On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 08:34:41AM +0100, Thomas Huth wrote: > 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"); "no-acpi" is deprecated?

Is my understanding correct that there is no need to update qemu-options.hx ?

On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 08:59:41AM +0100, Thomas Huth wrote: > On 24/02/2023 08.56, Sunil V L wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 08:34:41AM +0100, Thomas Huth wrote: >>> 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"); >> >> "no-acpi" is deprecated? > > That's at least my plan. The patch is under discussion, but at least in my > opinion, this option should go away in the long run, yes. > Sorry for not being clear. It is mentioned as -no-hpet is deprecated. It should be -no-acpi.