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[88.187.86.199]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id ffacd0b85a97d-38b15d3c7a5sm13512605f8f.32.2025.01.16.00.48.50 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:48:51 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:48:50 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs/about: Change notes on x86 machine type deprecation into a general one To: Thomas Huth , qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Paolo Bonzini Cc: Peter Maydell , "Daniel P . Berrange" , Zhao Liu , "Michael S . Tsirkin" References: <20250116064644.65670-1-thuth@redhat.com> Content-Language: en-US From: =?UTF-8?Q?Philippe_Mathieu-Daud=C3=A9?= In-Reply-To: <20250116064644.65670-1-thuth@redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::429; envelope-from=philmd@linaro.org; helo=mail-wr1-x429.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, 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 On 16/1/25 07:46, Thomas Huth wrote: > We now have a general note about versioned machine types getting > deprecated and removed at the beginning of the deprecated.rst file, > so we should also have a general note about this in removed-features.rst > (which will also apply to versioned non-x86 machine types) instead of > listing individual old machine types in the document. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth > --- > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 7 ------- > docs/about/removed-features.rst | 11 +++++------ > 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > index 4a3c302962..7b42d6eecc 100644 > --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst > +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > @@ -236,13 +236,6 @@ deprecated; use the new name ``dtb-randomness`` instead. The new name > better reflects the way this property affects all random data within > the device tree blob, not just the ``kaslr-seed`` node. > > -``pc-i440fx-2.4`` up to ``pc-i440fx-2.12`` (since 9.1) > -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > - > -These old machine types are quite neglected nowadays and thus might have > -various pitfalls with regards to live migration. Use a newer machine type > -instead. > - > PPC 405 ``ref405ep`` machine (since 9.1) > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > > diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst > index c6616ce05e..156c0c253c 100644 > --- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst > +++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst > @@ -972,6 +972,11 @@ from Linux in 2021, and is not supported anymore by QEMU either. > System emulator machines > ------------------------ > > +Note: Versioned machine types that have been introduced in a QEMU version > +that has initially been released more than 6 years before are considered > +obsolete and will be removed without further notice in this document. > +Please use newer machine types instead. This is an improvement. I still wonder if we shouldn't list them removed machines here, to help old users. Removed in 4.0: - pc-0.10 - ... Removed in 9.0: - pc-i440fx-2.3 Remove in 10.0: - pc-i440fx-2.4 - pc-i440fx-2.5 - pc-i440fx-2.6 - pc-q35-2.4 - pc-q35-2.5 - pc-q35-2.6 - ARM virt-2.6 ... ? > + > ``s390-virtio`` (removed in 2.6) > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > > @@ -1006,12 +1011,6 @@ mips ``fulong2e`` machine alias (removed in 6.0) > > This machine has been renamed ``fuloong2e``. > > -``pc-0.10`` up to ``pc-i440fx-2.3`` (removed in 4.0 up to 9.0) > -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > - > -These machine types were very old and likely could not be used for live > -migration from old QEMU versions anymore. Use a newer machine type instead. > - > Raspberry Pi ``raspi2`` and ``raspi3`` machines (removed in 6.2) > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' >