[OmniOS-discuss] New bloody update - now with vioif and vioif on installer media

[Dan McDonald]

Hello folks!

I've updated OmniOS bloody on the repo server, AND on the media side as well.

The big highlight for this update is the addition of vioif, a virtual network device, that enables OmniOS to be an OpenStack/Linux KVM guest.  This should allow the installation of an OmniOS bloody ISO as an OpenStack guest.  I'd appreciate any additional testing with this, though we have tried this on a customer OpenStack deployment.

omnios-build is at masterrevision b42fd1f for this update, and illumos-omnios is at master 3d8d739, so uname -v will show omnios-3d8d739.

Other changes besides vioif support since last time:

- To enable vioif, disabling directed EOIs (end of interrupts) on Linux KVM.

- zfs recv now prefetches indirect blocks.

- dmake is now part of illumos-omnios.  Developers should also install the "sccs" and "developer/as" packages.  (Actually in last repo update, but relevant for new CD/USB/Kayak installs).

- "ssh-keygen -A" is now the default usage for host installs.  Thanks to Lauri "lotheac" Tirkkonen for this.

Happy updating!
Dan