Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan@redhat.com>
---
 NEWS.rst | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 91ed53ba7e..1b2b8778b1 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ v11.8.0 (2025-10-01)
     On the XML side, the existing ``<acpi>`` element has been extended with a
     ``nodeset`` attribute to specify the NUMA node affinity of a PCI device.
 
+  * qemu: Add support for hostname and FQDN configration of passt backend
+
+    Implement passt ``--hostname`` and ``--hostname`` options to libvirt via the
+    interface attributes ``hostname`` and ``fqdn`` of passt backend. They configure
+    the guest interface with hostname and FQDN.
+
 * **Improvements**
 
   * ch: Events emitting
-- 
2.52.0

On Mon, Dec 01, 2025 at 17:05:47 +0800, Han Han wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan@redhat.com>
> ---
>  NEWS.rst | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
> index 91ed53ba7e..1b2b8778b1 100644
> --- a/NEWS.rst
> +++ b/NEWS.rst
> @@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ v11.8.0 (2025-10-01)
>      On the XML side, the existing ``<acpi>`` element has been extended with a
>      ``nodeset`` attribute to specify the NUMA node affinity of a PCI device.
>  
> +  * qemu: Add support for hostname and FQDN configration of passt backend
> +
> +    Implement passt ``--hostname`` and ``--hostname`` options to libvirt via the

One of the --hostname should have been --fqdn I guess. But I don't think
we need to mention these passt options at all. Just mentioning the new
XML attributes and what they do would be enough.

> +    interface attributes ``hostname`` and ``fqdn`` of passt backend. They configure
> +    the guest interface with hostname and FQDN.
> +
>  * **Improvements**
>  
>    * ch: Events emitting

Jirka

On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM Jiri Denemark <jdenemar@redhat.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 01, 2025 at 17:05:47 +0800, Han Han wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Han Han <hhan@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  NEWS.rst | 6 ++++++
> >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
> > index 91ed53ba7e..1b2b8778b1 100644
> > --- a/NEWS.rst
> > +++ b/NEWS.rst
> > @@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ v11.8.0 (2025-10-01)
> >      On the XML side, the existing ``<acpi>`` element has been extended
> with a
> >      ``nodeset`` attribute to specify the NUMA node affinity of a PCI
> device.
> >
> > +  * qemu: Add support for hostname and FQDN configration of passt
> backend
> > +
> > +    Implement passt ``--hostname`` and ``--hostname`` options to
> libvirt via the
>
> One of the --hostname should have been --fqdn I guess. But I don't think
> we need to mention these passt options at all. Just mentioning the new
> XML attributes and what they do would be enough.
>
> THX for your feedback. I will update it in v2

> > +    interface attributes ``hostname`` and ``fqdn`` of passt backend.
> They configure
> > +    the guest interface with hostname and FQDN.
> > +
> >  * **Improvements**
> >
> >    * ch: Events emitting
>
> Jirka
>
>