Re: [PATCH v2] docs: Mark "gluster" support in QEMU as deprecated

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

On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 09:15:14AM +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.
> 
> Acked-by: Niels de Vos <ndevos@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> ---
>  v2: Mark it as deprecated in the QAPI and print a warning once, too
> 
>  docs/about/deprecated.rst | 9 +++++++++
>  qapi/block-core.json      | 7 ++++++-
>  block/gluster.c           | 2 ++
>  3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> 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.

I'd suggest the second half of the sentance can be simplified:

   ", the QEMU project will remove the gluster backend/"

since marking something as deprecated is a stronger than "might".
We /will/ remove it, unless new informaton comes to light that
makes us re-evaluate the plans.


With regards,
Daniel
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