[PATCH] Deprecate the "-no-acpi" command line switch

[Thomas Huth]

On 24/02/2023 09.20, Sunil V L wrote:
> 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 at redhat.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>    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.

D'oh, stupid copy-n-paste bug! Thanks, I'll send a v2 :-)

  Thomas