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[PULL v2 1/6] docs/system/deprecated: Fix note on fdc drive properties
From: |
Markus Armbruster |
Subject: |
[PULL v2 1/6] docs/system/deprecated: Fix note on fdc drive properties |
Date: |
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:23:42 +0100 |
Commit 4a27a638e7 "fdc: Deprecate configuring floppies with -global
isa-fdc" actually deprecated any use of floppy controller driver
properties, not just with -global. Correct the deprecation note
accordingly.
Fixes: 4a27a638e718b445648de6b27c709353551d9b44
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Message-id: 20210309161214.1402527-2-armbru@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
docs/system/deprecated.rst | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
index 5e3a31c123..c89d0a207c 100644
--- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
@@ -94,10 +94,11 @@ QEMU 5.1 has three options:
to the user to load all the images they need.
3. ``-bios <file>`` - Tells QEMU to load the specified file as the firmwrae.
-``Configuring floppies with ``-global``
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+Floppy controllers' drive properties (since 5.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-Use ``-device floppy,...`` instead:
+Use ``-device floppy,...`` instead. When configuring onboard floppy
+controllers
::
-global isa-fdc.driveA=...
@@ -120,8 +121,30 @@ become
-device floppy,unit=1,drive=...
-``-drive`` with bogus interface type
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+When plugging in a floppy controller
+::
+
+ -device isa-fdc,...,driveA=...
+
+becomes
+::
+
+ -device isa-fdc,...
+ -device floppy,unit=0,drive=...
+
+and
+::
+
+ -device isa-fdc,...,driveB=...
+
+becomes
+::
+
+ -device isa-fdc,...
+ -device floppy,unit=1,drive=...
+
+``-drive`` with bogus interface type (since 5.1)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Drives with interface types other than ``if=none`` are for onboard
devices. It is possible to use drives the board doesn't pick up with
--
2.26.2
- [PULL v2 0/6] QOM and fdc patches patches for 2021-03-16, Markus Armbruster, 2021/03/16
- [PULL v2 2/6] fdc: Drop deprecated floppy configuration, Markus Armbruster, 2021/03/16
- [PULL v2 4/6] blockdev: Drop deprecated bogus -drive interface type, Markus Armbruster, 2021/03/16
- [PULL v2 3/6] fdc: Inline fdctrl_connect_drives() into fdctrl_realize_common(), Markus Armbruster, 2021/03/16
- [PULL v2 5/6] hw: Replace anti-social QOM type names, Markus Armbruster, 2021/03/16
- [PULL v2 1/6] docs/system/deprecated: Fix note on fdc drive properties,
Markus Armbruster <=
- [PULL v2 6/6] memory: Drop "qemu:" prefix from QOM memory region type names, Markus Armbruster, 2021/03/16
- Re: [PULL v2 0/6] QOM and fdc patches patches for 2021-03-16, Peter Maydell, 2021/03/17