From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from lists1p.gnu.org (lists1p.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 17494CA5FFF for ; Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:35:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists1p.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1xENpt-0001Rb-6H; Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:21:17 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists1p.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1xEMp9-0003sz-4I for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:16:29 -0400 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com ([170.10.133.124]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1xEMp6-0004FT-SO for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:16:26 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1791360983; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=yKZCGlkeK0jSz6ABLwhVKIXKedX+ZEFxfYug5miMP5U=; b=Dyf3N1wECnCWr7OmruulHEj0sWpxat3vYflobjUH3N7j59gqhatGaEeEyPdMpPegBgWmsb i4NhUvANWjBhHLRpQ5o6jqTfs0cXZS4WDZSM81kJhqMwWvp0Q7kwCIb8OCc3R7sK7bYwAf PMZXCYAkWyLtmCugdUi8IRH3ISuQ1Pg= Received: from mx-prod-mc-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (ec2-54-186-198-63.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com [54.186.198.63]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.3, cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-344-zwafXP4wPmaMclLU2UFYzQ-1; Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:16:22 -0400 X-MC-Unique: zwafXP4wPmaMclLU2UFYzQ-1 X-Mimecast-MFC-AGG-ID: zwafXP4wPmaMclLU2UFYzQ_1791360981 Received: from mx-prod-int-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (mx-prod-int-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com [10.30.177.17]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mx-prod-mc-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D31B319792DE; Wed, 7 Oct 2026 08:16:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from blackfin.pond.sub.org (unknown [10.44.22.2]) by mx-prod-int-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8B3301956095; Wed, 7 Oct 2026 08:16:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by blackfin.pond.sub.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 2688F21E6A04; Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:16:18 +0200 (CEST) From: Markus Armbruster To: Fabiano Rosas Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Daniel P . =?utf-8?Q?Berrang=C3=A9?= , Pierrick Bouvier , Kevin Wolf , Hanna Reitz Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/11] qemu-option: Remove short form options support In-Reply-To: <20260930221105.2262063-4-farosas@suse.de> (Fabiano Rosas's message of "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:10:57 -0300") References: <20260930221105.2262063-1-farosas@suse.de> <20260930221105.2262063-4-farosas@suse.de> Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:16:18 +0200 Message-ID: <877bjuapt9.fsf@pond.sub.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.0 on 10.30.177.17 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.133.124; envelope-from=armbru@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: 10 X-Spam_score: 1.0 X-Spam_bar: + X-Spam_report: (1.0 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.24, 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_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_SBL_CSS=3.335, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: qemu development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Fabiano Rosas writes: > Option parameters without a value (i.e. key vs. key=val) are > deprecated. The missing value is currently implied to be either "on" > or "off" depending on whether the parameter name starts with "no". > > Remove the implied behavior and start rejecting option parameters > without values by emitting the error message: > > "Parameter 'foo' without a value." [...] > diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > index ccbc421949..f54905eba9 100644 > --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst > +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > @@ -30,19 +30,6 @@ deprecated. > System emulator command line arguments > -------------------------------------- > > -Short-form boolean options (since 6.0) > -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > - > -Boolean options such as ``share=on``/``share=off`` could be written > -in short form as ``share`` and ``noshare``. This is now deprecated > -and will cause a warning. > - > -``delay`` option for socket character devices (since 6.0) > -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > - > -The replacement for the ``nodelay`` short-form boolean option is ``nodelay=on`` > -rather than ``delay=off``. > - > Plugin argument passing through ``arg=`` (since 6.1) > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > No docs/about/removed-features.rst update? [...]