Fedora 13 =========
Feature Freeze deadline for F-13 was earlier this week, and all packages should be feature complete. Now it is time to widdle down the bug list and get F13 as clean as possible.
F-13 schedule:
2010-02-16 Alpha Freeze (4 days) 2010-03-23 Beta (Final Development) Freeze (39 days) 2010-04-29 Compose Release Candidate (76 days)
Fedora Cloud SIG ================
Progressis being made towards updated Fedora in the EC2 cloud, and There is some interest in supporting the IBM Cloud. More details can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Cloud_SIG
F12 Virt Preview ================
As was announced before, the virt-preview repository for F12 users wishing to test out the latest virtualization bits is available. Instructions for using this repository can be found at: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_Preview_Repository
Recent updates in this repository include:
python-virtinst-0.500.2-1: - Update to version 0.500.2 - virt-install --autostart option for setting domain autostart flag - virt-install --host-device now supports values via lsusb and lspci
qemu-0.12.2-6: - Add vhost net support
virt-manager-0.8.3-1: - Update to 0.8.3 release - Manage network interfaces: start, stop, view, provision bridges, bonds, etc. - Option to 'customize VM before install'.
Bugs ====
DOOM-O-METER: 238 bugs open 1 week ago, up to 244 now.
Feature Freeze has happened, so it is time to really start attacking this bug list! Anyone wishing to help can find more information at: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_bugs
= Important =
== kernel ==
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545851 KVM/networking-related crash
A patch has been submitted upstream, and this should be fixed with the next kernel update.
== kvm ==
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555788 SIGTRAP leakage between separate virtual machines
Patches have been posted for this, and a resolution is coming soon. This requires kernel patches, so timeframe coinsides with the 2.6.32 update for F12.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=478317 almost 9 thousand syscalls per second while idle
This is believed to be a result of the USB Tablet device, but several users have noticed high host CPU usage while guests were idle.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544339 Segfaults logged from kvm (qemu-kvm) resulting in guest sudden crash and data loss
A number of users complaining of guests crashing and sometimes taking the host with them. This appears to be related to sound emulation. We are waiting for feedback from virt-preview users.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544940 reattach virtio to rhel{5,6} guests will cause qemu-kvm crash