[PATCH] deprecation: x86 default machine types

From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <dgilbert(a)redhat.com&gt; Declare the intent to require a machine type to be specified on x86 system emulation. Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert(a)redhat.com&gt; --- docs/about/deprecated.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index 85773db631..143c60d105 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -324,6 +324,14 @@ machine is hardly emulated at all (e.g. neither the LCD nor the USB part had been implemented), so there is not much value added by this board. Use the ``ref405ep`` machine instead. +x86 default machine type +'''''''''''''''''''''''' + +x86 currently defaults to the ```pc``` machine type which is based on the very +old ```i440fx``` chipset. This default will be removed and the user will be +required to specify a machine type explicitly using -M; users are encouraged to +switch to the not quite as old ```q35``` machine types. + Backend options --------------- -- 2.35.1