Include and update notes with v2.6.8 release (#753)

Signed-off-by: Mario Dominguez <mariodominguez@eprosima.com>
(cherry picked from commit 4061a9e)

docs/notes/notes.rst

@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ Previous versions
 .. include:: previous_versions/v2.7.2.rst
 .. include:: previous_versions/v2.7.1.rst
 .. include:: previous_versions/v2.7.0.rst
+.. include:: previous_versions/v2.6.8.rst
+.. include:: previous_versions/v2.6.7.rst
+.. include:: previous_versions/v2.6.6.rst
+.. include:: previous_versions/v2.6.5.rst
 .. include:: previous_versions/v2.6.4.rst
 .. include:: previous_versions/v2.6.3.rst
 .. include:: previous_versions/v2.6.2.rst

docs/notes/previous_versions/v2.6.5.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+Version 2.6.5
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This release includes the following **improvements**:
+
+1. Improve behavior when ``STRICT_REALTIME`` :ref:`CMake option <cmake_options>` is not enabled.
+2. Using functors for ``for_matched_readers`` parameter.
+3. Improve auto GAPs in Data Sharing.
+
+This release includes the following **bugfixes**:
+
+1. Fix RTPS StatelessWriter ACK check.
+2. Fix ``total_read_`` to be consistent with Reader's History after
+ :cpp:func:`DataReader::get_first_untaken_info()<eprosima::fastdds::dds::DataReader::get_first_untaken_info>`.
+3. Add deprecation notice to ``ThroughputControllerDescriptor``.
+4. UBSan (Undefined Behavior Sanitizer) fixes.
+5. Several dependencies fixes upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04.
+6. Fix chain of trust issues with a single CA certificate.
+7. Correctly handle builtin endpoints mask.
+8. Take mutex when removing local reader in WLP.
+9. Handle ``SIGTERM`` signal in Fast DDS CLI.
+10. Fix data races in SecurityManager authentication process.
+11. Avoid creating entities within callbacks in DynamicHelloWorldExample.
+12. Remove Asio dependency from DeadlineQoSExample.
+13. Validity check for first sequence number.
+14. Include right header when building for iOS.
+15. Fix build on MSVC 19.
+16. Correctly assign multicast port to multicast initial peers.
+17. Select correct listener for
+ :cpp:func:`on_requested_deadline_missed()<eprosima::fastdds::dds::DataReaderListener::on_requested_deadline_missed>`.
+18. Forward compatibility with boost inter-process 1.74+.
+19. Fix missing includes when building with GCC 13.
+20. Honor
+ :cpp:var:`allow_unauthenticated_participants<eprosima::fastrtps::rtps::security::ParticipantSecurityAttributes::allow_unauthenticated_participants>`
+ flag.
+21. Capture all Fast CDR exceptions.
+22. Fix example to delete Topic after deleting the corresponding Endpoint.
+23. Protect against uncaught exception in SHM segment creation.
+24. Initial acknack backoff.
+
+.. note::
+ If you are upgrading from a version older than 1.7.0, it is **required** to regenerate generated source from IDL
+ files using *fastddsgen*.
+ If you are upgrading from any older version, regenerating the code is *highly recommended*.

docs/notes/previous_versions/v2.6.6.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Version 2.6.6
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This release includes the following **improvements**:
+
+1. Improve validation on PID_PROPERTY_LIST deserialization.
+2. Improved CPU usage of timed events thread.
+3. Improved performance on intraprocess + data-sharing.
+4. Explicitly register type object in ContentFilteredTopicExample.
+5. Improve installer generation with documentation version fallback.
+6. Improve content filter expression parameters checks and verbosity.
+
+This release includes the following **bugfixes**:
+
+1. Fixed long-standing reconnection issues on SHM transport.
+2. Correctly resolve alias in DDSQLFilter.
+3. Fixed partition copy in QoS.
+4. Added length checks to prevent nullptr memory copy calls.
+5. Fixed XMLParser null-dereference when parsing log configuration.
+6. Fixed SHM in 32-bit architectures.
+7. Added missing include.
+8. Avoid double definition of FASTDDS_ENFORCE_LOG_INFO.
+9. Fixed statistics data_count with data-sharing.
+
+.. note::
+ If you are upgrading from a version older than 1.7.0, it is **required** to regenerate generated source from IDL
+ files using *fastddsgen*.
+ If you are upgrading from any older version, regenerating the code is *highly recommended*.

docs/notes/previous_versions/v2.6.7.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+Version 2.6.7
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This release includes the following **features**:
+
+1. Support ``Autofill port`` (:ref:`automatically set a port<transport_tcp_transportDescriptor>`) for TCP Transport.
+2. Define a :ref:`super client<env_vars_ros_super_client>` by environment variable
+3. Support :ref:`TCP Discovery server<use-case-tcp-discovery-server>` CLI and environment variable
+4. Define methods (:ref:`environment variable<env_vars_builtin_transports>`,
+ :ref:`rtps layer<rtps_layer_builtin_transports>`, :ref:`xml<RTPS>`) to
+ :ref:`configure transport scenarios<transport_tcp_enabling>`
+5. :ref:`Secure discovery server<DS_security>`
+
+This release includes the following **improvements**:
+
+1. Log warning message upon receiver resource creation failure.
+2. Add tests for reconnection with same GUID
+3. Use foonathan memory manager for reducing allocations in ``SharedMemManager.hpp``
+4. Simplify code in ``CDRMessage``.
+5. Rerun failed tests with ctest option instead of colcon's.
+6. Several improvements on CI jobs.
+7. Upgrade CMake minimum requirement to 3.16.3
+8. Update PR checklist template. Backports and Description
+
+This release includes the following **bugfixes**:
+
+1. Fix ``DomainParticipant::register_remote_type`` return when negotiating type.
+2. Fix ``RemoteBuiltinEndpointHonoring`` blackbox test.
+3. Allow participant profiles with no rtps tag.
+4. Fix bad-free when receiving malformed DATA submessage.
+5. Fix clang warnings
+6. Use STL implementation of ``Timed/RecursiveTimedMutex`` when ``MSVC >= 19.36``.
+7. Fix encapsulation format in WLP.
+8. Fix the clang build for clang 14.
+9. Notify data-sharing listener at the end of a successful matching in intraprocess.
+10. Updatable disable_positive_acks period.
+11. Fix Data Race when updating liveliness changed in WLP.
+12. Fix TCP sender resources creation.
+13. Fix flow controllers unit tests compilation when using Fast CDR from thirdparty.
+14. Add XML parser bit_bound bounds check.
+15. Use ``FASTRTPS_NO_LIB`` on unittest root folder.
+16. Use ``SO_EXCLUSIVEADDRUSE`` for Win32 unicast listening sockets.
+17. Fix mac address overflow on windows.
+18. Fix ``PubSubAsReliable`` test.
+19. Fix ``FileWatchTest``.
+20. Add missing thread include.
+21. Fix missing mandatory attribute check in XML parser struct type.
+22. Better handling of trigger events in docs CI.
+23. Fix memory problem when ciphering payload
+24. Select correct .repos file on push events
+25. Update TLS unit test certificates
+26. Fix bad-free when receiving malformed DATA_FRAG submessage
+27. Fix data race on writer destruction while sending heartbeat
+28. Fix DiscoveryServer list access deadlock
+29. Fix c++11 support for fast discovery server tool
+30. Fix CVE-2023-50257
+31. Fix std::move warning
+32. Fix Github Windows CI
+
+.. note::
+ If you are upgrading from a version older than 1.7.0, it is **required** to regenerate generated source from IDL
+ files using *fastddsgen*.
+ If you are upgrading from any older version, regenerating the code is *highly recommended*.

docs/notes/previous_versions/v2.6.8.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+Version 2.6.8
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This release includes the following **features**:
+
+#. :ref:`Authentication Handshake Properties <property_policies_security>` documentation.
+#. TCP Client and Server Participant Decision Making.
+
+This release includes the following **improvements**:
+
+#. Make DataWriters always send the key hash on keyed topics.
+#. Include variety of terminate process signals handler in discovery server.
+#. Effectively assert ``AUTOMATIC/MANUAL_BY_PARTICIPANT`` liveliness.
+#. Pick smallest available participant ID for new participants.
+#. Check History QoS inconsistencies.
+#. Add check for XML API to PR template.
+#. ``LARGE_DATA`` Participants logic with same listening ports.
+
+TCP transport improvements:
+
+#. TCP unique client announced local port.
+#. Remove unnecessary TCP warning and Fix some tests.
+#. TCP ``non-blocking`` send.
+#. Enabling multiple interfaces through whitelist in TCP servers.
+#. Set real TCP ``non-blocking-send`` limitation.
+
+Github CI management:
+
+#. Refactor Github CI sanitizer related jobs.
+#. Avoid running GitHub CI if PR has conflicts.
+#. Add manual Ubuntu Github CI.
+#. Improve CI version management.
+#. Build ``ShapesDemo`` on Ubuntu Github CI.
+#. Only run PRs CI when review is requested.
+#. Add macOS and Ubuntu Github CI.
+#. Build Fast DDS Python bindings in Fast DDS Docs Github CI job.
+#. Pin CMake version and ``vm.mmap_rnd_bits`` in sanitizer workflows.
+
+This release includes the following **fixes**:
+
+#. Fix and refactor Windows Github CI.
+#. Fix max clash with Windows CI.
+#. Fix the shared memory cleaning script.
+#. Fix doxygen docs warnings. Prepare for compiling with ``Doxygen 1.10.0``.
+#. Prevent index overflow and correctly assert the end iterator in DataSharing.
+#. Add a keyed fragmented change to the reader data instance only when its completed.
+#. Add missing virtual destructor for ``StatisticsAncillary``.
+#. Fix wrong log info messages on TCP.
+#. Migrate apt package installation action to ``eProsima-CI``.
+#. Fix CI documentation workflow label triggering.
+#. Upgrade dependency version to last patch version in ``.repos`` file.
+#. Fix ``CVE-2024-28231``
+#. Fix data race on PDP.
+#. Discard already processed samples on PDPListener.
+#. Fix flaky Log tests.
+#. Add missing ``TypeLookup`` listeners.
+#. Fix hidden overloaded virtual methods.
+#. Fix TCP reconnection after open logical port failure.
+#. Fix ``CVE-2024-30258 / CVE-2024-30259``
+#. Make :cpp:func:`DataReader::get_first_untaken_info()<eprosima::fastdds::dds::DataReader::get_first_untaken_info>` coherent with ``read()/take()``.
+#. Removed warning in ``ParameterList``.
+#. TCP avoid first message loss.

docs/spelling_wordlist.txt

@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ typeros
 typeros2
 typesupport
 uint
+Updatable
 uncheck
 unicast
 unidimensional