Re: [PATCH v2] docs: Mark "gluster" support in QEMU as deprecated

On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 09:15:14AM +0200, Thomas Huth wrote: > According to https://marc.info/?l=fedora-devel-list&m=171934833215726 > the GlusterFS development effectively ended. Thus mark it as deprecated > in QEMU, so we can remove it in a future release if the project does > not gain momentum again. > > Acked-by: Niels de Vos <ndevos(a)redhat.com&gt; > Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth(a)redhat.com&gt; > --- > v2: Mark it as deprecated in the QAPI and print a warning once, too > > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 9 +++++++++ > qapi/block-core.json | 7 ++++++- > block/gluster.c | 2 ++ > 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > index ed31d4b0b2..b231aa3948 100644 > --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst > +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > @@ -395,6 +395,15 @@ Specifying the iSCSI password in plain text on the command line using the > used instead, to refer to a ``--object secret...`` instance that provides > a password via a file, or encrypted. > > +``gluster`` backend (since 9.2) > +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > + > +According to https://marc.info/?l=fedora-devel-list&m=171934833215726 > +the GlusterFS development effectively ended. Unless the development > +gains momentum again, the QEMU project might remove the gluster backend > +in a future release. I'd suggest the second half of the sentance can be simplified: ", the QEMU project will remove the gluster backend/" since marking something as deprecated is a stronger than "might". We /will/ remove it, unless new informaton comes to light that makes us re-evaluate the plans.