Re: [PATCH for-7.0] i386: Deprecate the -no-hpet QEMU command line option

On 06/12/2021 09.40, Thomas Huth wrote: > The HPET setting has been turned into a machine property a while ago > already, so we should finally do the next step and deprecate the > legacy CLI option, too. > While we're at it, add a proper help text for the machine property, too. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth(a)redhat.com&gt; > --- > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 6 ++++++ > hw/i386/pc.c | 2 ++ > qemu-options.hx | 2 +- > softmmu/vl.c | 1 + > 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > index 5693abb663..1dfe69aa6a 100644 > --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst > +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > @@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ form is preferred. > Using ``-drive if=none`` to configure the OTP device of the sifive_u > RISC-V machine is deprecated. Use ``-drive if=pflash`` instead. > +``-no-hpet`` (since 7.0) > +'''''''''''''''''''''''' > + > +The HPET setting has been turned into a machine property. > +Use ``-machine hpet=off`` instead. [...] Forgot to CC: the libvirt folks, doing so now. Seems like libvirt is still using -no-hpet in some few spots, so I guess these would need to be changed first, before we could finally remove this option in QEMU?