Re: [libvirt] [PATCH v2] news: Update for 4.8.0 release

Signed-off-by: Fabiano Fidêncio <fidencio(a)redhat.com&gt; --- I went through the commits since last release and added a few notes which seem to be relevant for the news. In case you notice there's something missing, please, either send me the text to add it (and I'll re-sping this patch) and add the text before merging this one. Changes since v1: - Actually run make-check in order to be sure the changes are fine. --- docs/news.xml | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml index 3ed6ff8aeb..62148d28af 100644 --- a/docs/news.xml +++ b/docs/news.xml @@ -44,6 +44,26 @@ and virDomainPMWakeup APIs. </description> </change> + <change> + <summary> + utils: Introduce monitor capability interface + </summary> + <description> + The resource monitor has been introduces and it creates the interface + for getting the host capability of the resource monitor from the system + resource control. + The resource monitor takes the role of RDT monitoring groups and could + be used to monitor the resource consumption information. + </description>

+ </change> + <change> + <summary> + conf: Introduce RDT monitor host capability + </summary> + <description> + Introduce cache monitor (CMT) and memory bandwidth monitor (MBM). + </description> + </change> </section> <section title="Removed features"> <change> @@ -55,6 +75,15 @@ Drop support for these older versions and require Xen >= 4.6. </description> </change> + <change> + <summary> + nwfilter: Disallow binding creation in session mode + </summary> + <description> + Ensure that a filter binding creation is not attempted in session + mode and generate the proper error message.

+ </description> + </change> </section> <section title="Improvements"> <change> @@ -68,8 +97,48 @@ Guest Agent. </description> </change> + <change> + <summary> + storage: Allow to use any format as input volume for encryption + </summary> + <description> + Since v4.5.0 libvirt has support to use a 'raw' input volume for + encryption. From now on, let's not limit this to 'raw' only.

+ </description> + </change> + <change> + <summary> + libxl: Add support to set shadow memory for any guest type + </summary> + <description> + PVH guests now can take advantage of using shadow memory. + </description> + </change> </section> <section title="Bug fixes"> + <change> + <summary> + virsh: Require explicit --domain for domxml-to-native + </summary> + <description> + The domxml-to-native virsh command accepts either --xml or --domain + option followed by a file or domain name respectively, The --domain + option is documented as required, which means an argument with no + option is treated as --xml. Commit v4.3.0-127-gd86531daf2 broke this + by making --domain optional and thus an argument with no option was + treated as --domain.

+ </description> + </change> + <change> + <summary> + lxc_monitor: Avoid AB / BA lock race + </summary> + <description> + A dealock situation could occur when autostarting a LXC domain 'guest' + due to two threads attempting to take opposing locks while holding + opposing locks (AB BA problem). + </description> + </change> </section> </release> <release version="v4.7.0" date="2018-09-03">