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diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index 589951b..e2b4f07 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -266,6 +266,15 @@ in the QEMU object model anymore. ``Sun-UltraSparc-IIIi+`` and but for consistency these will get removed in a future release, too. Use ``Sun-UltraSparc-IIIi-plus`` and ``Sun-UltraSparc-IV-plus`` instead. +PPC 405 CPUs (since 10.0) +''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The PPC 405 CPU has no known users and the ``ref405ep`` machine was +removed in QEMU 10.0. Since the IBM POWER [8-11] processors uses an +embedded 405 for power management (OCC) and other internal tasks, it +is theoretically possible to use QEMU to model them. Let's keep the +CPU implementation for a while before removing all support. + System emulator machines ------------------------ @@ -277,14 +286,6 @@ deprecated; use the new name ``dtb-randomness`` instead. The new name better reflects the way this property affects all random data within the device tree blob, not just the ``kaslr-seed`` node. -PPC 405 ``ref405ep`` machine (since 9.1) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -The ``ref405ep`` machine and PPC 405 CPU have no known users, firmware -images are not available, OpenWRT dropped support in 2019, U-Boot in -2017, Linux also is dropping support in 2024. It is time to let go of -this ancient hardware and focus on newer CPUs and platforms. - Big-Endian variants of MicroBlaze ``petalogix-ml605`` and ``xlnx-zynqmp-pmu`` machines (since 9.2) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' |