[PATCH v5] docs/deprecated: deprecate passing plugin args through `arg=`

Signed-off-by: Mahmoud Mandour <ma.mandourr(a)gmail.com&gt; --- v4 -> v5: 1. Mentioned that short-form booleans are still usable but not preferable. docs/system/deprecated.rst | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst index e2e0090878..43ae154c85 100644 --- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst @@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ other options have been processed. This will either have no effect (if if they were not given. The property is therefore useless and should not be specified. +Plugin argument passing through ``arg=<string>`` (since 6.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +Passing TCG plugins arguments through ``arg=`` is redundant is makes the +command-line less readable, especially when the argument itself consist of a +name and a value, e.g. ``-plugin plugin_name,arg="arg_name=arg_value"``. +Therefore, the usage of ``arg`` is redundant. Single-word arguments are treated +as short-form boolean values, and passed to plugins as ``arg_name=on``. +However, short-form booleans are deprecated and full explicit ``arg_name=on`` +form is preferred. QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands ------------------------------------ -- 2.25.1