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| author | Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com> | 2021-03-09 17:12:10 +0100 |
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| committer | Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com> | 2021-03-19 15:18:43 +0100 |
| commit | bd36f1fe1aa96e85d781df017651fda4945f9968 (patch) | |
| tree | 37038c42ca307b63ead432a77381d3163b2b6a23 /docs | |
| parent | 9585376ab5e5a988cc64627ae56e5652da5b851f (diff) | |
| download | qemu-bd36f1fe1aa96e85d781df017651fda4945f9968.zip | |
docs/system/deprecated: Fix note on fdc drive properties
Commit 4a27a638e7 "fdc: Deprecate configuring floppies with -global
isa-fdc" actually deprecated any use of floppy controller driver
properties, not just with -global. Correct the deprecation note
accordingly.
Fixes: 4a27a638e718b445648de6b27c709353551d9b44
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Message-id: 20210309161214.1402527-2-armbru@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/system/deprecated.rst | 33 |
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst index dfc12eef51..a269b94816 100644 --- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst @@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ QEMU 5.1 has three options: to the user to load all the images they need. 3. ``-bios <file>`` - Tells QEMU to load the specified file as the firmwrae. -``Configuring floppies with ``-global`` -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' +Floppy controllers' drive properties (since 5.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -Use ``-device floppy,...`` instead: +Use ``-device floppy,...`` instead. When configuring onboard floppy +controllers :: -global isa-fdc.driveA=... @@ -97,8 +98,30 @@ become -device floppy,unit=1,drive=... -``-drive`` with bogus interface type -'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' +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=... + +``-drive`` with bogus interface type (since 5.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Drives with interface types other than ``if=none`` are for onboard devices. It is possible to use drives the board doesn't pick up with |