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 7678BC54E58 for ; Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:47:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rjjjq-0000NS-Vk; Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:47:03 -0400 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 1rjjjo-0000AK-Hz for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:47:00 -0400 Received: from mail-wm1-x32d.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::32d]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rjjjm-0008CG-I7 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:47:00 -0400 Received: by mail-wm1-x32d.google.com with SMTP id 5b1f17b1804b1-41330a62bf7so2435885e9.1 for ; Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:46:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linaro.org; s=google; t=1710179216; x=1710784016; darn=nongnu.org; h=content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to:from:references:cc:to :content-language:subject:user-agent:mime-version:date:message-id :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=P94mp/Nb4ucHV343Y/FMYqLBRS0gkHikA9l9AmQ9xAU=; b=NjYzZU+G+5vJYYpfaaFALbFcQitXUsgJYoF/oEqnMw31eq4mbjw/BL66W+JkRzPzQo 1nx7+P6QdcWv0OBo4Y4EEhbWhIJnDjk5saTCho7/0Qh+qxkOdKi7AUDtqazYYDbwd8Yc bfyOFtUZ6djoD9CFd2ZqZqi1L3a+Q2yxqsDM6G5ZACdeWlYLY0fYf8mPAWbwzVSSu2CY YVsV8ragKwdV+mDS4mPZnXAKPRsNpxSWnDXSA2LDEdaEnFVlL8/hRndIL7RBhkYw5DJn y4sij1Fw+0szByjFD63RSYzY5ZhU8Yzk402++qQgHFRTR7fDV3D2Exku/7pZWY8CZRXg NINQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1710179216; x=1710784016; h=content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to:from:references:cc:to :content-language:subject:user-agent:mime-version:date:message-id :x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=P94mp/Nb4ucHV343Y/FMYqLBRS0gkHikA9l9AmQ9xAU=; b=Gt2P9eyUrPi9jI9mYeb8mMYFV/9QFpVItrR1H5AFFbKe+w7qurO79IVPC+nbqk4Fjk 7I/KuR0ycF/+NaFR4ChFG3v+3UE6P8E1cKHAbrHXRa1QfsOBDkAGdN6Nbzozthi+Jszd tsiSzpvMSoVSIEsxMF7PgLoTp2n1bAtscyLLU5gCZCnH3/h/4UarMQ3217wQ9mLVlQXf RpX5fvXb1W2NP5+u2sexlJjoIHLMf9GhHCqGRPUP8m0oxQ1dX6QD2tklRUub7C/pexZ5 U08T3ecDRZHJ+A5h0XRzjGSlfxPWg3n9p9mqKPgy5udBIaWDdaU4KUNDtyvhcOsQYSxH m7aw== X-Forwarded-Encrypted: i=1; AJvYcCWaXSp10PcpF40umyup5CrOppHuUlFJR8I1gHmL+PSoMZoZoF8brR5eo5BooyVhIUQb4e9Ff+iBEA2SidOgTOMVotjia8o= X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yzo1253OJMTiOTyCxYinaeEJuO0jZ5EtdgzHHxCYJ/FqHfJFovM 2YP++xvQmQy30ACBoMSsvwT8gSiZRbQrWQR8r8yLaK/MzSvLQBPOBjpyFuwgtiE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IHX8xsUK9pPrZ5EnewxvgqZZqABTtW9DDerb/e17+fkvakSFIdqYI/qsmRuziL8cvRHmSxOiA== X-Received: by 2002:a05:600c:45c9:b0:413:1f65:ec19 with SMTP id s9-20020a05600c45c900b004131f65ec19mr5250885wmo.37.1710179215983; Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:46:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.69.100] ([176.176.167.228]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id q27-20020a056000137b00b0033e72e104c5sm6945438wrz.34.2024.03.11.10.46.54 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:46:55 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 18:46:53 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] spapr: Tag pseries-2.1 - 2.11 machines as deprecated Content-Language: en-US To: =?UTF-8?Q?C=C3=A9dric_Le_Goater?= , Nicholas Piggin , David Gibson , Daniel Henrique Barboza , Thomas Huth Cc: Harsh Prateek Bora , qemu-devel@nongnu.org, qemu-ppc@nongnu.org References: <20231214181723.1520854-1-clg@kaod.org> From: =?UTF-8?Q?Philippe_Mathieu-Daud=C3=A9?= In-Reply-To: <20231214181723.1520854-1-clg@kaod.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::32d; envelope-from=philmd@linaro.org; helo=mail-wm1-x32d.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, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=unavailable 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 Hi, On 14/12/23 19:17, Cédric Le Goater wrote: > pseries machines before version 2.11 have undergone many changes to > correct issues, mostly regarding migration compatibility. This is > obfuscating the code uselessly and makes maintenance more difficult. > Remove them and only keep the last version of the 2.x series, 2.12, > still in use by old distros. By the time we get to QEMU v9.2, will pseries-2.12 still be used by old distros? (which ones btw?) What about also deprecating pseries-2.12 and pseries-2.12-sxxm which both set pre_3_0_migration, and suggest to use pseries-3.0 instead? > > Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth > Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater > --- > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 7 +++++++ > hw/ppc/spapr.c | 1 + > 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > index 2e1504024658..c0e22b2b568f 100644 > --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst > +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > @@ -269,6 +269,13 @@ Nios II ``10m50-ghrd`` and ``nios2-generic-nommu`` machines (since 8.2) > > The Nios II architecture is orphan. > > +``pseries-2.1`` up to ``pseries-2.11`` (since 9.0) > +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > + > +Older pseries machines before version 2.12 have undergone many changes > +to correct issues, mostly regarding migration compatibility. These are > +no longer maintained and removing them will make the code easier to > +read and maintain. Use versions 2.12 and above as a replacement.