Quoting Stefan Hajnoczi (2016-12-13 15:04:24)
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Stefan Hajnoczi <stefa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Stefan Hajnoczi <stefa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi folks,
> >> How is QEMU 2.8.0-rc3 holding up?
> >>
> >> I'm not aware of release blockers. QEMU 2.8.0 will be released on
> >> Tuesday, December 13th if nothing comes up. It will be the -rc3
> >> source tree.
> >
> > There have been no release blockers so I plan to tag QEMU 2.8.0 today
> > (December 13th at 19:00 UTC).
> >
> > If something critical turns up please notify me on IRC (stefanha on
> > #qemu irc.oftc.net).
>
> Mike Roth discovered a migration compatibility bug introduced by
> commit d1b4259f1ab18af24e6a297edb6a8f71691f3256 ("virtio-bus: Plug
> devices after features are negotiated"). The release will be delayed
> until this is resolved.
>
> Please check the mailing list for discussion. Mike is sending out a
> mail summarizing the bug.
I've posted a summary in the original patch thread:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-12/msg01862.html
>
> Stefan
>
