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authorDaniel P. Berrangé2021-02-22 12:16:32 +0100
committerDaniel P. Berrangé2021-03-18 10:22:55 +0100
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block: remove support for using "file" driver with block/char devices
The 'host_device' and 'host_cdrom' drivers must be used instead. Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
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@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ by the ``tls-authz`` and ``sasl-authz`` options.
The ``pretty=on|off`` switch has no effect for HMP monitors and
its use is rejected.
+``-drive file=json:{...{'driver':'file'}}`` (removed 6.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The 'file' driver for drives is no longer appropriate for character or host
+devices and will only accept regular files (S_IFREG). The correct driver
+for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as appropriate.
+
QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
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