[PATCH] docs: Mark "gluster" support in QEMU as deprecated

[PATCH] docs: Mark "gluster" support in QEMU as deprecated

[Thomas Huth]

According to https://marc.info/?l=fedora-devel-list&m=171934833215726
the GlusterFS development effectively ended. Thus mark it as deprecated
in QEMU, so we can remove it in a future release if the project does
not gain momentum again.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
---
 docs/about/deprecated.rst | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index ed31d4b0b2..b231aa3948 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -395,6 +395,15 @@ Specifying the iSCSI password in plain text on the command line using the
 used instead, to refer to a ``--object secret...`` instance that provides
 a password via a file, or encrypted.
 
+``gluster`` backend (since 9.2)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+According to https://marc.info/?l=fedora-devel-list&m=171934833215726
+the GlusterFS development effectively ended. Unless the development
+gains momentum again, the QEMU project might remove the gluster backend
+in a future release.
+
+
 Character device options
 ''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
-- 
2.46.0

Re: [PATCH] docs: Mark "gluster" support in QEMU as deprecated

[Peter Krempa]

On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 15:24:51 +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
> According to https://marc.info/?l=fedora-devel-list&m=171934833215726
> the GlusterFS development effectively ended. Thus mark it as deprecated
> in QEMU, so we can remove it in a future release if the project does
> not gain momentum again.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> ---
>  docs/about/deprecated.rst | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> index ed31d4b0b2..b231aa3948 100644
> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> @@ -395,6 +395,15 @@ Specifying the iSCSI password in plain text on the command line using the
>  used instead, to refer to a ``--object secret...`` instance that provides
>  a password via a file, or encrypted.
>  
> +``gluster`` backend (since 9.2)
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +According to https://marc.info/?l=fedora-devel-list&m=171934833215726
> +the GlusterFS development effectively ended. Unless the development
> +gains momentum again, the QEMU project might remove the gluster backend
> +in a future release.

Shouldn't also the 'gluster' enum entry of 'BlockdevDriver'
(qapi/block-core.json) be marked as deprecated?

Re: [PATCH] docs: Mark "gluster" support in QEMU as deprecated

[Niels de Vos]

On Tue, 2024-09-24 at 15:24 +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
> According to https://marc.info/?l=fedora-devel-list&m=171934833215726
> the GlusterFS development effectively ended. Thus mark it as
> deprecated
> in QEMU, so we can remove it in a future release if the project does
> not gain momentum again.

As a former Gluster developer/maintainer, this makes sense to me. Feel
free to add my Acked-by or equivalent signoff.

Cheers,
Niels


> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> ---
>  docs/about/deprecated.rst | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> index ed31d4b0b2..b231aa3948 100644
> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> @@ -395,6 +395,15 @@ Specifying the iSCSI password in plain text on
> the command line using the
>  used instead, to refer to a ``--object secret...`` instance that
> provides
>  a password via a file, or encrypted.
>  
> +``gluster`` backend (since 9.2)
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +According to
> https://marc.info/?l=fedora-devel-list&m=171934833215726
> +the GlusterFS development effectively ended. Unless the development
> +gains momentum again, the QEMU project might remove the gluster
> backend
> +in a future release.
> +
> +
>  Character device options
>  ''''''''''''''''''''''''
>  

Re: [PATCH] docs: Mark "gluster" support in QEMU as deprecated

[Thomas Huth]

On 24/09/2024 16.12, Peter Krempa wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 15:24:51 +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
>> According to https://marc.info/?l=fedora-devel-list&m=171934833215726
>> the GlusterFS development effectively ended. Thus mark it as deprecated
>> in QEMU, so we can remove it in a future release if the project does
>> not gain momentum again.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>   docs/about/deprecated.rst | 9 +++++++++
>>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
>> index ed31d4b0b2..b231aa3948 100644
>> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
>> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
>> @@ -395,6 +395,15 @@ Specifying the iSCSI password in plain text on the command line using the
>>   used instead, to refer to a ``--object secret...`` instance that provides
>>   a password via a file, or encrypted.
>>   
>> +``gluster`` backend (since 9.2)
>> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> +
>> +According to https://marc.info/?l=fedora-devel-list&m=171934833215726
>> +the GlusterFS development effectively ended. Unless the development
>> +gains momentum again, the QEMU project might remove the gluster backend
>> +in a future release.
> 
> Shouldn't also the 'gluster' enum entry of 'BlockdevDriver'
> (qapi/block-core.json) be marked as deprecated?

Thanks, that's a good idea! I'll send a v2...

  Thomas