[PATCH] NEWS: Mention removal of compile time helper program lookup, virito-net ABI check and FDC capabilities
From: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com> --- NEWS.rst | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index fd577021b3..884fcad2d8 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -35,6 +35,24 @@ v11.4.0 (unreleased) <nvram/> </os> + * All helper programs are now detected from ``$PATH`` during runtime + + All of the code was now converted to dynamically look up helper programs + in ``$PATH`` rather than doing the lookup at build time and then compiling + in the result. + + Programs ``mount``, ``umount``, ``mkfs``, ``modprobe``, ``rmmod``, + ``numad``, ``dmidecode``, ``ip``, ``tc``, ``mdevctl``, ``mm-ctl``, + ``iscsiadm``, ``ovs-vsctl``, ``pkttyagent``, ``bhyveload``, ``bhyvectl``, + ``bhyve``, ``ifconfig``, ``vzlist``, ``vzctl``, ``vzmigrate``, and the + tools from the lvm suite (``vgchange``, ``lvcreate``, etc..) are now not + needed during build and will still work properly if placed in ``$PATH``. + + * qemu: Improve accuracy of FDC/floppy device support statement in capabilities XML + + The data is now based on the presence of the controller in qemu rather than + just a denylist of machine types where floppies not work. + * **Bug fixes** * qemu: Fix failure when reverting to internal snapshots @@ -52,6 +70,13 @@ v11.4.0 (unreleased) destination host to crash when trying to resume failed post-copy migration. + * qemu: Treat the ``queues`` configuration of ``virtio-net`` as guest ABI + + The queue count itself isn't a device frontend property but libvirt uses + it to calculate ``vectors`` option of the device which is a guest OS visible + property, thus ``queues`` must not change during migration. The ABI stability + check now handles this properly. + v11.3.0 (2025-05-02) ==================== -- 2.49.0
On a Thursday in 2025, Peter Krempa via Devel wrote:
From: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com> --- NEWS.rst | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index fd577021b3..884fcad2d8 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -35,6 +35,24 @@ v11.4.0 (unreleased) <nvram/> </os>
+ * All helper programs are now detected from ``$PATH`` during runtime + + All of the code was now converted to dynamically look up helper programs + in ``$PATH`` rather than doing the lookup at build time and then compiling + in the result. + + Programs ``mount``, ``umount``, ``mkfs``, ``modprobe``, ``rmmod``, + ``numad``, ``dmidecode``, ``ip``, ``tc``, ``mdevctl``, ``mm-ctl``, + ``iscsiadm``, ``ovs-vsctl``, ``pkttyagent``, ``bhyveload``, ``bhyvectl``, + ``bhyve``, ``ifconfig``, ``vzlist``, ``vzctl``, ``vzmigrate``, and the + tools from the lvm suite (``vgchange``, ``lvcreate``, etc..) are now not + needed during build and will still work properly if placed in ``$PATH``. +
Consider placing this into the **Packaging changes**, don't think this is tha much interesting to end users.
+ * qemu: Improve accuracy of FDC/floppy device support statement in capabilities XML + + The data is now based on the presence of the controller in qemu rather than + just a denylist of machine types where floppies not work. + * **Bug fixes**
* qemu: Fix failure when reverting to internal snapshots
Reviewed-by: Ján Tomko <jtomko@redhat.com> Jano
On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 14:58:17 +0200, Ján Tomko wrote:
On a Thursday in 2025, Peter Krempa via Devel wrote:
From: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com> --- NEWS.rst | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index fd577021b3..884fcad2d8 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -35,6 +35,24 @@ v11.4.0 (unreleased) <nvram/> </os>
+ * All helper programs are now detected from ``$PATH`` during runtime + + All of the code was now converted to dynamically look up helper programs + in ``$PATH`` rather than doing the lookup at build time and then compiling + in the result. + + Programs ``mount``, ``umount``, ``mkfs``, ``modprobe``, ``rmmod``, + ``numad``, ``dmidecode``, ``ip``, ``tc``, ``mdevctl``, ``mm-ctl``, + ``iscsiadm``, ``ovs-vsctl``, ``pkttyagent``, ``bhyveload``, ``bhyvectl``, + ``bhyve``, ``ifconfig``, ``vzlist``, ``vzctl``, ``vzmigrate``, and the + tools from the lvm suite (``vgchange``, ``lvcreate``, etc..) are now not + needed during build and will still work properly if placed in ``$PATH``. +
Consider placing this into the **Packaging changes**, don't think this is tha much interesting to end users.
Hmm, you're probably right. The thing is though that these changes were done because distros (fedora in this case) did some shenanigans with moving /sbin/ into /bin/ but differently based on if you upgraded or installed freshly, which actually broke some stuff for users as paths were compiled in. That fact isn't obvious from what I wrote if you don't know the backstory. Any suggestions?
+ * qemu: Improve accuracy of FDC/floppy device support statement in capabilities XML + + The data is now based on the presence of the controller in qemu rather than + just a denylist of machine types where floppies not work. + * **Bug fixes**
* qemu: Fix failure when reverting to internal snapshots
Reviewed-by: Ján Tomko <jtomko@redhat.com>
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