diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst index 07d597847c..c18af3c76f 100644 --- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst +++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst @@ -9,8 +9,43 @@ trouble after a recent upgrade. System emulator command line arguments -------------------------------------- -``-net ...,name=``\ *name* (removed in 5.1) -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' +``-hdachs`` (removed in 2.12) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The geometry defined by ``-hdachs c,h,s,t`` should now be specified via +``-device ide-hd,drive=dr,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s,bios-chs-trans=t`` +(together with ``-drive if=none,id=dr,...``). + +``-net channel`` (removed in 2.12) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +This option has been replaced by ``-net user,guestfwd=...``. + +``-net dump`` (removed in 2.12) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +``-net dump[,vlan=n][,file=filename][,len=maxlen]`` has been replaced by +``-object filter-dump,id=id,netdev=dev[,file=filename][,maxlen=maxlen]``. +Note that the new syntax works with netdev IDs instead of the old "vlan" hubs. + +``-no-kvm-pit`` (removed in 2.12) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +This was just a dummy option that has been ignored, since the in-kernel PIT +cannot be disabled separately from the irqchip anymore. A similar effect +(which also disables the KVM IOAPIC) can be obtained with +``-M kernel_irqchip=split``. + +``-tdf`` (removed in 2.12) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +There is no replacement, the ``-tdf`` option has just been ignored since the +behaviour that could be changed by this option in qemu-kvm is now the default +when using the KVM PIT. It still can be requested explicitly using +``-global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=delay``. + +``-net ...,name=...`` (removed in 5.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The ``name`` parameter of the ``-net`` option was a synonym for the ``id`` parameter, which should now be used instead.