10:47 p.m.
Diff from v1:
- Drop the news "Introduce VIR_DOMAIN_CHECKPOINT_REDEFINE_VALIDATE flag"
- Move the news of virt-aa-helper to bug fix part
- Update some descriptions of news
v1: https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2021-April/msg00456.html
Thanks for the advice from Peter Krempa and Erik Skultety.
Han Han (14):
news: make SEV attrs 'cbitpos' & 'reducedPhysBits' optional
news: support device stats collection for SR-IOV VF hostdev
news: virt-aa-helper: allow guest to create hard links for mounted
9pfs paths
news: cpu_map: Add EPYC-Rome cpu model
news: cpu: Support for XML validation in cpu comparison
logging: allow max_len=0 to disable log rollover
news: qemu: Set noqueue qdisc for TAP devices
news: qemu: Introduce virtio free page reporting feature
news: qemu: virtiofs can be used without NUMA nodes
news: qemu: Add 'fmode' and 'dmode' options for 9pfs
news: Introduce "migrate_tls_force" to qemu.conf
qemu: support kvm-poll-control performance hint
news: cpu_map: Add Snowridge cpu model
news: qemu: Add support for NFS disk protocol
NEWS.rst | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 74 insertions(+)
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 01/14] news: make SEV attrs 'cbitpos' & 'reducedPhysBits' optional
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 5f8b0ae02d..e4a98fbd75 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -421,6 +421,13 @@ v6.9.0 (2020-11-02)
using ``<interface type='vdpa'>``. The node device APIs also now
list and provide XML descriptions for vDPA devices.
+* **Improvements**
+
+ * qemu: Make 'cbitpos' & 'reducedPhysBits' attrs optional
+
+ Libvirt probes the underlying platform in order to fill in these SEV
+ attributes automatically before launching a guest.
+
* **Bug fixes**
* hyperv: ensure WQL queries work in all locales
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 02/14] news: support device stats collection for SR-IOV VF hostdev
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index e4a98fbd75..2db7e8c27c 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -428,6 +428,11 @@ v6.9.0 (2020-11-02)
Libvirt probes the underlying platform in order to fill in these SEV
attributes automatically before launching a guest.
+ * util: support device stats collection for SR-IOV VF hostdev
+
+ For SR-IOV VF hostdev, now libvirt supports to retrieve device traffic
+ stats via the API ``virDomainInterfaceStats`` or ``virsh domifstat``.
+
* **Bug fixes**
* hyperv: ensure WQL queries work in all locales
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 03/14] news: virt-aa-helper: allow guest to create hard links for mounted 9pfs paths
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 2db7e8c27c..0ce67a9a50 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ v6.9.0 (2020-11-02)
``virt-ssh-helper`` command on the remote host, and thus always used the
fallback instead; this has now been fixed.
+ * virt-aa-helper: allow guest to create hard links for mounted 9pfs paths
+
v6.8.0 (2020-10-01)
===================
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 04/14] news: cpu_map: Add EPYC-Rome cpu model
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 0ce67a9a50..31ca073e75 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -421,6 +421,10 @@ v6.9.0 (2020-11-02)
using ``<interface type='vdpa'>``. The node device APIs also now
list and provide XML descriptions for vDPA devices.
+ * cpu_map: Add EPYC-Rome cpu model
+
+ The EPYC-Rome is supported in QEMU since ``v5.0.0``.
+
* **Improvements**
* qemu: Make 'cbitpos' & 'reducedPhysBits' attrs optional
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 05/14] news: cpu: Support for XML validation in cpu comparison
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 31ca073e75..7a85fa29f3 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -425,6 +425,14 @@ v6.9.0 (2020-11-02)
The EPYC-Rome is supported in QEMU since ``v5.0.0``.
+ * cpu: Add a flag for XML validation in cpu comparison
+
+ For the APIs ``virConnectCompareCPU`` and
+ ``virConnectCompareHypervisorCPU``, the flag
+ ``VIR_CONNECT_COMPARE_CPU_VALIDATE_XML`` is added for XML validation. As for
+ virsh, use the option ``--validate`` for sub-commmand ``cpu-compare`` or
+ ``hypervisor-cpu-compare``.
+
* **Improvements**
* qemu: Make 'cbitpos' & 'reducedPhysBits' attrs optional
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 06/14] logging: allow max_len=0 to disable log rollover
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 7a85fa29f3..884b541f7a 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -445,6 +445,10 @@ v6.9.0 (2020-11-02)
For SR-IOV VF hostdev, now libvirt supports to retrieve device traffic
stats via the API ``virDomainInterfaceStats`` or ``virsh domifstat``.
+ * logging: allow max_len=0 to disable log rollover
+
+ Set ``max_len=0`` in ``virtlogd.conf`` to disable log rollover.
+
* **Bug fixes**
* hyperv: ensure WQL queries work in all locales
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 07/14] news: qemu: Set noqueue qdisc for TAP devices
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 884b541f7a..4026b92b0c 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -449,6 +449,12 @@ v6.9.0 (2020-11-02)
Set ``max_len=0`` in ``virtlogd.conf`` to disable log rollover.
+ * qemu: Set noqueue qdisc for TAP devices
+
+ Set noqueue instead of the former pfifo_fast queue to TAP devices. It will
+ avoid needless cost of host CPU cycles and improve the performance of the
+ TAP devices.
+
* **Bug fixes**
* hyperv: ensure WQL queries work in all locales
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 08/14] news: qemu: Introduce virtio free page reporting feature
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 4026b92b0c..c0ecc5664e 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -433,6 +433,13 @@ v6.9.0 (2020-11-02)
virsh, use the option ``--validate`` for sub-commmand ``cpu-compare`` or
``hypervisor-cpu-compare``.
+ * qemu: Introduce virtio free page reporting feature
+
+ Introduce the optional attribute ``free-page-reporting`` for virtio
+ memballoon device. It enables/disables the ability of the QEMU virtio
+ memory balloon to return unused pages back to the hypervisor. It is
+ supported since ``QEMU 5.1``.
+
* **Improvements**
* qemu: Make 'cbitpos' & 'reducedPhysBits' attrs optional
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 09/14] news: qemu: virtiofs can be used without NUMA nodes
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index c0ecc5664e..bc863eceb2 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -462,6 +462,11 @@ v6.9.0 (2020-11-02)
avoid needless cost of host CPU cycles and improve the performance of the
TAP devices.
+ * qemu: virtiofs can be used without NUMA nodes
+
+ Virtiofs is supported for the VM without NUMA nodes but configured with
+ shared memory.
+
* **Bug fixes**
* hyperv: ensure WQL queries work in all locales
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 10/14] news: qemu: Add 'fmode' and 'dmode' options for 9pfs
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index bc863eceb2..5b806f86d1 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -353,6 +353,13 @@ v6.10.0 (2020-12-01)
``virDomainSetVcpus()``, and ``virDomainSetVcpusFlags()`` APIs have been
implemented in the Hyper-V driver.
+ * qemu: Add 'fmode' and 'dmode' options for 9pfs
+
+ Expose QEMU's 9pfs 'fmode' and 'dmode' options via attributes on
the
+ 'filesystem' node in the domain XML. These options control the creation
+ mode of files and directories, respectively, when using accessmode=mapped.
+ It requires QEMU 2.10 or above.
+
* **Improvements**
* virsh: Support network disks in ``virsh attach-disk``
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 11/14] news: Introduce "migrate_tls_force" to qemu.conf
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 5b806f86d1..55d57aa53b 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -335,6 +335,12 @@ v6.10.0 (2020-12-01)
option is missing are now '1'. This ensures that only legitimate clients
access servers, which don't have any additional form of authentication.
+ * qemu: Introduce "migrate_tls_force" to qemu.conf
+
+ The ``migrate_tls_force`` configuration option allows administrators to
+ always force migration connections to be TLS secured as if
+ ``VIR_MIGRATE_TLS`` flag was used.
+
* **New features**
* qemu: Implement OpenSSH authorized key file management APIs
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 12/14] qemu: support kvm-poll-control performance hint
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 55d57aa53b..106b6ed3c6 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ v6.10.0 (2020-12-01)
mode of files and directories, respectively, when using accessmode=mapped.
It requires QEMU 2.10 or above.
+ * qemu: support kvm-poll-control performance hint
+
+ Implement the new KVM feature 'poll-control' to set this performance hint
+ for KVM guests. It requires QEMU 4.2 or above.
+
* **Improvements**
* virsh: Support network disks in ``virsh attach-disk``
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 13/14] news: cpu_map: Add Snowridge cpu model
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 106b6ed3c6..b63d2baba2 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ v7.0.0 (2021-01-15)
powered off or undefined. Add per-TPM emulator option ``persistent_state``
for keeping TPM state.
+ * cpu_map: Add Snowridge cpu model
+
+ The cpu model Snowridge is supported since QEMU 4.1.
+
* **Improvements**
* qemu: Discourage users from polling ``virDomainGetBlockJobInfo`` for block
--
2.31.1
10:47 p.m.
New subject: [PATCH v2 14/14] news: qemu: Add support for NFS disk protocol
Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com>
---
NEWS.rst | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index b63d2baba2..937a03a37a 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ v7.0.0 (2021-01-15)
The cpu model Snowridge is supported since QEMU 4.1.
+ * qemu: Add support for NFS disk protocol
+
+ Implement support for the 'nfs' native protocol driver in the qemu driver.
+
* **Improvements**
* qemu: Discourage users from polling ``virDomainGetBlockJobInfo`` for block
--
2.31.1
10:09 p.m.
ping
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 11:48 AM Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
Diff from v1:
- Drop the news "Introduce VIR_DOMAIN_CHECKPOINT_REDEFINE_VALIDATE flag"
- Move the news of virt-aa-helper to bug fix part
- Update some descriptions of news
v1:
https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2021-April/msg00456.html
Thanks for the advice from Peter Krempa and Erik Skultety.
Han Han (14):
news: make SEV attrs 'cbitpos' & 'reducedPhysBits' optional
news: support device stats collection for SR-IOV VF hostdev
news: virt-aa-helper: allow guest to create hard links for mounted
9pfs paths
news: cpu_map: Add EPYC-Rome cpu model
news: cpu: Support for XML validation in cpu comparison
logging: allow max_len=0 to disable log rollover
news: qemu: Set noqueue qdisc for TAP devices
news: qemu: Introduce virtio free page reporting feature
news: qemu: virtiofs can be used without NUMA nodes
news: qemu: Add 'fmode' and 'dmode' options for 9pfs
news: Introduce "migrate_tls_force" to qemu.conf
qemu: support kvm-poll-control performance hint
news: cpu_map: Add Snowridge cpu model
news: qemu: Add support for NFS disk protocol
NEWS.rst | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 74 insertions(+)
--
2.31.1
3:34 a.m.
ping again :))
On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 11:09 AM Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
ping
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 11:48 AM Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> Diff from v1:
> - Drop the news "Introduce VIR_DOMAIN_CHECKPOINT_REDEFINE_VALIDATE flag"
> - Move the news of virt-aa-helper to bug fix part
> - Update some descriptions of news
>
> v1:
> https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2021-April/msg00456.html
>
> Thanks for the advice from Peter Krempa and Erik Skultety.
>
> Han Han (14):
> news: make SEV attrs 'cbitpos' & 'reducedPhysBits' optional
> news: support device stats collection for SR-IOV VF hostdev
> news: virt-aa-helper: allow guest to create hard links for mounted
> 9pfs paths
> news: cpu_map: Add EPYC-Rome cpu model
> news: cpu: Support for XML validation in cpu comparison
> logging: allow max_len=0 to disable log rollover
> news: qemu: Set noqueue qdisc for TAP devices
> news: qemu: Introduce virtio free page reporting feature
> news: qemu: virtiofs can be used without NUMA nodes
> news: qemu: Add 'fmode' and 'dmode' options for 9pfs
> news: Introduce "migrate_tls_force" to qemu.conf
> qemu: support kvm-poll-control performance hint
> news: cpu_map: Add Snowridge cpu model
> news: qemu: Add support for NFS disk protocol
>
> NEWS.rst | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 74 insertions(+)
>
> --
> 2.31.1
>
>
9:24 p.m.
PING+1
On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:34 PM Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
ping again :))
On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 11:09 AM Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> ping
>
> On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 11:48 AM Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> Diff from v1:
>> - Drop the news "Introduce VIR_DOMAIN_CHECKPOINT_REDEFINE_VALIDATE
flag"
>> - Move the news of virt-aa-helper to bug fix part
>> - Update some descriptions of news
>>
>> v1:
>> https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2021-April/msg00456.html
>>
>> Thanks for the advice from Peter Krempa and Erik Skultety.
>>
>> Han Han (14):
>> news: make SEV attrs 'cbitpos' & 'reducedPhysBits'
optional
>> news: support device stats collection for SR-IOV VF hostdev
>> news: virt-aa-helper: allow guest to create hard links for mounted
>> 9pfs paths
>> news: cpu_map: Add EPYC-Rome cpu model
>> news: cpu: Support for XML validation in cpu comparison
>> logging: allow max_len=0 to disable log rollover
>> news: qemu: Set noqueue qdisc for TAP devices
>> news: qemu: Introduce virtio free page reporting feature
>> news: qemu: virtiofs can be used without NUMA nodes
>> news: qemu: Add 'fmode' and 'dmode' options for 9pfs
>> news: Introduce "migrate_tls_force" to qemu.conf
>> qemu: support kvm-poll-control performance hint
>> news: cpu_map: Add Snowridge cpu model
>> news: qemu: Add support for NFS disk protocol
>>
>> NEWS.rst | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 74 insertions(+)
>>
>> --
>> 2.31.1
>>
>>
9:11 p.m.
ping
On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 10:24 AM Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
PING+1
On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:34 PM Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> ping again :))
>
> On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 11:09 AM Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> ping
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 11:48 AM Han Han <hhan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Diff from v1:
>>> - Drop the news "Introduce VIR_DOMAIN_CHECKPOINT_REDEFINE_VALIDATE
flag"
>>> - Move the news of virt-aa-helper to bug fix part
>>> - Update some descriptions of news
>>>
>>> v1:
>>> https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2021-April/msg00456.html
>>>
>>> Thanks for the advice from Peter Krempa and Erik Skultety.
>>>
>>> Han Han (14):
>>> news: make SEV attrs 'cbitpos' & 'reducedPhysBits'
optional
>>> news: support device stats collection for SR-IOV VF hostdev
>>> news: virt-aa-helper: allow guest to create hard links for mounted
>>> 9pfs paths
>>> news: cpu_map: Add EPYC-Rome cpu model
>>> news: cpu: Support for XML validation in cpu comparison
>>> logging: allow max_len=0 to disable log rollover
>>> news: qemu: Set noqueue qdisc for TAP devices
>>> news: qemu: Introduce virtio free page reporting feature
>>> news: qemu: virtiofs can be used without NUMA nodes
>>> news: qemu: Add 'fmode' and 'dmode' options for 9pfs
>>> news: Introduce "migrate_tls_force" to qemu.conf
>>> qemu: support kvm-poll-control performance hint
>>> news: cpu_map: Add Snowridge cpu model
>>> news: qemu: Add support for NFS disk protocol
>>>
>>> NEWS.rst | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>> 1 file changed, 74 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> --
>>> 2.31.1
>>>
>>>
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