Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
---
 NEWS.rst | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 6bc5a59c0d..76a7e8de98 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ v9.3.0 (unreleased)
 
 * **Improvements**
 
+    * qemu: Change default machine type for aarch64 and riscv64
+
+    It is nearly impossible to create a working VM using the current default
+    machine types. Change the aarch64 default from ``integratorcp`` to ``virt``
+    and the riscv64 default from ``spike_v1.10`` to ``virt``.
+
 * **Bug fixes**
 
 
-- 
2.40.0

On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 03:14:49PM -0600, Jim Fehlig wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
> ---
>  NEWS.rst | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
> index 6bc5a59c0d..76a7e8de98 100644
> --- a/NEWS.rst
> +++ b/NEWS.rst
> @@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ v9.3.0 (unreleased)
>
>  * **Improvements**
>
> +    * qemu: Change default machine type for aarch64 and riscv64
> +
> +    It is nearly impossible to create a working VM using the current default
> +    machine types. Change the aarch64 default from ``integratorcp`` to ``virt``
> +    and the riscv64 default from ``spike_v1.10`` to ``virt``.

I would suggest rewording this along the lines of

  * qemu: Change default machine type for Arm and RISC-V

    Arm and RISC-V architectures now use the ``virt`` machine type by
    default. The previous defaults were nearly unusable and had to be
    overridden in most cases.

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Andrea Bolognani / Red Hat / Virtualization