Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] docs: Say in xm(1) that xm is obsolete

[Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 18:01 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> diff -r 3b409f65abae docs/man/xm.pod.1
> --- a/docs/man/xm.pod.1       Thu Dec 01 17:26:48 2011 +0000
> +++ b/docs/man/xm.pod.1       Thu Dec 01 18:01:35 2011 +0000
> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
>  =head1 NAME
>  
> -xm - Xen management user interface
> +xm - Obsolete xen management user interface
>  
>  =head1 SYNOPSIS
>  
> @@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ B<xm> I<subcommand> [I<args>]
>  
>  =head1 DESCRIPTION
>  
> -The B<xm> program is the main interface for managing Xen guest
> -domains. The program can be used to create, pause, and shutdown
> -domains. It can also be used to list current domains, enable or pin
> -VCPUs, and attach or detach virtual block devices.
> +This program is now superseded by B<xl>, which should be largely
> +backwards-compatible with B<sm>.

We should remember to make this part of our 4.2 release notes as well.

Ian.

> +
> +The B<xm> program is the main interface for managing Xen guest domains
> +when the obsolete Xend toolstack is in use. The program can be used to
> +create, pause, and shutdown domains. It can also be used to list
> +current domains, enable or pin VCPUs, and attach or detach virtual
> +block devices.
>  
>  The basic structure of every B<xm> command is almost always:
>  
> 
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