Re: [PATCH v6 02/10] qapi: Implement deprecated-output=hide for QMP command results

[Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>]

On 3/12/21 9:32 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> This policy suppresses deprecated bits in output, and thus permits
> "testing the future".  Implement it for QMP command results.  Example:
> when QEMU is run with -compat deprecated-output=hide, then
> 
>     {"execute": "query-cpus-fast"}
> 
> yields
> 
>     {"return": [{"thread-id": 9805, "props": {"core-id": 0, "thread-id": 0, "socket-id": 0}, "qom-path": "/machine/unattached/device[0]", "cpu-index": 0, "target": "x86_64"}]}
> 
> instead of
> 
>     {"return": [{"arch": "x86", "thread-id": 22436, "props": {"core-id": 0, "thread-id": 0, "socket-id": 0}, "qom-path": "/machine/unattached/device[0]", "cpu-index": 0, "target": "x86_64"}]}

Example may not be relevant much longer, given Dan's patch [1] to make
this permanent since we've already passed the deprecation wait.  Up to
you if you want to choose a different example.

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2021-02/msg07564.html

> 
> Note the suppression of deprecated member "arch".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
> ---

R-b still stands.

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