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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/about/build-platforms.rst | 2 | ||||
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diff --git a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst index 482b09819c..1552b1a704 100644 --- a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst +++ b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Python runtime option of the ``configure`` script to point QEMU to a supported version of the Python runtime. - As of QEMU |version|, the minimum supported version of Python is 3.7. + As of QEMU |version|, the minimum supported version of Python is 3.8. Python build dependencies Some of QEMU's build dependencies are written in Python. Usually these diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index abadf8de27..589951b136 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -434,6 +434,31 @@ Stream ``reconnect`` (since 9.2) The ``reconnect`` option only allows specifiying second granularity timeouts, which is not enough for all types of use cases, use ``reconnect-ms`` instead. +VFIO device options +''''''''''''''''''' + +``-device vfio-calxeda-xgmac`` (since 10.0) +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +The vfio-calxeda-xgmac device allows to assign a host Calxeda Highbank +10Gb XGMAC Ethernet controller device ("calxeda,hb-xgmac" compatibility +string) to a guest. Calxeda HW has been ewasted now and there is no point +keeping that device. + +``-device vfio-amd-xgbe`` (since 10.0) +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +The vfio-amd-xgbe device allows to assign a host AMD 10GbE controller +to a guest ("amd,xgbe-seattle-v1a" compatibility string). AMD "Seattle" +is not supported anymore and there is no point keeping that device. + +``-device vfio-platform`` (since 10.0) +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +The vfio-platform device allows to assign a host platform device +to a guest in a generic manner. Integrating a new device into +the vfio-platform infrastructure requires some adaptation at +both kernel and qemu level. No such attempt has been done for years +and the conclusion is that vfio-platform has not got any traction. +PCIe passthrough shall be the mainline solution. + CPU device properties ''''''''''''''''''''' |