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diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst index 5326141cee..827482a8f7 100644 --- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst @@ -92,15 +92,6 @@ error in the future. The ``-realtime mlock=on|off`` argument has been replaced by the ``-overcommit mem-lock=on|off`` argument. -``-numa`` node (without memory specified) (since 4.1) -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - -Splitting RAM by default between NUMA nodes has the same issues as ``mem`` -parameter described above with the difference that the role of the user plays -QEMU using implicit generic or board specific splitting rule. -Use ``memdev`` with *memory-backend-ram* backend or ``mem`` (if -it's supported by used machine type) to define mapping explicitly instead. - ``-mem-path`` fallback to RAM (since 4.1) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' @@ -612,6 +603,20 @@ error when ``-u`` is not used. Command line options -------------------- +``-numa`` node (without memory specified) (removed 5.2) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +Splitting RAM by default between NUMA nodes had the same issues as ``mem`` +parameter with the difference that the role of the user plays QEMU using +implicit generic or board specific splitting rule. +Use ``memdev`` with *memory-backend-ram* backend or ``mem`` (if +it's supported by used machine type) to define mapping explictly instead. +Users of existing VMs, wishing to preserve the same RAM distribution, should +configure it explicitly using ``-numa node,memdev`` options. Current RAM +distribution can be retrieved using HMP command ``info numa`` and if separate +memory devices (pc|nv-dimm) are present use ``info memory-device`` and subtract +device memory from output of ``info numa``. + ``-numa node,mem=``\ *size* (removed in 5.1) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' |