[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/lint/yaml.mk b/makefiles/lint/yaml.mk
index 566ac18..ab5b9d6 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/yaml.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/yaml.mk
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@
 ##   % make lint UNSTABLE=1
 ##   % make lint-yaml-all
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml-mode := $(if $(have-yaml-files),modified,all)
+lint-yaml : lint-yaml-$(lint-yaml-mode)
+
 ifndef NO-LINT-YAML
-  lint-yaml-mode := $(if $(have-yaml-files),modified,all)
-  lint : lint-yaml-$(lint-yaml-mode)
+  lint : lint-yaml#     # Enable as a default lint target
 endif# NO-LINT-YAML
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@
 	@echo '  lint-yaml          Syntax check python using the yaml command'
   ifdef VERBOSE
 	@echo '  lint-yaml-all       yaml checking: exhaustive'
-	@echo '  lint-yaml-modified  yaml checking: only modified'
+	@echo '  lint-yaml-modified  yaml checking: only locally modified'
   endif
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))