[PATCH 0/4] An overdue deprecation, a doc fix, a bit of cleanup

[PATCH 0/4] An overdue deprecation, a doc fix, a bit of cleanup

[Markus Armbruster]

Markus Armbruster (4):
  docs/about: Belatedly document tightening of QMP device_add checking
  qapi/migration: Deprecate migrate argument @detach
  docs/about/deprecated: Move deprecation notes to tidy up order
  docs/about/removed-features: Move removal notes to tidy up order

 docs/about/deprecated.rst       | 47 +++++++++-------------
 docs/about/removed-features.rst | 69 +++++++++++++++++++--------------
 qapi/migration.json             | 18 ++++-----
 3 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)

-- 
2.48.1

[PATCH 1/4] docs/about: Belatedly document tightening of QMP device_add checking

[Markus Armbruster]

Commit 4d8b0f0a9536 (v6.2.0) deprecate incorrectly typed device_add
arguments.  Commit be93fd53723c (qdev-monitor: avoid QemuOpts in QMP
device_add) fixed them for v9.2.0, but neglected to update
documentation.  Do that now.

Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
---
 docs/about/deprecated.rst       | 14 --------------
 docs/about/removed-features.rst |  9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 44d3427e98..9665bc6fcf 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -187,20 +187,6 @@ threads (for example, it only reports source side of multifd threads,
 without reporting any destination threads, or non-multifd source threads).
 For debugging purpose, please use ``-name $VM,debug-threads=on`` instead.
 
-Incorrectly typed ``device_add`` arguments (since 6.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Due to shortcomings in the internal implementation of ``device_add``, QEMU
-incorrectly accepts certain invalid arguments: Any object or list arguments are
-silently ignored. Other argument types are not checked, but an implicit
-conversion happens, so that e.g. string values can be assigned to integer
-device properties or vice versa.
-
-This is a bug in QEMU that will be fixed in the future so that previously
-accepted incorrect commands will return an error. Users should make sure that
-all arguments passed to ``device_add`` are consistent with the documented
-property types.
-
 Host Architectures
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 063284d4f8..92b5ba6218 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -722,6 +722,15 @@ Use ``multifd-channels`` instead.
 
 Use ``multifd-compression`` instead.
 
+Incorrectly typed ``device_add`` arguments (since 9.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Due to shortcomings in the internal implementation of ``device_add``,
+QEMU used to incorrectly accept certain invalid arguments. Any object
+or list arguments were silently ignored. Other argument types were not
+checked, but an implicit conversion happened, so that e.g. string
+values could be assigned to integer device properties or vice versa.
+
 QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) events
 ----------------------------------
 
-- 
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Re: [PATCH 1/4] docs/about: Belatedly document tightening of QMP device_add checking

[Stefan Hajnoczi]

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On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:08AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Commit 4d8b0f0a9536 (v6.2.0) deprecate incorrectly typed device_add
> arguments.  Commit be93fd53723c (qdev-monitor: avoid QemuOpts in QMP
> device_add) fixed them for v9.2.0, but neglected to update
> documentation.  Do that now.
> 
> Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> ---
>  docs/about/deprecated.rst       | 14 --------------
>  docs/about/removed-features.rst |  9 +++++++++
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>

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Re: [PATCH 1/4] docs/about: Belatedly document tightening of QMP device_add checking

[Eric Blake]

On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:08AM +0200, Markus Armbruster via Devel wrote:
> Commit 4d8b0f0a9536 (v6.2.0) deprecate incorrectly typed device_add

deprecated

> arguments.  Commit be93fd53723c (qdev-monitor: avoid QemuOpts in QMP
> device_add) fixed them for v9.2.0, but neglected to update
> documentation.  Do that now.
> 
> Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>

-- 
Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc.
Virtualization:  qemu.org | libguestfs.org

Re: [PATCH 1/4] docs/about: Belatedly document tightening of QMP device_add checking

[Markus Armbruster]

Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> writes:

> On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:08AM +0200, Markus Armbruster via Devel wrote:
>> Commit 4d8b0f0a9536 (v6.2.0) deprecate incorrectly typed device_add
>
> deprecated

Yes.  Thank you!

>> arguments.  Commit be93fd53723c (qdev-monitor: avoid QemuOpts in QMP
>> device_add) fixed them for v9.2.0, but neglected to update
>> documentation.  Do that now.
>> 
>> Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>

[PATCH 2/4] qapi/migration: Deprecate migrate argument @detach

[Markus Armbruster]

Argument @detach has always been ignored.  Start the clock to get rid
of it.

Cc: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
Cc: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
---
 docs/about/deprecated.rst |  5 +++++
 qapi/migration.json       | 18 +++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 9665bc6fcf..ef4ea84e69 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ Use ``job-dismiss`` instead.
 
 Use ``job-finalize`` instead.
 
+``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (since 10.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This argument has always been ignored.
+
 ``query-migrationthreads`` (since 9.2)
 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
index 8b9c53595c..ecd266f98e 100644
--- a/qapi/migration.json
+++ b/qapi/migration.json
@@ -1660,6 +1660,10 @@
 #
 # @resume: resume one paused migration, default "off".  (since 3.0)
 #
+# Features:
+#
+# @deprecated: Argument @detach is deprecated.
+#
 # Since: 0.14
 #
 # .. admonition:: Notes
@@ -1668,19 +1672,14 @@
 #        migration's progress and final result (this information is
 #        provided by the 'status' member).
 #
-#     2. All boolean arguments default to false.
-#
-#     3. The user Monitor's "detach" argument is invalid in QMP and
-#        should not be used.
-#
-#     4. The uri argument should have the Uniform Resource Identifier
+#     2. The uri argument should have the Uniform Resource Identifier
 #        of default destination VM.  This connection will be bound to
 #        default network.
 #
-#     5. For now, number of migration streams is restricted to one,
+#     3. For now, number of migration streams is restricted to one,
 #        i.e. number of items in 'channels' list is just 1.
 #
-#     6. The 'uri' and 'channels' arguments are mutually exclusive;
+#     4. The 'uri' and 'channels' arguments are mutually exclusive;
 #        exactly one of the two should be present.
 #
 # .. qmp-example::
@@ -1724,7 +1723,8 @@
 { 'command': 'migrate',
   'data': {'*uri': 'str',
            '*channels': [ 'MigrationChannel' ],
-           '*detach': 'bool', '*resume': 'bool' } }
+           '*detach': { 'type': 'bool', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
+           '*resume': 'bool' } }
 
 ##
 # @migrate-incoming:
-- 
2.48.1

Re: [PATCH 2/4] qapi/migration: Deprecate migrate argument @detach

[Peter Krempa]

On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:09 +0200, Markus Armbruster via Devel wrote:
> Argument @detach has always been ignored.  Start the clock to get rid
> of it.
> 
> Cc: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
> Cc: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> ---
>  docs/about/deprecated.rst |  5 +++++
>  qapi/migration.json       | 18 +++++++++---------
>  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> index 9665bc6fcf..ef4ea84e69 100644
> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> @@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ Use ``job-dismiss`` instead.
>  
>  Use ``job-finalize`` instead.
>  
> +``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (since 10.1)
> +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> +
> +This argument has always been ignored.

Huh; libvirt is actually always specifying it for some reason.

I'll post patches shortly getting rid of it completely in libvirt

Re: [PATCH 2/4] qapi/migration: Deprecate migrate argument @detach

[Peter Krempa]

On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 09:46:10 +0200, Peter Krempa via Devel wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:09 +0200, Markus Armbruster via Devel wrote:
> > Argument @detach has always been ignored.  Start the clock to get rid
> > of it.
> > 
> > Cc: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
> > Cc: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>
> > Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  docs/about/deprecated.rst |  5 +++++
> >  qapi/migration.json       | 18 +++++++++---------
> >  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> > index 9665bc6fcf..ef4ea84e69 100644
> > --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> > +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> > @@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ Use ``job-dismiss`` instead.
> >  
> >  Use ``job-finalize`` instead.
> >  
> > +``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (since 10.1)
> > +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> > +
> > +This argument has always been ignored.
> 
> Huh; libvirt is actually always specifying it for some reason.
> 
> I'll post patches shortly getting rid of it completely in libvirt

Patch 2/2 of

https://lists.libvirt.org/archives/list/devel@lists.libvirt.org/message/VPMPVPG5DSFORQODG4JGMZ2MTOJDQPPF/

addresses the above. I noticed that 'dump-guest-memory' does also have
'detach' option but that one at least has effect, even when it's not
really useful (blocking monitor if not used).

On behalf of libvirt:

Series:

ACKed-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com>

Re: [PATCH 2/4] qapi/migration: Deprecate migrate argument @detach

[Markus Armbruster]

Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com> writes:

> On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 09:46:10 +0200, Peter Krempa via Devel wrote:
>> On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:09 +0200, Markus Armbruster via Devel wrote:
>> > Argument @detach has always been ignored.  Start the clock to get rid
>> > of it.
>> > 
>> > Cc: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
>> > Cc: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>
>> > Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
>> > ---
>> >  docs/about/deprecated.rst |  5 +++++
>> >  qapi/migration.json       | 18 +++++++++---------
>> >  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>> > 
>> > diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
>> > index 9665bc6fcf..ef4ea84e69 100644
>> > --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
>> > +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
>> > @@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ Use ``job-dismiss`` instead.
>> >  
>> >  Use ``job-finalize`` instead.
>> >  
>> > +``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (since 10.1)
>> > +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>> > +
>> > +This argument has always been ignored.
>> 
>> Huh; libvirt is actually always specifying it for some reason.
>> 
>> I'll post patches shortly getting rid of it completely in libvirt
>
> Patch 2/2 of
>
> https://lists.libvirt.org/archives/list/devel@lists.libvirt.org/message/VPMPVPG5DSFORQODG4JGMZ2MTOJDQPPF/
>
> addresses the above. I noticed that 'dump-guest-memory' does also have
> 'detach' option but that one at least has effect, even when it's not
> really useful (blocking monitor if not used).

Another long-running task that should be a job...

> On behalf of libvirt:
>
> Series:
>
> ACKed-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com>

Thanks!

Re: [PATCH 2/4] qapi/migration: Deprecate migrate argument @detach

[Fabiano Rosas]

Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com> writes:

> Argument @detach has always been ignored.  Start the clock to get rid
> of it.
>
> Cc: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
> Cc: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>

Re: [PATCH 2/4] qapi/migration: Deprecate migrate argument @detach

[Peter Xu]

On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:09AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Argument @detach has always been ignored.  Start the clock to get rid
> of it.
> 
> Cc: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
> Cc: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> ---
>  docs/about/deprecated.rst |  5 +++++
>  qapi/migration.json       | 18 +++++++++---------
>  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> index 9665bc6fcf..ef4ea84e69 100644
> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> @@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ Use ``job-dismiss`` instead.
>  
>  Use ``job-finalize`` instead.
>  
> +``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (since 10.1)
> +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> +
> +This argument has always been ignored.
> +
>  ``query-migrationthreads`` (since 9.2)
>  ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>  
> diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
> index 8b9c53595c..ecd266f98e 100644
> --- a/qapi/migration.json
> +++ b/qapi/migration.json
> @@ -1660,6 +1660,10 @@
>  #
>  # @resume: resume one paused migration, default "off".  (since 3.0)
>  #
> +# Features:
> +#
> +# @deprecated: Argument @detach is deprecated.
> +#
>  # Since: 0.14
>  #
>  # .. admonition:: Notes
> @@ -1668,19 +1672,14 @@
>  #        migration's progress and final result (this information is
>  #        provided by the 'status' member).
>  #
> -#     2. All boolean arguments default to false.

There's one more boolean ("resume") exists, but probably not a huge
deal.. All booleans if not mentioned should have a default-false semantics
at least to me.

Reviewed-by: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>

> -#
> -#     3. The user Monitor's "detach" argument is invalid in QMP and
> -#        should not be used.
> -#
> -#     4. The uri argument should have the Uniform Resource Identifier
> +#     2. The uri argument should have the Uniform Resource Identifier
>  #        of default destination VM.  This connection will be bound to
>  #        default network.
>  #
> -#     5. For now, number of migration streams is restricted to one,
> +#     3. For now, number of migration streams is restricted to one,
>  #        i.e. number of items in 'channels' list is just 1.
>  #
> -#     6. The 'uri' and 'channels' arguments are mutually exclusive;
> +#     4. The 'uri' and 'channels' arguments are mutually exclusive;
>  #        exactly one of the two should be present.
>  #
>  # .. qmp-example::
> @@ -1724,7 +1723,8 @@
>  { 'command': 'migrate',
>    'data': {'*uri': 'str',
>             '*channels': [ 'MigrationChannel' ],
> -           '*detach': 'bool', '*resume': 'bool' } }
> +           '*detach': { 'type': 'bool', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] },
> +           '*resume': 'bool' } }
>  
>  ##
>  # @migrate-incoming:
> -- 
> 2.48.1
> 

-- 
Peter Xu

Re: [PATCH 2/4] qapi/migration: Deprecate migrate argument @detach

[Markus Armbruster]

Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com> writes:

> On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:09AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:
>> Argument @detach has always been ignored.  Start the clock to get rid
>> of it.
>> 
>> Cc: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
>> Cc: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>
>> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>  docs/about/deprecated.rst |  5 +++++
>>  qapi/migration.json       | 18 +++++++++---------
>>  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
>> index 9665bc6fcf..ef4ea84e69 100644
>> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
>> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
>> @@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ Use ``job-dismiss`` instead.
>>  
>>  Use ``job-finalize`` instead.
>>  
>> +``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (since 10.1)
>> +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>> +
>> +This argument has always been ignored.
>> +
>>  ``query-migrationthreads`` (since 9.2)
>>  ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>>  
>> diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
>> index 8b9c53595c..ecd266f98e 100644
>> --- a/qapi/migration.json
>> +++ b/qapi/migration.json
>> @@ -1660,6 +1660,10 @@
>>  #
>>  # @resume: resume one paused migration, default "off".  (since 3.0)
>>  #
>> +# Features:
>> +#
>> +# @deprecated: Argument @detach is deprecated.
>> +#
>>  # Since: 0.14
>>  #
>>  # .. admonition:: Notes
>> @@ -1668,19 +1672,14 @@
>>  #        migration's progress and final result (this information is
>>  #        provided by the 'status' member).
>>  #
>> -#     2. All boolean arguments default to false.
>
> There's one more boolean ("resume") exists, but probably not a huge
> deal.. All booleans if not mentioned should have a default-false semantics
> at least to me.

Its default remains documented.  It's visible above :)

> Reviewed-by: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>

Thanks!

Re: [PATCH 2/4] qapi/migration: Deprecate migrate argument @detach

[Peter Xu]

On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 04:28:33PM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com> writes:
> 
> > On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:09AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> >> Argument @detach has always been ignored.  Start the clock to get rid
> >> of it.
> >> 
> >> Cc: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
> >> Cc: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>
> >> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> >> ---
> >>  docs/about/deprecated.rst |  5 +++++
> >>  qapi/migration.json       | 18 +++++++++---------
> >>  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> >> 
> >> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> >> index 9665bc6fcf..ef4ea84e69 100644
> >> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> >> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> >> @@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ Use ``job-dismiss`` instead.
> >>  
> >>  Use ``job-finalize`` instead.
> >>  
> >> +``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (since 10.1)
> >> +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> >> +
> >> +This argument has always been ignored.
> >> +
> >>  ``query-migrationthreads`` (since 9.2)
> >>  ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> >>  
> >> diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
> >> index 8b9c53595c..ecd266f98e 100644
> >> --- a/qapi/migration.json
> >> +++ b/qapi/migration.json
> >> @@ -1660,6 +1660,10 @@
> >>  #
> >>  # @resume: resume one paused migration, default "off".  (since 3.0)
> >>  #
> >> +# Features:
> >> +#
> >> +# @deprecated: Argument @detach is deprecated.
> >> +#
> >>  # Since: 0.14
> >>  #
> >>  # .. admonition:: Notes
> >> @@ -1668,19 +1672,14 @@
> >>  #        migration's progress and final result (this information is
> >>  #        provided by the 'status' member).
> >>  #
> >> -#     2. All boolean arguments default to false.
> >
> > There's one more boolean ("resume") exists, but probably not a huge
> > deal.. All booleans if not mentioned should have a default-false semantics
> > at least to me.
> 
> Its default remains documented.  It's visible above :)

Ah, indeed!

-- 
Peter Xu

[PATCH 3/4] docs/about/deprecated: Move deprecation notes to tidy up order

[Markus Armbruster]

The deprecation notes within a section are mostly in version order.
Move the few that aren't so they are.

Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
---
 docs/about/deprecated.rst | 32 ++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index ef4ea84e69..4715d1ede5 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ options are removed in favor of using explicit ``blockdev-create`` and
 ``blockdev-add`` calls. See :doc:`/interop/live-block-operations` for
 details.
 
+``query-migrationthreads`` (since 9.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+To be removed with no replacement, as it reports only a limited set of
+threads (for example, it only reports source side of multifd threads,
+without reporting any destination threads, or non-multifd source threads).
+For debugging purpose, please use ``-name $VM,debug-threads=on`` instead.
+
 ``block-job-pause`` (since 10.1)
 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
@@ -184,14 +192,6 @@ Use ``job-finalize`` instead.
 
 This argument has always been ignored.
 
-``query-migrationthreads`` (since 9.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-To be removed with no replacement, as it reports only a limited set of
-threads (for example, it only reports source side of multifd threads,
-without reporting any destination threads, or non-multifd source threads).
-For debugging purpose, please use ``-name $VM,debug-threads=on`` instead.
-
 Host Architectures
 ------------------
 
@@ -522,14 +522,6 @@ PCIe passthrough shall be the mainline solution.
 CPU device properties
 '''''''''''''''''''''
 
-``pcommit`` on x86 (since 9.1)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The PCOMMIT instruction was never included in any physical processor.
-It was implemented as a no-op instruction in TCG up to QEMU 9.0, but
-only with ``-cpu max`` (which does not guarantee migration compatibility
-across versions).
-
 ``pmu-num=n`` on RISC-V CPUs (since 8.2)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -539,6 +531,14 @@ be calculated with ``((2 ^ n) - 1) << 3``. The least significant three bits
 must be left clear.
 
 
+``pcommit`` on x86 (since 9.1)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The PCOMMIT instruction was never included in any physical processor.
+It was implemented as a no-op instruction in TCG up to QEMU 9.0, but
+only with ``-cpu max`` (which does not guarantee migration compatibility
+across versions).
+
 Backwards compatibility
 -----------------------
 
-- 
2.48.1

Re: [PATCH 3/4] docs/about/deprecated: Move deprecation notes to tidy up order

[Eric Blake]

On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:10AM +0200, Markus Armbruster via Devel wrote:
> The deprecation notes within a section are mostly in version order.
> Move the few that aren't so they are.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> ---
>  docs/about/deprecated.rst | 32 ++++++++++++++++----------------
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>

-- 
Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc.
Virtualization:  qemu.org | libguestfs.org

[PATCH 4/4] docs/about/removed-features: Move removal notes to tidy up order

[Markus Armbruster]

The removal notes within a section are mostly in version order.  Move
the few that aren't so they are.

Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
---
 docs/about/removed-features.rst | 60 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 92b5ba6218..4819cb4665 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ specified with ``-mem-path`` can actually provide the guest RAM configured with
 The ``name`` parameter of the ``-net`` option was a synonym
 for the ``id`` parameter, which should now be used instead.
 
+RISC-V firmware not booted by default (removed in 5.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+QEMU 5.1 changes the default behaviour from ``-bios none`` to ``-bios default``
+for the RISC-V ``virt`` machine and ``sifive_u`` machine.
+
 ``-numa node,mem=...`` (removed in 5.1)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
@@ -324,12 +330,6 @@ devices.  Drives the board doesn't pick up can no longer be used with
 This option was undocumented and not used in the field.
 Use ``-device usb-ccid`` instead.
 
-RISC-V firmware not booted by default (removed in 5.1)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-QEMU 5.1 changes the default behaviour from ``-bios none`` to ``-bios default``
-for the RISC-V ``virt`` machine and ``sifive_u`` machine.
-
 ``-no-quit`` (removed in 7.0)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
@@ -911,14 +911,6 @@ The RISC-V no MMU cpus have been removed. The two CPUs: ``rv32imacu-nommu`` and
 ``rv64imacu-nommu`` can no longer be used. Instead the MMU status can be specified
 via the CPU ``mmu`` option when using the ``rv32`` or ``rv64`` CPUs.
 
-RISC-V 'any' CPU type ``-cpu any`` (removed in 9.2)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The 'any' CPU type was introduced back in 2018 and was around since the
-initial RISC-V QEMU port. Its usage was always been unclear: users don't know
-what to expect from a CPU called 'any', and in fact the CPU does not do anything
-special that isn't already done by the default CPUs rv32/rv64.
-
 ``compat`` property of server class POWER CPUs (removed in 6.0)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
@@ -965,6 +957,14 @@ The CRIS architecture was pulled from Linux in 4.17 and the compiler
 was no longer packaged in any distro making it harder to run the
 ``check-tcg`` tests.
 
+RISC-V 'any' CPU type ``-cpu any`` (removed in 9.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The 'any' CPU type was introduced back in 2018 and was around since the
+initial RISC-V QEMU port. Its usage was always been unclear: users don't know
+what to expect from a CPU called 'any', and in fact the CPU does not do anything
+special that isn't already done by the default CPUs rv32/rv64.
+
 System accelerators
 -------------------
 
@@ -975,18 +975,18 @@ Userspace local APIC with KVM (x86, removed in 8.0)
 a local APIC.  The ``split`` setting is supported, as is using ``-M
 kernel-irqchip=off`` when the CPU does not have a local APIC.
 
-HAXM (``-accel hax``) (removed in 8.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The HAXM project has been retired (see https://github.com/intel/haxm#status).
-Use "whpx" (on Windows) or "hvf" (on macOS) instead.
-
 MIPS "Trap-and-Emulate" KVM support (removed in 8.0)
 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
 The MIPS "Trap-and-Emulate" KVM host and guest support was removed
 from Linux in 2021, and is not supported anymore by QEMU either.
 
+HAXM (``-accel hax``) (removed in 8.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The HAXM project has been retired (see https://github.com/intel/haxm#status).
+Use "whpx" (on Windows) or "hvf" (on macOS) instead.
+
 System emulator machines
 ------------------------
 
@@ -1044,16 +1044,6 @@ Aspeed ``swift-bmc`` machine (removed in 7.0)
 This machine was removed because it was unused. Alternative AST2500 based
 OpenPOWER machines are ``witherspoon-bmc`` and ``romulus-bmc``.
 
-Aspeed ``tacoma-bmc`` machine (removed in 10.0)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The ``tacoma-bmc`` machine was removed because it didn't bring much
-compared to the ``rainier-bmc`` machine. Also, the ``tacoma-bmc`` was
-a board used for bring up of the AST2600 SoC that never left the
-labs. It can be easily replaced by the ``rainier-bmc`` machine, which
-was the actual final product, or by the ``ast2600-evb`` with some
-tweaks.
-
 ppc ``taihu`` machine (removed in 7.2)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
@@ -1084,6 +1074,16 @@ for all machine types using the PXA2xx and OMAP2 SoCs. We are also
 dropping the ``cheetah`` OMAP1 board, because we don't have any
 test images for it and don't know of anybody who does.
 
+Aspeed ``tacoma-bmc`` machine (removed in 10.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``tacoma-bmc`` machine was removed because it didn't bring much
+compared to the ``rainier-bmc`` machine. Also, the ``tacoma-bmc`` was
+a board used for bring up of the AST2600 SoC that never left the
+labs. It can be easily replaced by the ``rainier-bmc`` machine, which
+was the actual final product, or by the ``ast2600-evb`` with some
+tweaks.
+
 ppc ``ref405ep`` machine (removed in 10.0)
 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
-- 
2.48.1

Re: [PATCH 4/4] docs/about/removed-features: Move removal notes to tidy up order

[Eric Blake]

On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 08:37:11AM +0200, Markus Armbruster via Devel wrote:
> The removal notes within a section are mostly in version order.  Move
> the few that aren't so they are.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> ---
>  docs/about/removed-features.rst | 60 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>

-- 
Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc.
Virtualization:  qemu.org | libguestfs.org

Re: [PATCH 0/4] An overdue deprecation, a doc fix, a bit of cleanup

[Markus Armbruster]

Queued.