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 034C4C48291 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 2024 09:40:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rWvRv-000235-Cx; Mon, 05 Feb 2024 04:39:35 -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 1rWvRt-00022I-Ew for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 05 Feb 2024 04:39:33 -0500 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 1rWvRd-0004Dv-A3 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 05 Feb 2024 04:39:33 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1707125955; 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=ERmY7qem4Q2D4/HV/GjHiOsfvOcjqwjHtU5TyWyW89g=; b=Pv52N9suuBbf+N0ojnc1KCIfT9nAcWg4cP1qio5VGviH08MweznEeRanSG5H2WFDwMhzSZ b3a8hrssKNvJfVXSFI6ERtJoj1sD8ZWOdm78MQtoA3vMDyrrxflvmlEn8nm+cH9YDur/U0 dRwCUX0uLNvTxwpOIEji1o4gl526P4c= Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mimecast-mx02.redhat.com [66.187.233.88]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.3, cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-511--6PHku0oNJ-7EFzFrWH70Q-1; Mon, 05 Feb 2024 04:38:04 -0500 X-MC-Unique: -6PHku0oNJ-7EFzFrWH70Q-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx05.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.5]) (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 mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EDF4B83514B; Mon, 5 Feb 2024 09:38:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fedora (unknown [10.45.226.28]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CF0B5012; Mon, 5 Feb 2024 09:38:02 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 10:37:59 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-1?B?SuFu?= Tomko To: Markus Armbruster Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, marcandre.lureau@redhat.com, pbonzini@redhat.com, devel@lists.libvirt.org, eblake@redhat.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] qapi/char: Deprecate backend type "memory" Message-ID: References: <20240203080228.2766159-1-armbru@redhat.com> <20240203080228.2766159-5-armbru@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="14xzESOV8s6/ww9D" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20240203080228.2766159-5-armbru@redhat.com> X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.4.1 on 10.11.54.5 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.133.124; envelope-from=jtomko@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -24 X-Spam_score: -2.5 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.5 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.361, 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 --14xzESOV8s6/ww9D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On a Saturday in 2024, Markus Armbruster wrote: >It's an alias for "ringbuf" we kept for backward compatibility; see >commit 3a1da42eb35 (qapi: Rename ChardevBackend member "memory" to >"ringbuf"). Deprecation is long overdue. > >Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster >--- > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++ > qapi/char.json | 8 +++++--- > 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > >diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst >index d4492b9460..ae1a520c26 100644 >--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst >+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst >@@ -371,6 +371,14 @@ Specifying the iSCSI password in plain text on the co= mmand line using the > used instead, to refer to a ``--object secret...`` instance that provides > a password via a file, or encrypted. > >+Character device options >+'''''''''''''''''''''''' >+ >+Backend ``memory`` (since 9.0) >+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >+ >+``memory`` is a deprecated synonym for ``ringbuf``. >+ For libvirt: Reviewed-by: J=E1n Tomko (We don't support either of those) Jano --14xzESOV8s6/ww9D Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEARYKAB0WIQT+Rn5j0qdK2hQgnuAU0rOr/y4PvAUCZcCscwAKCRAU0rOr/y4P vGLOAP4yGZSR53HAIfAcO2ySMePRe+xYVWObeUD7q7kj7PzKpwEAomsCD47nupu8 lYYTufZ8dCpszZ0rTu6jCa/Z4d9pPwo= =1F9E -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --14xzESOV8s6/ww9D--