vnc, you should specify an ``audiodev=`` property if you plan to
transmit audio through the VNC protocol.
-Creating sound card devices using ``-soundhw`` (since 5.1)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Sound card devices should be created using ``-device`` instead. The
-names are the same for most devices. The exceptions are ``hda`` which
-needs two devices (``-device intel-hda -device hda-duplex``) and
-``pcspk`` which can be activated using ``-machine
-pcspk-audiodev=<name>``.
-
-``-chardev`` backend aliases ``tty`` and ``parport`` (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-``tty`` and ``parport`` are aliases that will be removed. Instead, the
-actual backend names ``serial`` and ``parallel`` should be used.
-
Short-form boolean options (since 6.0)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The replacement for the ``nodelay`` short-form boolean option is ``nodelay=on``
rather than ``delay=off``.
-``--enable-fips`` (since 6.0)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-This option restricts usage of certain cryptographic algorithms when
-the host is operating in FIPS mode.
-
-If FIPS compliance is required, QEMU should be built with the ``libgcrypt``
-library enabled as a cryptography provider.
-
-Neither the ``nettle`` library, or the built-in cryptography provider are
-supported on FIPS enabled hosts.
-
-``-writeconfig`` (since 6.0)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The ``-writeconfig`` option is not able to serialize the entire contents
-of the QEMU command line. It is thus considered a failed experiment
-and deprecated, with no current replacement.
-
-Userspace local APIC with KVM (x86, since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Using ``-M kernel-irqchip=off`` with x86 machine types that include a local
-APIC is deprecated. The ``split`` setting is supported, as is using
-``-M kernel-irqchip=off`` with the ISA PC machine type.
-
-hexadecimal sizes with scaling multipliers (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Input parameters that take a size value should only use a size suffix
-(such as 'k' or 'M') when the base is written in decimal, and not when
-the value is hexadecimal. That is, '0x20M' is deprecated, and should
-be written either as '32M' or as '0x2000000'.
-
``-spice password=string`` (since 6.0)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
option which lets the password be securely provided on the command
line using a ``secret`` object instance.
-``opened`` property of ``rng-*`` objects (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The only effect of specifying ``opened=on`` in the command line or QMP
-``object-add`` is that the device is opened immediately, possibly before all
-other options have been processed. This will either have no effect (if
-``opened`` was the last option) or cause errors. The property is therefore
-useless and should not be specified.
-
-``loaded`` property of ``secret`` and ``secret_keyring`` objects (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The only effect of specifying ``loaded=on`` in the command line or QMP
-``object-add`` is that the secret is loaded immediately, possibly before all
-other options have been processed. This will either have no effect (if
-``loaded`` was the last option) or cause options to be effectively ignored as
-if they were not given. The property is therefore useless and should not be
-specified.
-
-``-display sdl,window_close=...`` (since 6.1)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Use ``-display sdl,window-close=...`` instead (i.e. with a minus instead of
-an underscore between "window" and "close").
-
-``-alt-grab`` and ``-display sdl,alt_grab=on`` (since 6.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Use ``-display sdl,grab-mod=lshift-lctrl-lalt`` instead.
-
-``-ctrl-grab`` and ``-display sdl,ctrl_grab=on`` (since 6.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Use ``-display sdl,grab-mod=rctrl`` instead.
-
-``-sdl`` (since 6.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Use ``-display sdl`` instead.
-
-``-curses`` (since 6.2)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Use ``-display curses`` instead.
-
-``-watchdog`` (since 6.2)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Use ``-device`` instead.
-
``-smp`` ("parameter=0" SMP configurations) (since 6.2)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Using ``-drive if=none`` to configure the OTP device of the sifive_u
RISC-V machine is deprecated. Use ``-drive if=pflash`` instead.
+``-no-hpet`` (since 8.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The HPET setting has been turned into a machine property.
+Use ``-machine hpet=off`` instead.
+
QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
------------------------------------
all arguments passed to ``device_add`` are consistent with the documented
property types.
-``query-sgx`` return value member ``section-size`` (since 7.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Member ``section-size`` in return value elements with meta-type ``uint64`` is
-deprecated. Use ``sections`` instead.
-
-
-``query-sgx-capabilities`` return value member ``section-size`` (since 7.0)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Member ``section-size`` in return value elements with meta-type ``uint64`` is
-deprecated. Use ``sections`` instead.
-
-System accelerators
--------------------
-
-MIPS ``Trap-and-Emul`` KVM support (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+Host Architectures
+------------------
-The MIPS ``Trap-and-Emul`` KVM host and guest support has been removed
-from Linux upstream kernel, declare it deprecated.
-
-System emulator CPUS
---------------------
-
-``Icelake-Client`` CPU Model (since 5.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-``Icelake-Client`` CPU Models are deprecated. Use ``Icelake-Server`` CPU
-Models instead.
-
-MIPS ``I7200`` CPU Model (since 5.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The ``I7200`` guest CPU relies on the nanoMIPS ISA, which is deprecated
-(the ISA has never been upstreamed to a compiler toolchain). Therefore
-this CPU is also deprecated.
+BE MIPS (since 7.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''
+As Debian 10 ("Buster") moved into LTS the big endian 32 bit version of
+MIPS moved out of support making it hard to maintain our
+cross-compilation CI tests of the architecture. As we no longer have
+CI coverage support may bitrot away before the deprecation process
+completes. The little endian variants of MIPS (both 32 and 64 bit) are
+still a supported host architecture.
QEMU API (QAPI) events
----------------------
System emulator machines
------------------------
-PPC 405 ``taihu`` machine (since 7.0)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+Arm ``virt`` machine ``dtb-kaslr-seed`` property
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``dtb-kaslr-seed`` property on the ``virt`` board has been
+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.
-The PPC 405 CPU is a system-on-a-chip, so all 405 machines are very similar,
-except for some external periphery. However, the periphery of the ``taihu``
-machine is hardly emulated at all (e.g. neither the LCD nor the USB part had
-been implemented), so there is not much value added by this board. Use the
-``ref405ep`` machine instead.
Backend options
---------------
ROM approach is obsolete. The native SeaBIOS support can be activated
by using ``-machine graphics=off``.
+``-device nvme-ns,eui64-default=on|off`` (since 7.1)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+In QEMU versions 6.1, 6.2 and 7.0, the ``nvme-ns`` generates an EUI-64
+identifier that is not globally unique. If an EUI-64 identifier is required, the
+user must set it explicitly using the ``nvme-ns`` device parameter ``eui64``.
+
+``-device nvme,use-intel-id=on|off`` (since 7.1)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The ``nvme`` device originally used a PCI Vendor/Device Identifier combination
+from Intel that was not properly allocated. Since version 5.2, the controller
+has used a properly allocated identifier. Deprecate the ``use-intel-id``
+machine compatibility parameter.
+
Block device options
''''''''''''''''''''
json:{"file.driver":"rbd", "file.pool":"rbd", "file.image":"name"}
-linux-user mode CPUs
---------------------
-
-MIPS ``I7200`` CPU (since 5.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The ``I7200`` guest CPU relies on the nanoMIPS ISA, which is deprecated
-(the ISA has never been upstreamed to a compiler toolchain). Therefore
-this CPU is also deprecated.
-
Backwards compatibility
-----------------------
depending on the machine type, so management software must
resolve CPU model aliases before starting a virtual machine.
-Guest Emulator ISAs
--------------------
-
-nanoMIPS ISA
-''''''''''''
-
-The ``nanoMIPS`` ISA has never been upstreamed to any compiler toolchain.
-As it is hard to generate binaries for it, declare it deprecated.
-
Tools
-----
New deployments should use the Rust version, and existing systems
should consider moving to it. The command line and feature set
is very close and moving should be simple.
+
+
+QEMU guest agent
+----------------
+
+``--blacklist`` command line option (since 7.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``--blacklist`` has been replaced by ``--block-rpcs`` (which is a better
+wording for what this option does). The short form ``-b`` still stays
+the same and thus is the preferred way for scripts that should run with
+both, older and future versions of QEMU.
+
+``blacklist`` config file option (since 7.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``blacklist`` config file option has been renamed to ``block-rpcs``
+(to be in sync with the renaming of the corresponding command line
+option).
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