[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 2/2] vl: Deprecate auto-loading of qemu.conf

[Eduardo Habkost]

In case there were options set in the default config file, print
a warning so users can update their scripts.

If somebody wants to keep the config file as-is, avoid the
warning and use a command-line that will work in future QEMU
versions, they can use:

 $QEMU -no-user-config -readconfig /etc/qemu/qemu.conf

I was going to include the suggestion in the warning message, but
I thought it could make it more confusing.  The suggestion is
documented in qemu-doc.texi.

Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <address@hidden>
---
Changes v3 -> v4:
* Use warn_report() instead of error_report("warning: ...")
  (Eric Blake)
* Document as a deprecated feature in qemu-doc.texi
* Update subject line
  (was: "vl: Print warning when a default config file is loaded")

Changes v2 -> v3:
* Rebase (no code changes)
* Commit message update: suggest -no-user-config
---
 vl.c          | 6 ++++++
 qemu-doc.texi | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 3fed457921..1b0ecdf74e 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3066,6 +3066,12 @@ static int qemu_read_default_config_file(void)
         return ret;
     }
 
+    if (ret > 0) {
+        loc_set_none();
+        warn_report("Future QEMU versions won't load %s automatically",
+                     CONFIG_QEMU_CONFDIR "/qemu.conf");
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
index ecd186a159..a81a09d05c 100644
--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -2370,6 +2370,14 @@ they were first deprecated in the 2.10.0 release.
 What follows is a list of all features currently marked as
 deprecated.
 
address@hidden Automatic loading of @file{qemu.conf} (since 2.11.0)
+
+The automatic loading of an user-provided @file{qemu.conf} file from the QEMU
+config directory is deprecated and behavior will change in future QEMU 
versions.
+To load an user-provided @file{qemu.conf} file and keep compatibility with
+future versions, the arguments @samp{-no-user-config -readconfig
address@hidden/qemu.conf} may be used.
+
 @section System emulator command line arguments
 
 @subsection -drive boot=on|off (since 1.3.0)
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