QEMU 5.1 changes the default behaviour from ``-bios none`` to ``-bios default``
for the RISC-V ``virt`` machine and ``sifive_u`` machine.
+``-no-quit`` (removed in 7.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``-no-quit`` was a synonym for ``-display ...,window-close=off`` which
+should be used instead.
+
+``--enable-fips`` (removed in 7.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This option restricted 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``
+or ``gnutls`` library enabled as a cryptography provider.
+
+Neither the ``nettle`` library, or the built-in cryptography provider are
+supported on FIPS enabled hosts.
+
+``-writeconfig`` (removed in 7.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``-writeconfig`` option was not able to serialize the entire contents
+of the QEMU command line. It is thus considered a failed experiment
+and removed without a replacement.
+
+``loaded`` property of ``secret`` and ``secret_keyring`` objects (removed in 7.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``loaded=on`` option in the command line or QMP ``object-add`` either had
+no effect (if ``loaded`` was the last option) or caused options to be
+effectively ignored as if they were not given. The property is therefore
+useless and should simply be removed.
+
+``opened`` property of ``rng-*`` objects (removed in 7.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``opened=on`` option in the command line or QMP ``object-add`` either had
+no effect (if ``opened`` was the last option) or caused errors. The property
+is therefore useless and should simply be removed.
+
+``-display sdl,window_close=...`` (removed in 7.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+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`` (removed in 7.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-display sdl,grab-mod=lshift-lctrl-lalt`` instead.
+
+``-ctrl-grab`` and ``-display sdl,ctrl_grab=on`` (removed in 7.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-display sdl,grab-mod=rctrl`` instead.
+
+``-sdl`` (removed in 7.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-display sdl`` instead.
+
+``-curses`` (removed in 7.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-display curses`` instead.
+
+Creating sound card devices using ``-soundhw`` (removed in 7.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Sound card devices should be created using ``-device`` or ``-audio``.
+The exception is ``pcspk`` which can be activated using ``-machine
+pcspk-audiodev=<name>``.
+
+``-watchdog`` (since 7.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-device`` instead.
+
+Hexadecimal sizes with scaling multipliers (since 8.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+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' should be written either as
+'32M' or as '0x2000000'.
+
+``-chardev`` backend aliases ``tty`` and ``parport`` (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``tty`` and ``parport`` used to be aliases for ``serial`` and ``parallel``
+respectively. The actual backend names should be used instead.
+
+``-drive if=none`` for the sifive_u OTP device (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-drive if=pflash`` to configure the OTP device of the sifive_u
+RISC-V machine instead.
+
+
QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
------------------------------------
``change`` (removed in 6.0)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-Use ``blockdev-change-medium`` or ``change-vnc-password`` instead.
+Use ``blockdev-change-medium`` or ``change-vnc-password`` or
+``display-update`` instead.
``query-events`` (removed in 6.0)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Specify the properties for the object as top-level arguments instead.
+``query-sgx`` return value member ``section-size`` (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Member ``section-size`` in the return value of ``query-sgx``
+was superseded by ``sections``.
+
+
+``query-sgx-capabilities`` return value member ``section-size`` (removed in 8.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Member ``section-size`` in the return value of ``query-sgx-capabilities``
+was superseded by ``sections``.
+
Human Monitor Protocol (HMP) commands
-------------------------------------
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The Linux kernel has dropped support for allowing 32-bit Arm systems
-to host KVM guests as of the 5.7 kernel. Accordingly, QEMU is deprecating
-its support for this configuration and will remove it in a future version.
-Running 32-bit guests on a 64-bit Arm host remains supported.
+to host KVM guests as of the 5.7 kernel, and was thus removed from QEMU
+as well. Running 32-bit guests on a 64-bit Arm host remains supported.
RISC-V ISA Specific CPUs (removed in 5.1)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
there is no available upstream toolchain to build binaries for it.
Removed without replacement.
+x86 ``Icelake-Client`` CPU (removed in 7.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+There isn't ever Icelake Client CPU, it is some wrong and imaginary one.
+Use ``Icelake-Server`` instead.
+
+System accelerators
+-------------------
+
+Userspace local APIC with KVM (x86, removed 8.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``-M kernel-irqchip=off`` cannot be used on KVM if the CPU model includes
+a local APIC. The ``split`` setting is supported, as is using ``-M
+kernel-irqchip=off`` when the CPU does not have a local APIC.
+
+System accelerators
+-------------------
+
+MIPS "Trap-and-Emulate" KVM support (removed in 8.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The MIPS "Trap-and-Emulate" KVM host and guest support was removed
+from Linux in 2021, and is not supported anymore by QEMU either.
+
System emulator machines
------------------------
to distinguish which model QEMU is implementing, the ``raspi2`` and ``raspi3``
machines have been renamed ``raspi2b`` and ``raspi3b``.
+Aspeed ``swift-bmc`` machine (removed in 7.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This machine was removed because it was unused. Alternative AST2500 based
+OpenPOWER machines are ``witherspoon-bmc`` and ``romulus-bmc``.
+
+ppc ``taihu`` machine (removed in 7.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This machine was removed because it was partially emulated and 405
+machines are very similar. Use the ``ref405ep`` machine instead.
linux-user mode CPUs
--------------------
there is no new Linux development taking place with this architecture. For
running the old binaries, you can use older versions of QEMU.
+``ppc64abi32`` CPUs (removed in 7.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``ppc64abi32`` architecture has a number of issues which regularly
+tripped up the CI testing and was suspected to be quite broken. For that
+reason the maintainers strongly suspected no one actually used it.
+
+
+TCG introspection features
+--------------------------
+
+TCG trace-events (since 6.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ability to add new TCG trace points had bit rotted and as the
+feature can be replicated with TCG plugins it was removed. If
+any user is currently using this feature and needs help with
+converting to using TCG plugins they should contact the qemu-devel
+mailing list.
+
+
System emulator devices
-----------------------
projects / mirror_qemu.git / blobdiff