[PATCH] NEWS: Document features/improvements/bug fixes I've participated in
There are some features/improvements/bug fixes I've either contributed or reviewed/merged. Document them for upcoming release. Signed-off-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com> --- NEWS.rst | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index 17335b3f6e..1a320c5442 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -28,8 +28,42 @@ v10.6.0 (unreleased) * **Improvements** + * qemu: Set 'passt' net backend if 'default' is unsupported + + If QEMU is compiled without SLIRP support, and if domain XML allows it, + starting from this release libvirt will use passt as the default backend + instead. Also, supported backends are now reported in the domain + capabilities XML. + + * qemu: Require QEMU-5.2.0 or newer + + The minimal required version of QEMU was bumped to 5.2.0. + + * qemu: add a monitor to /proc/$pid when killing times out + + In cases when a QEMU process takes longer to be killed, libvirt might have + skipped cleaning up after it. But now a /proc/$pid watch is installed so + this does not happen ever again. + * **Bug fixes** + * virt-aa-helper: Allow RO access to /usr/share/edk2-ovmf + + When binary version of edk2 is distributed, the files reside under + /usr/share/edk2-ovmf. Allow virt-aa-helper to generate paths under that + directory. + + * virt-host-validate: Allow longer list of CPU flags + + During its run, virt-host-validate parses /proc/cpuinfo to learn about CPU + flags. But due to a bug it parsed only the first 1024 bytes worth of CPU + flags leading to unexpected results. The file is now parsed properly. + + * capabilities: Be more forgiving when decoding OEM strings + + On some systems, OEM strings are scattered in multiple sections. This + confused libvirt when generating capabilities XML. Not anymore. + v10.5.0 (2024-07-01) ==================== -- 2.44.2
On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 06:46:14 +0200, Michal Privoznik wrote:
There are some features/improvements/bug fixes I've either contributed or reviewed/merged. Document them for upcoming release.
Signed-off-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com> --- NEWS.rst | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index 17335b3f6e..1a320c5442 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -28,8 +28,42 @@ v10.6.0 (unreleased)
* **Improvements**
+ * qemu: Set 'passt' net backend if 'default' is unsupported + + If QEMU is compiled without SLIRP support, and if domain XML allows it, + starting from this release libvirt will use passt as the default backend + instead. Also, supported backends are now reported in the domain + capabilities XML. + + * qemu: Require QEMU-5.2.0 or newer + + The minimal required version of QEMU was bumped to 5.2.0.
I'd argue that this entry belongs under "Removed features"
+ + * qemu: add a monitor to /proc/$pid when killing times out + + In cases when a QEMU process takes longer to be killed, libvirt might have + skipped cleaning up after it. But now a /proc/$pid watch is installed so + this does not happen ever again. + * **Bug fixes**
+ * virt-aa-helper: Allow RO access to /usr/share/edk2-ovmf + + When binary version of edk2 is distributed, the files reside under + /usr/share/edk2-ovmf. Allow virt-aa-helper to generate paths under that + directory. + + * virt-host-validate: Allow longer list of CPU flags + + During its run, virt-host-validate parses /proc/cpuinfo to learn about CPU + flags. But due to a bug it parsed only the first 1024 bytes worth of CPU + flags leading to unexpected results. The file is now parsed properly. + + * capabilities: Be more forgiving when decoding OEM strings + + On some systems, OEM strings are scattered in multiple sections. This + confused libvirt when generating capabilities XML. Not anymore. +
Reviewed-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com>
On 7/30/24 6:46 AM, Michal Privoznik wrote:
There are some features/improvements/bug fixes I've either contributed or reviewed/merged. Document them for upcoming release.
Signed-off-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com> --- NEWS.rst | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index 17335b3f6e..1a320c5442 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -28,8 +28,42 @@ v10.6.0 (unreleased)
* **Improvements**
+ * qemu: Set 'passt' net backend if 'default' is unsupported + + If QEMU is compiled without SLIRP support, and if domain XML allows it, + starting from this release libvirt will use passt as the default backend + instead. Also, supported backends are now reported in the domain + capabilities XML. + + * qemu: Require QEMU-5.2.0 or newer + + The minimal required version of QEMU was bumped to 5.2.0. + + * qemu: add a monitor to /proc/$pid when killing times out + + In cases when a QEMU process takes longer to be killed, libvirt might have + skipped cleaning up after it. But now a /proc/$pid watch is installed so + this does not happen ever again. ...ever ever?... :D
Thanks. Reviewed-by: Boris Fiuczynski <fiuczy@linux.ibm.com>
+ * **Bug fixes**
+ * virt-aa-helper: Allow RO access to /usr/share/edk2-ovmf + + When binary version of edk2 is distributed, the files reside under + /usr/share/edk2-ovmf. Allow virt-aa-helper to generate paths under that + directory. + + * virt-host-validate: Allow longer list of CPU flags + + During its run, virt-host-validate parses /proc/cpuinfo to learn about CPU + flags. But due to a bug it parsed only the first 1024 bytes worth of CPU + flags leading to unexpected results. The file is now parsed properly. + + * capabilities: Be more forgiving when decoding OEM strings + + On some systems, OEM strings are scattered in multiple sections. This + confused libvirt when generating capabilities XML. Not anymore. +
v10.5.0 (2024-07-01) ====================
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Peter Krempa