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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/about/deprecated.rst | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | qapi/run-state.json | 14 |
2 files changed, 25 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index 6f5e689aa4..d5eda0f566 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -199,6 +199,20 @@ accepted incorrect commands will return an error. Users should make sure that all arguments passed to ``device_add`` are consistent with the documented property types. +``StatusInfo`` member ``singlestep`` (since 8.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The ``singlestep`` member of the ``StatusInfo`` returned from the +``query-status`` command is deprecated. This member has a confusing +name and it never did what the documentation claimed or what its name +suggests. We do not believe that anybody is actually using the +information provided in this member. + +The information it reports is whether the TCG JIT is in "one +instruction per translated block" mode (which can be set on the +command line or via the HMP, but not via QMP). The information remains +available via the HMP 'info jit' command. + Human Monitor Protocol (HMP) commands ------------------------------------- diff --git a/qapi/run-state.json b/qapi/run-state.json index 09ea120292..db3cf52c62 100644 --- a/qapi/run-state.json +++ b/qapi/run-state.json @@ -104,16 +104,24 @@ # # @running: true if all VCPUs are runnable, false if not runnable # -# @singlestep: true if VCPUs are in single-step mode +# @singlestep: true if using TCG with one guest instruction +# per translation block # # @status: the virtual machine @RunState # +# Features: +# @deprecated: Member 'singlestep' is deprecated (with no replacement). +# # Since: 0.14 # -# Notes: @singlestep is enabled through the GDB stub +# Notes: @singlestep is enabled on the command line with +# '-accel tcg,one-insn-per-tb=on', or with the HMP +# 'one-insn-per-tb' command. ## { 'struct': 'StatusInfo', - 'data': {'running': 'bool', 'singlestep': 'bool', 'status': 'RunState'} } + 'data': {'running': 'bool', + 'singlestep': { 'type': 'bool', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ]}, + 'status': 'RunState'} } ## # @query-status: |