It's an alias for "ringbuf" we kept for backward compatibility; see
commit 3a1da42eb35 (qapi: Rename ChardevBackend member "memory" to
"ringbuf"). Deprecation is long overdue.
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
---
docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++
qapi/char.json | 8 +++++---
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index d4492b9460..ae1a520c26 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -371,6 +371,14 @@ Specifying the iSCSI password in plain text on the command line using the
used instead, to refer to a ``--object secret...`` instance that provides
a password via a file, or encrypted.
+Character device options
+''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Backend ``memory`` (since 9.0)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+``memory`` is a deprecated synonym for ``ringbuf``.
+
CPU device properties
'''''''''''''''''''''
diff --git a/qapi/char.json b/qapi/char.json
index 2d74e66746..75a7e057f0 100644
--- a/qapi/char.json
+++ b/qapi/char.json
@@ -468,6 +468,10 @@
#
# @memory: Since 1.5
#
+# Features:
+#
+# @deprecated: Member @memory is deprecated. Use @ringbuf instead.
+#
# Since: 1.4
##
{ 'enum': 'ChardevBackendKind',
@@ -492,8 +496,7 @@
{ 'name': 'dbus', 'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' },
'vc',
'ringbuf',
- # next one is just for compatibility
- 'memory' ] }
+ { 'name': 'memory', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] } ] }
##
# @ChardevFileWrapper:
@@ -642,7 +645,6 @@
'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' },
'vc': 'ChardevVCWrapper',
'ringbuf': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper',
- # next one is just for compatibility
'memory': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper' } }
##
--
2.43.0
On Sat, Feb 03, 2024 at 09:02:28AM +0100, Markus Armbruster wrote: > It's an alias for "ringbuf" we kept for backward compatibility; see > commit 3a1da42eb35 (qapi: Rename ChardevBackend member "memory" to > "ringbuf"). Deprecation is long overdue. > > Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com> > --- > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++ > qapi/char.json | 8 +++++--- > 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> -- Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer Red Hat, Inc. Virtualization: qemu.org | libguestfs.org
On a Saturday in 2024, Markus Armbruster wrote: >It's an alias for "ringbuf" we kept for backward compatibility; see >commit 3a1da42eb35 (qapi: Rename ChardevBackend member "memory" to >"ringbuf"). Deprecation is long overdue. > >Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com> >--- > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++ > qapi/char.json | 8 +++++--- > 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > >diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst >index d4492b9460..ae1a520c26 100644 >--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst >+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst >@@ -371,6 +371,14 @@ Specifying the iSCSI password in plain text on the command line using the > used instead, to refer to a ``--object secret...`` instance that provides > a password via a file, or encrypted. > >+Character device options >+'''''''''''''''''''''''' >+ >+Backend ``memory`` (since 9.0) >+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >+ >+``memory`` is a deprecated synonym for ``ringbuf``. >+ For libvirt: Reviewed-by: Ján Tomko <jtomko@redhat.com> (We don't support either of those) Jano _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list -- devel@lists.libvirt.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@lists.libvirt.org
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