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Stable Guest ABI
Allow guest virtual machines to be presented with the same ABI across QEMU upgrades.
Detailed
Why is it useful?
Changing guest ABI can confuse or break guests.
This is particularly relevant for Windows guests where a guest ABI change may require Windows installs to be reactivated.
How to run
libvirt takes care of it.
How to test
Potential migration issues
Backward/forward compatibility issues
Specific issues with some releases
Test cases
Links
For additional information, see Features/KVM Stable Guest ABI and Features/KVM Stable PCI Addresses on the Fedora Project Wiki.