From b979c93121d4276c124dccbff2848b7aede66cb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paolo Bonzini Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:55:27 +0100 Subject: vl: deprecate -writeconfig The functionality of -writeconfig is limited and the code does not even try to detect cases where it prints incorrect syntax (for example if values have a quote in them, since qemu_config_parse does not support any kind of escaping) so remove it. Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini --- docs/system/deprecated.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst index 2fcac7861e..561c916da2 100644 --- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst @@ -146,6 +146,13 @@ library enabled as a cryptography provider. Neither the ``nettle`` library, or the built-in cryptography provider are supported on FIPS enabled hosts. +``-writeconfig`` (since 6.0) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +The ``-writeconfig`` option is not able to serialize the entire contents +of the QEMU command line. It is thus considered a failed experiment +and deprecated, with no current replacement. + QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands ------------------------------------ -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g7522