[win-pv-devel] v9.0.0 released

["Durrant, Paul" <pdurrant@xxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

  Now that all master branches have had their version bumped to 9.1.0, and the 
latest builds of 9.0.0 have passed sanity tests, I can announce that I have 
signed those builds and they are officially released. (Available directly at 
https://xenbits.xen.org/pvdrivers/win/9.0.0).

  With this new major version of the drivers comes a new console driver 
(XENCONS). With this installed, it is now possible to run 'xl console' from 
dom0 and access a shell inside a Windows guest. There are also a new pair of 
drivers (XENVKBD and XENHID) which provide support for PV keyboard and pointing 
device (nominally mouse, but actually with absolute co-ordinates) which means 
that USB emulation may be turned off after installation without any degradation 
of the guest (VNC) console user experience. This is advantageous as USB 
emulation places a significant load on the host, compromising the maximum 
number of Windows guests that may be run.

  Cheers,

    Paul

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