The removal notes within a section are mostly in version order. Move the few that aren't so they are.
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com> --- docs/about/removed-features.rst | 60 ++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst index 92b5ba6218..4819cb4665 100644 --- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst +++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst @@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ specified with ``-mem-path`` can actually provide the guest RAM configured with The ``name`` parameter of the ``-net`` option was a synonym for the ``id`` parameter, which should now be used instead. +RISC-V firmware not booted by default (removed in 5.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +QEMU 5.1 changes the default behaviour from ``-bios none`` to ``-bios default`` +for the RISC-V ``virt`` machine and ``sifive_u`` machine. + ``-numa node,mem=...`` (removed in 5.1) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -324,12 +330,6 @@ devices. Drives the board doesn't pick up can no longer be used with This option was undocumented and not used in the field. Use ``-device usb-ccid`` instead. -RISC-V firmware not booted by default (removed in 5.1) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -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) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -911,14 +911,6 @@ The RISC-V no MMU cpus have been removed. The two CPUs: ``rv32imacu-nommu`` and ``rv64imacu-nommu`` can no longer be used. Instead the MMU status can be specified via the CPU ``mmu`` option when using the ``rv32`` or ``rv64`` CPUs. -RISC-V 'any' CPU type ``-cpu any`` (removed in 9.2) -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -The 'any' CPU type was introduced back in 2018 and was around since the -initial RISC-V QEMU port. Its usage was always been unclear: users don't know -what to expect from a CPU called 'any', and in fact the CPU does not do anything -special that isn't already done by the default CPUs rv32/rv64. - ``compat`` property of server class POWER CPUs (removed in 6.0) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -965,6 +957,14 @@ The CRIS architecture was pulled from Linux in 4.17 and the compiler was no longer packaged in any distro making it harder to run the ``check-tcg`` tests. +RISC-V 'any' CPU type ``-cpu any`` (removed in 9.2) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The 'any' CPU type was introduced back in 2018 and was around since the +initial RISC-V QEMU port. Its usage was always been unclear: users don't know +what to expect from a CPU called 'any', and in fact the CPU does not do anything +special that isn't already done by the default CPUs rv32/rv64. + System accelerators ------------------- @@ -975,18 +975,18 @@ Userspace local APIC with KVM (x86, removed in 8.0) a local APIC. The ``split`` setting is supported, as is using ``-M kernel-irqchip=off`` when the CPU does not have a local APIC. -HAXM (``-accel hax``) (removed in 8.2) -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -The HAXM project has been retired (see https://github.com/intel/haxm#status). -Use "whpx" (on Windows) or "hvf" (on macOS) instead. - 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. +HAXM (``-accel hax``) (removed in 8.2) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The HAXM project has been retired (see https://github.com/intel/haxm#status). +Use "whpx" (on Windows) or "hvf" (on macOS) instead. + System emulator machines ------------------------ @@ -1044,16 +1044,6 @@ 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``. -Aspeed ``tacoma-bmc`` machine (removed in 10.0) -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -The ``tacoma-bmc`` machine was removed because it didn't bring much -compared to the ``rainier-bmc`` machine. Also, the ``tacoma-bmc`` was -a board used for bring up of the AST2600 SoC that never left the -labs. It can be easily replaced by the ``rainier-bmc`` machine, which -was the actual final product, or by the ``ast2600-evb`` with some -tweaks. - ppc ``taihu`` machine (removed in 7.2) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -1084,6 +1074,16 @@ for all machine types using the PXA2xx and OMAP2 SoCs. We are also dropping the ``cheetah`` OMAP1 board, because we don't have any test images for it and don't know of anybody who does. +Aspeed ``tacoma-bmc`` machine (removed in 10.0) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The ``tacoma-bmc`` machine was removed because it didn't bring much +compared to the ``rainier-bmc`` machine. Also, the ``tacoma-bmc`` was +a board used for bring up of the AST2600 SoC that never left the +labs. It can be easily replaced by the ``rainier-bmc`` machine, which +was the actual final product, or by the ``ast2600-evb`` with some +tweaks. + ppc ``ref405ep`` machine (removed in 10.0) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -- 2.48.1
