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authorRichard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>2021-10-29 19:42:36 -0700
committerRichard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>2021-10-29 19:42:36 -0700
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/armbru/tags/pull-qapi-2021-10-29' into staging
QAPI patches patches for 2021-10-29

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* remotes/armbru/tags/pull-qapi-2021-10-29:
  qapi: Extend -compat to set policy for unstable interfaces
  qapi: Factor out compat_policy_input_ok()
  qapi: Generalize enum member policy checking
  qapi: Generalize command policy checking
  qapi: Generalize struct member policy checking
  qapi: Tools for sets of special feature flags in generated code
  qapi: Eliminate QCO_NO_OPTIONS for a slight simplification
  qapi: Mark unstable QMP parts with feature 'unstable'
  qapi: New special feature flag "unstable"

Signed-off-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
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@@ -713,6 +713,10 @@ member as deprecated.  It is not supported elsewhere so far.
 Interfaces so marked may be withdrawn in future releases in accordance
 with QEMU's deprecation policy.
 
+Feature "unstable" marks a command, event, enum value, or struct
+member as unstable.  It is not supported elsewhere so far.  Interfaces
+so marked may be withdrawn or changed incompatibly in future releases.
+
 
 Naming rules and reserved names
 -------------------------------
@@ -746,9 +750,8 @@ Member name ``u`` and names starting with ``has-`` or ``has_`` are reserved
 for the generator, which uses them for unions and for tracking
 optional members.
 
-Any name (command, event, type, member, or enum value) beginning with
-``x-`` is marked experimental, and may be withdrawn or changed
-incompatibly in a future release.
+Names beginning with ``x-`` used to signify "experimental".  This
+convention has been replaced by special feature "unstable".
 
 Pragmas ``command-name-exceptions`` and ``member-name-exceptions`` let
 you violate naming rules.  Use for new code is strongly discouraged. See