Merge pull request #64709 from skrthomas/packetdrp-rn

Packet drop release note

Author: skrthomas

modules/network-observability-dns-tracking.adoc

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace: netobserv
       privileged: true        <2>
 ----
 <1> You can set the `spec.agent.ebpf.features` parameter list to enable DNS tracking of each network flow in the web console.
-<2> Note that the `spec.agent.ebpf.privileged` specification value must be `true` for packet drop tracking to be enabled.
+<2> Note that the `spec.agent.ebpf.privileged` specification value must be `true` for DNS tracking to be enabled.
 
 . When you refresh the *Network Traffic* page, there are new DNS representations you can choose to view in the *Overview* and *Traffic Flow* views and new filters you can apply.
 .. Select new DNS choices in *Manage panels* to display graphical visualizations and DNS metrics in the *Overview*.

networking/network_observability/network-observability-operator-release-notes.adoc

@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ You can now collect traffic from a cluster with Single Root I/O Virtualization (
 ==== IPFIX exporter support
 You can now export eBPF-enriched network flows to the IPFIX collector. For more information, see xref:../../networking/network_observability/configuring-operator.adoc#network-observability-enriched-flows_network_observability[Export enriched network flow data].
 
+[id="network-observability-packet-drop-1.4"]
+==== Packet drops
+In the 1.4 release of the Network Observability Operator, eBPF tracepoint hooks are used to enable packet drop tracking. You can now detect and analyze the cause for packet drops and make decisions to optimize network performance. This feature is only supported in {product-title} versions 4.13+. For more information, see xref:../../networking/network_observability/observing-network-traffic#network-observability-pktdrop-overview_nw-observe-network-traffic[Configuring packet drop tracking] and xref:../../networking/network_observability/observing-network-traffic#network-observability-packet-drops_nw-observe-network-traffic[Working with packet drops].
+
 ==== s390x architecture support
 Network Observability Operator can now run on `s390x` architecture. Previously it ran on `amd64`, `ppc64le`, or `arm64`.