The open-source virtualization software QEMU has recently released its major update, QEMU 10.0. This new version introduces several noteworthy features and improvements aimed at enhancing emulation for various setups.
Key highlights of QEMU 10.0 include accelerated emulation of string instructions for x86 architecture, support for advanced x86 CPU models like ClearwaterForest and SierraForest-v2, and true multiqueue support for virtio-scsi devices. It also introduces the handshake-max-seconds optional parameter for the nbd-server-start QMP command and new devices for providing accelerated graphics to macOS guests, namely apple-gfx-pci and apple-gfx-mmio.
For the RISC-V architecture, the update adds support for Tenstorrent’s Ascalon CPU, various irqchip_split functionalities, and enhancements to user-mode exceptions. It includes multiple features like the sriscv-iommu-sys device support and newly defined instruction set architecture (ISA) extensions which improve overall performance.
In the s390x category, QEMU 10.0 introduces feature definitions for the generation 17 mainframe CPU and support for virtio-memory alongside bypassing IOMMU for PCI devices to enhance performance. Other improvements can be found in its CPU emulation capabilities.
For a comprehensive view of all changes and to download QEMU 10.0, you can visit the official website. Here, you can also find the source tarball available for those who prefer to compile from source.
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