5. Major changes in release 9.0

This document describes the major changes in the RTOSVisor release 9.

5.1. Hypervisor Host Linux version

  • Starting from version 9.0 the Hypervisor host is based on Debian Linux.

  • Debian kernel 6.12 (or later) is used for the Hypervisor host.

  • Manual first-time initialization using inithv.sh is no longer necessary.

5.2. Hypervisor Real-time Linux Guests

  • The RT-Linux guest kernel version 4.9 is deprecated and has been removed.

  • A RT-Linux guest with Docker support has been added.

  • Support x2Apic mode

  • Kernel update to version 5.15.177

  • Memory based PCI config space access

5.3. Default editor

The default editor has changed from gedit to mousepad.

6. Latest Changes

Please check the ReleaseHistory.txt for latest changes.