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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-1.4 08/12] qemu-char: Drop undocumented char
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Eric Blake |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-1.4 08/12] qemu-char: Drop undocumented chardev "memory" compatibility syntax |
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Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:31:56 -0700 |
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On 02/05/2013 09:22 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> This is a new device, so there's no compatibility to maintain, and its
> use case isn't common enough to justify shorthand syntax.
>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <address@hidden>
> ---
> qemu-char.c | 5 -----
> 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
We can always add shorthand later, if it turns out to be popular; but we
can't take shorthand away once it is added, so I agree with being
conservative on the first release by having no shorthand.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
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- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-1.4 08/12] qemu-char: Drop undocumented chardev "memory" compatibility syntax,
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