Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v5 2/2 (for 2.10)] docs: document deprecated features in appendix

[Thomas Huth]

On 19.07.2017 12:08, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> The deprecation of features in QEMU is totally adhoc currently,
> with no way for the user to get a list of what is deprecated
> in each release. This adds an appendix to the doc that records
> when each deprecation was made and provides text explaining
> what to use instead, if anything.
> 
> Since there has been no formal policy around removal of deprecated
> features in the past, any deprecations prior to 2.10.0 are to be
> treated as if they had been made at the 2.10.0 release. Thus the
> earliest that existing deprecations will be deleted is the start
> of the 2.12.0 cycle.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrange <address@hidden>
> ---
>  qemu-doc.texi | 168 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 168 insertions(+)
[...]
> address@hidden -monitor default=on (since 2.4.0)
> +
> +The ``default'' option to the ``-monitor'' argument is
> +now ignored. When multiple monitors were enabled, it
> +indicated which monitor would receive log messages
> +from the various subsystems. This feature is no longer
> +required as messages are now only sent to the monitor
> +in response to explicitly monitor commands.

BTW, seems like it's the "-mon" option, not the "-monitor" option that
has this "default" parameter?

 Thomas