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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst b/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst index 4071c9074a..38f2d7aad3 100644 --- a/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst +++ b/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst @@ -713,6 +713,10 @@ member as deprecated. It is not supported elsewhere so far. Interfaces so marked may be withdrawn in future releases in accordance with QEMU's deprecation policy. +Feature "unstable" marks a command, event, enum value, or struct +member as unstable. It is not supported elsewhere so far. Interfaces +so marked may be withdrawn or changed incompatibly in future releases. + Naming rules and reserved names ------------------------------- @@ -746,9 +750,8 @@ Member name ``u`` and names starting with ``has-`` or ``has_`` are reserved for the generator, which uses them for unions and for tracking optional members. -Any name (command, event, type, member, or enum value) beginning with -``x-`` is marked experimental, and may be withdrawn or changed -incompatibly in a future release. +Names beginning with ``x-`` used to signify "experimental". This +convention has been replaced by special feature "unstable". Pragmas ``command-name-exceptions`` and ``member-name-exceptions`` let you violate naming rules. Use for new code is strongly discouraged. See |