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t=1646164496; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding:list-id:list-help: list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post; bh=bZcWr8XihpBFMzPBxFKduDnAtqN5CRTrJOWdeIqiSiw=; b=ebqrDj645TMbn6BPDX9w9x+6LBLCy4Vwj+2XW1o4SrnMt/JwPE2MOUxW+ppGjXF9Zv8krW KXtRb8r+oDtNHD9BZY5NHefx2gtUtAowpDB7yLyFTi3/5hd3t/dRE2O86LdE+QqdDw1Etj 5G++WQ/odapl59HJqSU7pXgAIXYelQc= X-MC-Unique: WIOhfGJANK-Dk8JdWLzoQw-1 From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert (git)" To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, thuth@redhat.com, kraxel@redhat.com, berrange@redhat.com, eduardo@habkost.net, libvir-list@redhat.com Subject: [PATCH] deprecation: x86 default machine types Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 19:54:32 +0000 Message-Id: <20220301195432.114252-1-dgilbert@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.12 X-loop: libvir-list@redhat.com X-BeenThere: libvir-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk List-Id: Development discussions about the libvirt library & tools List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.14 Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @redhat.com) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1646164498757100001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" Declare the intent to require a machine type to be specified on x86 system emulation. Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert --- docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index 85773db631..143c60d105 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -324,6 +324,14 @@ machine is hardly emulated at all (e.g. neither the LC= D nor the USB part had been implemented), so there is not much value added by this board. Use the ``ref405ep`` machine instead. =20 +x86 default machine type +'''''''''''''''''''''''' + +x86 currently defaults to the ```pc``` machine type which is based on the = very +old ```i440fx``` chipset. This default will be removed and the user will = be +required to specify a machine type explicitly using -M; users are encourag= ed to +switch to the not quite as old ```q35``` machine types. + Backend options --------------- =20 --=20 2.35.1