Zephyr 4.0.0-rc2

Hello Zephyr Developers and Community,

The second release candidate for Zephyr 4.0.0 has been tagged:

https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/releases/tag/v4.0.0-rc2

WIth RC1 the merge window for features and enhancements was closed. With RC2 only bug fixes with an attached Github issue, documentation updates, and emergency hotfixes will be merged. Anything additional will require the approval of the TSC.

You may continue to submit Pull Requests for new features to gather feedback early or collaborate with others. The release team encourages everyone to focus on testing, documentation improvements, and fixing any outstanding tracked issues. Please help us drive the issue count down on this RC.

Release milestone dates can be found at https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/wiki/Release-Management

The release process is documented at https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/project/release_process.html

Thank you for your time and efforts everyone,
The Zephyr Release Team