From: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>

Add NEWS entries for the new libvirtd build option and new sanlock
plugin setting.

Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
---
 NEWS.rst | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index d4c5cfd334..e986cf8c9a 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ v12.6.0 (unreleased)
 
 * **New features**
 
+  * build: Add option to control building libvirtd
+
+    Meson option ``libvirtd`` has been added to control building the monolithic
+    libvirtd, independent from the stateful, daemon-based drivers.
+
+  * sanlock: Add option to check ownership of disk leases
+
+    The sanlock lock driver plugin now supports the ``check_disk_lease_owner``
+    setting in sanlock.conf. When enabled, the sanlock plugin will check that
+    leases are owned by the domain attempting to acquire them.
+
 * **Improvements**
 
 * **Bug fixes**
-- 
2.51.0

Any comments on these NEWS entries for 12.6.0?

Cheers,
Jim

On 7/17/26 11:33 AM, Jim Fehlig wrote:
> From: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
> 
> Add NEWS entries for the new libvirtd build option and new sanlock
> plugin setting.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
> ---
>   NEWS.rst | 11 +++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
> index d4c5cfd334..e986cf8c9a 100644
> --- a/NEWS.rst
> +++ b/NEWS.rst
> @@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ v12.6.0 (unreleased)
>   
>   * **New features**
>   
> +  * build: Add option to control building libvirtd
> +
> +    Meson option ``libvirtd`` has been added to control building the monolithic
> +    libvirtd, independent from the stateful, daemon-based drivers.
> +
> +  * sanlock: Add option to check ownership of disk leases
> +
> +    The sanlock lock driver plugin now supports the ``check_disk_lease_owner``
> +    setting in sanlock.conf. When enabled, the sanlock plugin will check that
> +    leases are owned by the domain attempting to acquire them.
> +
>   * **Improvements**
>   
>   * **Bug fixes**

On a Friday in 2026, Jim Fehlig via Devel wrote:
>Any comments on these NEWS entries for 12.6.0?
>

Nah

>Cheers,
>Jim
>
>On 7/17/26 11:33 AM, Jim Fehlig wrote:
>>From: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
>>
>>Add NEWS entries for the new libvirtd build option and new sanlock
>>plugin setting.
>>
>>Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@suse.com>
>>---
>>  NEWS.rst | 11 +++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>>

Reviewed-by: Ján Tomko <jtomko@redhat.com>

Jano