The qemu-doc already states that this option is only maintained for
backward compatibility and "-device virtconsole" should be used
instead. So let's take the next step and mark this option officially
as deprecated.
Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <th...@redhat.com>
---
v2:
- Addressed Markus' review feedback from v1
qemu-doc.texi | 5 +++++
qemu-options.hx | 5 +----
vl.c | 2 ++
3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
index 0ed0f19..4add403 100644
--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -2931,6 +2931,11 @@ The @code{-localtime} option has been replaced by
@code{-rtc base=localtime}.
The @code{-startdate} option has been replaced by @code{-rtc base=@var{date}}.
+@subsection -virtioconsole (since 2.13.0)
+
+Option @option{-virtioconsole} has been replaced by
+@option{-device virtconsole}.
+
@section qemu-img command line arguments
@subsection convert -s (since 2.0.0)
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index c611766..091ded6 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3675,10 +3675,7 @@ STEXI
@item -virtioconsole @var{c}
@findex -virtioconsole
Set virtio console.
-
-This option is maintained for backward compatibility.
-
-Please use @code{-device virtconsole} for the new way of invocation.
+This option is deprecated, please use @option{-device virtconsole} instead.
ETEXI
DEF("show-cursor", 0, QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor, \
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 806eec2..519e54f 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3598,6 +3598,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
}
break;
case QEMU_OPTION_virtiocon:
+ warn_report("This option is deprecated, "
+ "use '-device virtconsole' instead");
add_device_config(DEV_VIRTCON, optarg);
default_virtcon = 0;
if (strncmp(optarg, "mon:", 4) == 0) {
--
1.8.3.1
