Re: [Qemu-devel] [SeaBIOS] seabios stable release

[Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>]

On Mi, 2015-03-11 at 14:31 -0400, Kevin O'Connor wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 02:48:18PM +0100, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> >   Hi,
> > 
> > Looks like we need a stable release branch for 1.8 and roll out a 1.8.1
> > release with some fixes for qemu.
> > 
> > Issue #1: support for multiple pci roots.
> > 
> > Issue #2: There is a (not-yet fixed) emulation failure with newer intel
> > processors, apparently triggered by seabios commit
> > 0673b7870063a3affbad9046fb6d385a4e734c19
> > 
> > Thread starts here:
> >   https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-03/msg01140.html
> > 
> > Other known issues in 1.8 which should be addressed in 1.8.1?
> 
> I think the PVSCSI fix (bc82fa43) should go in.

Branch created, three patches (2x pvscsi + 1x multiple pci root)
cherry-picked from master, pushed.

The smp race fix will follow as soon as it hits master.

More candidates?

I plan to tag 1.8.1 tomorrow or next monday, so the release will be
ready in time for qemu 2.3-rc0 which is planned for next tuesday.

cheers,
  Gerd