Update for 2020.08 release

Signed-off-by: David Abdurachmanov <[email protected]>
sifive · Aug 5, 2020 · 3c9fa98 · 3c9fa98
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@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ The old SDK based on Buildroot is archived in [`archive/buildroot`](https://gith
 
 For advanced OE usage we advice to look into the following third-party manuals:
 
-- [BitBake User Manual 3.1 by Yocto](https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/3.1/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual.html)
+- [BitBake User Manual 3.1.2 by Yocto](https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/3.1.2/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual.html)
 
-- [Yocto Project Reference Manual 3.1 by Yocto](https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/3.1/ref-manual/ref-manual.html)
+- [Yocto Project Reference Manual 3.1.2 by Yocto](https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/3.1.2/ref-manual/ref-manual.html)
 
-- [Yocto Project Complete Documentation \(MegaManual\) Set 3.1 by Yocto](https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/3.1/mega-manual/mega-manual.html)
+- [Yocto Project Complete Documentation \(MegaManual\) Set 3.1.2 by Yocto](https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/3.1.2/mega-manual/mega-manual.html)
 
-- [A practical guide to BitBake by Harald Achitz](https://a4z.bitbucket.io/docs/BitBake/guide.html)
+- [A practical guide to BitBake by Harald Achitz](https://a4z.gitlab.io/docs/BitBake/guide.html)
 
 ## Quick Start
 
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 ```bash
 mkdir riscv-sifive && cd riscv-sifive
-repo init -u git://github.com/sifive/meta-sifive -b 2020.07 -m tools/manifests/sifive.xml
+repo init -u git://github.com/sifive/meta-sifive -b 2020.08 -m tools/manifests/sifive.xml
 repo sync
 ```
 

diff --git a/ReleaseNotes/2020.08.md b/ReleaseNotes/2020.08.md
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+# Release Notes for 2020.08
+
+This release includes major changes compared previous Freedom Unleashed SDK and thus is **experimental** at this stage. Main changes include:
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+- All layers (openembedded-core, meta-openembedded, meta-riscv) updated to their latest revisions.
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+- Kernel updated to v5.8.
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+- stress-ng updated to 0.11.17.
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+- hdparm package was added.
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+## Known Issues
+
+1. Avoid overclocking SoC using CPUFreq if you are using HiFive Unleashed Expansion Board from Microsemi as this will hang the board. Hard reset will be required.
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+2. If Xfce4 desktop disk image is used with HiFive Unleashed Expansion Board and GPU then rebooting is required after the 1st boot.