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-rw-r--r--docs/system/deprecated.rst31
-rw-r--r--docs/system/removed-features.rst5
-rw-r--r--docs/tools/qemu-img.rst2
3 files changed, 32 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
index d5e80d6..dfc12ee 100644
--- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ needs two devices (``-device intel-hda -device hda-duplex``) and
``pcspk`` which can be activated using ``-machine
pcspk-audiodev=<name>``.
+``-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.
+
RISC-V ``-bios`` (since 5.1)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@@ -153,6 +159,26 @@ the process listing. This is replaced by the new ``password-secret``
option which lets the password be securely provided on the command
line using a ``secret`` object instance.
+``opened`` property of ``rng-*`` objects (since 6.0.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The only effect of specifying ``opened=on`` in the command line or QMP
+``object-add`` is that the device is opened immediately, possibly before all
+other options have been processed. This will either have no effect (if
+``opened`` was the last option) or cause errors. The property is therefore
+useless and should not be specified.
+
+``loaded`` property of ``secret`` and ``secret_keyring`` objects (since 6.0.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The only effect of specifying ``loaded=on`` in the command line or QMP
+``object-add`` is that the secret is loaded immediately, possibly before all
+other options have been processed. This will either have no effect (if
+``loaded`` was the last option) or cause options to be effectively ignored as
+if they were not given. The property is therefore useless and should not be
+specified.
+
+
QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
------------------------------------
@@ -186,11 +212,6 @@ Use argument value ``null`` instead.
Use arguments ``base-node`` and ``top-node`` instead.
-``object-add`` option ``props`` (since 5.0)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Specify the properties for the object as top-level arguments instead.
-
``nbd-server-add`` and ``nbd-server-remove`` (since 5.2)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
diff --git a/docs/system/removed-features.rst b/docs/system/removed-features.rst
index bff16b7..d0244fb 100644
--- a/docs/system/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/system/removed-features.rst
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ field of the ``BlockDeviceInfo`` struct should be used instead, which is the
type of the ``inserted`` field in query-block replies, as well as the
type of array items in query-named-block-nodes.
+``object-add`` option ``props`` (removed in 6.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Specify the properties for the object as top-level arguments instead.
+
Human Monitor Protocol (HMP) commands
-------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst b/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
index b615aa8..c9efcfa 100644
--- a/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
+++ b/docs/tools/qemu-img.rst
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ Command description:
The following table sumarizes all exit codes of the compare subcommand:
0
- Images are identical
+ Images are identical (or requested help was printed)
1
Images differ
2