+ * Updated the OCTEON TX2 crypto PMD with CN98xx support.
+ * Added support for aes-cbc sha1-hmac cipher combination in OCTEON TX2 crypto
+ PMD lookaside protocol offload for IPsec.
+ * Added support for aes-cbc sha256-128-hmac cipher combination in OCTEON TX2
+ crypto PMD lookaside protocol offload for IPsec.
+
+* **Added mlx5 compress PMD.**
+
+ Added a new compress PMD driver for Bluefield 2 adapters.
+
+ See the :doc:`../compressdevs/mlx5` for more details.
+
+* **Added support for build-time checking of header includes.**
+
+ A new build option ``check_includes`` has been added, which, when enabled,
+ will perform build-time checking on DPDK public header files, to ensure none
+ are missing dependent header includes. This feature, disabled by default, is
+ intended for use by developers contributing to the DPDK SDK itself, and is
+ integrated into the build scripts and automated CI for patch contributions.