For finding the best matching CPU model for a given set of features
while we don't know the CPU signature (i.e., when computing a baseline
CPU model) we've been using a "shortest list of features" heuristics.
This works well if new CPU models are supersets of older models, but
that's not always the case. As a result it may actually select a new CPU
model as a baseline while removing some features from it to make it
compatible with older models. This is in general worse than using an old
CPU model with a bunch of added features as a guest OS or apps may crash
when using features that were disabled.
On the other hand we don't want to end up with a very old model which
would guarantee no disabled features as it could stop a guest OS or apps
from using some features provided by the CPU because they would not
expect them on such an old CPU.
This patch changes the heuristics to something in between. Enabled and
disabled features are counted separately so that a CPU model requiring
some features to be disabled looks worse than a model with fewer
disabled features even if its complete list of features is longer. The
penalty given for each additional disabled feature gets bigger to make
longer list of disabled features look even worse.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1851227
Signed-off-by: Jiri Denemark <jdenemar@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>
Update to commit v6.2.0-2296-g9f0369efb0
Notable changes:
- 'tls-hostname' field for NBD client to override local hostname
- machine types 'pc-i440fx-1.7' and older are now deprecated
- 'snapshot-access' block driver added
- The 'protocol' field of 'set_password' and 'expire_password'
parameter is now an enum instead of a pure string allowing 'vnc' and
'spice' as value and the arguments are also covered by the schema.
- 'copy-before-write' block driver now has a 'bitmap' property
- 'query-migrate' now reports 'precopy-bytes', 'downtime-bytes',
'postcopy-bytes' for 'ram' and 'disk' statistics
- RTC_CHANGE event now has a 'qom-path' property to identify the RTC
- 'umip' cpu feature is now migratable
- SGX property 'section-size' reinstated after regression
Changes in build setting:
- fuse block export support now enabled
Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Ján Tomko <jtomko@redhat.com>
Update to commit v6.2.0-874-g1cd2ad11d3
Notable changes are:
- added flag noting that use of JSON syntax for -device was fixed
- 'dbus' backend for graphics and character devices added
- virtio-mem added 'node' property
- 'clusters' added to CPU topology
- 'open-timeout' property for NBD protocol backend
- 'wheel-left' and 'wheel-right' event types for 'input-send-event'
- increased default resolution to '1280x800' on 'virtio-gpu'
- SGX property 'section-size' changed to 'sections' incompatibly
(unused luckily)
Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Ján Tomko <jtomko@redhat.com>
