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 lists.gnu.org (lists.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 701B0C46CD2 for ; Tue, 9 Jan 2024 08:36:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rN7aQ-0000Af-09; Tue, 09 Jan 2024 03:35:50 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rN7aN-00005j-5E; Tue, 09 Jan 2024 03:35:47 -0500 Received: from zoidberg.rfc1149.net ([195.154.227.159]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rN7aC-0007HJ-6p; Tue, 09 Jan 2024 03:35:46 -0500 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by zoidberg.rfc1149.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6AC1A80029; Tue, 9 Jan 2024 09:35:32 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=rfc1149.net; s=smtp; t=1704789332; bh=Wvs+ZpMGNj5529qltq45x8acRb1oXAHl/6YczVouUxY=; h=References:From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-reply-to; b=giikOdmRenu9HtN/S9ZrygxGgJB5QggDqPhJtb7+maJJAuM/46P8nBMe9JGDl0C9X rQqBjV1uIWo2GpY9+3CVXBMYPYSCy7LT46SugckEEk4fLF3hBMLm6sGl1xcuRcCCCU fxxd4j878GUF7CUgBM9hz8AdcnYoM1nAK64dovXd1fdWxEuSYTgb9Tu1d2aWYOB35i HY1ZEXLZURH+3LPBA/z9/k3T/U170OkiXq4v92z0eO2h2hWfy137P+lsru8kWfyDlb Fuz0NRPp1m0J0LLvaW63NgigiwJUeY4SiEKVkHfgr+086g+6+sj9jLD5fbRcy4Z1Ff JcUdO+LRNx0hA== References: <20240109083053.2581588-1-sam@rfc1149.net> User-agent: mu4e 1.10.8; emacs 29.1 From: Samuel Tardieu To: Samuel Tardieu Cc: Magnus Damm , Hanna Reitz , devel@lists.libvirt.org, Yoshinori Sato , Kevin Wolf , qemu-block@nongnu.org, qemu-devel@nongnu.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Deprecate the shix machine and the TC58128 flash device Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:35:07 +0100 In-reply-to: <20240109083053.2581588-1-sam@rfc1149.net> Message-ID: <87sf36ykdn.fsf@rfc1149.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=195.154.227.159; envelope-from=sam@rfc1149.net; helo=zoidberg.rfc1149.net X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 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+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Samuel Tardieu writes: > The shix machine was a research project started around 2003 at > T=C3=A9l=C3=A9com Paris. Preliminary support in QEMU was added in 2005 > back when the QEMU architecture was less structured than it is > now. Unfortunately, the support for the shix machine and its > peripherals, such as the TC58128 16MiB flash device, has never > been maintained as the research project used the real machine. > > This project stopped around 2010 and to the best of my knowledge > and after consulting with the original author Alexis Polti, > I propose to deprecate it in QEMU as well as the TC58128 > flash device which does not implement the QOM model and still > contains debug fprintf statements. I forgot to include the change from v1: simplify the deprecation=20 statements. Sam --=20 Samuel Tardieu