Re: [PATCH] Deprecate the "-no-acpi" command line switch

Similar to "-no-hpet", the "-no-acpi" switch is a legacy command line option that should be replaced with the "acpi" machine parameter nowadays. Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth(a)redhat.com&gt; --- docs/about/deprecated.rst | 6 ++++++ softmmu/vl.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst index ee95bcb1a6..15084f7bea 100644 --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst @@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ form is preferred. The HPET setting has been turned into a machine property. Use ``-machine hpet=off`` instead. +``-no-acpi`` (since 8.0) +'''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The ``-no-acpi`` setting has been turned into a machine property. +Use ``-machine acpi=off`` instead. + ``-accel hax`` (since 8.0) '''''''''''''''''''''''''' diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c index 459588aa7d..07d5215325 100644 --- a/softmmu/vl.c +++ b/softmmu/vl.c @@ -3271,6 +3271,7 @@ void qemu_init(int argc, char **argv) vnc_parse(optarg); break; case QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi: + warn_report("-no-hpet is deprecated, use '-machine acpi=off' instead");