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[Doc] Add release note for 0.8.4rc1 (#557)

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Add release note for 0.8.4rc1, we'll release 0.8.4rc1 now.

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# Release note
## v0.8.4rc1
This is the first release candidate of v0.8.4 for vllm-ascend. Please follow the [official doc](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/) to start the journey. From this version, vllm-ascend will follow the newest version of vllm and release every two weeks. For example, if vllm releases v0.8.5 in the next two weeks, vllm-ascend will release v0.8.5rc1 instead of v0.8.4rc2. Please find the detail from the [official documentation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer_guide/versioning_policy.html#release-window).
### Highlights
- vLLM V1 engine experimental support is included in this version. You can visit [official guide](https://docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/getting_started/v1_user_guide.html) to get more detail. By default, vLLM will fallback to V0 if V1 doesn't work, please set `VLLM_USE_V1=1` environment if you want to use V1 forcely.
- LoRA、Multi-LoRA And Dynamic Serving is supported now. The performance will be improved in the next release. Please follow the [official doc](https://docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/features/lora.html) for more usage information. Thanks for the contribution from China Merchants Bank. [#521](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/521).
- Sleep Mode feature is supported. Currently it's only work on V0 engine. V1 engine support will come soon. [#513](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/513)
### Core
- The Ascend scheduler is added for V1 engine. This scheduler is more affinity with Ascend hardware. More scheduler policy will be added in the future. [#543](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/543)
- Disaggregated Prefill feature is supported. Currently only 1P1D works. NPND is under design by vllm team. vllm-ascend will support it once it's ready from vLLM. Follow the [official guide](https://docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/features/disagg_prefill.html) to use. [#432](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/432)
- Spec decode feature works now. Currently it's only work on V0 engine. V1 engine support will come soon. [#500]((https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/500)
### Other
- A new communicator `pyhccl` is added. It's used for call CANN HCCL library directly instead of using `torch.distribute`. More usage of it will be added in the next release [#503](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/503)
- The custom ops build is enabled by default. You should install the packages like `gcc`, `cmake` first to build `vllm-ascend` from source. Set `COMPILE_CUSTOM_KERNELS=0` environment to disable the compilation if you don't need it. [#466](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/466)
- The custom op `rotay embedding` is enabled by default now to improve the performance. [#555](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/555)
## v0.7.3rc2
This is 2nd release candidate of v0.7.3 for vllm-ascend. Please follow the [official doc](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.7.3-dev) to start the journey.