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@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ specified with ``-mem-path`` can actually provide the guest RAM configured with
The ``name`` parameter of the ``-net`` option was a synonym
for the ``id`` parameter, which should now be used instead.
RISC-V firmware not booted by default (removed in 5.1)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
QEMU 5.1 changes the default behaviour from ``-bios none`` to ``-bios default``
for the RISC-V ``virt`` machine and ``sifive_u`` machine.
``-numa node,mem=...`` (removed in 5.1)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@ -324,12 +330,6 @@ devices. Drives the board doesn't pick up can no longer be used with
This option was undocumented and not used in the field.
Use ``-device usb-ccid`` instead.
RISC-V firmware not booted by default (removed in 5.1)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
QEMU 5.1 changes the default behaviour from ``-bios none`` to ``-bios default``
for the RISC-V ``virt`` machine and ``sifive_u`` machine.
``-no-quit`` (removed in 7.0)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@ -911,14 +911,6 @@ The RISC-V no MMU cpus have been removed. The two CPUs: ``rv32imacu-nommu`` and
``rv64imacu-nommu`` can no longer be used. Instead the MMU status can be specified
via the CPU ``mmu`` option when using the ``rv32`` or ``rv64`` CPUs.
RISC-V 'any' CPU type ``-cpu any`` (removed in 9.2)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The 'any' CPU type was introduced back in 2018 and was around since the
initial RISC-V QEMU port. Its usage was always been unclear: users don't know
what to expect from a CPU called 'any', and in fact the CPU does not do anything
special that isn't already done by the default CPUs rv32/rv64.
``compat`` property of server class POWER CPUs (removed in 6.0)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@ -965,6 +957,14 @@ The CRIS architecture was pulled from Linux in 4.17 and the compiler
was no longer packaged in any distro making it harder to run the
``check-tcg`` tests.
RISC-V 'any' CPU type ``-cpu any`` (removed in 9.2)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The 'any' CPU type was introduced back in 2018 and was around since the
initial RISC-V QEMU port. Its usage was always been unclear: users don't know
what to expect from a CPU called 'any', and in fact the CPU does not do anything
special that isn't already done by the default CPUs rv32/rv64.
System accelerators
-------------------
@ -975,18 +975,18 @@ Userspace local APIC with KVM (x86, removed in 8.0)
a local APIC. The ``split`` setting is supported, as is using ``-M
kernel-irqchip=off`` when the CPU does not have a local APIC.
HAXM (``-accel hax``) (removed in 8.2)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The HAXM project has been retired (see https://github.com/intel/haxm#status).
Use "whpx" (on Windows) or "hvf" (on macOS) instead.
MIPS "Trap-and-Emulate" KVM support (removed in 8.0)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The MIPS "Trap-and-Emulate" KVM host and guest support was removed
from Linux in 2021, and is not supported anymore by QEMU either.
HAXM (``-accel hax``) (removed in 8.2)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The HAXM project has been retired (see https://github.com/intel/haxm#status).
Use "whpx" (on Windows) or "hvf" (on macOS) instead.
System emulator machines
------------------------
@ -1044,16 +1044,6 @@ Aspeed ``swift-bmc`` machine (removed in 7.0)
This machine was removed because it was unused. Alternative AST2500 based
OpenPOWER machines are ``witherspoon-bmc`` and ``romulus-bmc``.
Aspeed ``tacoma-bmc`` machine (removed in 10.0)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The ``tacoma-bmc`` machine was removed because it didn't bring much
compared to the ``rainier-bmc`` machine. Also, the ``tacoma-bmc`` was
a board used for bring up of the AST2600 SoC that never left the
labs. It can be easily replaced by the ``rainier-bmc`` machine, which
was the actual final product, or by the ``ast2600-evb`` with some
tweaks.
ppc ``taihu`` machine (removed in 7.2)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@ -1084,6 +1074,16 @@ for all machine types using the PXA2xx and OMAP2 SoCs. We are also
dropping the ``cheetah`` OMAP1 board, because we don't have any
test images for it and don't know of anybody who does.
Aspeed ``tacoma-bmc`` machine (removed in 10.0)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
The ``tacoma-bmc`` machine was removed because it didn't bring much
compared to the ``rainier-bmc`` machine. Also, the ``tacoma-bmc`` was
a board used for bring up of the AST2600 SoC that never left the
labs. It can be easily replaced by the ``rainier-bmc`` machine, which
was the actual final product, or by the ``ast2600-evb`` with some
tweaks.
ppc ``ref405ep`` machine (removed in 10.0)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''