Re: [PATCH 14/14] block: remove support for using "file" driver with block/char devices

["Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>]

Ping for anyone, especially block maintainers, willing to review this
before soft freeze.

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 01:11:42PM +0000, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> The 'host_device' and 'host_cdrom' drivers must be used instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
> ---
>  block/file-posix.c               | 17 ++++++-----------
>  docs/system/deprecated.rst       |  7 -------
>  docs/system/removed-features.rst |  7 +++++++
>  tests/qemu-iotests/226.out       | 10 +++++-----
>  4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/block/file-posix.c b/block/file-posix.c
> index 05079b40ca..20e14f8e96 100644
> --- a/block/file-posix.c
> +++ b/block/file-posix.c
> @@ -719,15 +719,9 @@ static int raw_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
>      }
>  
>      if (!device) {
> -        if (S_ISBLK(st.st_mode)) {
> -            warn_report("Opening a block device as a file using the '%s' "
> -                        "driver is deprecated", bs->drv->format_name);
> -        } else if (S_ISCHR(st.st_mode)) {
> -            warn_report("Opening a character device as a file using the '%s' "
> -                        "driver is deprecated", bs->drv->format_name);
> -        } else if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
> -            error_setg(errp, "A regular file was expected by the '%s' driver, "
> -                       "but something else was given", bs->drv->format_name);
> +        if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "'%s' driver requires '%s' to be a regular file",
> +                       bs->drv->format_name, bs->filename);
>              ret = -EINVAL;
>              goto fail;
>          } else {
> @@ -736,8 +730,9 @@ static int raw_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
>          }
>      } else {
>          if (!(S_ISCHR(st.st_mode) || S_ISBLK(st.st_mode))) {
> -            error_setg(errp, "'%s' driver expects either "
> -                       "a character or block device", bs->drv->format_name);
> +            error_setg(errp, "'%s' driver requires '%s' to be either "
> +                       "a character or block device",
> +                       bs->drv->format_name, bs->filename);
>              ret = -EINVAL;
>              goto fail;
>          }
> diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
> index dc76584e02..3a86deb450 100644
> --- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
> @@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ deprecated.
>  System emulator command line arguments
>  --------------------------------------
>  
> -``-drive file=json:{...{'driver':'file'}}`` (since 3.0)
> -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> -
> -The 'file' driver for drives is no longer appropriate for character or host
> -devices and will only accept regular files (S_IFREG). The correct driver
> -for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as appropriate.
> -
>  ``QEMU_AUDIO_`` environment variables and ``-audio-help`` (since 4.0)
>  '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>  
> diff --git a/docs/system/removed-features.rst b/docs/system/removed-features.rst
> index 990bf7e015..1c9e384cb0 100644
> --- a/docs/system/removed-features.rst
> +++ b/docs/system/removed-features.rst
> @@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ would automatically enable USB support on the machine type.
>  When using the new syntax, USB support must be explicitly
>  enabled via the ``-machine usb=on`` argument.
>  
> +``-drive file=json:{...{'driver':'file'}}`` (removed 6.0)
> +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> +
> +The 'file' driver for drives is no longer appropriate for character or host
> +devices and will only accept regular files (S_IFREG). The correct driver
> +for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as appropriate.
> +
>  QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
>  ------------------------------------
>  
> diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/226.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/226.out
> index 42be973ff2..55504d29c4 100644
> --- a/tests/qemu-iotests/226.out
> +++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/226.out
> @@ -3,23 +3,23 @@ QA output created by 226
>  === Testing with driver:file ===
>  
>  == Testing RO ==
> -qemu-io: can't open: A regular file was expected by the 'file' driver, but something else was given
> -qemu-io: warning: Opening a character device as a file using the 'file' driver is deprecated
> +qemu-io: can't open: 'file' driver requires 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT' to be a regular file
> +qemu-io: can't open: 'file' driver requires '/dev/null' to be a regular file
>  == Testing RW ==
>  qemu-io: can't open: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT': Is a directory
> -qemu-io: warning: Opening a character device as a file using the 'file' driver is deprecated
> +qemu-io: can't open: 'file' driver requires '/dev/null' to be a regular file
>  
>  === Testing with driver:host_device ===
>  
>  == Testing RO ==
> -qemu-io: can't open: 'host_device' driver expects either a character or block device
> +qemu-io: can't open: 'host_device' driver requires 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT' to be either a character or block device
>  == Testing RW ==
>  qemu-io: can't open: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT': Is a directory
>  
>  === Testing with driver:host_cdrom ===
>  
>  == Testing RO ==
> -qemu-io: can't open: 'host_cdrom' driver expects either a character or block device
> +qemu-io: can't open: 'host_cdrom' driver requires 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT' to be either a character or block device
>  == Testing RW ==
>  qemu-io: can't open: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT': Is a directory
>  
> -- 
> 2.29.2
> 

Regards,
Daniel
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