From 61a0112765d9a2acaa227d8bf28cd88cb767898e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wilmer Paulino Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:50:19 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add explicit channel negotiation text to release notes --- docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md index 1043d449..1f761e36 100644 --- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md +++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md @@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ instantaneous. Read the [guide on leader election](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/leader_election.md) for more information. +## Protocol Extensions + +### Explicit Channel Negotiation + +[A new protocol extension has been added known as explicit channel negotiation] +(https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/5669). This allows a channel +initiator to signal their desired channel type to use with the remote peer. If +the remote peer supports said channel type and agrees, the previous implicit +negotiation based on the shared set of feature bits is bypassed, and the +proposed channel type is used. + ## RPC Server * [Return payment address and add index from @@ -238,6 +249,7 @@ change](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/5613). * Eugene Siegel * Martin Habovstiak * Oliver Gugger +* Wilmer Paulino * xanoni * Yong Yu * Zero-1729