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Check and generate changelog entries for amd-smi. Use when: reviewing PRs for changelog updates, generating release notes, checking CHANGELOG.md compliance.

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Changelog Automation — amd-smi

Verifies changelog entries exist for meaningful changes and helps generate them.

Changelog Location

CHANGELOG.md in the workspace root.

When a Changelog Entry is Required

Change TypeRequired?Section
New public API function✅ YesAdded
Bug fix✅ YesFixed
Breaking API change✅ YesChanged (+ migration note)
Performance improvement✅ YesChanged
New CLI flag/subcommand✅ YesAdded
Build system fix⚠️ If user-visibleFixed
Internal refactor (no behavior change)❌ No—
Test-only changes❌ No—
Documentation-only changes❌ No—
Style/formatting-only changes❌ No—

Entry Format

Follow Keep a Changelog format:

## [Unreleased]

### Added
- New `amdsmi_get_gpu_<feature>()` API for querying <feature>

### Fixed
- Fixed `amd-smi metric` crash when NIC device not present

### Changed
- `amdsmi_get_gpu_temperature()` now returns temperature in millidegrees (breaking change)

Rules

  • One bullet per logical change (not per file)
  • Start with the affected component: API name, CLI subcommand, or module
  • For breaking changes: include migration guidance
  • Use past tense for fixes ("Fixed"), present tense for additions ("New")
  • Reference the JIRA/issue if available: [SWDEV-XXXXXX]
  • Bolded headline bullets must end with two trailing spaces (Markdown hard line break) so Sphinx renders the headline and its sub-bullets on separate lines. Example: 
    - **Fixed `amd-smi static` hang on gfx1153**.··
  - Added 60-second timeout to `amdsmi_init()`.
    (·· = two literal trailing spaces.) Without them, Sphinx collapses the headline into the first sub-bullet. Verify with grep -nP '^- \*\*.*\*\*[^ ]*
    #x27; CHANGELOG.md     — any match is missing the trailing whitespace.

Review Checklist

When reviewing a PR, check:

  • CHANGELOG.md updated if change is user-visible
  • Entry is in the correct section (Added/Fixed/Changed/Removed)
  • Entry describes the impact, not the implementation
  • Breaking changes have migration notes
  • Entry is under ## [Unreleased] (not a version number)
  • Bolded headline bullets end with two trailing spaces (Sphinx hard break)

Severity

FindingSeverity
Missing changelog for new public API⚠️ IMPORTANT
Missing changelog for breaking change❌ BLOCKING
Missing changelog for bug fix⚠️ IMPORTANT
Changelog entry in wrong section💡 SUGGESTION
Missing changelog for internal-only changeNot a finding