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envelope-from=adityag@linux.ibm.com; helo=mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com X-Spam_score_int: -26 X-Spam_score: -2.7 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 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 >>> Could you please consider deprecating the POWER8NVL and POWER8E CPUs >>> and associated chips and machines ? I think keeping POWER8 is fine >>> since it has different HW implementation from the following >>> generations. >>> However, the POWER8NVL and POWER8E variants don't add much to QEMU. >>> They were practical at one point for bringup (2014). They are not >>> anymore. >>> >>> This will remove some lpc peculiarities. >> >> >> I don't know how we 'mark' something deprecated in qemu. Checked the >> git history. >> >> By deprecating, should I just mention it in deprecated section in >> documentation like done for PSeries in commit 0cac0f1b ? > > commit 1392617d3576 is an example. > > versioned machine types are special now and will be automatically > deprecated and removed. powernv machines are not though. > >> Or directly remove it ?. > > nope. See : > >     https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/about/deprecated.html. > > Thanks Cédric ! I see we have .deprecation_reason and fields like that, will use those to mark the chips and machine deprecated. - Aditya G > Thanks, > > C. > >