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auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @redhat.com) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1634542726948100001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Normally this would be considered an internal detail which we don't document in the news, but in this case I'd like to make people aware of the change so that they preferrably report them ASAP. Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa --- NEWS.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index ae678bffc4..32f876c1ea 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ v7.9.0 (unreleased) * **Improvements** + * Use of JSON syntax with ``-device`` with upcoming QEMU-6.2 + + Libvirt started using JSON directly with the ``-device`` commandline + parameter as it's considered the preferred stable syntax for further Q= EMU + releases. If any problems with the conversion are encoutered please + report them as soon as possible. + * **Bug fixes** --=20 2.31.1