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diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index 0538144..4203713 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -156,19 +156,41 @@ threads (for example, it only reports source side of multifd threads, without reporting any destination threads, or non-multifd source threads). For debugging purpose, please use ``-name $VM,debug-threads=on`` instead. -Incorrectly typed ``device_add`` arguments (since 6.2) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' +``block-job-pause`` (since 10.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -Due to shortcomings in the internal implementation of ``device_add``, QEMU -incorrectly accepts certain invalid arguments: Any object or list arguments are -silently ignored. Other argument types are not checked, but an implicit -conversion happens, so that e.g. string values can be assigned to integer -device properties or vice versa. +Use ``job-pause`` instead. The only difference is that ``job-pause`` +always reports GenericError on failure when ``block-job-pause`` reports +DeviceNotActive when block-job is not found. -This is a bug in QEMU that will be fixed in the future so that previously -accepted incorrect commands will return an error. Users should make sure that -all arguments passed to ``device_add`` are consistent with the documented -property types. +``block-job-resume`` (since 10.1) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +Use ``job-resume`` instead. The only difference is that ``job-resume`` +always reports GenericError on failure when ``block-job-resume`` reports +DeviceNotActive when block-job is not found. + +``block-job-complete`` (since 10.1) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +Use ``job-complete`` instead. The only difference is that ``job-complete`` +always reports GenericError on failure when ``block-job-complete`` reports +DeviceNotActive when block-job is not found. + +``block-job-dismiss`` (since 10.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +Use ``job-dismiss`` instead. + +``block-job-finalize`` (since 10.1) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +Use ``job-finalize`` instead. + +``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (since 10.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +This argument has always been ignored. Host Architectures ------------------ @@ -278,6 +300,13 @@ CPU implementation for a while before removing all support. System emulator machines ------------------------ +Versioned machine types (aarch64, arm, i386, m68k, ppc64, s390x, x86_64) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +In accordance with our versioned machine type deprecation policy, all machine +types with version |VER_MACHINE_DEPRECATION_VERSION|, or older, have been +deprecated. + Arm ``virt`` machine ``dtb-kaslr-seed`` property (since 7.1) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -286,12 +315,6 @@ 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. -Big-Endian variants of MicroBlaze ``petalogix-ml605`` and ``xlnx-zynqmp-pmu`` machines (since 9.2) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -Both ``petalogix-ml605`` and ``xlnx-zynqmp-pmu`` were added for little endian -CPUs. Big endian support is not tested. - Mips ``mipssim`` machine (since 10.0) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -322,6 +345,19 @@ machine must ensure that they're setting the ``spike`` machine in the command line (``-M spike``). +System emulator binaries +------------------------ + +``qemu-system-microblazeel`` (since 10.1) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The ``qemu-system-microblaze`` binary can emulate little-endian machines +now, too, so the separate binary ``qemu-system-microblazeel`` (with the +``el`` suffix) for little-endian targets is not required anymore. The +``petalogix-s3adsp1800`` machine can now be switched to little endian by +setting its ``endianness`` property to ``little``. + + Backend options --------------- @@ -493,14 +529,6 @@ PCIe passthrough shall be the mainline solution. CPU device properties ''''''''''''''''''''' -``pcommit`` on x86 (since 9.1) -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - -The PCOMMIT instruction was never included in any physical processor. -It was implemented as a no-op instruction in TCG up to QEMU 9.0, but -only with ``-cpu max`` (which does not guarantee migration compatibility -across versions). - ``pmu-num=n`` on RISC-V CPUs (since 8.2) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -510,6 +538,14 @@ be calculated with ``((2 ^ n) - 1) << 3``. The least significant three bits must be left clear. +``pcommit`` on x86 (since 9.1) +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +The PCOMMIT instruction was never included in any physical processor. +It was implemented as a no-op instruction in TCG up to QEMU 9.0, but +only with ``-cpu max`` (which does not guarantee migration compatibility +across versions). + Backwards compatibility ----------------------- |