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[2/2] docs/about: Deprecate the old "power5+" and "power7+" CPU names

Message ID 20240111164652.908182-3-thuth@redhat.com
State Superseded
Headers show
Series ppc: Rename power5+ and power7+ for the new QOM naming rules | expand

Commit Message

Thomas Huth Jan. 11, 2024, 4:46 p.m. UTC
For consistency we should drop the names with a "+" in it in the
long run.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
---
 docs/about/deprecated.rst | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

Comments

Cédric Le Goater Jan. 11, 2024, 5:25 p.m. UTC | #1
On 1/11/24 17:46, Thomas Huth wrote:
> For consistency we should drop the names with a "+" in it in the
> long run.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> ---
>   docs/about/deprecated.rst | 9 +++++++++
>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> index 2e15040246..7fdd2239b4 100644
> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> @@ -245,6 +245,15 @@ Nios II CPU (since 8.2)
>   The Nios II architecture is orphan. The ``nios2`` guest CPU support is
>   deprecated and will be removed in a future version of QEMU.
>   
> +``power5+`` and ``power7+`` CPU names (since 9.0)
> +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> +
> +The character "+" in device (and thus also CPU) names is not allowed
> +in the QEMU object model anymore. ``power5+``, ``power5+_v2.1``,
> +``power7+`` and ``power7+_v2.1`` are currently still supported via
> +an alias, but for consistency these will get removed in a future
> +release, too. Use ``power5plus_v2.1`` and ``power7plus_v2.1`` instead.
> +
>   
>   System emulator machines
>   ------------------------


Reviewed-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com>

Thanks,

C.
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diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 2e15040246..7fdd2239b4 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -245,6 +245,15 @@  Nios II CPU (since 8.2)
 The Nios II architecture is orphan. The ``nios2`` guest CPU support is
 deprecated and will be removed in a future version of QEMU.
 
+``power5+`` and ``power7+`` CPU names (since 9.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The character "+" in device (and thus also CPU) names is not allowed
+in the QEMU object model anymore. ``power5+``, ``power5+_v2.1``,
+``power7+`` and ``power7+_v2.1`` are currently still supported via
+an alias, but for consistency these will get removed in a future
+release, too. Use ``power5plus_v2.1`` and ``power7plus_v2.1`` instead.
+
 
 System emulator machines
 ------------------------