[PATCH 4/4] docs: Convert qemu-deprecated.texi to rST

[Peter Maydell]

Convert the documentation of deprecated features to rST.

We put the whole of this document into the system manual, though
technically a few parts of it apply to qemu-img or qemu-nbd which are
otherwise documented in tools/.

We only make formatting fixes, except for one use of 'appendix' which
we change to 'section' because this isn't an appendix in the Sphinx
manual.

Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <address@hidden>
---
 Makefile                   |   2 +-
 MAINTAINERS                |   2 +-
 docs/system/deprecated.rst | 446 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 docs/system/index.rst      |   1 +
 qemu-deprecated.texi       | 386 --------------------------------
 qemu-doc.texi              |   4 -
 6 files changed, 449 insertions(+), 392 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 docs/system/deprecated.rst
 delete mode 100644 qemu-deprecated.texi

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28749d20401..ec4a4be8355 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ txt: qemu-doc.txt docs/interop/qemu-qmp-ref.txt 
docs/interop/qemu-ga-ref.txt
 qemu-doc.html qemu-doc.info qemu-doc.pdf qemu-doc.txt: \
        qemu-options.texi \
        qemu-option-trace.texi \
-       qemu-deprecated.texi qemu-monitor.texi \
+       qemu-monitor.texi \
        qemu-monitor-info.texi \
        docs/qemu-cpu-models.texi
 
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 195dd58cac1..546f2b83017 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@ F: contrib/gitdm/*
 
 Incompatible changes
 R: address@hidden
-F: qemu-deprecated.texi
+F: docs/system/deprecated.rst
 
 Build System
 ------------
diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1eaa559079b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,446 @@
+Deprecated features
+===================
+
+In general features are intended to be supported indefinitely once
+introduced into QEMU. In the event that a feature needs to be removed,
+it will be listed in this section. The feature will remain functional
+for 2 releases prior to actual removal. Deprecated features may also
+generate warnings on the console when QEMU starts up, or if activated
+via a monitor command, however, this is not a mandatory requirement.
+
+Prior to the 2.10.0 release there was no official policy on how
+long features would be deprecated prior to their removal, nor
+any documented list of which features were deprecated. Thus
+any features deprecated prior to 2.10.0 will be treated as if
+they were first deprecated in the 2.10.0 release.
+
+What follows is a list of all features currently marked as
+deprecated.
+
+System emulator command line arguments
+--------------------------------------
+
+``-machine enforce-config-section=on|off`` (since 3.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``enforce-config-section`` parameter is replaced by the
+``-global migration.send-configuration={on|off}`` option.
+
+``-no-kvm`` (since 1.3.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``-no-kvm`` argument is now a synonym for setting ``-accel tcg``.
+
+``-usbdevice`` (since 2.10.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``-usbdevice DEV`` argument is now a synonym for setting
+the ``-device usb-DEV`` argument instead. The deprecated syntax
+would automatically enable USB support on the machine type.
+If using the new syntax, USB support must be explicitly
+enabled via the ``-machine usb=on`` argument.
+
+``-drive file=json:{...{'driver':'file'}}`` (since 3.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The 'file' driver for drives is no longer appropriate for character or host
+devices and will only accept regular files (S_IFREG). The correct driver
+for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as appropriate.
+
+``-net ...,name=``\ *name* (since 3.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``name`` parameter of the ``-net`` option is a synonym
+for the ``id`` parameter, which should now be used instead.
+
+``-smp`` (invalid topologies) (since 3.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+CPU topology properties should describe whole machine topology including
+possible CPUs.
+
+However, historically it was possible to start QEMU with an incorrect topology
+where *n* <= *sockets* * *cores* * *threads* < *maxcpus*,
+which could lead to an incorrect topology enumeration by the guest.
+Support for invalid topologies will be removed, the user must ensure
+topologies described with -smp include all possible cpus, i.e.
+*sockets* * *cores* * *threads* = *maxcpus*.
+
+``-vnc acl`` (since 4.0.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``acl`` option to the ``-vnc`` argument has been replaced
+by the ``tls-authz`` and ``sasl-authz`` options.
+
+``QEMU_AUDIO_`` environment variables and ``-audio-help`` (since 4.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``-audiodev`` argument is now the preferred way to specify audio
+backend settings instead of environment variables.  To ease migration to
+the new format, the ``-audiodev-help`` option can be used to convert
+the current values of the environment variables to ``-audiodev`` options.
+
+Creating sound card devices and vnc without ``audiodev=`` property (since 4.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+When not using the deprecated legacy audio config, each sound card
+should specify an ``audiodev=`` property.  Additionally, when using
+vnc, you should specify an ``audiodev=`` propery if you plan to
+transmit audio through the VNC protocol.
+
+``-mon ...,control=readline,pretty=on|off`` (since 4.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``pretty=on|off`` switch has no effect for HMP monitors, but is
+silently ignored. Using the switch with HMP monitors will become an
+error in the future.
+
+``-realtime`` (since 4.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``-realtime mlock=on|off`` argument has been replaced by the
+``-overcommit mem-lock=on|off`` argument.
+
+``-numa node,mem=``\ *size* (since 4.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The parameter ``mem`` of ``-numa node`` is used to assign a part of
+guest RAM to a NUMA node. But when using it, it's impossible to manage 
specified
+RAM chunk on the host side (like bind it to a host node, setting bind policy, 
...),
+so guest end-ups with the fake NUMA configuration with suboptiomal performance.
+However since 2014 there is an alternative way to assign RAM to a NUMA node
+using parameter ``memdev``, which does the same as ``mem`` and adds
+means to actualy manage node RAM on the host side. Use parameter ``memdev``
+with *memory-backend-ram* backend as an replacement for parameter ``mem``
+to achieve the same fake NUMA effect or a properly configured
+*memory-backend-file* backend to actually benefit from NUMA configuration.
+In future new machine versions will not accept the option but it will still
+work with old machine types. User can check QAPI schema to see if the legacy
+option is supported by looking at MachineInfo::numa-mem-supported property.
+
+``-numa`` node (without memory specified) (since 4.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Splitting RAM by default between NUMA nodes has the same issues as ``mem``
+parameter described above with the difference that the role of the user plays
+QEMU using implicit generic or board specific splitting rule.
+Use ``memdev`` with *memory-backend-ram* backend or ``mem`` (if
+it's supported by used machine type) to define mapping explictly instead.
+
+``-mem-path`` fallback to RAM (since 4.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Currently if guest RAM allocation from file pointed by ``mem-path``
+fails, QEMU falls back to allocating from RAM, which might result
+in unpredictable behavior since the backing file specified by the user
+is ignored. In the future, users will be responsible for making sure
+the backing storage specified with ``-mem-path`` can actually provide
+the guest RAM configured with ``-m`` and QEMU will fail to start up if
+RAM allocation is unsuccessful.
+
+RISC-V ``-bios`` (since 4.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+QEMU 4.1 introduced support for the -bios option in QEMU for RISC-V for the
+RISC-V virt machine and sifive_u machine.
+
+QEMU 4.1 has no changes to the default behaviour to avoid breakages. This
+default will change in a future QEMU release, so please prepare now. All users
+of the virt or sifive_u machine must change their command line usage.
+
+QEMU 4.1 has three options, please migrate to one of these three:
+ 1. ``-bios none`` - This is the current default behavior if no -bios option
+      is included. QEMU will not automatically load any firmware. It is up
+      to the user to load all the images they need.
+ 2. ``-bios default`` - In a future QEMU release this will become the default
+      behaviour if no -bios option is specified. This option will load the
+      default OpenSBI firmware automatically. The firmware is included with
+      the QEMU release and no user interaction is required. All a user needs
+      to do is specify the kernel they want to boot with the -kernel option
+ 3. ``-bios <file>`` - Tells QEMU to load the specified file as the firmwrae.
+
+``-tb-size`` option (since 5.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+QEMU 5.0 introduced an alternative syntax to specify the size of the 
translation
+block cache, ``-accel tcg,tb-size=``.  The new syntax deprecates the
+previously available ``-tb-size`` option.
+
+``-show-cursor`` option (since 5.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-display sdl,show-cursor=on`` or
+ ``-display gtk,show-cursor=on`` instead.
+
+QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
+------------------------------------
+
+``change`` (since 2.5.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``blockdev-change-medium`` or ``change-vnc-password`` instead.
+
+``migrate_set_downtime`` and ``migrate_set_speed`` (since 2.8.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``migrate-set-parameters`` instead.
+
+``migrate-set-cache-size`` and ``query-migrate-cache-size`` (since 2.11.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``migrate-set-parameters`` and ``query-migrate-parameters`` instead.
+
+``query-block`` result field ``dirty-bitmaps[i].status`` (since 4.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``status`` field of the ``BlockDirtyInfo`` structure, returned by
+the query-block command is deprecated. Two new boolean fields,
+``recording`` and ``busy`` effectively replace it.
+
+``query-block`` result field ``dirty-bitmaps`` (Since 4.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``dirty-bitmaps`` field of the ``BlockInfo`` structure, returned by
+the query-block command is itself now deprecated. The ``dirty-bitmaps``
+field of the ``BlockDeviceInfo`` struct should be used instead, which is the
+type of the ``inserted`` field in query-block replies, as well as the
+type of array items in query-named-block-nodes.
+
+Since the ``dirty-bitmaps`` field is optionally present in both the old and
+new locations, clients must use introspection to learn where to anticipate
+the field if/when it does appear in command output.
+
+``query-cpus`` (since 2.12.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``query-cpus`` command is replaced by the ``query-cpus-fast`` command.
+
+``query-cpus-fast`` ``arch`` output member (since 3.0.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``arch`` output member of the ``query-cpus-fast`` command is
+replaced by the ``target`` output member.
+
+``cpu-add`` (since 4.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``device_add`` for hotplugging vCPUs instead of ``cpu-add``.  See
+documentation of ``query-hotpluggable-cpus`` for additional
+details.
+
+``query-events`` (since 4.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``query-events`` command has been superseded by the more powerful
+and accurate ``query-qmp-schema`` command.
+
+chardev client socket with ``wait`` option (since 4.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Character devices creating sockets in client mode should not specify
+the 'wait' field, which is only applicable to sockets in server mode
+
+Human Monitor Protocol (HMP) commands
+-------------------------------------
+
+The ``hub_id`` parameter of ``hostfwd_add`` / ``hostfwd_remove`` (since 3.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``[hub_id name]`` parameter tuple of the 'hostfwd_add' and
+'hostfwd_remove' HMP commands has been replaced by ``netdev_id``.
+
+``cpu-add`` (since 4.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``device_add`` for hotplugging vCPUs instead of ``cpu-add``.  See
+documentation of ``query-hotpluggable-cpus`` for additional details.
+
+``acl_show``, ``acl_reset``, ``acl_policy``, ``acl_add``, ``acl_remove`` 
(since 4.0.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``acl_show``, ``acl_reset``, ``acl_policy``, ``acl_add``, and
+``acl_remove`` commands are deprecated with no replacement. Authorization
+for VNC should be performed using the pluggable QAuthZ objects.
+
+Guest Emulator ISAs
+-------------------
+
+RISC-V ISA privledge specification version 1.09.1 (since 4.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The RISC-V ISA privledge specification version 1.09.1 has been deprecated.
+QEMU supports both the newer version 1.10.0 and the ratified version 1.11.0, 
these
+should be used instead of the 1.09.1 version.
+
+System emulator CPUS
+--------------------
+
+RISC-V ISA CPUs (since 4.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The RISC-V cpus with the ISA version in the CPU name have been depcreated. The
+four CPUs are: ``rv32gcsu-v1.9.1``, ``rv32gcsu-v1.10.0``, ``rv64gcsu-v1.9.1`` 
and
+``rv64gcsu-v1.10.0``. Instead the version can be specified via the CPU 
``priv_spec``
+option when using the ``rv32`` or ``rv64`` CPUs.
+
+RISC-V ISA CPUs (since 4.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The RISC-V no MMU cpus have been depcreated. The two CPUs: ``rv32imacu-nommu`` 
and
+``rv64imacu-nommu`` should no longer be used. Instead the MMU status can be 
specified
+via the CPU ``mmu`` option when using the ``rv32`` or ``rv64`` CPUs.
+
+System emulator devices
+-----------------------
+
+``ide-drive`` (since 4.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The 'ide-drive' device is deprecated. Users should use 'ide-hd' or
+'ide-cd' as appropriate to get an IDE hard disk or CD-ROM as needed.
+
+``scsi-disk`` (since 4.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The 'scsi-disk' device is deprecated. Users should use 'scsi-hd' or
+'scsi-cd' as appropriate to get a SCSI hard disk or CD-ROM as needed.
+
+System emulator machines
+------------------------
+
+mips ``r4k`` platform (since 5.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This machine type is very old and unmaintained. Users should use the ``malta``
+machine type instead.
+
+``pc-1.0``, ``pc-1.1``, ``pc-1.2`` and ``pc-1.3`` (since 5.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+These machine types are very old and likely can not be used for live migration
+from old QEMU versions anymore. A newer machine type should be used instead.
+
+``spike_v1.9.1`` and ``spike_v1.10`` (since 4.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The version specific Spike machines have been deprecated in favour of the
+generic ``spike`` machine. If you need to specify an older version of the 
RISC-V
+spec you can use the ``-cpu rv64gcsu,priv_spec=v1.9.1`` command line argument.
+
+Device options
+--------------
+
+Emulated device options
+'''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``-device virtio-blk,scsi=on|off`` (since 5.0.0)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The virtio-blk SCSI passthrough feature is a legacy VIRTIO feature.  VIRTIO 1.0
+and later do not support it because the virtio-scsi device was introduced for
+full SCSI support.  Use virtio-scsi instead when SCSI passthrough is required.
+
+Note this also applies to ``-device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=on|off``, which is an
+alias.
+
+Block device options
+''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``"backing": ""`` (since 2.12.0)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+In order to prevent QEMU from automatically opening an image's backing
+chain, use ``"backing": null`` instead.
+
+``rbd`` keyvalue pair encoded filenames: ``""`` (since 3.1.0)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Options for ``rbd`` should be specified according to its runtime options,
+like other block drivers.  Legacy parsing of keyvalue pair encoded
+filenames is useful to open images with the old format for backing files;
+These image files should be updated to use the current format.
+
+Example of legacy encoding::
+
+  json:{"file.driver":"rbd", "file.filename":"rbd:rbd/name"}
+
+The above, converted to the current supported format::
+
+  json:{"file.driver":"rbd", "file.pool":"rbd", "file.image":"name"}
+
+Related binaries
+----------------
+
+``qemu-img convert -n -o`` (since 4.2.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+All options specified in ``-o`` are image creation options, so
+they have no effect when used with ``-n`` to skip image creation.
+Silently ignored options can be confusing, so this combination of
+options will be made an error in future versions.
+
+Backwards compatibility
+-----------------------
+
+Runnability guarantee of CPU models (since 4.1.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Previous versions of QEMU never changed existing CPU models in
+ways that introduced additional host software or hardware
+requirements to the VM.  This allowed management software to
+safely change the machine type of an existing VM without
+introducing new requirements ("runnability guarantee").  This
+prevented CPU models from being updated to include CPU
+vulnerability mitigations, leaving guests vulnerable in the
+default configuration.
+
+The CPU model runnability guarantee won't apply anymore to
+existing CPU models.  Management software that needs runnability
+guarantees must resolve the CPU model aliases using te
+``alias-of`` field returned by the ``query-cpu-definitions`` QMP
+command.
+
+While those guarantees are kept, the return value of
+``query-cpu-definitions`` will have existing CPU model aliases
+point to a version that doesn't break runnability guarantees
+(specifically, version 1 of those CPU models).  In future QEMU
+versions, aliases will point to newer CPU model versions
+depending on the machine type, so management software must
+resolve CPU model aliases before starting a virtual machine.
+
+
+Recently removed features
+=========================
+
+What follows is a record of recently removed, formerly deprecated
+features that serves as a record for users who have encountered
+trouble after a recent upgrade.
+
+QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
+------------------------------------
+
+``block-dirty-bitmap-add`` "autoload" parameter (since 4.2.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The "autoload" parameter has been ignored since 2.12.0. All bitmaps
+are automatically loaded from qcow2 images.
+
+Related binaries
+----------------
+
+``qemu-nbd --partition`` (removed in 5.0.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``qemu-nbd --partition $digit`` code (also spelled ``-P``)
+could only handle MBR partitions, and never correctly handled logical
+partitions beyond partition 5.  Exporting a partition can still be
+done by utilizing the ``--image-opts`` option with a raw blockdev
+using the ``offset`` and ``size`` parameters layered on top of
+any other existing blockdev. For example, if partition 1 is 100MiB
+long starting at 1MiB, the old command::
+
+  qemu-nbd -t -P 1 -f qcow2 file.qcow2
+
+can be rewritten as::
+
+  qemu-nbd -t --image-opts 
driver=raw,offset=1M,size=100M,file.driver=qcow2,file.file.driver=file,file.file.filename=file.qcow2
diff --git a/docs/system/index.rst b/docs/system/index.rst
index 887bef92f40..7d09abca954 100644
--- a/docs/system/index.rst
+++ b/docs/system/index.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Contents:
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   deprecated
    managed-startup
    qemu-block-drivers
    security
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
deleted file mode 100644
index 0671c26c806..00000000000
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,386 +0,0 @@
-@node Deprecated features
-@appendix Deprecated features
-
-In general features are intended to be supported indefinitely once
-introduced into QEMU. In the event that a feature needs to be removed,
-it will be listed in this appendix. The feature will remain functional
-for 2 releases prior to actual removal. Deprecated features may also
-generate warnings on the console when QEMU starts up, or if activated
-via a monitor command, however, this is not a mandatory requirement.
-
-Prior to the 2.10.0 release there was no official policy on how
-long features would be deprecated prior to their removal, nor
-any documented list of which features were deprecated. Thus
-any features deprecated prior to 2.10.0 will be treated as if
-they were first deprecated in the 2.10.0 release.
-
-What follows is a list of all features currently marked as
-deprecated.
-
-@section System emulator command line arguments
-
-@subsection -machine enforce-config-section=on|off (since 3.1)
-
-The @option{enforce-config-section} parameter is replaced by the
-@option{-global migration.send-configuration=@var{on|off}} option.
-
-@subsection -no-kvm (since 1.3.0)
-
-The ``-no-kvm'' argument is now a synonym for setting ``-accel tcg''.
-
-@subsection -usbdevice (since 2.10.0)
-
-The ``-usbdevice DEV'' argument is now a synonym for setting
-the ``-device usb-DEV'' argument instead. The deprecated syntax
-would automatically enable USB support on the machine type.
-If using the new syntax, USB support must be explicitly
-enabled via the ``-machine usb=on'' argument.
-
-@subsection -drive file=json:@{...@{'driver':'file'@}@} (since 3.0)
-
-The 'file' driver for drives is no longer appropriate for character or host
-devices and will only accept regular files (S_IFREG). The correct driver
-for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as appropriate.
-
-@subsection -net ...,name=@var{name} (since 3.1)
-
-The @option{name} parameter of the @option{-net} option is a synonym
-for the @option{id} parameter, which should now be used instead.
-
-@subsection -smp (invalid topologies) (since 3.1)
-
-CPU topology properties should describe whole machine topology including
-possible CPUs.
-
-However, historically it was possible to start QEMU with an incorrect topology
-where @math{@var{n} <= @var{sockets} * @var{cores} * @var{threads} < 
@var{maxcpus}},
-which could lead to an incorrect topology enumeration by the guest.
-Support for invalid topologies will be removed, the user must ensure
-topologies described with -smp include all possible cpus, i.e.
-  @math{@var{sockets} * @var{cores} * @var{threads} = @var{maxcpus}}.
-
-@subsection -vnc acl (since 4.0.0)
-
-The @code{acl} option to the @code{-vnc} argument has been replaced
-by the @code{tls-authz} and @code{sasl-authz} options.
-
-@subsection QEMU_AUDIO_ environment variables and -audio-help (since 4.0)
-
-The ``-audiodev'' argument is now the preferred way to specify audio
-backend settings instead of environment variables.  To ease migration to
-the new format, the ``-audiodev-help'' option can be used to convert
-the current values of the environment variables to ``-audiodev'' options.
-
-@subsection Creating sound card devices and vnc without audiodev= property 
(since 4.2)
-
-When not using the deprecated legacy audio config, each sound card
-should specify an @code{audiodev=} property.  Additionally, when using
-vnc, you should specify an @code{audiodev=} propery if you plan to
-transmit audio through the VNC protocol.
-
-@subsection -mon ...,control=readline,pretty=on|off (since 4.1)
-
-The @code{pretty=on|off} switch has no effect for HMP monitors, but is
-silently ignored. Using the switch with HMP monitors will become an
-error in the future.
-
-@subsection -realtime (since 4.1)
-
-The @code{-realtime mlock=on|off} argument has been replaced by the
-@code{-overcommit mem-lock=on|off} argument.
-
-@subsection -numa node,mem=@var{size} (since 4.1)
-
-The parameter @option{mem} of @option{-numa node} is used to assign a part of
-guest RAM to a NUMA node. But when using it, it's impossible to manage 
specified
-RAM chunk on the host side (like bind it to a host node, setting bind policy, 
...),
-so guest end-ups with the fake NUMA configuration with suboptiomal performance.
-However since 2014 there is an alternative way to assign RAM to a NUMA node
-using parameter @option{memdev}, which does the same as @option{mem} and adds
-means to actualy manage node RAM on the host side. Use parameter 
@option{memdev}
-with @var{memory-backend-ram} backend as an replacement for parameter 
@option{mem}
-to achieve the same fake NUMA effect or a properly configured
-@var{memory-backend-file} backend to actually benefit from NUMA configuration.
-In future new machine versions will not accept the option but it will still
-work with old machine types. User can check QAPI schema to see if the legacy
-option is supported by looking at MachineInfo::numa-mem-supported property.
-
-@subsection -numa node (without memory specified) (since 4.1)
-
-Splitting RAM by default between NUMA nodes has the same issues as @option{mem}
-parameter described above with the difference that the role of the user plays
-QEMU using implicit generic or board specific splitting rule.
-Use @option{memdev} with @var{memory-backend-ram} backend or @option{mem} (if
-it's supported by used machine type) to define mapping explictly instead.
-
-@subsection -mem-path fallback to RAM (since 4.1)
-Currently if guest RAM allocation from file pointed by @option{mem-path}
-fails, QEMU falls back to allocating from RAM, which might result
-in unpredictable behavior since the backing file specified by the user
-is ignored. In the future, users will be responsible for making sure
-the backing storage specified with @option{-mem-path} can actually provide
-the guest RAM configured with @option{-m} and QEMU will fail to start up if
-RAM allocation is unsuccessful.
-
-@subsection RISC-V -bios (since 4.1)
-
-QEMU 4.1 introduced support for the -bios option in QEMU for RISC-V for the
-RISC-V virt machine and sifive_u machine.
-
-QEMU 4.1 has no changes to the default behaviour to avoid breakages. This
-default will change in a future QEMU release, so please prepare now. All users
-of the virt or sifive_u machine must change their command line usage.
-
-QEMU 4.1 has three options, please migrate to one of these three:
- 1. ``-bios none`` - This is the current default behavior if no -bios option
-      is included. QEMU will not automatically load any firmware. It is up
-      to the user to load all the images they need.
- 2. ``-bios default`` - In a future QEMU release this will become the default
-      behaviour if no -bios option is specified. This option will load the
-      default OpenSBI firmware automatically. The firmware is included with
-      the QEMU release and no user interaction is required. All a user needs
-      to do is specify the kernel they want to boot with the -kernel option
- 3. ``-bios <file>`` - Tells QEMU to load the specified file as the firmwrae.
-
-@subsection -tb-size option (since 5.0)
-
-QEMU 5.0 introduced an alternative syntax to specify the size of the 
translation
-block cache, @option{-accel tcg,tb-size=}.  The new syntax deprecates the
-previously available @option{-tb-size} option.
-
-@subsection -show-cursor option (since 5.0)
-
-Use @option{-display sdl,show-cursor=on} or
- @option{-display gtk,show-cursor=on} instead.
-
-@section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
-
-@subsection change (since 2.5.0)
-
-Use ``blockdev-change-medium'' or ``change-vnc-password'' instead.
-
-@subsection migrate_set_downtime and migrate_set_speed (since 2.8.0)
-
-Use ``migrate-set-parameters'' instead.
-
-@subsection migrate-set-cache-size and query-migrate-cache-size (since 2.11.0)
-
-Use ``migrate-set-parameters'' and ``query-migrate-parameters'' instead.
-
-@subsection query-block result field dirty-bitmaps[i].status (since 4.0)
-
-The ``status'' field of the ``BlockDirtyInfo'' structure, returned by
-the query-block command is deprecated. Two new boolean fields,
-``recording'' and ``busy'' effectively replace it.
-
-@subsection query-block result field dirty-bitmaps (Since 4.2)
-
-The ``dirty-bitmaps`` field of the ``BlockInfo`` structure, returned by
-the query-block command is itself now deprecated. The ``dirty-bitmaps``
-field of the ``BlockDeviceInfo`` struct should be used instead, which is the
-type of the ``inserted`` field in query-block replies, as well as the
-type of array items in query-named-block-nodes.
-
-Since the ``dirty-bitmaps`` field is optionally present in both the old and
-new locations, clients must use introspection to learn where to anticipate
-the field if/when it does appear in command output.
-
-@subsection query-cpus (since 2.12.0)
-
-The ``query-cpus'' command is replaced by the ``query-cpus-fast'' command.
-
-@subsection query-cpus-fast "arch" output member (since 3.0.0)
-
-The ``arch'' output member of the ``query-cpus-fast'' command is
-replaced by the ``target'' output member.
-
-@subsection cpu-add (since 4.0)
-
-Use ``device_add'' for hotplugging vCPUs instead of ``cpu-add''.  See
-documentation of ``query-hotpluggable-cpus'' for additional
-details.
-
-@subsection query-events (since 4.0)
-
-The ``query-events'' command has been superseded by the more powerful
-and accurate ``query-qmp-schema'' command.
-
-@subsection chardev client socket with 'wait' option (since 4.0)
-
-Character devices creating sockets in client mode should not specify
-the 'wait' field, which is only applicable to sockets in server mode
-
-@section Human Monitor Protocol (HMP) commands
-
-@subsection The hub_id parameter of 'hostfwd_add' / 'hostfwd_remove' (since 
3.1)
-
-The @option{[hub_id name]} parameter tuple of the 'hostfwd_add' and
-'hostfwd_remove' HMP commands has been replaced by @option{netdev_id}.
-
-@subsection cpu-add (since 4.0)
-
-Use ``device_add'' for hotplugging vCPUs instead of ``cpu-add''.  See
-documentation of ``query-hotpluggable-cpus'' for additional details.
-
-@subsection acl_show, acl_reset, acl_policy, acl_add, acl_remove (since 4.0.0)
-
-The ``acl_show'', ``acl_reset'', ``acl_policy'', ``acl_add'', and
-``acl_remove'' commands are deprecated with no replacement. Authorization
-for VNC should be performed using the pluggable QAuthZ objects.
-
-@section Guest Emulator ISAs
-
-@subsection RISC-V ISA privledge specification version 1.09.1 (since 4.1)
-
-The RISC-V ISA privledge specification version 1.09.1 has been deprecated.
-QEMU supports both the newer version 1.10.0 and the ratified version 1.11.0, 
these
-should be used instead of the 1.09.1 version.
-
-@section System emulator CPUS
-
-@subsection RISC-V ISA CPUs (since 4.1)
-
-The RISC-V cpus with the ISA version in the CPU name have been depcreated. The
-four CPUs are: ``rv32gcsu-v1.9.1``, ``rv32gcsu-v1.10.0``, ``rv64gcsu-v1.9.1`` 
and
-``rv64gcsu-v1.10.0``. Instead the version can be specified via the CPU 
``priv_spec``
-option when using the ``rv32`` or ``rv64`` CPUs.
-
-@subsection RISC-V ISA CPUs (since 4.1)
-
-The RISC-V no MMU cpus have been depcreated. The two CPUs: ``rv32imacu-nommu`` 
and
-``rv64imacu-nommu`` should no longer be used. Instead the MMU status can be 
specified
-via the CPU ``mmu`` option when using the ``rv32`` or ``rv64`` CPUs.
-
-@section System emulator devices
-
-@subsection ide-drive (since 4.2)
-
-The 'ide-drive' device is deprecated. Users should use 'ide-hd' or
-'ide-cd' as appropriate to get an IDE hard disk or CD-ROM as needed.
-
-@subsection scsi-disk (since 4.2)
-
-The 'scsi-disk' device is deprecated. Users should use 'scsi-hd' or
-'scsi-cd' as appropriate to get a SCSI hard disk or CD-ROM as needed.
-
-@section System emulator machines
-
-@subsection mips r4k platform (since 5.0)
-
-This machine type is very old and unmaintained. Users should use the 'malta'
-machine type instead.
-
-@subsection pc-1.0, pc-1.1, pc-1.2 and pc-1.3 (since 5.0)
-
-These machine types are very old and likely can not be used for live migration
-from old QEMU versions anymore. A newer machine type should be used instead.
-
-@subsection spike_v1.9.1 and spike_v1.10 (since 4.1)
-
-The version specific Spike machines have been deprecated in favour of the
-generic ``spike`` machine. If you need to specify an older version of the 
RISC-V
-spec you can use the ``-cpu rv64gcsu,priv_spec=v1.9.1`` command line argument.
-
-@section Device options
-
-@subsection Emulated device options
-
-@subsubsection -device virtio-blk,scsi=on|off (since 5.0.0)
-
-The virtio-blk SCSI passthrough feature is a legacy VIRTIO feature.  VIRTIO 1.0
-and later do not support it because the virtio-scsi device was introduced for
-full SCSI support.  Use virtio-scsi instead when SCSI passthrough is required.
-
-Note this also applies to ``-device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=on|off'', which is an
-alias.
-
-@subsection Block device options
-
-@subsubsection "backing": "" (since 2.12.0)
-
-In order to prevent QEMU from automatically opening an image's backing
-chain, use ``"backing": null'' instead.
-
-@subsubsection rbd keyvalue pair encoded filenames: "" (since 3.1.0)
-
-Options for ``rbd'' should be specified according to its runtime options,
-like other block drivers.  Legacy parsing of keyvalue pair encoded
-filenames is useful to open images with the old format for backing files;
-These image files should be updated to use the current format.
-
-Example of legacy encoding:
-
-@code{json:@{"file.driver":"rbd", "file.filename":"rbd:rbd/name"@}}
-
-The above, converted to the current supported format:
-
-@code{json:@{"file.driver":"rbd", "file.pool":"rbd", "file.image":"name"@}}
-
-@section Related binaries
-
-@subsection qemu-img convert -n -o (since 4.2.0)
-
-All options specified in @option{-o} are image creation options, so
-they have no effect when used with @option{-n} to skip image creation.
-Silently ignored options can be confusing, so this combination of
-options will be made an error in future versions.
-
-@section Backwards compatibility
-
-@subsection Runnability guarantee of CPU models (since 4.1.0)
-
-Previous versions of QEMU never changed existing CPU models in
-ways that introduced additional host software or hardware
-requirements to the VM.  This allowed management software to
-safely change the machine type of an existing VM without
-introducing new requirements ("runnability guarantee").  This
-prevented CPU models from being updated to include CPU
-vulnerability mitigations, leaving guests vulnerable in the
-default configuration.
-
-The CPU model runnability guarantee won't apply anymore to
-existing CPU models.  Management software that needs runnability
-guarantees must resolve the CPU model aliases using te
-``alias-of'' field returned by the ``query-cpu-definitions'' QMP
-command.
-
-While those guarantees are kept, the return value of
-``query-cpu-definitions'' will have existing CPU model aliases
-point to a version that doesn't break runnability guarantees
-(specifically, version 1 of those CPU models).  In future QEMU
-versions, aliases will point to newer CPU model versions
-depending on the machine type, so management software must
-resolve CPU model aliases before starting a virtual machine.
-
-
-@node Recently removed features
-@appendix Recently removed features
-
-What follows is a record of recently removed, formerly deprecated
-features that serves as a record for users who have encountered
-trouble after a recent upgrade.
-
-@section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
-
-@subsection block-dirty-bitmap-add "autoload" parameter (since 4.2.0)
-
-The "autoload" parameter has been ignored since 2.12.0. All bitmaps
-are automatically loaded from qcow2 images.
-
-@section Related binaries
-
-@subsection qemu-nbd --partition (removed in 5.0.0)
-
-The ``qemu-nbd --partition $digit'' code (also spelled @option{-P})
-could only handle MBR partitions, and never correctly handled logical
-partitions beyond partition 5.  Exporting a partition can still be
-done by utilizing the @option{--image-opts} option with a raw blockdev
-using the @code{offset} and @code{size} parameters layered on top of
-any other existing blockdev. For example, if partition 1 is 100MiB
-long starting at 1MiB, the old command:
-
-@code{qemu-nbd -t -P 1 -f qcow2 file.qcow2}
-
-can be rewritten as:
-
-@code{qemu-nbd -t --image-opts 
driver=raw,offset=1M,size=100M,file.driver=qcow2,file.file.driver=file,file.file.filename=file.qcow2}
diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
index 7798e072a1c..6bb1fd54c03 100644
--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 * QEMU System emulator for non PC targets::
 * QEMU User space emulator::
 * System requirements::
-* Deprecated features::
-* Recently removed features::
 * Supported build platforms::
 * License::
 * Index::
@@ -2834,8 +2832,6 @@ added with Linux 4.5 which is supported by the major 
distros. And even
 if RHEL7 has kernel 3.10, KVM there has the required functionality there
 to make it close to a 4.5 or newer kernel.
 
-@include qemu-deprecated.texi
-
 @node Supported build platforms
 @appendix Supported build platforms
 
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