diff --git a/doc/release_notes/release_notes_2.7.rst b/doc/release_notes/release_notes_2.7.rst index 433bb586e..8cdcb2fc2 100644 --- a/doc/release_notes/release_notes_2.7.rst +++ b/doc/release_notes/release_notes_2.7.rst @@ -85,6 +85,24 @@ Update Scenario Names VMs and the Service VM provides resource emulation and sharing for post-launched User VMs, all in the same system configuration. +User-Friendly VM names + Instead of using a UUID as the User VM identifier, we're now using a + user-friendly VM name. + +Extend Use of CAT Cache Tuning to VMs + In previous releases, Cache Allocation Technology (vCAT) was available only + at the hypervisor level and with per-VM granularity. In this v2.7 release, + each VM with exclusive cache resources can partition its cache resources with + per-thread granularity and allocate cache resources to prioritized tasks. + +Expand Passthrough Device Use Cases to Pre-Launched VMs + We now allow pre-launched VMs (in partitioned or hybrid scenarios) to use + graphics device passthrough for improved performance, a feature previously + available to only post-launched VMs. + + We've extended Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and its associated resource + passthrough to post-launched VMs. + Upgrading to v2.7 From Previous Releases **************************************** @@ -99,18 +117,26 @@ that is essential to build ACRN. Compared to previous versions, ACRN v2.7 adds the following hardware information to board XMLs to support new features and fixes. - - list features here + - Always initialize ``hw_ignore`` when parsing ``DMAR``. The new board XML can be generated using the ACRN board inspector in the same way as ACRN v2.6. Refer to :ref:`acrn_config_workflow` for a complete list of steps to deploy and run the tool. -Add New Configuration Options -============================= +Update Configuration Options +============================ In v2.7, the following elements are added to scenario XML files. -- list elements here +- :option:`vm.name` (This is a required element. Names must be unique, up to 15 + characters long, and contain no space characters.) +- :option:`hv.CAPACITIES.MAX_VM_NUM` (Default value is ``8``) +- :option:`hv.FEATURES.RDT.VCAT_ENABLED` (Default value is ``n``) + +The following elements were removed. + +- ``KATA_VM`` VM type. +- ``hv.CAPACITIES.MAX_EFI_MMAP_ENTRIES`` Document Updates **************** @@ -144,6 +170,9 @@ Fixed Issues Details .. comment example item - :acrn-issue:`5626` - [CFL][industry] Host Call Trace once detected +- :acrn-issue:`6610` - [ConfigTool]Remove the restriction that SERIAL_CONSOLE needs to be ttys0, ttys1, ttys2 or ttys3 +- :acrn-issue:`6620` - [ConfigTool]pci devices' io-ports passthrough + Known Issues ************