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Tsirkin" Subject: [PATCH] docs/about: Change notes on x86 machine type deprecation into a general one Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:46:44 +0100 Message-ID: <20250116064644.65670-1-thuth@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.0 on 10.30.177.40 Received-SPF: pass (zohomail.com: domain of gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.51.188.17; envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org; helo=lists.gnu.org; Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.129.124; envelope-from=thuth@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -21 X-Spam_score: -2.2 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.2 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.141, 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_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_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+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @redhat.com) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1737010061523019000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" 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 Reviewed-by: Zhao Liu --- 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`` instea= d. The new name better reflects the way this property affects all random data within the device tree blob, not just the ``kaslr-seed`` node. =20 -``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) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' =20 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 QE= MU either. System emulator machines ------------------------ =20 +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) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' =20 @@ -1006,12 +1011,6 @@ mips ``fulong2e`` machine alias (removed in 6.0) =20 This machine has been renamed ``fuloong2e``. =20 -``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) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' =20 --=20 2.47.1