It was deprecated in 9.2, time to remove.

Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy <vsementsov@yandex-team.ru>
---
 docs/about/deprecated.rst       |  9 ---------
 docs/about/removed-features.rst | 10 ++++++++++
 net/stream.c                    | 20 +++++---------------
 qapi/net.json                   | 10 ----------
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index ba0be97513..4452c08bf5 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -439,15 +439,6 @@ Backend ``memory`` (since 9.0)
 ``memory`` is a deprecated synonym for ``ringbuf``.
 
 
-Net device options
-''''''''''''''''''
-
-Stream ``reconnect`` (since 9.2)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The ``reconnect`` option only allows specifying second granularity timeouts,
-which is not enough for all types of use cases, use ``reconnect-ms`` instead.
-
 CPU device properties
 '''''''''''''''''''''
 
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index d67928956a..ae7d7287fc 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -1373,4 +1373,14 @@ Character device options
 The ``reconnect`` has been replaced by ``reconnect-ms``, which provides
 better precision.
 
+Net device options
+''''''''''''''''''
+
+Stream ``reconnect`` (removed in 10.2)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The ``reconnect`` has been replaced by ``reconnect-ms``, which provides
+better precision.
+
+
 .. _Intel discontinuance notification: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/781327/intel-is-discontinuing-ip-ordering-codes-listed-in-pdn2312-for-nios-ii-ip.html
diff --git a/net/stream.c b/net/stream.c
index 94f823a2a7..ea83f4a763 100644
--- a/net/stream.c
+++ b/net/stream.c
@@ -274,23 +274,13 @@ int net_init_stream(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
     sock = &netdev->u.stream;
 
     if (!sock->has_server || !sock->server) {
-        uint32_t reconnect_ms = 0;
-
-        if (sock->has_reconnect && sock->has_reconnect_ms) {
-            error_setg(errp, "'reconnect' and 'reconnect-ms' are mutually "
-                             "exclusive");
-            return -1;
-        } else if (sock->has_reconnect_ms) {
-            reconnect_ms = sock->reconnect_ms;
-        } else if (sock->has_reconnect) {
-            reconnect_ms = sock->reconnect * 1000u;
-        }
-
         return net_stream_client_init(peer, "stream", name, sock->addr,
-                                      reconnect_ms, errp);
+                                      sock->has_reconnect_ms ?
+                                          sock->reconnect_ms : 0,
+                                      errp);
     }
-    if (sock->has_reconnect || sock->has_reconnect_ms) {
-        error_setg(errp, "'reconnect' and 'reconnect-ms' options are "
+    if (sock->has_reconnect_ms) {
+        error_setg(errp, "'reconnect-ms' option is "
                          "incompatible with socket in server mode");
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/qapi/net.json b/qapi/net.json
index 78bcc9871e..147340dad8 100644
--- a/qapi/net.json
+++ b/qapi/net.json
@@ -770,10 +770,6 @@
 #
 # @server: create server socket (default: false)
 #
-# @reconnect: For a client socket, if a socket is disconnected, then
-#     attempt a reconnect after the given number of seconds.  Setting
-#     this to zero disables this function.  (default: 0) (since 8.0)
-#
 # @reconnect-ms: For a client socket, if a socket is disconnected, then
 #     attempt a reconnect after the given number of milliseconds.  Setting
 #     this to zero disables this function.  This member is mutually
@@ -781,18 +777,12 @@
 #
 # Only `SocketAddress` types 'unix', 'inet' and 'fd' are supported.
 #
-# Features:
-#
-# @deprecated: Member @reconnect is deprecated.  Use @reconnect-ms
-#     instead.
-#
 # Since: 7.2
 ##
 { 'struct': 'NetdevStreamOptions',
   'data': {
     'addr':   'SocketAddress',
     '*server': 'bool',
-    '*reconnect': { 'type': 'int', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
     '*reconnect-ms': 'int' } }
 
 ##
-- 
2.48.1

On 9/24/25 3:44 PM, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote:

> It was deprecated in 9.2, time to remove.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy <vsementsov@yandex-team.ru>
> ---
>   docs/about/deprecated.rst       |  9 ---------
>   docs/about/removed-features.rst | 10 ++++++++++
>   net/stream.c                    | 20 +++++---------------
>   qapi/net.json                   | 10 ----------
>   4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> index ba0be97513..4452c08bf5 100644
> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> @@ -439,15 +439,6 @@ Backend ``memory`` (since 9.0)
>   ``memory`` is a deprecated synonym for ``ringbuf``.
>   
>   
> -Net device options
> -''''''''''''''''''
> -
> -Stream ``reconnect`` (since 9.2)
> -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> -
> -The ``reconnect`` option only allows specifying second granularity timeouts,
> -which is not enough for all types of use cases, use ``reconnect-ms`` instead.
> -
>   CPU device properties
>   '''''''''''''''''''''
>   
> diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
> index d67928956a..ae7d7287fc 100644
> --- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
> @@ -1373,4 +1373,14 @@ Character device options
>   The ``reconnect`` has been replaced by ``reconnect-ms``, which provides
>   better precision.
>   
> +Net device options
> +''''''''''''''''''
> +
> +Stream ``reconnect`` (removed in 10.2)
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +The ``reconnect`` has been replaced by ``reconnect-ms``, which provides
> +better precision.
> +
> +
>   .. _Intel discontinuance notification: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/781327/intel-is-discontinuing-ip-ordering-codes-listed-in-pdn2312-for-nios-ii-ip.html
> diff --git a/net/stream.c b/net/stream.c
> index 94f823a2a7..ea83f4a763 100644
> --- a/net/stream.c
> +++ b/net/stream.c
> @@ -274,23 +274,13 @@ int net_init_stream(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
>       sock = &netdev->u.stream;
>   
>       if (!sock->has_server || !sock->server) {
> -        uint32_t reconnect_ms = 0;
> -
> -        if (sock->has_reconnect && sock->has_reconnect_ms) {
> -            error_setg(errp, "'reconnect' and 'reconnect-ms' are mutually "
> -                             "exclusive");
> -            return -1;
> -        } else if (sock->has_reconnect_ms) {
> -            reconnect_ms = sock->reconnect_ms;
> -        } else if (sock->has_reconnect) {
> -            reconnect_ms = sock->reconnect * 1000u;
> -        }
> -
>           return net_stream_client_init(peer, "stream", name, sock->addr,
> -                                      reconnect_ms, errp);
> +                                      sock->has_reconnect_ms ?
> +                                          sock->reconnect_ms : 0,
> +                                      errp);
>       }
> -    if (sock->has_reconnect || sock->has_reconnect_ms) {
> -        error_setg(errp, "'reconnect' and 'reconnect-ms' options are "
> +    if (sock->has_reconnect_ms) {
> +        error_setg(errp, "'reconnect-ms' option is "
>                            "incompatible with socket in server mode");
>           return -1;
>       }
> diff --git a/qapi/net.json b/qapi/net.json
> index 78bcc9871e..147340dad8 100644
> --- a/qapi/net.json
> +++ b/qapi/net.json
> @@ -770,10 +770,6 @@
>   #
>   # @server: create server socket (default: false)
>   #
> -# @reconnect: For a client socket, if a socket is disconnected, then
> -#     attempt a reconnect after the given number of seconds.  Setting
> -#     this to zero disables this function.  (default: 0) (since 8.0)
> -#
>   # @reconnect-ms: For a client socket, if a socket is disconnected, then
>   #     attempt a reconnect after the given number of milliseconds.  Setting
>   #     this to zero disables this function.  This member is mutually

The doc below mentions @reconnect, so it should be edited as well.

> @@ -781,18 +777,12 @@
>   #
>   # Only `SocketAddress` types 'unix', 'inet' and 'fd' are supported.
>   #
> -# Features:
> -#
> -# @deprecated: Member @reconnect is deprecated.  Use @reconnect-ms
> -#     instead.
> -#
>   # Since: 7.2
>   ##
>   { 'struct': 'NetdevStreamOptions',
>     'data': {
>       'addr':   'SocketAddress',
>       '*server': 'bool',
> -    '*reconnect': { 'type': 'int', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
>       '*reconnect-ms': 'int' } }
>   
>   ##