On 2018-11-30 09:49, Greg Kurz wrote: > The "handle" fsdev backend was deprecated in QEMU 2.12.0 with: > > commit db3b3c7281ca82e2647e072a1f97db111313dd73 > Author: Greg Kurz <gr...@kaod.org> > Date: Mon Jan 8 11:18:23 2018 +0100 > > 9pfs: deprecate handle backend > > This backend raise some concerns: > > - doesn't support symlinks > - fails +100 tests in the PJD POSIX file system test suite [1] > - requires the QEMU process to run with the CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH > capability, which isn't recommended for security reasons > > This backend should not be used and wil be removed. The 'local' > backend is the recommended alternative. > > [1] https://www.tuxera.com/community/posix-test-suite/ > > Signed-off-by: Greg Kurz <gr...@kaod.org> > Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrange <berra...@redhat.com> > Reviewed-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.ku...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > > It has passed the two release cooling period without any complaint. > > Remove it now. > > Signed-off-by: Greg Kurz <gr...@kaod.org> > --- > > It could have been removed for 3.1.0, but I woke up too late, so moving > this to 4.0. > > --- > fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c | 3 > hw/9pfs/9p-handle.c | 710 > ------------------------------------------------- > hw/9pfs/Makefile.objs | 1 > qemu-deprecated.texi | 8 - > qemu-options.hx | 8 - > 5 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 726 deletions(-) > delete mode 100644 hw/9pfs/9p-handle.c
Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <th...@redhat.com>
