9pfs: deprecate handle backend

This backend raise some concerns:

- doesn't support symlinks
- fails +100 tests in the PJD POSIX file system test suite [1]
- requires the QEMU process to run with the CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH
  capability, which isn't recommended for security reasons

This backend should not be used and wil be removed. The 'local'
backend is the recommended alternative.

[1] https://www.tuxera.com/community/posix-test-suite/

Signed-off-by: Greg Kurz <groug@kaod.org>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-handle.c b/hw/9pfs/9p-handle.c
index c5adfe6f3a..c1681d3c8a 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p-handle.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p-handle.c
@@ -657,6 +657,8 @@ static int handle_parse_opts(QemuOpts *opts, FsDriverEntry *fse, Error **errp)
     const char *sec_model = qemu_opt_get(opts, "security_model");
     const char *path = qemu_opt_get(opts, "path");
 
+    warn_report("handle backend is deprecated");
+
     if (sec_model) {
         error_report("Invalid argument security_model specified with handle fsdriver");
         return -1;