Adding upstream version 2.10.0+dfsg.upstream/2.10.0+dfsgupstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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+Release Processes
+=================
+
+Project Release Cadence
+-----------------------
+
+The project currently aims to do a release once every 6 months which will be
+tagged on the master branch. There will be a code freeze (stop merging
+non-essential changes) up to 4 weeks prior to the target release date. The release
+candidates will start appearing after this and only bug fixes or updates
+required for the release will be merged. The maintainers are free to use their
+judgement on what changes are essential for the release. A release branch may be
+created after code freeze if there are significant changes that need merging onto
+the integration branch during the merge window.
+
+The release testing will be performed on release candidates and depending on
+issues found, additional release candidates may be created to fix the issues.
+
+::
+
+                            |<----------6 months---------->|
+            |<---4 weeks--->|              |<---4 weeks--->|
+       +-----------------------------------------------------------> time
+            |               |              |               |
+         code freeze       ver w.x       code freeze     ver y.z
+
+
+Version numbering
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+TF-A version is given in Makefile, through several macros:
+
+- VERSION_MAJOR
+- VERSION_MINOR
+- VERSION_PATCH
+
+For example, TF-A v2.10 has VERSION_MAJOR=2, VERSION_MINOR=10 and VERSION_PATCH=0.
+
+This VERSION_PATCH macro is only increased for LTS releases.
+
+Upcoming Releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+These are the estimated dates for the upcoming release. These may change
+depending on project requirement and partner feedback.
+
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| Release Version |  Target Date              | Expected Code Freeze         |
++=================+===========================+==============================+
+| v2.0            | 1st week of Oct '18       | 1st week of Sep '18          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| v2.1            | 5th week of Mar '19       | 1st week of Mar '19          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| v2.2            | 4th week of Oct '19       | 1st week of Oct '19          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| v2.3            | 4th week of Apr '20       | 1st week of Apr '20          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| v2.4            | 2nd week of Nov '20       | 4th week of Oct '20          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| v2.5            | 3rd week of May '21       | 5th week of Apr '21          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| v2.6            | 4th week of Nov '21       | 2nd week of Nov '21          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| v2.7            | 5th week of May '22       | 3rd week of May '22          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| v2.8            | 5th week of Nov '22       | 3rd week of Nov '22          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| v2.9            | 4th week of May '23       | 2nd week of May '23          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+| v2.10           | 4th week of Nov '23       | 2nd week of Nov '23          |
++-----------------+---------------------------+------------------------------+
+
+Removal of Deprecated Interfaces
+--------------------------------
+
+As mentioned in the :ref:`Platform Ports Policy`, this is a live document
+cataloging all the deprecated interfaces in TF-A project and the Release version
+after which it will be removed.
+
++--------------------------------+-------------+---------+---------------------------------------------------------+
+| Interface                      | Deprecation | Removed | Comments                                                |
+|                                | Date        | after   |                                                         |
+|                                |             | Release |                                                         |
++================================+=============+=========+=========================================================+
+| Mbedtls-2.x                    |     2.10    |   2.10  | Support for TF-A builds with Mbedtls-2.x will be removed|
++--------------------------------+-------------+---------+---------------------------------------------------------+
+| STM32MP15_OPTEE_RSV_SHM        |     2.10    |   3.0   | OP-TEE manages its own memory on STM32MP15              |
++--------------------------------+-------------+---------+---------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Removal of Deprecated Drivers
+-----------------------------
+
+As mentioned in the :ref:`Platform Ports Policy`, this is a live document
+cataloging all the deprecated drivers in TF-A project and the Release version
+after which it will be removed.
+
++--------------------------------+-------------+---------+---------------------------------------------------------+
+| Driver                         | Deprecation | Removed | Comments                                                |
+|                                | Date        | after   |                                                         |
+|                                |             | Release |                                                         |
++================================+=============+=========+=========================================================+
+| None at this time.             |             |         |                                                         |
++--------------------------------+-------------+---------+---------------------------------------------------------+
+
+--------------
+
+*Copyright (c) 2018-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.*