[Qemu-devel] Fedora virt status

[Justin M. Forbes]

Fedora 14
- We have 103 open bugs, 16 of which have fixes in awaiting updates.
- 1 bugs have been closed in the last week

Fedora 15
- Upcoming Deadlines:
  2011-04-05  Beta Change Deadline Features 100% Complete *today*
  2011-04-19  Beta Release
  2011-05-09  Final Change Deadline
  2011-05-10  Compose 'Final' RC
  2011-05-24  Fedora 15 Final Release

- Virtualization Test Day is coming up on Thursday, April 14th.  That is
  just 1 week away. Please mark your calendars, and join us for testing
  and bug hunting.  The more we can uncover before release, the better
  off we are.

- There are currently 60 bugs open against rawhide/F15.

 == Updates Needing review ==
  The following packages are in updates-testing and need review and karma as
  appropriate:

  F13:
  - libvirt-0.8.2-3.fc13
    fix a lack of API check on read-only connections this build fix one crash
    in the the error handling fix a lack of API check on read-only connections

  - python-virtinst-0.500.4-2
    virt-install: Fix post install check from erroring (bz 628721)
    virt-install: Don't lowercase kernel args (bz 646029)
    virt-install: Fix installing to iscsi volume (bz 647241)
    virt-install: Fix setting default keymap (bz 636907)
    virt-install: Add ubuntu 10.10 os option (bz 642441)
    virt-install: Fix locale error if paging --help (bz 655328)

  F14:
  - libvirt-0.8.3-6.fc14
    fix a lack of API check on read-only connections this build fix one crash
    in the the error handling fix a lack of API check on read-only connections

  - python-virtinst-0.500.6-1
    Rebased to version 0.500.6
    virt-install: --graphics spice now enables spicevmc and qxl
    virt-install: New --disk parameter io=native|threads

  - virt-manager-0.8.7-1
    Rebased to version 0.8.7
    Allow renaming an offline VM Spice password support (Marc-André Lureau)
    Allow editting NIC <virtualport> settings (Gerhard Stenzel)
    Allow enabling/disabling individual CPU features
    Allow easily changing graphics type between VNC/SPICE for existing VM
    Allow easily changing network source device for existing VM Fix a couple
    configure options

  == Virt Preview Repository ==
  The virt-preview repository is now active for F14 users wishing to run the
  latest F15 virt packages on their stable F14 systems.  F13 virt-preview users
  will still get the latest F14 packages.  For details on how to run enable 
  virt-preview, please see:
  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_Preview_Repository

  == Bugs of importance: ==
  - 679179 Openbios-ppc subpackage disappeared
    This blocker bug has been closed, updates are available in F15 and F14
    virt-preview

  - 693530 Qemu does the wrong thing with Cache=None and looks like corruption
    btrfs complains about corruption when Windows guests do certain types of
    writes with cache=none.