[PATCH 5/5] docs/about: Deprecate the old "UltraSparc" CPU names that contain a "+"

Thomas Huth posted 5 patches 1 year, 11 months ago
Maintainers: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>, "Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>, Eduardo Habkost <eduardo@habkost.net>, Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk>, Artyom Tarasenko <atar4qemu@gmail.com>
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[PATCH 5/5] docs/about: Deprecate the old "UltraSparc" CPU names that contain a "+"
Posted by Thomas Huth 1 year, 11 months ago
For consistency we should drop the names with a "+" in it in the
long run.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
---
 docs/about/deprecated.rst | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 8565644da6..7058341f8f 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -202,6 +202,15 @@ in the QEMU object model anymore. ``power5+``, ``power5+_v2.1``,
 an alias, but for consistency these will get removed in a future
 release, too. Use ``power5p_v2.1`` and ``power7p_v2.1`` instead.
 
+``Sun-UltraSparc-IIIi+`` and ``Sun-UltraSparc-IV+`` CPU names (since 9.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The character "+" in device (and thus also CPU) names is not allowed
+in the QEMU object model anymore. ``Sun-UltraSparc-IIIi+`` and
+``Sun-UltraSparc-IV+`` are currently still supported via a workaround,
+but for consistency these will get removed in a future release, too.
+Use ``Sun-UltraSparc-IIIip`` and ``Sun-UltraSparc-IVp`` instead.
+
 CRIS CPU architecture (since 9.0)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
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Re: [PATCH 5/5] docs/about: Deprecate the old "UltraSparc" CPU names that contain a "+"
Posted by Mark Cave-Ayland 1 year, 9 months ago
On 07/03/2024 17:43, Thomas Huth wrote:

> For consistency we should drop the names with a "+" in it in the
> long run.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> ---
>   docs/about/deprecated.rst | 9 +++++++++
>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> index 8565644da6..7058341f8f 100644
> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> @@ -202,6 +202,15 @@ in the QEMU object model anymore. ``power5+``, ``power5+_v2.1``,
>   an alias, but for consistency these will get removed in a future
>   release, too. Use ``power5p_v2.1`` and ``power7p_v2.1`` instead.
>   
> +``Sun-UltraSparc-IIIi+`` and ``Sun-UltraSparc-IV+`` CPU names (since 9.0)
> +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> +
> +The character "+" in device (and thus also CPU) names is not allowed
> +in the QEMU object model anymore. ``Sun-UltraSparc-IIIi+`` and
> +``Sun-UltraSparc-IV+`` are currently still supported via a workaround,
> +but for consistency these will get removed in a future release, too.
> +Use ``Sun-UltraSparc-IIIip`` and ``Sun-UltraSparc-IVp`` instead.
> +
>   CRIS CPU architecture (since 9.0)
>   '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

See my previous comment about the CPU names, otherwise:

Reviewed-by: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk>


ATB,

Mark.