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-rw-r--r--docs/about/deprecated.rst34
-rw-r--r--docs/about/removed-features.rst41
-rw-r--r--docs/qdev-device-use.txt4
3 files changed, 40 insertions, 39 deletions
diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 93affe3..c3a874d 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ should specify an ``audiodev=`` property. Additionally, when using
vnc, you should specify an ``audiodev=`` property if you plan to
transmit audio through the VNC protocol.
-``-chardev`` backend aliases ``tty`` and ``parport`` (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-``tty`` and ``parport`` are aliases that will be removed. Instead, the
-actual backend names ``serial`` and ``parallel`` should be used.
-
Short-form boolean options (since 6.0)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@@ -58,21 +52,6 @@ and will cause a warning.
The replacement for the ``nodelay`` short-form boolean option is ``nodelay=on``
rather than ``delay=off``.
-Userspace local APIC with KVM (x86, since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Using ``-M kernel-irqchip=off`` with x86 machine types that include a local
-APIC is deprecated. The ``split`` setting is supported, as is using
-``-M kernel-irqchip=off`` with the ISA PC machine type.
-
-hexadecimal sizes with scaling multipliers (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Input parameters that take a size value should only use a size suffix
-(such as 'k' or 'M') when the base is written in decimal, and not when
-the value is hexadecimal. That is, '0x20M' is deprecated, and should
-be written either as '32M' or as '0x2000000'.
-
``-spice password=string`` (since 6.0)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@@ -186,19 +165,6 @@ 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.
-``query-sgx`` return value member ``section-size`` (since 7.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Member ``section-size`` in return value elements with meta-type ``uint64`` is
-deprecated. Use ``sections`` instead.
-
-
-``query-sgx-capabilities`` return value member ``section-size`` (since 7.0)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Member ``section-size`` in return value elements with meta-type ``uint64`` is
-deprecated. Use ``sections`` instead.
-
System accelerators
-------------------
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 63df984..c918cab 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -408,6 +408,19 @@ pcspk-audiodev=<name>``.
Use ``-device`` instead.
+Hexadecimal sizes with scaling multipliers (since 8.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Input parameters that take a size value should only use a size suffix
+(such as 'k' or 'M') when the base is written in decimal, and not when
+the value is hexadecimal. That is, '0x20M' should be written either as
+'32M' or as '0x2000000'.
+
+``-chardev`` backend aliases ``tty`` and ``parport`` (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``tty`` and ``parport`` used to be aliases for ``serial`` and ``parallel``
+respectively. The actual backend names should be used instead.
QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
------------------------------------
@@ -494,6 +507,19 @@ type of array items in query-named-block-nodes.
Specify the properties for the object as top-level arguments instead.
+``query-sgx`` return value member ``section-size`` (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Member ``section-size`` in the return value of ``query-sgx``
+was superseded by ``sections``.
+
+
+``query-sgx-capabilities`` return value member ``section-size`` (removed in 8.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Member ``section-size`` in the return value of ``query-sgx-capabilities``
+was superseded by ``sections``.
+
Human Monitor Protocol (HMP) commands
-------------------------------------
@@ -565,9 +591,8 @@ KVM guest support on 32-bit Arm hosts (removed in 5.2)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The Linux kernel has dropped support for allowing 32-bit Arm systems
-to host KVM guests as of the 5.7 kernel. Accordingly, QEMU is deprecating
-its support for this configuration and will remove it in a future version.
-Running 32-bit guests on a 64-bit Arm host remains supported.
+to host KVM guests as of the 5.7 kernel, and was thus removed from QEMU
+as well. Running 32-bit guests on a 64-bit Arm host remains supported.
RISC-V ISA Specific CPUs (removed in 5.1)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@@ -617,6 +642,16 @@ x86 ``Icelake-Client`` CPU (removed in 7.1)
There isn't ever Icelake Client CPU, it is some wrong and imaginary one.
Use ``Icelake-Server`` instead.
+System accelerators
+-------------------
+
+Userspace local APIC with KVM (x86, removed 8.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``-M kernel-irqchip=off`` cannot be used on KVM if the CPU model includes
+a local APIC. The ``split`` setting is supported, as is using ``-M
+kernel-irqchip=off`` when the CPU does not have a local APIC.
+
System emulator machines
------------------------
diff --git a/docs/qdev-device-use.txt b/docs/qdev-device-use.txt
index 2408889..c98c86d 100644
--- a/docs/qdev-device-use.txt
+++ b/docs/qdev-device-use.txt
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ LEGACY-CHARDEV translates to -chardev HOST-OPTS... as follows:
* unix:FNAME becomes -chardev socket,path=FNAME
-* /dev/parportN becomes -chardev parport,file=/dev/parportN
+* /dev/parportN becomes -chardev parallel,file=/dev/parportN
* /dev/ppiN likewise
-* Any other /dev/FNAME becomes -chardev tty,path=/dev/FNAME
+* Any other /dev/FNAME becomes -chardev serial,path=/dev/FNAME
* mon:LEGACY-CHARDEV is special: it multiplexes the monitor onto the
character device defined by LEGACY-CHARDEV. -chardev provides more