{"id":2478,"date":"2025-04-23T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/discover-whats-new-in-qemu-10-0-the-latest-release-of-open-source-virtualization-software\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T00:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T00:00:49","slug":"discover-whats-new-in-qemu-10-0-the-latest-release-of-open-source-virtualization-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/discover-whats-new-in-qemu-10-0-the-latest-release-of-open-source-virtualization-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover What&#8217;s New in QEMU 10.0: The Latest Release of Open-Source Virtualization Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The open-source virtualization software QEMU has recently launched its major update, version 10.0, significantly enhancing its emulation capabilities with a host of new features and improvements.<\/p>\n<p>Among the notable updates are faster emulation times for string instructions on x86 architecture and the introduction of true multiqueue support for the virtio-scsi device, which enhances performance. New parameters, such as the <code>handshake-max-seconds<\/code> optional parameter to the <code>nbd-server-start<\/code> QMP command, have also been added, along with new <code>apple-gfx-pci<\/code> and <code>apple-gfx-mmio<\/code> devices designed to provide accelerated graphics for macOS virtual machines.<\/p>\n<p>For RISC-V architecture, this release introduces support for a variety of functionalities, including the Tenstorrent Ascalon CPU, AIA userspace irqchip_split support, and advancements in initrd addressing. Additionally, it incorporates support for various ISA extensions and the management of performance via features like exception tracing in user mode.<\/p>\n<p>As for the s390x architecture, QEMU 10.0 adds feature definitions and CPU models relevant to the generation 17 mainframe CPU. 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