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=== ARM ===
=== ARM ===
* Improvements to Allwinner SoC emulation.
* Much more complete support for AArch64.
=== Microblaze ===
* Support for u-boot initrd images.


=== Power ===
=== Power ===
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=== x86 ===
=== x86 ===
* QEMU now presents version 0x14 for the emulated local APIC, for consistency with KVM and improved compatibility with Mac OS X.
* More faithful SMBus controller emulation.
* More faithful CPL (current privilege level) emulation in TCG mode.


==== KVM ====
==== KVM ====
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==== USB ====
==== USB ====
* Support for file-sharing via MTP emulation


=== GUI ===
=== GUI ===


==== VNC ====
* Many bug fixes for the GTK+ interface.
 
* Mouse wheel support for the SDL 2.0 interface.
==== GTK+ ====


=== Monitor ===
=== Monitor ===


=== Migration ===
=== Migration ===
* Many fixes to XBZRLE.


=== Network ===
=== Network ===
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== Block devices and tools ==
== Block devices and tools ==
* Support for compressed (streamOptimized) VMDK images as conversion targets.


== TCG ==
== TCG ==
 
* Improvement to AArch64, Alpha, ia64 and SPARC backends
== Tracing ==
== Tracing ==


== User-mode emulation ==
== User-mode emulation ==
* Support for opening /proc/self/exe.


== Known issues ==
== Known issues ==

Revision as of 13:29, 15 May 2014

System emulation

Incompatible changes

Future incompatible changes

ARM

  • Improvements to Allwinner SoC emulation.
  • Much more complete support for AArch64.

Microblaze

  • Support for u-boot initrd images.

Power

s390

SPARC

x86

  • QEMU now presents version 0x14 for the emulated local APIC, for consistency with KVM and improved compatibility with Mac OS X.
  • More faithful SMBus controller emulation.
  • More faithful CPL (current privilege level) emulation in TCG mode.

KVM

Xen

Xtensa

Device emulation

SCSI

USB

  • Support for file-sharing via MTP emulation

GUI

  • Many bug fixes for the GTK+ interface.
  • Mouse wheel support for the SDL 2.0 interface.

Monitor

Migration

  • Many fixes to XBZRLE.

Network

Block devices in system emulation

Various

Block devices and tools

  • Support for compressed (streamOptimized) VMDK images as conversion targets.

TCG

  • Improvement to AArch64, Alpha, ia64 and SPARC backends

Tracing

User-mode emulation

  • Support for opening /proc/self/exe.

Known issues