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| -rw-r--r-- | block/raw-posix.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | qapi/block-core.json | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | qemu-doc.texi | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | qemu-options.hx | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | qmp-commands.hx | 2 |
5 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/block/raw-posix.c b/block/raw-posix.c index f0b4488..844ac21 100644 --- a/block/raw-posix.c +++ b/block/raw-posix.c @@ -2387,6 +2387,8 @@ static int floppy_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags, s->fd = -1; s->fd_media_changed = 1; + error_report("Host floppy pass-through is deprecated"); + error_printf("Support for it will be removed in a future release.\n"); return 0; } diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json index 42c8850..ac839af 100644 --- a/qapi/block-core.json +++ b/qapi/block-core.json @@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ # 'host_floppy', 'http', 'https', 'nbd', 'parallels', 'qcow', # 'qcow2', 'raw', 'tftp', 'vdi', 'vmdk', 'vpc', 'vvfat' # 2.2: 'archipelago' added, 'cow' dropped +# 2.3: 'host_floppy' deprecated # # @backing_file: #optional the name of the backing file (for copy-on-write) # @@ -1245,6 +1246,7 @@ # Drivers that are supported in block device operations. # # @host_device, @host_cdrom, @host_floppy: Since 2.1 +# @host_floppy: deprecated since 2.3 # # Since: 2.0 ## diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi index 8aa6dbf..0125bc7 100644 --- a/qemu-doc.texi +++ b/qemu-doc.texi @@ -736,8 +736,7 @@ devices. We describe here the usage for QEMU version >= 0.8.3. On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a disk image filename provided you have enough privileges to access -it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or -@file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy. +it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM. @table @code @item CD @@ -749,6 +748,8 @@ You can specify a floppy device even if no floppy is loaded. Floppy removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest OS will think that the same floppy is loaded). +Use of the host's floppy device is deprecated, and support for it will +be removed in a future release. @item Hard disks Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk (@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx index c513352..ffaf327 100644 --- a/qemu-options.hx +++ b/qemu-options.hx @@ -419,8 +419,7 @@ STEXI @item -fdb @var{file} @findex -fda @findex -fdb -Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can -use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}). +Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). ETEXI DEF("hda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hda, diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx index 0663924..faf75da 100644 --- a/qmp-commands.hx +++ b/qmp-commands.hx @@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@ Each json-object contain the following: - "drv": driver format name (json-string) - Possible values: "blkdebug", "bochs", "cloop", "dmg", "file", "file", "ftp", "ftps", "host_cdrom", - "host_device", "host_floppy", "http", "https", + "host_device", "http", "https", "nbd", "parallels", "qcow", "qcow2", "raw", "tftp", "vdi", "vmdk", "vpc", "vvfat" - "backing_file": backing file name (json-string, optional) |
