Re: [ANNOUNCE] qemu-kvm-1.2.0

[Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>]

On 2012-09-10 11:53, Avi Kivity wrote:
> qemu-kvm-1.2.0 is now available. This release is based on the upstream
> qemu 1.2.0, plus kvm-specific enhancements. Please see the
> original QEMU 1.2.0 release announcement [1] for details.

To be more precise about the kvm-specific enhancements: The only major
difference is now PCI passthrough. Beyond that, there are smaller
differences like old special command-line switches (for which upstream
equivalents exist), some adjustments that allow migration from older
qemu-kvm versions (cannot be merged upstream), and the test device for
kvm unit tests. That's it.

IOW: Anyone who can reboot his/her guests for an upgrade and doesn't
depend on PCI passthrough can safely use upstream QEMU 1.2.

Jan

> 
> This release can be used with the kvm kernel modules provided by your
> distribution kernel, or by the modules in the kvm-kmod package, such
> as kvm-kmod-3.5.
> 
> http://www.linux-kvm.org
> 
> [1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2012-09/msg00506.html

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