VMDP-WIN-2.5.4.3-Community

Updates in VMDP-WIN-2.5.4.3-Community

• Media layout changes:

  • Renamed the win10-server and win10-2204 driver directories on the
    distribution media to win10-server16-19 and win10-11-server22 to better
    identify which versions of Windows that are supported by the drivers in
    that directory.
  • Added v2v_scripts directory: Contains scripts to help with the virt-v2v
    process.
  • Added virt-v2v-vmdp.sh: Copies VMDP files to the host for use with
    virt-v2v.

• qemu-ga:

  • Update to latest code.

• virtiofs_svc:

  • Update to latest code.

• pvctrl.exe:

  • Add the ability to remove registry parameters for drivers.

• virtio ring:

  • Remove viorngci.dll from vmdp. It is no longer needed.

• setup.exe:

  • virt-v2v enhancements: Test if doing first boot and add retry setup script.
  • Handle the removal of viorngci.dll from vmdp.
  • For Windows Server 1909, install the drivers for win10-server-16-19.
  • Updated to install drivers from the new media directory layout:
    win10-server16-19 and win10-11-server22
  • When installing on Xen and it's a new install, always prompt for a reboot.

• uninstall.exe:

  • Handle the removal of viorngci.dll from vmdp.

• pvvxsvc.exe:

  • virt-v2v enhancements: Test if doing first boot and if vmdp setup
    previously failed. Re-extract vmdp*exe and run vmdp setup.

Bug Fixes:

• pvvxbn.sys:

  • Bug 1209311. For Xen ballooning switch the default to use
    xenstore first to determine the total number of memory pages instead of
    using the OS. If it can't get the memory pages from Xen, fall back to
    using the OS. pvctrl.exe can be used to switch the default order for
    getting the memory pages.
  • Issue a HYPERVISOR_Shutdown(SHUTDOWN_poweroff) when shutting
    down by clicking on the shutdown button.

• virtio_fs.sys

  • Fixed memory leak.

Full Changelog: v2.5.4.2...v2.5.4.3

VMDP-WIN-2.5.4.2

Updates in VMDP-WIN-2.5.4.2

Change Summary:
pvvxblk:

• Fixed potential hang on shutdown/reboot where driver was calling KeDelayExecutionThread at DPC level.

VMDP-WIN-2.5.4.1

Updates in VMDP-WIN-2.5.4.1

Change Summary:
virtio_fs and virtiofs_svc:

• New driver and service added to VMDP.

pvcrash_notify:

• Added support for the pvpanic-pci device in the pvcrash_notify driver.
• To use the PCI device the QEMU option "-device pvpanic-pci" is needed.
• Switched from using symbolic link names to GUID access.

pvvxblk:

• Updated to properly use multiple queues.
• Increased the possible number of physical page brakes.
• Properly enable supported features.
• Now supports discard and write zeros.
• Report the backend serial number if provided.
• Support code pages VPD_BLOCK_LIMITS, VPD_BLOCK_DEVICE_CHARACTERISTICS, and VPD_LOGICAL_BLOCK_PROVISIONING.
• Fixed race condition that could prevent pvvxblk from shutting down correctly causing the vm to hang on shutdown or restart.

pvvxscsi:

• Updated to properly use multiple queues.
• Increased the possible number of physical page brakes.

pvvxnet:

• Fixed crash when doing virsh restore.
• Removed NumPath parameter.
• Fixed potential crash when uninstalling/reinstalled driver when using RSS.
• Stopped writing the number of RSS queses in use back to the registry.

The VMDP-WIN-2.5.4.1-Community.iso contains per-built drivers, utilities to install, uninstall, and manage the drivers, and a README with more detailed changes . The drivers for Windows 10/11 and their equivalent Server versions have been Microsoft Attestation signed. The drivers for older versions of Windows have only been SUSE signed.

v2.5.2-201209

pvvxbn fix to include the correct header for pvvxbn device registry reads.