doc: release-notes-4.0: Release notes cleanup

1. Move deprecated items to the deprecated section. 2. Fixed a portion of a sentence that was deleted. 3. Miscellaneous cleanup. Signed-off-by: Mahesh Mahadevan <mahesh.mahadevan@nxp.com>

Author: mmahadevan108

doc/releases/release-notes-4.0.rst

@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ Removed APIs in this release
 * Deprecated ``EARLY``, ``APPLICATION`` and ``SMP`` init levels can no longer be
  used for devices.
 
+* Removed deprecated net_pkt functions.
+
 Deprecated in this release
 ==========================
 
@@ -108,6 +110,17 @@ Deprecated in this release
 
 * The :ref:`kscan_api` subsystem has been marked as deprecated.
 
+* Deprecated the TinyCrypt shim driver ``CONFIG_CRYPTO_TINYCRYPT_SHIM``.
+
+* :ref:`native_posix<native_posix>` has been deprecated in favour of
+ :ref:`native_sim<native_sim>`.
+
+* ``include/zephyr/net/buf.h`` is deprecated in favor of
+ ``include/zephyr/net_buf.h>``. The old header will be removed in future releases
+ and its usage should be avoided.
+
+* Deprecated the :c:func:`net_buf_put` and :c:func:`net_buf_get` API functions.
+
 Architectures
 *************
 
@@ -233,6 +246,7 @@ Boards & SoC Support
 * Made these changes in other SoC series:
 
  * NXP S32Z270: Added support for the new silicon cut version 2.0. Note that the previous
+ versions (1.0 and 1.1) are no longer supported.
  * NXP s32k3: fixed RAM retention issue
  * NXP s32k1: obtain system clock frequency from Devicetree
  versions (1.0 and 1.1) are no longer supported.
@@ -249,7 +263,7 @@ Boards & SoC Support
  * RW61x: increased main stack size to avoid stack overflows when running BLE
  * RW612: enabled SCTIMER
 
- * NXP IMXRT: Fixed flexspi boot issue caused by am erroneous relocation of the Flash Configuration Block
+ * NXP IMXRT: Fixed flexspi boot issue caused by an erroneous relocation of the Flash Configuration Block
  of Kconfig defaults being sourced
  * NXP RT11xx: enabled FlexIO
  * NXP IMXRT116x: Fixed bus clocking to align with the settings of the MCUXpresso SDK
@@ -326,13 +340,11 @@ Boards & SoC Support
 
 * Made these board changes:
 
- * :ref:`native_posix<native_posix>` has been deprecated in favour of
- :ref:`native_sim<native_sim>`.
  * The nrf54l15bsim target now includes models of the AAR, CCM and ECB peripherals, and many
  other improvements.
  * Support for Google Kukui EC board (``google_kukui``) has been dropped.
  * STM32: Deprecated MCO configuration via Kconfig in favour of setting it through Devicetree.
- See ``samples/boards/stm32/mco`` sample.
+ See ``samples/boards/st/mco`` sample.
  * STM32: STM32CubeProgrammer is now the default runner on all STMicroelectronics STM32 boards.
  * Removed the ``nrf54l15pdk`` board, use :ref:`nrf54l15dk_nrf54l15` instead.
  * PHYTEC: ``mimx8mp_phyboard_pollux`` has been renamed to :ref:`phyboard_pollux<phyboard_pollux>`,
@@ -409,7 +421,7 @@ Documentation
 * Added :rst:dir:`zephyr:code-sample-category` directive to describe and group code samples in the
  documentation.
 * Added a link to the source code of the driver matching a binding's compatible string (when one can
- be found in the Zephyr tree) to the :ref:`dt-bindings` documentation.
+ be found in the Zephyr tree) to the :ref:`Devicetree bindings <devicetree_binding_index>` documentation.
 * Added a button to all code sample README pages allowing to directly browse the sample's source
  code on GitHub.
 * Moved Zephyr C API documentation out of main documentation. API references now feature a rich
@@ -468,17 +480,16 @@ Drivers and Sensors
 
  * Added initial support for Renesas RA8 AGT counter driver (:dtcompatible:`renesas,ra-agt`)
  * Added driver for Analog Devices MAX32 SoC series (:dtcompatible:`adi,max32-counter`).
+ * Updated the NXP counter_mcux_lptmr driver to support multiple instances of the lptmr
+ peripheral.
 
 * Crypto
 
  * Added support for STM32L4 AES.
- * Deprecated the TinyCrypt shim driver ``CONFIG_CRYPTO_TINYCRYPT_SHIM``.
 
 * DAC
 
  * DAC API now supports specifying channel path as internal. Support has been added in STM32 drivers.
- * Updated the NXP counter_mcux_lptmr driver to support multiple instances of the lptmr
- peripheral.
  * Updated the initialization of clocks for the NXP LPTMR driver
  * Converted the NXP S32 System Timer Module driver to native Zephyr code
  * Converted NXP S32 Software Watchdog Timer driver to native Zephyr code
@@ -822,9 +833,7 @@ Drivers and Sensors
 
  * Added Würth Elektronik HIDS-2525020210002
  :dtcompatible:`we,wsen-hids-2525020210002` humidity sensor driver.
-
  * Added general samples for triggers
- * Added driver for NXP's fxls8974 accelerometer
 
 * Serial
 
@@ -1072,12 +1081,9 @@ Networking
  * Fixed compilation issues with networking and SystemView Tracing enabled.
  * Removed redundant DHCPv4 code from telnet sample.
  * Fixed build warnings in Echo Client sample with IPv6 disabled.
- * Removed deprecated net_pkt functions.
  * Extended network tracing support and added documentation page
  (:ref:`network_tracing`).
  * Moved network buffers implementation out of net subsystem into lib directory
- and renamed public header to :zephyr_file:`include/zephyr/net_buf.h`.
- * Deprecated the :c:func:`net_buf_put` and :c:func:`net_buf_get` API functions.
  * Removed ``wpansub`` sample.
 
 * MQTT:
@@ -1541,15 +1547,11 @@ Tests and Samples
 * Together with the deprecation of :ref:`native_posix<native_posix>`, many tests which were
  explicitly run in native_posix now run in :ref:`native_sim<native_sim>` instead.
  native_posix as a platform remains tested though.
-* Added documentation (readme) for the erase_blocks flash test
-* Extended the tests of counter_basic_api with a testcase for counters wihtout alarms
-* Excluded NXP RW612 based boards from the WiFi test suite, as these boards require binary blobs
- be downloaded in order to build as expected
+* Extended the tests of counter_basic_api with a testcase for counters without alarms
 * Added support for testing SDMMC devices to the fatfs API test
 * Extended net/vlan to add IPv6 prefix config to each vlan-iface
 * Enhanced the camera fixture test by adding a color bar to enable automation
-* Fixed floating point logging issue in the video driver sample code
-* Added a number crunching (maths such as FFT, echo cancellation) sample using optimized an
+* Added a number crunching (maths such as FFT, echo cancellation) sample using an optimized
  library for the NXP ADSP board
 * Tailored the SPI_LOOPBACK test to the limitations of NXP Kinetis MCU's
 * Enabled the video sample to run video capture (samples/drivers/video)