Re: [PATCH v6 02/10] qapi: Implement deprecated-output=hide for QMP command results

[Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>]

Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> writes:

> On 3/12/21 9:32 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote:
>> This policy suppresses deprecated bits in output, and thus permits
>> "testing the future".  Implement it for QMP command results.  Example:
>> when QEMU is run with -compat deprecated-output=hide, then
>> 
>>     {"execute": "query-cpus-fast"}
>> 
>> yields
>> 
>>     {"return": [{"thread-id": 9805, "props": {"core-id": 0, "thread-id": 0, "socket-id": 0}, "qom-path": "/machine/unattached/device[0]", "cpu-index": 0, "target": "x86_64"}]}
>> 
>> instead of
>> 
>>     {"return": [{"arch": "x86", "thread-id": 22436, "props": {"core-id": 0, "thread-id": 0, "socket-id": 0}, "qom-path": "/machine/unattached/device[0]", "cpu-index": 0, "target": "x86_64"}]}
>
> Example may not be relevant much longer, given Dan's patch [1] to make
> this permanent since we've already passed the deprecation wait.  Up to
> you if you want to choose a different example.
>
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2021-02/msg07564.html

I think I'll keep this one just to save me some time.  Even a slightly
outdated example should serve okay as illustration.

>
>> 
>> Note the suppression of deprecated member "arch".
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
>> ---
>
> R-b still stands.

Thanks!