From 36585e2b12c25133b88fc8acfc5c603b0b539074 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Markus Armbruster Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 17:12:11 +0100 Subject: fdc: Drop deprecated floppy configuration MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Drop the crap deprecated in commit 4a27a638e7 "fdc: Deprecate configuring floppies with -global isa-fdc" (v5.1.0). Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé Reviewed-by: John Snow Message-id: 20210309161214.1402527-3-armbru@redhat.com Signed-off-by: John Snow --- docs/system/removed-features.rst | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs/system/removed-features.rst') diff --git a/docs/system/removed-features.rst b/docs/system/removed-features.rst index d0244fb22e..58c0dacb29 100644 --- a/docs/system/removed-features.rst +++ b/docs/system/removed-features.rst @@ -64,6 +64,56 @@ The 'file' driver for drives is no longer appropriate for character or host devices and will only accept regular files (S_IFREG). The correct driver for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as appropriate. +Floppy controllers' drive properties (removed in 6.0) +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +Use ``-device floppy,...`` instead. When configuring onboard floppy +controllers +:: + + -global isa-fdc.driveA=... + -global sysbus-fdc.driveA=... + -global SUNW,fdtwo.drive=... + +become +:: + + -device floppy,unit=0,drive=... + +and +:: + + -global isa-fdc.driveB=... + -global sysbus-fdc.driveB=... + +become +:: + + -device floppy,unit=1,drive=... + +When plugging in a floppy controller +:: + + -device isa-fdc,...,driveA=... + +becomes +:: + + -device isa-fdc,... + -device floppy,unit=0,drive=... + +and +:: + + -device isa-fdc,...,driveB=... + +becomes +:: + + -device isa-fdc,... + -device floppy,unit=1,drive=... + + QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands ------------------------------------ -- cgit v1.2.3