Hi Henry, On 23/11/2022 05:03, Henry Wang wrote: > > > Signed-off-by: Henry Wang <henry.w...@arm.com> > --- > v3 -> v4: > - Use the corrected sentence for VIRT_SSBD and MSR_SPEC_CTRL > - Clarify that the virtio-mmio toolstack for ARM is only creating the > device-tree binding. > - Remove the "initial" in i.MX entry. > v2 -> v3: > - Move the uncertain release date to patch #3. > v1 -> v2: > - Correct wording for two x86 entries (clock frequency calibration > and SPR & ADL support) following Jan's suggestion. > - Add missing Arm entries from Oleksandr. > - Add missing i.MX entry following Stefano's suggestion. > --- > CHANGELOG.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- > 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md > index adbbb216fa..8fa8b198b3 100644 > --- a/CHANGELOG.md > +++ b/CHANGELOG.md > @@ -4,16 +4,43 @@ Notable changes to Xen will be documented in this file. > > The format is based on [Keep a > Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) > > -## [unstable > UNRELEASED](https://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git;a=shortlog;h=staging) - > TBD > +## [4.17.0](https://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git;a=shortlog;h=staging) > > ### Changed > - On x86 "vga=current" can now be used together with GrUB2's gfxpayload > setting. Note that > this requires use of "multiboot2" (and "module2") as the GrUB commands > loading Xen. > + - The "gnttab" option now has a new command line sub-option for disabling > the > + GNTTABOP_transfer functionality. > + - The x86 MCE command line option info is now updated. > > ### Added / support upgraded > + - Out-of-tree builds for the hypervisor now supported. > + - The project has officially adopted 4 directives and 24 rules of MISRA-C, > + added MISRA-C checker build integration, and defined how to document > + deviations. > - IOMMU superpage support on x86, affecting PV guests as well as HVM/PVH > ones > when they don't share page tables with the CPU (HAP / EPT / NPT). > - - Support VIRT_SSBD feature for HVM guests on AMD. > + - Support for VIRT_SSBD and MSR_SPEC_CTRL for HVM guests on AMD. > + - Improved TSC, CPU, and APIC clock frequency calibration on x86. > + - Add mwait-idle support for SPR and ADL on x86. > + - Extend security support for hosts to 12 TiB of memory on x86. > + - Add command line option to set cpuid parameters for dom0 at boot time on > x86. > + - Improved static configuration options on Arm. > + - cpupools can be specified at boot using device tree on Arm. > + - It is possible to use PV drivers with dom0less guests, allowing statically > + booted dom0less guests with PV devices. > + - On Arm, p2m structures are now allocated out of a pool of memory set > aside at > + domain creation. > + - Improved mitigations against Spectre-BHB on Arm. > + - Support VirtIO-MMIO devices device-tree binding creation in toolstack on > Arm. > + - Allow setting the number of CPUs to activate at runtime from command line > + option on Arm. > + - Grant-table support on Arm was improved and hardened by implementing > + "simplified M2P-like approach for the xenheap pages" > + - Add Renesas R-Car Gen4 IPMMU-VMSA support on Arm. > + - Add i.MX lpuart and i.MX8QM support on Arm. > + - Improved toolstack build system. > + - Add Xue - console over USB 3 Debug Capability. Looking at the "Added" section for the previous releases, we seem to mention the changes to CI (automation/) as well. Because there were quite a few changes done in this release, adding at least the following, can be beneficial (something to consider): - gitlab-ci automation: Fixes and improvements together with new tests
> > ### Removed / support downgraded > - dropped support for the (x86-only) "vesa-mtrr" and "vesa-remap" command > line options > -- > 2.25.1 > > ~Michal
