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diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index 44d3427..4203713 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ options are removed in favor of using explicit ``blockdev-create`` and ``blockdev-add`` calls. See :doc:`/interop/live-block-operations` for details. +``query-migrationthreads`` (since 9.2) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +To be removed with no replacement, as it reports only a limited set of +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. + ``block-job-pause`` (since 10.1) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -179,27 +187,10 @@ Use ``job-dismiss`` instead. Use ``job-finalize`` instead. -``query-migrationthreads`` (since 9.2) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' +``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (since 10.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -To be removed with no replacement, as it reports only a limited set of -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) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -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. - -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. +This argument has always been ignored. Host Architectures ------------------ @@ -324,12 +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) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -360,6 +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 --------------- @@ -531,14 +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) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -548,6 +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 ----------------------- |