QEMU 9.1 Official Release: Enhancing Hardware Support for Arm and RISC-V Platforms
Brook.X
The open-source virtualization software QEMU has recently launched its official version 9.1.0, with a focus on improved hardware support and simulation for Arm and RISC-V platforms, facilitating users and developers who utilize these hardware platforms in virtual machines.
For the LoongArch architecture, QEMU version 9.1.0 has added support for directly booting ELF kernels, supporting up to 256 vCPUs through the extioi virt extension, enhanced debugging, and GDB support, among other features.
Another noteworthy feature in version 9.1.0 is the introduction of compression offload support through Intel's Memory Analysis Accelerator (IAA) or the User Space Accelerator Development Kit (UADK), along with improved support for post-copy fault recovery, and more.
For the complete changelog, please visit: QEMU ChangeLog 9.1
QEMU virtual machines officially or through third-party support, can run on Linux, macOS, and Windows systems. Users interested in trying QEMU can download it from the following link:
