Re: [PATCH 14/14] block: remove support for using "file" driver with block/char devices

The 'host_device' and 'host_cdrom' drivers must be used instead. Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange(a)redhat.com&gt; --- block/file-posix.c | 17 ++++++----------- docs/system/deprecated.rst | 7 ------- docs/system/removed-features.rst | 7 +++++++ tests/qemu-iotests/226.out | 10 +++++----- 4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/block/file-posix.c b/block/file-posix.c index 05079b40ca..20e14f8e96 100644 --- a/block/file-posix.c +++ b/block/file-posix.c @@ -719,15 +719,9 @@ static int raw_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, } if (!device) { - if (S_ISBLK(st.st_mode)) { - warn_report("Opening a block device as a file using the '%s' " - "driver is deprecated", bs->drv->format_name); - } else if (S_ISCHR(st.st_mode)) { - warn_report("Opening a character device as a file using the '%s' " - "driver is deprecated", bs->drv->format_name); - } else if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) { - error_setg(errp, "A regular file was expected by the '%s' driver, " - "but something else was given", bs->drv->format_name); + if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) { + error_setg(errp, "'%s' driver requires '%s' to be a regular file", + bs->drv->format_name, bs->filename); ret = -EINVAL; goto fail; } else { @@ -736,8 +730,9 @@ static int raw_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, } } else { if (!(S_ISCHR(st.st_mode) || S_ISBLK(st.st_mode))) { - error_setg(errp, "'%s' driver expects either " - "a character or block device", bs->drv->format_name); + error_setg(errp, "'%s' driver requires '%s' to be either " + "a character or block device", + bs->drv->format_name, bs->filename); ret = -EINVAL; goto fail; } diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst index dc76584e02..3a86deb450 100644 --- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst @@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ deprecated. System emulator command line arguments -------------------------------------- -``-drive file=json:{...{'driver':'file'}}`` (since 3.0) -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -The 'file' driver for drives is no longer appropriate for character or host -devices and will only accept regular files (S_IFREG). The correct driver -for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as appropriate. - ``QEMU_AUDIO_`` environment variables and ``-audio-help`` (since 4.0) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' diff --git a/docs/system/removed-features.rst b/docs/system/removed-features.rst index 990bf7e015..1c9e384cb0 100644 --- a/docs/system/removed-features.rst +++ b/docs/system/removed-features.rst @@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ would automatically enable USB support on the machine type. When using the new syntax, USB support must be explicitly enabled via the ``-machine usb=on`` argument. +``-drive file=json:{...{'driver':'file'}}`` (removed 6.0) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The 'file' driver for drives is no longer appropriate for character or host +devices and will only accept regular files (S_IFREG). The correct driver +for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as appropriate. + QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands ------------------------------------ diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/226.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/226.out index 42be973ff2..55504d29c4 100644 --- a/tests/qemu-iotests/226.out +++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/226.out @@ -3,23 +3,23 @@ QA output created by 226 === Testing with driver:file === == Testing RO == -qemu-io: can't open: A regular file was expected by the 'file' driver, but something else was given -qemu-io: warning: Opening a character device as a file using the 'file' driver is deprecated +qemu-io: can't open: 'file' driver requires 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT' to be a regular file +qemu-io: can't open: 'file' driver requires '/dev/null' to be a regular file == Testing RW == qemu-io: can't open: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT': Is a directory -qemu-io: warning: Opening a character device as a file using the 'file' driver is deprecated +qemu-io: can't open: 'file' driver requires '/dev/null' to be a regular file === Testing with driver:host_device === == Testing RO == -qemu-io: can't open: 'host_device' driver expects either a character or block device +qemu-io: can't open: 'host_device' driver requires 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT' to be either a character or block device == Testing RW == qemu-io: can't open: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT': Is a directory === Testing with driver:host_cdrom === == Testing RO == -qemu-io: can't open: 'host_cdrom' driver expects either a character or block device +qemu-io: can't open: 'host_cdrom' driver requires 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT' to be either a character or block device == Testing RW == qemu-io: can't open: Could not open 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT': Is a directory -- 2.29.2