QEMU Version Recommendations

[Harold Grovesteen]

Thomas,

I am having challenges around which release of QEMU I should target my
work.  I had been using 7.2.0-rc4.  I recently installed 8.0.3 hoping
an issue I was having was fixed. (I found some posts with Google that
suggested that might be the case).

8.0.3 has introduced a new unexpected result.  It seems to randomly
enter Program state (PSW bit 15 set to one).  In one case, the SERVC
got a privileged-operation exception.  In another, when reporting a cc
with a character string, the bit was set when 'info registers' was
issued.

None of the PSW's as assembled that I load have the Program state bit
set to one.  However a storage overlay might be doing this.  Something
new to research.

I have avoided github as just too bleeding edge.

>From experience, what recommendation, if any, with regard to moving
forward does the project provide?  I understand my "use case" is
unique.

Harold