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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/about/deprecated.rst | 38 | ||||
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diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index dc4da95329..3b074b9ed4 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -20,38 +20,14 @@ they were first deprecated in the 2.10.0 release. What follows is a list of all features currently marked as deprecated. -Build options -------------- - -``gprof`` builds (since 8.0) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -The ``--enable-gprof`` configure setting relies on compiler -instrumentation to gather its data which can distort the generated -profile. As other non-instrumenting tools are available that give a -more holistic view of the system with non-instrumented binaries we are -deprecating the build option and no longer defend it in CI. The -``--enable-gcov`` build option remains for analysis test case -coverage. - System emulator command line arguments -------------------------------------- -``QEMU_AUDIO_`` environment variables and ``-audio-help`` (since 4.0) -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -The ``-audiodev`` argument is now the preferred way to specify audio -backend settings instead of environment variables. To ease migration to -the new format, the ``-audiodev-help`` option can be used to convert -the current values of the environment variables to ``-audiodev`` options. - -Creating sound card devices and vnc without ``audiodev=`` property (since 4.2) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' +Creating sound card devices without ``audiodev=`` property (since 4.2) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' When not using the deprecated legacy audio config, each sound card -should specify an ``audiodev=`` property. Additionally, when using -vnc, you should specify an ``audiodev=`` property if you plan to -transmit audio through the VNC protocol. +should specify an ``audiodev=`` property. Short-form boolean options (since 6.0) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -277,14 +253,6 @@ deprecated; use the new name ``dtb-randomness`` instead. The new name better reflects the way this property affects all random data within the device tree blob, not just the ``kaslr-seed`` node. -``pc-i440fx-1.4`` up to ``pc-i440fx-1.7`` (since 7.0) -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -These old machine types are quite neglected nowadays and thus might have -various pitfalls with regards to live migration. Use a newer machine type -instead. - - Backend options --------------- diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst index c2043fd415..e83ed087f6 100644 --- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst +++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst @@ -436,6 +436,18 @@ the process listing. This was replaced by the new ``password-secret`` option which lets the password be securely provided on the command line using a ``secret`` object instance. +``QEMU_AUDIO_`` environment variables and ``-audio-help`` (removed in 8.2) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The ``-audiodev`` and ``-audio`` command line options are now the only +way to specify audio backend settings. + +Creating vnc without ``audiodev=`` property (removed in 8.2) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +When using vnc, you should specify an ``audiodev=`` property if +you plan to transmit audio through the VNC protocol. + QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands ------------------------------------ @@ -715,8 +727,8 @@ mips ``fulong2e`` machine alias (removed in 6.0) This machine has been renamed ``fuloong2e``. -``pc-0.10`` up to ``pc-1.3`` (removed in 4.0 up to 6.0) -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' +``pc-0.10`` up to ``pc-i440fx-1.7`` (removed in 4.0 up to 8.2) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' These machine types were very old and likely could not be used for live migration from old QEMU versions anymore. Use a newer machine type instead. |