The '-enable-...' option do not make too much sense: They do not
allow additional parameters, using '-accel xxx' is shorter than
'-enable-xxx' and we're also inconsistent here, since there is
no '-enable-xen' option available. So let's try to convince the
users to use '-accel xxx' instead.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <th...@redhat.com>
---
qemu-options.hx | 5 +++--
vl.c | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index c7b1d2d..eb33286 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3367,7 +3367,8 @@ STEXI
@item -enable-kvm
@findex -enable-kvm
Enable KVM full virtualization support. This option is only available
-if KVM support is enabled when compiling.
+if KVM support is enabled when compiling. Note: This option is deprecated,
+please use @code{-accel kvm} instead.
ETEXI
DEF("enable-hax", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enable_hax, \
@@ -3378,7 +3379,7 @@ STEXI
Enable HAX (Hardware-based Acceleration eXecution) support. This option
is only available if HAX support is enabled when compiling. HAX is only
applicable to MAC and Windows platform, and thus does not conflict with
-KVM.
+KVM. Note: This option is deprecated, please use @code{-accel hax} instead.
ETEXI
DEF("xen-domid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_xen_domid,
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index d5e88fb..d5ec87e 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3690,10 +3690,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
}
break;
case QEMU_OPTION_enable_kvm:
+ error_report("'-enable-kvm' is depreacted, please use "
+ "'-accel kvm' instead");
olist = qemu_find_opts("machine");
qemu_opts_parse_noisily(olist, "accel=kvm", false);
break;
case QEMU_OPTION_enable_hax:
+ error_report("'-enable-hax' is depreacted, please use "
+ "'-accel hax' instead");
olist = qemu_find_opts("machine");
qemu_opts_parse_noisily(olist, "accel=hax", false);
break;
--
1.8.3.1
