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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SimGrid (3.7) NOT RELEASED; urgency=low
     (e.g., --cfg=network/optim:lazy --cfg=cpu/optim:TI).
     Incompatible combinations should err at initialization. See
     --help-models for the list of all models and optimization modes.
-  * The CLM03 workstation model were dropped for simplicity because it
+  * The CLM03 workstation model was dropped for simplicity because it
     used the deprecated CM02 network model. Use default instead.
   * Rename the TCP_gamma configuration option to network/TCP_gamma
   * Rename the coordinates configuration option to
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ SimGrid (3.7) NOT RELEASED; urgency=low
     (more work is needed here to fully achieve this goal)
 
   MSG:
-  * Deprecate the MSG_task_{get,put} functions and friends.
-    This interface were considered as deprecated since over 2 years,
-     it's time to inform our users that it is.
-    Switch to MSG_task_{send,recv} instead, or declare
-     SIMGRID_DEPRECATED before loading the msg.h if you really need to
+  * Deprecate the use of m_channel_t mecanism like MSG_task_{get,put}
+    functions and friends. This interface was considered as
+    deprecated since over 2 years, it's time to inform our users that it is.
+    Switch to MSG_task_{send,recv} instead, or compile Simgrid command line
+    'cmake -Dcustom_flags="-DMSG_USE_DEPRECATED" .' if you really need to
      use these (crappy) functions in your code.
     These functions will be removed at some point. Stop using them now.
   * Deprecate MSG_get_host_{table,number}
@@ -72,7 +72,34 @@ SimGrid (3.7) NOT RELEASED; urgency=low
   SMPI:
   * Enable it by default now that it is considered rather stable.
 
+  TRACE:
+  * Documentation of the tracing functions.
+  * Performance gains when tracing categorized/uncategorized resource
+    utilization by avoiding calls to get route when updating resource
+    variables. LMM constraints are being used instead.
+  * API changed to set task categories. Use MSG_task_set_category instead
+    of TRACE_msg_set_task_category, and SD_task_set_category instead
+    of TRACE_sd_set_task_category. They only work if ENABLE_TRACING is ON.
+  * Bugfix for graphicator, routes not correctly obtained, memory leaks
+  * Examples for link user variables added (see at examples/msg/tracing/)
+  * Deprecated function TRACE_msg_set_process_category completely removed
+  * Trace header updated according to the latest Paje file format
+  * Tracing network lazy updates, no longer obligate users to use full updates
+
+  Lua:
+  * Improve the API of Lua MSG bindings, using the Lua spirit.
+  * Each simulated process now lives in its own Lua world (globals are
+    automatically duplicated). It helps writing simulators. This is also the
+    first step towards running real distributed Lua programs with SimGrid.
+  * Add a Chord example in Lua, equivalent to the MSG one.
+
   XBT:
+  * Logs:
+    - Add new runtime parameters --help-logs and --help-log-categories
+      to display informations about supported logging parameters and
+      categories.
+    - Old deprecated parameters --{gras,surf,msg.simix,xbt}-log=...
+      don't exists anymore.
   * Mallocators: allow value NULL for the reset function.
   * Dicts:
     - New function xbt_dict_new_homogeneous(void(*)(void*)) to
@@ -82,8 +109,8 @@ SimGrid (3.7) NOT RELEASED; urgency=low
     - Dicts of scalar elements (xbt_dicti_*) are deprecated.
     - Multi-level dictionaries are deprecated.
   * mmalloc module:
-    - cleanups and simplifications to make it maintainable again
-    - exotic features (such as memalign and valloc) were removed
+    - Cleanups and simplifications to make it maintainable again.
+    - Exotic features (such as memalign and valloc) were removed.
     - The metadata were extended and improved so that the
       model-checker becomes able to explore and inspect the heaps.
     - This may induce a performance drop when enable_model-checking is