build: Release v51.0

This release contains security fixes. Details can be found in the
release notes.

Signed-off-by: Bo Chen <bchen@crusoe.ai>
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Bo Chen
2026-02-19 03:37:17 +00:00
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[[package]]
name = "cloud-hypervisor"
version = "50.0.0"
version = "51.0.0"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"api_client",

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homepage = "https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisor"
license = "Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause"
name = "cloud-hypervisor"
version = "50.0.0"
version = "51.0.0"
# Minimum buildable version:
# Keep in sync with version in .github/workflows/build.yaml
# Policy on MSRV (see #4318):

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- [v51.0](#v510)
- [Security Fixes](#security-fixes)
- [Significant QCOW2 v3 Improvements](#significant-qcow2-v3-improvements)
- [ACPI Generic Initiator Support](#acpi-generic-initiator-support)
- [Block Device DISCARD and WRITE_ZEROES Support](#block-device-discard-and-write_zeroes-support)
- [Notable Performance Improvements](#notable-performance-improvements)
- [MSHV Support Improvements](#mshv-support-improvements)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes)
- [Contributors](#contributors)
- [v50.0](#v500)
- [Configurable Nested Virtualization Option on x86_64](#configurable-nested-virtualization-option-on-x86_64)
- [Compression Support for QCOW2](#compression-support-for-qcow2)
- [Notable Performance Improvements](#notable-performance-improvements)
- [Notable Performance Improvements](#notable-performance-improvements-1)
- [Live Disk Resizing Support for Raw Images](#live-disk-resizing-support-for-raw-images)
- [Developer Experience Improvements](#developer-experience-improvements)
- [Improved File-level Locking Support](#improved-file-level-locking-support)
- [Live Disk Resizing Support for Raw Images](#live-disk-resizing-support-for-raw-images)
- [Logging Improvements](#logging-improvements)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes)
- [Contributors](#contributors)
- [v49.0](#v490)
- [MSHV Support Improvements](#mshv-support-improvements)
- [Logging Improvements](#logging-improvements-1)
- [Removed Default IP and Mask for `virtio-net` Devices](#removed-default-ip-and-mask-for-virtio-net-devices)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-1)
- [Contributors](#contributors-1)
- [v49.0](#v490)
- [MSHV Support Improvements](#mshv-support-improvements-1)
- [Logging Improvements](#logging-improvements-1)
- [Removed Default IP and Mask for `virtio-net` Devices](#removed-default-ip-and-mask-for-virtio-net-devices)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-2)
- [Contributors](#contributors-2)
- [v48.0](#v480)
- [Experimental `fw_cfg` Device Support](#experimental-fw_cfg-device-support)
- [Experimental `ivshmem` Device Support](#experimental-ivshmem-device-support)
@@ -24,62 +33,62 @@
- [Updated Documentation on Windows Guest Support](#updated-documentation-on-windows-guest-support)
- [Policy on AI Generated Code](#policy-on-ai-generated-code)
- [Removed SGX Support](#removed-sgx-support)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-2)
- [Contributors](#contributors-2)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-3)
- [Contributors](#contributors-3)
- [v47.0](#v470)
- [Block Device Error Reporting to the Guest](#block-device-error-reporting-to-the-guest)
- [Nice Error Messages on Exit](#nice-error-messages-on-exit)
- [Alphabetically Sorted CLI Options for ch-remote](#alphabetically-sorted-cli-options-for-ch-remote)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-3)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-4)
- [Deprecations](#deprecations)
- [Contributors](#contributors-3)
- [Contributors](#contributors-4)
- [v46.0](#v460)
- [File-level Locking Support with `--disk`](#file-level-locking-support-with---disk)
- [Improved Error Reporting with VM Resizing](#improved-error-reporting-with-vm-resizing)
- [IPv6 Address Support with `--net`](#ipv6-address-support-with---net)
- [Experimental AArch64 Support with the MSHV Hypervisor](#experimental-aarch64-support-with-the-mshv-hypervisor)
- [Deprecated SGX Support](#deprecated-sgx-support)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-4)
- [Contributors](#contributors-4)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-5)
- [Contributors](#contributors-5)
- [v45.0](#v450)
- [Experimental `riscv64` Architecture Support](#experimental-riscv64-architecture-support)
- [Alphabetically Sorted CLI Options](#alphabetically-sorted-cli-options)
- [Improved Downtime of VM Live Migration](#improved-downtime-of-vm-live-migration)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-5)
- [Contributors](#contributors-5)
- [v44.0](#v440)
- [Configurable `virtio-iommu` Address Width](#configurable-virtio-iommu-address-width)
- [Notable Performance Improvements](#notable-performance-improvements-1)
- [New Fuzzers](#new-fuzzers)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-6)
- [Contributors](#contributors-6)
- [v43.0](#v430)
- [Live Migration over TCP Connections](#live-migration-over-tcp-connections)
- [v44.0](#v440)
- [Configurable `virtio-iommu` Address Width](#configurable-virtio-iommu-address-width)
- [Notable Performance Improvements](#notable-performance-improvements-2)
- [New Fuzzers](#new-fuzzers)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-7)
- [Contributors](#contributors-7)
- [v43.0](#v430)
- [Live Migration over TCP Connections](#live-migration-over-tcp-connections)
- [Notable Performance Improvements](#notable-performance-improvements-3)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-8)
- [Contributors](#contributors-8)
- [v42.0](#v420)
- [SVE/SVE2 Support on AArch64](#svesve2-support-on-aarch64)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-8)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-9)
- [Sponsorships](#sponsorships)
- [Contributors](#contributors-8)
- [Contributors](#contributors-9)
- [v41.0](#v410)
- [Experimental "Pvmemcontrol" Support](#experimental-pvmemcontrol-support)
- [Sandboxing With Landlock Support](#sandboxing-with-landlock-support)
- [Notable Performance Improvements](#notable-performance-improvements-3)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-9)
- [Contributors](#contributors-9)
- [v40.0](#v400)
- [Support for Restoring File Descriptor Backed Network Devices](#support-for-restoring-file-descriptor-backed-network-devices)
- [Notable Performance Improvements](#notable-performance-improvements-4)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-10)
- [Contributors](#contributors-10)
- [v40.0](#v400)
- [Support for Restoring File Descriptor Backed Network Devices](#support-for-restoring-file-descriptor-backed-network-devices)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-11)
- [Contributors](#contributors-11)
- [v39.0](#v390)
- [Variable Sizing of PCI Apertures for Segments](#variable-sizing-of-pci-apertures-for-segments)
- [Direct Booting with bzImages](#direct-booting-with-bzimages)
- [Support for NVIDIA GPUDirect P2P Support](#support-for-nvidia-gpudirect-p2p-support)
- [Guest NMI Injection Support](#guest-nmi-injection-support)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-11)
- [Contributors](#contributors-11)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-12)
- [Contributors](#contributors-12)
- [v38.0](#v380)
- [Group Rate Limiter on Block Devices](#group-rate-limiter-on-block-devices)
- [CPU Pinning Support for Block Device Worker Thread](#cpu-pinning-support-for-block-device-worker-thread)
@@ -87,16 +96,16 @@
- [New 'debug-console' Device](#new-debug-console-device)
- [Improved VFIO Device Support](#improved-vfio-device-support)
- [Extended CPU Affinity Support](#extended-cpu-affinity-support)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-12)
- [Contributors](#contributors-12)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-13)
- [Contributors](#contributors-13)
- [v37.0](#v370)
- [Long Term Support (LTS) Release](#long-term-support-lts-release)
- [Multiple PCI segments Support for 32-bit VFIO devices](#multiple-pci-segments-support-for-32-bit-vfio-devices)
- [Configurable Named TAP Devices](#configurable-named-tap-devices)
- [TTY Output from Both Serial Device and Virtio Console](#tty-output-from-both-serial-device-and-virtio-console)
- [Faster VM Restoration from Snapshots](#faster-vm-restoration-from-snapshots)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-13)
- [Contributors](#contributors-13)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-14)
- [Contributors](#contributors-14)
- [v36.0](#v360)
- [Command Line Changes](#command-line-changes)
- [Enabled Features Reported via API Endpoint and CLI](#enabled-features-reported-via-api-endpoint-and-cli)
@@ -105,31 +114,31 @@
- [Unix Socket Backend for Serial Port](#unix-socket-backend-for-serial-port)
- [AIO Backend for Block Devices](#aio-backend-for-block-devices)
- [Documentation Improvements](#documentation-improvements)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-14)
- [Contributors](#contributors-14)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-15)
- [Contributors](#contributors-15)
- [v35.0](#v350)
- [`virtio-vsock` Support for Linux Guest Kernel v6.3+](#virtio-vsock-support-for-linux-guest-kernel-v63)
- [User Specified Serial Number for `virtio-block`](#user-specified-serial-number-for-virtio-block)
- [vCPU TSC Frequency Included in Migration State](#vcpu-tsc-frequency-included-in-migration-state)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-15)
- [Contributors](#contributors-15)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-16)
- [Contributors](#contributors-16)
- [v34.0](#v340)
- [Paravirtualised Panic Device Support](#paravirtualised-panic-device-support)
- [Improvements to VM Core Dump](#improvements-to-vm-core-dump)
- [QCOW2 Support for Backing Files](#qcow2-support-for-backing-files)
- [Minimum Host Kernel Bump](#minimum-host-kernel-bump)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-16)
- [Contributors](#contributors-16)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-17)
- [Contributors](#contributors-17)
- [v33.0](#v330)
- [D-Bus based API](#d-bus-based-api)
- [Expose Host CPU Cache Details for AArch64](#expose-host-cpu-cache-details-for-aarch64)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-17)
- [Contributors](#contributors-17)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-18)
- [Contributors](#contributors-18)
- [v32.0](#v320)
- [Increased PCI Segment Limit](#increased-pci-segment-limit)
- [API Changes](#api-changes)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-18)
- [Contributors](#contributors-18)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-19)
- [Contributors](#contributors-19)
- [v31.1](#v311)
- [v31.0](#v310)
- [Update to Latest `acpi_tables`](#update-to-latest-acpi_tables)
@@ -137,15 +146,15 @@
- [Improvements on Console `SIGWINCH` Handler](#improvements-on-console-sigwinch-handler)
- [Remove Directory Support from `MemoryZoneConfig::file`](#remove-directory-support-from-memoryzoneconfigfile)
- [Documentation Improvements](#documentation-improvements-1)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-19)
- [Contributors](#contributors-19)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-20)
- [Contributors](#contributors-20)
- [v30.0](#v300)
- [Command Line Changes for Reduced Binary Size](#command-line-changes-for-reduced-binary-size)
- [Basic vfio-user Server Support](#basic-vfio-user-server-support)
- [Heap Profiling Support](#heap-profiling-support)
- [Documentation Improvements](#documentation-improvements-2)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-20)
- [Contributors](#contributors-20)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-21)
- [Contributors](#contributors-21)
- [v28.2](#v282)
- [v29.0](#v290)
- [Release Binary Supports Both MSHV and KVM](#release-binary-supports-both-mshv-and-kvm)
@@ -155,10 +164,10 @@
- [`AArch64` Documentation Integration](#aarch64-documentation-integration)
- [`virtio-block` Counters Enhancement](#virtio-block-counters-enhancement)
- [TCP Offload Control](#tcp-offload-control)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-21)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-22)
- [Removals](#removals)
- [Deprecations](#deprecations-1)
- [Contributors](#contributors-21)
- [Contributors](#contributors-22)
- [v28.1](#v281)
- [v28.0](#v280)
- [Community Engagement (Reminder)](#community-engagement-reminder)
@@ -166,9 +175,9 @@
- [Virtualised TPM Support](#virtualised-tpm-support)
- [Transparent Huge Page Support](#transparent-huge-page-support)
- [README Quick Start Improved](#readme-quick-start-improved)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-22)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-23)
- [Removals](#removals-1)
- [Contributors](#contributors-22)
- [Contributors](#contributors-23)
- [v27.0](#v270)
- [Community Engagement](#community-engagement)
- [Prebuilt Packages](#prebuilt-packages)
@@ -177,41 +186,41 @@
- [Simplified Build Feature Flags](#simplified-build-feature-flags)
- [Asynchronous Kernel Loading](#asynchronous-kernel-loading)
- [GDB Support for AArch64](#gdb-support-for-aarch64)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-23)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-24)
- [Deprecations](#deprecations-2)
- [Contributors](#contributors-23)
- [Contributors](#contributors-24)
- [v26.0](#v260)
- [SMBIOS Improvements via `--platform`](#smbios-improvements-via---platform)
- [Unified Binary MSHV and KVM Support](#unified-binary-mshv-and-kvm-support)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-24)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-25)
- [Deprecations](#deprecations-3)
- [Removals](#removals-2)
- [Contributors](#contributors-24)
- [Contributors](#contributors-25)
- [v25.0](#v250)
- [`ch-remote` Improvements](#ch-remote-improvements-1)
- [VM "Coredump" Support](#vm-coredump-support)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-25)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-26)
- [Removals](#removals-3)
- [Contributors](#contributors-25)
- [Contributors](#contributors-26)
- [v24.0](#v240)
- [Bypass Mode for `virtio-iommu`](#bypass-mode-for-virtio-iommu)
- [Ensure Identifiers Uniqueness](#ensure-identifiers-uniqueness)
- [Sparse Mmap support](#sparse-mmap-support)
- [Expose Platform Serial Number](#expose-platform-serial-number)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-26)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-27)
- [Notable Improvements](#notable-improvements)
- [Deprecations](#deprecations-4)
- [New on the Website](#new-on-the-website)
- [Contributors](#contributors-26)
- [Contributors](#contributors-27)
- [v23.1](#v231)
- [v23.0](#v230)
- [vDPA Support](#vdpa-support)
- [Updated OS Support list](#updated-os-support-list)
- [`AArch64` Memory Map Improvements](#aarch64-memory-map-improvements)
- [`AMX` Support](#amx-support)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-27)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-28)
- [Deprecations](#deprecations-5)
- [Contributors](#contributors-27)
- [Contributors](#contributors-28)
- [v22.1](#v221)
- [v22.0](#v220)
- [GDB Debug Stub Support](#gdb-debug-stub-support)
@@ -222,13 +231,13 @@
- [PMU Support for AArch64](#pmu-support-for-aarch64)
- [Documentation Under CC-BY-4.0 License](#documentation-under-cc-by-40-license)
- [Deprecation of "Classic" `virtiofsd`](#deprecation-of-classic-virtiofsd)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-28)
- [Contributors](#contributors-28)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-29)
- [Contributors](#contributors-29)
- [v21.0](#v210)
- [Efficient Local Live Migration (for Live Upgrade)](#efficient-local-live-migration-for-live-upgrade)
- [Recommended Kernel is Now 5.15](#recommended-kernel-is-now-515)
- [Notable Bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-29)
- [Contributors](#contributors-29)
- [Notable Bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-30)
- [Contributors](#contributors-30)
- [v20.2](#v202)
- [v20.1](#v201)
- [v20.0](#v200)
@@ -237,8 +246,8 @@
- [Improved VFIO support](#improved-vfio-support)
- [Safer code](#safer-code)
- [Extended documentation](#extended-documentation)
- [Notable bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-30)
- [Contributors](#contributors-30)
- [Notable bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-31)
- [Contributors](#contributors-31)
- [v19.0](#v190)
- [Improved PTY handling for serial and `virtio-console`](#improved-pty-handling-for-serial-and-virtio-console)
- [PCI boot time optimisations](#pci-boot-time-optimisations)
@@ -246,8 +255,8 @@
- [Live migration enhancements](#live-migration-enhancements)
- [`virtio-mem` support with `vfio-user`](#virtio-mem-support-with-vfio-user)
- [AArch64 for `virtio-iommu`](#aarch64-for-virtio-iommu)
- [Notable bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-31)
- [Contributors](#contributors-31)
- [Notable bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-32)
- [Contributors](#contributors-32)
- [v18.0](#v180)
- [Experimental User Device (`vfio-user`) support](#experimental-user-device-vfio-user-support)
- [Migration support for `vhost-user` devices](#migration-support-for-vhost-user-devices)
@@ -257,23 +266,23 @@
- [Live migration on MSHV hypervisor](#live-migration-on-mshv-hypervisor)
- [AArch64 CPU topology support](#aarch64-cpu-topology-support)
- [Power button support on AArch64](#power-button-support-on-aarch64)
- [Notable bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-32)
- [Contributors](#contributors-32)
- [Notable bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-33)
- [Contributors](#contributors-33)
- [v17.0](#v170)
- [ARM64 NUMA support using ACPI](#arm64-numa-support-using-acpi)
- [`Seccomp` support for MSHV backend](#seccomp-support-for-mshv-backend)
- [Hotplug of `macvtap` devices](#hotplug-of-macvtap-devices)
- [Improved SGX support](#improved-sgx-support)
- [Inflight tracking for `vhost-user` devices](#inflight-tracking-for-vhost-user-devices)
- [Notable bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-33)
- [Contributors](#contributors-33)
- [Notable bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-34)
- [Contributors](#contributors-34)
- [v16.0](#v160)
- [Improved live migration support](#improved-live-migration-support)
- [Improved `vhost-user` support](#improved-vhost-user-support)
- [ARM64 ACPI and UEFI support](#arm64-acpi-and-uefi-support)
- [Notable bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-34)
- [Notable bug fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-35)
- [Removed functionality](#removed-functionality)
- [Contributors](#contributors-34)
- [Contributors](#contributors-35)
- [v15.0](#v150)
- [Version numbering and stability guarantees](#version-numbering-and-stability-guarantees)
- [Network device rate limiting](#network-device-rate-limiting)
@@ -281,7 +290,7 @@
- [`--api-socket` supports file descriptor parameter](#--api-socket-supports-file-descriptor-parameter)
- [Bug fixes](#bug-fixes)
- [Deprecations](#deprecations-6)
- [Contributors](#contributors-35)
- [Contributors](#contributors-36)
- [v0.14.1](#v0141)
- [v0.14.0](#v0140)
- [Structured event monitoring](#structured-event-monitoring)
@@ -291,7 +300,7 @@
- [PTY control for serial and `virtio-console`](#pty-control-for-serial-and-virtio-console)
- [Block device rate limiting](#block-device-rate-limiting)
- [Deprecations](#deprecations-7)
- [Contributors](#contributors-36)
- [Contributors](#contributors-37)
- [v0.13.0](#v0130)
- [Wider VFIO device support](#wider-vfio-device-support)
- [Improved huge page support](#improved-huge-page-support)
@@ -299,13 +308,13 @@
- [VHD disk image support](#vhd-disk-image-support)
- [Improved Virtio device threading](#improved-virtio-device-threading)
- [Clean shutdown support via synthetic power button](#clean-shutdown-support-via-synthetic-power-button)
- [Contributors](#contributors-37)
- [Contributors](#contributors-38)
- [v0.12.0](#v0120)
- [ARM64 enhancements](#arm64-enhancements)
- [Removal of `vhost-user-net` and `vhost-user-block` self spawning](#removal-of-vhost-user-net-and-vhost-user-block-self-spawning)
- [Migration of `vhost-user-fs` backend](#migration-of-vhost-user-fs-backend)
- [Enhanced "info" API](#enhanced-info-api)
- [Contributors](#contributors-38)
- [Contributors](#contributors-39)
- [v0.11.0](#v0110)
- [`io_uring` support by default for `virtio-block`](#io_uring-support-by-default-for-virtio-block)
- [Windows Guest Support](#windows-guest-support)
@@ -317,15 +326,15 @@
- [Default Log Level Changed](#default-log-level-changed)
- [New `--balloon` Parameter Added](#new---balloon-parameter-added)
- [Experimental `virtio-watchdog` Support](#experimental-virtio-watchdog-support)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-35)
- [Contributors](#contributors-39)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-36)
- [Contributors](#contributors-40)
- [v0.10.0](#v0100)
- [`virtio-block` Support for Multiple Descriptors](#virtio-block-support-for-multiple-descriptors)
- [Memory Zones](#memory-zones)
- [`Seccomp` Sandbox Improvements](#seccomp-sandbox-improvements)
- [Preliminary KVM HyperV Emulation Control](#preliminary-kvm-hyperv-emulation-control)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-36)
- [Contributors](#contributors-40)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-37)
- [Contributors](#contributors-41)
- [v0.9.0](#v090)
- [`io_uring` Based Block Device Support](#io_uring-based-block-device-support)
- [Block and Network Device Statistics](#block-and-network-device-statistics)
@@ -338,17 +347,17 @@
- [Enhancements to ARM64 Support](#enhancements-to-arm64-support)
- [Intel SGX Support](#intel-sgx-support)
- [`Seccomp` Sandbox Improvements](#seccomp-sandbox-improvements-1)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-37)
- [Contributors](#contributors-41)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-38)
- [Contributors](#contributors-42)
- [v0.8.0](#v080)
- [Experimental Snapshot and Restore Support](#experimental-snapshot-and-restore-support)
- [Experimental ARM64 Support](#experimental-arm64-support)
- [Support for Using 5-level Paging in Guests](#support-for-using-5-level-paging-in-guests)
- [Virtio Device Interrupt Suppression for Network Devices](#virtio-device-interrupt-suppression-for-network-devices)
- [`vhost_user_fs` Improvements](#vhost_user_fs-improvements)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-38)
- [Notable Bug Fixes](#notable-bug-fixes-39)
- [Command Line and API Changes](#command-line-and-api-changes)
- [Contributors](#contributors-42)
- [Contributors](#contributors-43)
- [v0.7.0](#v070)
- [Block, Network, Persistent Memory (PMEM), VirtioFS and Vsock hotplug](#block-network-persistent-memory-pmem-virtiofs-and-vsock-hotplug)
- [Alternative `libc` Support](#alternative-libc-support)
@@ -358,14 +367,14 @@
- [`Seccomp` Sandboxing](#seccomp-sandboxing)
- [Updated Distribution Support](#updated-distribution-support)
- [Command Line and API Changes](#command-line-and-api-changes-1)
- [Contributors](#contributors-43)
- [Contributors](#contributors-44)
- [v0.6.0](#v060)
- [Directly Assigned Devices Hotplug](#directly-assigned-devices-hotplug)
- [Shared Filesystem Improvements](#shared-filesystem-improvements)
- [Block and Networking IO Self Offloading](#block-and-networking-io-self-offloading)
- [Command Line Interface](#command-line-interface)
- [PVH Boot](#pvh-boot)
- [Contributors](#contributors-44)
- [Contributors](#contributors-45)
- [v0.5.1](#v051)
- [v0.5.0](#v050)
- [Virtual Machine Dynamic Resizing](#virtual-machine-dynamic-resizing)
@@ -373,7 +382,7 @@
- [New Interrupt Management Framework](#new-interrupt-management-framework)
- [Development Tools](#development-tools)
- [Kata Containers Integration](#kata-containers-integration)
- [Contributors](#contributors-45)
- [Contributors](#contributors-46)
- [v0.4.0](#v040)
- [Dynamic virtual CPUs addition](#dynamic-virtual-cpus-addition)
- [Programmatic firmware tables generation](#programmatic-firmware-tables-generation)
@@ -382,7 +391,7 @@
- [Userspace IOAPIC by default](#userspace-ioapic-by-default)
- [PCI BAR reprogramming](#pci-bar-reprogramming)
- [New `cloud-hypervisor` organization](#new-cloud-hypervisor-organization)
- [Contributors](#contributors-46)
- [Contributors](#contributors-47)
- [v0.3.0](#v030)
- [Block device offloading](#block-device-offloading)
- [Network device backend](#network-device-backend)
@@ -409,6 +418,131 @@
- [Unit testing](#unit-testing)
- [Integration tests parallelization](#integration-tests-parallelization)
# v51.0
This release has been tracked in [v51.0
group](https://github.com/orgs/cloud-hypervisor/projects/6/views/6?filterQuery=release%3A%22Release+51%22)
of our [roadmap project](https://github.com/orgs/cloud-hypervisor/projects/6/).
### Security Fixes
This release fixes a security vulnerability in disk image handling.
Details can be found in
[GHSA-jmr4-g2hv-mjj6](https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisor/security/advisories/GHSA-jmr4-g2hv-mjj6).
* A new `backing_files=on|off` option has been added to `--disk` to
explicitly control whether QCOW2 backing files are permitted. This
defaults to `off` to prevent the loading of backing files entirely.
(#7685)
* Explicit image type specification via the user interface, removing
reliance on format autodetection (#7728).
* Prevent sector-zero writes for autodetected raw images (#7728).
### Significant QCOW2 v3 Improvements
A large number of QCOW2 v3 specification features have been implemented:
* RAW backing file support for QCOW2 overlays (#7570)
* Zero bit in L2 entries (#7627)
* Incompatible feature bit validation (#7612)
* Dirty bit support (#7636)
* Variable refcount widths (1 to 64-bit) (#7633)
* Corrupt bit detection and marking (#7639)
* Autoclear feature bits handling (#7648)
* Thread safety fix for multiple virtio queues (`num_queues > 1`)
(#7661)
* Correct zero-fill for reads beyond backing file size (#7678)
* Live disk resize support (#7687)
### ACPI Generic Initiator Support
ACPI Generic Initiator Affinity (SRAT Type 5) support has been added
to associate VFIO-PCI devices with dedicated memory/CPU-less NUMA
nodes. This enables the guest OS to make NUMA-aware memory allocation
decisions for device workloads. A new `device_id` parameter has been
added to `--numa` for specifying VFIO devices. (#7626)
### Block Device DISCARD and WRITE_ZEROES Support
The `virtio-blk` device now supports `DISCARD` and `WRITE_ZEROES`
operations for QCOW2 and RAW image formats. This enables thin
provisioning and efficient space reclamation when guests trim
filesystems. A new `sparse=on|off` option has been added to `--disk` to
control disk space management: `sparse=on` (default) enables thin
provisioning with space reclamation, while `sparse=off` provides thick
provisioning with consistent I/O latency. (#7666)
### Notable Performance Improvements
* Transparent Huge Pages (THP) support has been extended to cover
anonymous shared memory (`shared=on`) via `madvise`. Previously, THP
was only used for non-shared memory. (#7646)
* The `vhost-user-net` device now uses the default set of vhost-user
virtio features, including `VIRTIO_F_RING_INDIRECT_DESC`, which
provides a performance improvement. (#7653)
### MSHV Support Improvements
* Optimize CPU state update after emulation by only updating special
registers when changed (#7603)
* Enable SMT for guests with `threads_per_core > 1` (#7668)
* Stub `save_data_tables()` to unblock VM pause/resume (#7692)
* Handle `GHCB_INFO_SPECIAL_DBGPRINT` VMG exit in SEV-SNP guest exit
handler (#7703)
* Fix CVM boot failure on MSHV (#7548)
* Fix CPU topology detection for multithreaded configurations (#7576)
### Notable Bug Fixes
* Fix VFIO device hot-remove leaving group and container file
descriptors open, preventing re-add (#7676)
* Fix snapshot restore when backing file is on read-only storage with
`shared=false` (#7674)
* Enforce `VIRTIO_BLK_F_RO` even if guest does not negotiate it
(#7705)
* Fix read-only block device FLUSH requests from OVMF preventing VMs
from booting (#7706)
* Fix vhost-user device not properly dropping unowned file descriptors
(#7679)
* Fix `vhost-user-block` `get_config` interoperability (#7617)
* Fix vsock TOCTOU race condition by copying packet header from guest
memory before processing (#7530)
* Fix vsock handling of large TX packets spanning multiple data
descriptors (#7680)
* Add `gettid()` to all seccomp filters (#7596)
* Fix MAC address parsing that wrongly allowed `+` instead of hex
characters (#7579)
* Improve UUID parse error message and `--net` fd help text (#7702)
* Fix various inconsistencies in our OpenAPI specification file
(#7716, #7726)
* Various documentation fixes (#7602, #7606)
### Contributors
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to our release:
* Aastha Rawat <aastharawat@microsoft.com>
* Alyssa Ross <hi@alyssa.is>
* Anatol Belski <anbelski@linux.microsoft.com>
* Anirudh Rayabharam <anrayabh@microsoft.com>
* Bo Chen <bchen@crusoe.ai>
* Champ-Goblem <cameron@northflank.com>
* Changyuan Lyu <changyuanl@google.com>
* Damian Barabonkov <dbctl@pm.me>
* Demi Marie Obenour <demiobenour@gmail.com>
* Leander Kohler <leander.kohler@cyberus-technology.de>
* Muminul Islam <muislam@microsoft.com>
* Philipp Schuster <philipp.schuster@cyberus-technology.de>
* Rob Bradford <rbradford@meta.com>
* Rowen-Ye <rowenye1@gmail.com>
* Saravanan D <saravanand@crusoe.ai>
* Stanislav Kinsburskii <skinsburskii@linux.microsoft.com>
* Thomas Leroy <thomas.leroy.mp@gmail.com>
* Wei Liu <liuwe@microsoft.com>
* Yi Wang <foxywang@tencent.com>
* Zhibin Li <banlu.lzb@antgroup.com>
* stevenhorsman <steven@uk.ibm.com>
# v50.0
This release has been tracked in [v50.0