+     librte_jobstats.so.1
+     librte_kni.so.2
+     librte_kvargs.so.1
+     librte_lpm.so.2
+     librte_mbuf.so.2
+     librte_mempool.so.1
+     librte_meter.so.1
+     librte_pipeline.so.3
+     librte_pmd_bond.so.1
+     librte_pmd_ring.so.2
+     librte_port.so.2
+     librte_power.so.1
+     librte_reorder.so.1
+     librte_ring.so.1
+     librte_sched.so.1
+     librte_table.so.2
+     librte_timer.so.1
+     librte_vhost.so.2
+
+
+Tested Platforms
+----------------
+
+This section should contain a list of platforms that were tested with this
+release.
+
+The format is:
+
+#. Platform name.
+
+   - Platform details.
+   - Platform details.
+
+
+Tested NICs
+-----------
+
+This section should contain a list of NICs that were tested with this release.
+
+The format is:
+
+#. NIC name.
+
+   - NIC details.
+   - NIC details.
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