[VOL-5009] - Update release notes

config.mk
makefiles/*
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  o Refresh library makefiles from https://github.com/opencord/onf-make.
  o More lint targets added with exclusions in config.mk

makefiles/virtualenv.mk
patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/normalizing.py/patch
patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/robottypes3.py/patch
patches/python_310_migration.sh
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  o Continue normalizing virtualenv install directory.
  o Update patches to modify .venv VS vst_venv [, vdoc_venv, vfoo_venv, vbar_venv, ...)
  o virtualenv.mk now defines named targets for patching-up-to 3.10 installs.

release_notes/voltha_2.12.rst
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  o Update version string info.
  o Onos component table condensed and populated with versioned urls.
  o voltha components table is a WIP.

howto/release/repositories/
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  o Begin capturing repo-specific activities for release.
  o Silly having to figure this out each release cycle.
  o Automation and release helper scripts can be found here:
    - https://github.com/joey-onf/voltha-release

sphinx_conf/exclude_patterns.py
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  o Roach squashing exercise, external repos pulled in as git-submodules.
  o New repository files appear as problems when running 'make reload'
  o Exclude files to squelch messages.

Change-Id: I7adf7b84498511f5cde1e43ad304f9e33283241e
diff --git a/makefiles/gerrit/include.mk b/makefiles/gerrit/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ae76a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/gerrit/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2021-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/gerrit/help.mk
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+replication-status:
+	ssh gerrit.opencord.org replication list --detail
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# NOTE: Gerrit ssh targets assume use of ~/.ssh config files
+#       port, login, etc are 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# % ssh -p 29418 <username>@gerrit.opencord.org replication list --detail
+# % ssh gerrit.opencord.org replication list --detail
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Host gerrit.opencord.org
+#  Hostname gerrit.opencord.org
+#  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/gerrit.opencord.org/{ssh_keyfile}
+#  IdentitiesOnly yes
+#  AddKeysToAgent yes
+#  Port 29418
+#  User tux@opennetworking.org
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# [EOF]