Commit 8108793f67 for qemu.org
commit 8108793f6790cc32244ebdad5a7f6daa924a8105
Author: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@linaro.org>
Date: Mon Mar 23 16:05:09 2026 +0100
docs/about/removed-features: Replace 'since' -> 'removed in'
We use "deprecated since ..." and "removed in ...".
Replace "since" by "removed in" for removed features.
Fixes: 762c8554394 ("vfio: Remove 'vfio-platform'")
Fixes: aeb1a50d4a7 ("vfio: Remove 'vfio-amd-xgbe' device")
Fixes: e50a021a451 ("hw/arm: Remove ast2700a0-evb machine")
Fixes: 4af2433a81b ("docs: Mention 32-bit PPC host as removed")
Fixes: 8ebc416ac17 ("vfio: Remove 'vfio-calxeda-xgmac' device")
Fixes: a80151c9da1 ("hw/sd/sdcard: Remove support for spec v1.10")
Fixes: 269ffaabc84 ("buildsys: Remove support for 32-bit MIPS hosts")
Fixes: fc37c122fff ("migration: Drop deprecated QMP migrate argument @detach")
Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>
Message-Id: <20260323151934.92880-1-philmd@linaro.org>
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 557a24679a..e75db08410 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -782,8 +782,8 @@ without reporting any destination threads, or non-multifd source
threads). For debugging purpose, please use ``-name
$VM,debug-threads=on`` instead.
-``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (since 11.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+``migrate`` argument ``detach`` (removed in 11.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
This argument has always been ignored.
@@ -932,14 +932,14 @@ work around the atomicity issues in system mode by running all vCPUs
in a single thread context; in user mode atomicity was simply broken.
From 10.0, QEMU has disabled configuration of 64-bit guests on 32-bit hosts.
-32-bit MIPS (since 10.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''
+32-bit MIPS (removed in 10.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Debian 12 "Bookworm" removed support for 32-bit MIPS, making it hard to
maintain our cross-compilation CI tests of the architecture.
-32-bit PPC (since 10.2)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''
+32-bit PPC (removed in 10.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The QEMU project no longer supports 32-bit host builds.
@@ -1172,8 +1172,8 @@ Mips ``mipssim`` machine (removed in 10.2)
Linux dropped support for this virtual machine type in kernel v3.7, and
there was also no binary available online to use with that board.
-Arm ``ast2700a0-evb`` machine (since 11.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+Arm ``ast2700a0-evb`` machine (removed in 11.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The ``ast2700a0-evb`` machine represents the first revision of the AST2700
and serves as the initial engineering sample rather than a production version.
@@ -1290,8 +1290,8 @@ by using ``-machine graphics=off``.
The 'pvrdma' device and the whole RDMA subsystem have been removed.
-``-device sd-card,spec_version=1`` (since 10.2)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+``-device sd-card,spec_version=1`` (removed in 10.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
SD physical layer specification v2.00 supersedes the v1.10 one.
@@ -1396,21 +1396,21 @@ device driver such as RBD.
VFIO devices
------------
-``-device vfio-calxeda-xgmac`` (since 10.2)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+``-device vfio-calxeda-xgmac`` (removed in 10.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The vfio-calxeda-xgmac device allows to assign a host Calxeda Highbank
10Gb XGMAC Ethernet controller device ("calxeda,hb-xgmac" compatibility
string) to a guest. Calxeda HW has been ewasted now and there is no point
keeping that device.
-``-device vfio-amd-xgbe`` (since 10.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+``-device vfio-amd-xgbe`` (removed in 10.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The vfio-amd-xgbe device allows to assign a host AMD 10GbE controller
to a guest ("amd,xgbe-seattle-v1a" compatibility string). AMD "Seattle"
is not supported anymore and there is no point keeping that device.
-``-device vfio-platform`` (since 10.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+``-device vfio-platform`` (removed in 10.2)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The vfio-platform device allows to assign a host platform device
to a guest in a generic manner. Integrating a new device into
the vfio-platform infrastructure requires some adaptation at