[PATCH vf-token 8/8] NEWS: Update news about vf-token

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Update news about vf-token

Signed-off-by: Vivek Kashyap <vivek.kashyap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 NEWS.rst | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index dc40602c72..5e6a7c3147 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ v10.0.0 (unreleased)
 
 * **New features**
 
+  * qemu: support VF tokens for vfio-pci
+
+    "vf-token",implemented as a UUID is part of VFIO PCI ABI, and acts as
+    a shared key between vfio PF and VF drivers. The token is set by the
+    PF driver and the VF driver provides it to access the VF. The
+    vfio vf-token uuid is included in the VM XML specification for the pci
+    device, and the token is passed in qemu commandline on VM launch.
+
 * **Improvements**
 
 * **Bug fixes**
-- 
2.33.8
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