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[PATCH] SUPPORT.md, MAINTAINERS: De-support qemu-xen-traditional



In 4.16 we changed to not build this by default.  I think it is now
time to explicitly desupport it, completely, in favour of Linux dm
stub domains.

Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <iwj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 MAINTAINERS |  2 +-
 SUPPORT.md  | 18 +++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index e43dc0edce..933579541f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ S:  Supported
 F:     tools/python
 
 QEMU-DM
-S:     Supported
+S:     Obsolete
 T:     git https://xenbits.xenproject.org/git-http/qemu-xen-traditional.git
 
 QEMU UPSTREAM
diff --git a/SUPPORT.md b/SUPPORT.md
index 3a34933c89..b64ebee93b 100644
--- a/SUPPORT.md
+++ b/SUPPORT.md
@@ -802,17 +802,17 @@ See the section **Blkback** for image formats supported 
by QEMU.
 ### qemu-xen-traditional ###
 
 The Xen Project provides an old version of qemu with modifications
-which enable use as a device model stub domain.  The old version is
-normally selected by default only in a stub dm configuration, but it
-can be requested explicitly in other configurations, for example in
-`xl` with `device_model_version="QEMU_XEN_TRADITIONAL"`.
+which enable use as a device model stub domain.  This old version is
+not built by default.  Even if it is build, it is normally selected by
+default only in a stub dm configuration, but it can be requested
+explicitly in other configurations, for example in `xl` with
+`device_model_version="QEMU_XEN_TRADITIONAL"`.
 
-    Status, Device Model Stub Domains: Supported, with caveats
-    Status, as host process device model: No security support, not recommended
+When device model stub domains are desired for the additional
+security, we recommend using a device model stub domain consisting of
+a modern qemu and a Linux kernel.
 
-qemu-xen-traditional is security supported only for those available
-devices which are supported for mainstream QEMU (see above), with
-trusted driver domains (see Device Model Stub Domains).
+    Status: Obsolete
 
 ## Virtual Firmware
 
-- 
2.20.1




 


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