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-rw-r--r--chardev/char.c33
-rw-r--r--docs/about/deprecated.rst6
-rw-r--r--docs/about/removed-features.rst5
-rw-r--r--docs/qdev-device-use.txt4
-rw-r--r--qemu-options.hx11
5 files changed, 10 insertions, 49 deletions
diff --git a/chardev/char.c b/chardev/char.c
index 4c5de16402..87ab6efbcc 100644
--- a/chardev/char.c
+++ b/chardev/char.c
@@ -530,19 +530,6 @@ static const ChardevClass *char_get_class(const char *driver, Error **errp)
return cc;
}
-static struct ChardevAlias {
- const char *typename;
- const char *alias;
- bool deprecation_warning_printed;
-} chardev_alias_table[] = {
-#ifdef HAVE_CHARDEV_PARPORT
- { "parallel", "parport" },
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_CHARDEV_SERIAL
- { "serial", "tty" },
-#endif
-};
-
typedef struct ChadevClassFE {
void (*fn)(const char *name, void *opaque);
void *opaque;
@@ -578,28 +565,12 @@ help_string_append(const char *name, void *opaque)
g_string_append_printf(str, "\n %s", name);
}
-static const char *chardev_alias_translate(const char *name)
-{
- int i;
- for (i = 0; i < (int)ARRAY_SIZE(chardev_alias_table); i++) {
- if (g_strcmp0(chardev_alias_table[i].alias, name) == 0) {
- if (!chardev_alias_table[i].deprecation_warning_printed) {
- warn_report("The alias '%s' is deprecated, use '%s' instead",
- name, chardev_alias_table[i].typename);
- chardev_alias_table[i].deprecation_warning_printed = true;
- }
- return chardev_alias_table[i].typename;
- }
- }
- return name;
-}
-
ChardevBackend *qemu_chr_parse_opts(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
{
Error *local_err = NULL;
const ChardevClass *cc;
ChardevBackend *backend = NULL;
- const char *name = chardev_alias_translate(qemu_opt_get(opts, "backend"));
+ const char *name = qemu_opt_get(opts, "backend");
if (name == NULL) {
error_setg(errp, "chardev: \"%s\" missing backend",
@@ -637,7 +608,7 @@ Chardev *qemu_chr_new_from_opts(QemuOpts *opts, GMainContext *context,
const ChardevClass *cc;
Chardev *chr = NULL;
ChardevBackend *backend = NULL;
- const char *name = chardev_alias_translate(qemu_opt_get(opts, "backend"));
+ const char *name = qemu_opt_get(opts, "backend");
const char *id = qemu_opts_id(opts);
char *bid = NULL;
diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index e2ca3c8b56..91015ce5da 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ should specify an ``audiodev=`` property. Additionally, when using
vnc, you should specify an ``audiodev=`` property if you plan to
transmit audio through the VNC protocol.
-``-chardev`` backend aliases ``tty`` and ``parport`` (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-``tty`` and ``parport`` are aliases that will be removed. Instead, the
-actual backend names ``serial`` and ``parallel`` should be used.
-
Short-form boolean options (since 6.0)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 724a831425..44bd299142 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -416,6 +416,11 @@ Input parameters that take a size value should only use a size suffix
the value is hexadecimal. That is, '0x20M' should be written either as
'32M' or as '0x2000000'.
+``-chardev`` backend aliases ``tty`` and ``parport`` (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``tty`` and ``parport`` used to be aliases for ``serial`` and ``parallel``
+respectively. The actual backend names should be used instead.
QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/qdev-device-use.txt b/docs/qdev-device-use.txt
index 2408889334..c98c86d828 100644
--- a/docs/qdev-device-use.txt
+++ b/docs/qdev-device-use.txt
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ LEGACY-CHARDEV translates to -chardev HOST-OPTS... as follows:
* unix:FNAME becomes -chardev socket,path=FNAME
-* /dev/parportN becomes -chardev parport,file=/dev/parportN
+* /dev/parportN becomes -chardev parallel,file=/dev/parportN
* /dev/ppiN likewise
-* Any other /dev/FNAME becomes -chardev tty,path=/dev/FNAME
+* Any other /dev/FNAME becomes -chardev serial,path=/dev/FNAME
* mon:LEGACY-CHARDEV is special: it multiplexes the monitor onto the
character device defined by LEGACY-CHARDEV. -chardev provides more
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 7f99d15b23..f3d5e1313c 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3379,11 +3379,9 @@ DEF("chardev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chardev,
#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__sun__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) \
|| defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
"-chardev serial,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
- "-chardev tty,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
#endif
#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
"-chardev parallel,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
- "-chardev parport,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
#endif
#if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
"-chardev spicevmc,id=id,name=name[,debug=debug][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
@@ -3398,7 +3396,7 @@ The general form of a character device option is:
``-chardev backend,id=id[,mux=on|off][,options]``
Backend is one of: ``null``, ``socket``, ``udp``, ``msmouse``,
``vc``, ``ringbuf``, ``file``, ``pipe``, ``console``, ``serial``,
- ``pty``, ``stdio``, ``braille``, ``tty``, ``parallel``, ``parport``,
+ ``pty``, ``stdio``, ``braille``, ``parallel``,
``spicevmc``, ``spiceport``. The specific backend will determine the
applicable options.
@@ -3622,15 +3620,8 @@ The available backends are:
Connect to a local BrlAPI server. ``braille`` does not take any
options.
-``-chardev tty,id=id,path=path``
- ``tty`` is only available on Linux, Sun, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD
- and DragonFlyBSD hosts. It is an alias for ``serial``.
-
- ``path`` specifies the path to the tty. ``path`` is required.
-
``-chardev parallel,id=id,path=path``
\
-``-chardev parport,id=id,path=path``
``parallel`` is only available on Linux, FreeBSD and DragonFlyBSD
hosts.