Changes and New Features

Introduced machine-learning-based optimization tool to optimize application performance based on user hardware and setup, environment, and benchmarks

Introduced a "two-step hotplug" mechanism, which allows users more flexibility with PCIe hotplug functions management

Introduced support for the optional virtio-blk IO opcode DISCARD

Improved application restart downtime (when working with virtio-blk protocol)

Introduced support for read-only device to virtio-blk protocol

Improved the overall duration of the virtio-blk live migration procedure (added support for parallel command executions to allow migration of multiple VFs at once)

Improved SR-IOV dynamic MSIX experience and made the dynamic MSIX the default option

Added support for additional Arm OS versions (openEuler 22.03)

Performance improvements and optimizations

Bug fixes