From: Markus Armbruster Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 16:12:10 +0000 (+0100) Subject: docs/system/deprecated: Fix note on fdc drive properties X-Git-Url: http://git.maquefel.me/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=bd36f1fe1aa96e85d781df017651fda4945f9968;p=qemu.git 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 Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé Reviewed-by: John Snow Message-id: 20210309161214.1402527-2-armbru@redhat.com Signed-off-by: John Snow --- 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 `` - 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