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Tsirkin" To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Cc: Peter Maydell , Thomas Huth , Zhao Liu , devel@lists.libvirt.org Subject: [PULL 01/41] docs/about: Change notes on x86 machine type deprecation into a general one Message-ID: <6f9a1a01433738811c9795dcf29f299c60835558.1740140520.git.mst@redhat.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.27.0.106.g8ac3dc51b1 X-Mutt-Fcc: =sent Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.129.124; envelope-from=mst@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -24 X-Spam_score: -2.5 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.5 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.424, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H5=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org From: Thomas Huth We now have a general note about versioned machine types getting deprecated and removed at the beginning of the deprecated.rst file, so we should also have a general note about this in removed-features.rst (which will also apply to versioned non-x86 machine types) instead of listing individual old machine types in the document. Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth Message-Id: <20250116064644.65670-1-thuth@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Zhao Liu Reviewed-by: Michael S. Tsirkin Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin --- docs/about/deprecated.rst | 7 ------- docs/about/removed-features.rst | 11 +++++------ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index 4a3c302962..7b42d6eecc 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -236,13 +236,6 @@ 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. -``pc-i440fx-2.4`` up to ``pc-i440fx-2.12`` (since 9.1) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -These old machine types are quite neglected nowadays and thus might have -various pitfalls with regards to live migration. Use a newer machine type -instead. - PPC 405 ``ref405ep`` machine (since 9.1) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst index c6616ce05e..156c0c253c 100644 --- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst +++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst @@ -972,6 +972,11 @@ from Linux in 2021, and is not supported anymore by QEMU either. System emulator machines ------------------------ +Note: Versioned machine types that have been introduced in a QEMU version +that has initially been released more than 6 years before are considered +obsolete and will be removed without further notice in this document. +Please use newer machine types instead. + ``s390-virtio`` (removed in 2.6) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -1006,12 +1011,6 @@ mips ``fulong2e`` machine alias (removed in 6.0) This machine has been renamed ``fuloong2e``. -``pc-0.10`` up to ``pc-i440fx-2.3`` (removed in 4.0 up to 9.0) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -These machine types were very old and likely could not be used for live -migration from old QEMU versions anymore. Use a newer machine type instead. - Raspberry Pi ``raspi2`` and ``raspi3`` machines (removed in 6.2) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''