'-drive if=none' is meant for configuring back-end devices only, so this
got marked as deprecated in QEMU 6.2. Users should now only use the new
way with '-drive if=pflash' instead.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
---
 docs/about/deprecated.rst       | 6 ------
 docs/about/removed-features.rst | 7 +++++++
 hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c          | 7 -------
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 68d29642d7..bfe8148490 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -87,12 +87,6 @@ as short-form boolean values, and passed to plugins as ``arg_name=on``.
 However, short-form booleans are deprecated and full explicit ``arg_name=on``
 form is preferred.
 
-``-drive if=none`` for the sifive_u OTP device (since 6.2)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-Using ``-drive if=none`` to configure the OTP device of the sifive_u
-RISC-V machine is deprecated. Use ``-drive if=pflash`` instead.
-
 ``-no-hpet`` (since 8.0)
 ''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index c918cabd1a..6bd0a2b4e4 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -422,6 +422,13 @@ the value is hexadecimal.  That is, '0x20M' should be written either as
 ``tty`` and ``parport`` used to be aliases for ``serial`` and ``parallel``
 respectively. The actual backend names should be used instead.
 
+``-drive if=none`` for the sifive_u OTP device (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-drive if=pflash`` to configure the OTP device of the sifive_u
+RISC-V machine instead.
+
+
 QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
 ------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c b/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c
index 6d7fdb040a..8965f5c22a 100644
--- a/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c
+++ b/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c
@@ -210,13 +210,6 @@ static void sifive_u_otp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &s->mmio);
 
     dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
-    if (!dinfo) {
-        dinfo = drive_get(IF_NONE, 0, 0);
-        if (dinfo) {
-            warn_report("using \"-drive if=none\" for the OTP is deprecated, "
-                        "use \"-drive if=pflash\" instead.");
-        }
-    }
     if (dinfo) {
         int ret;
         uint64_t perm;
-- 
2.31.1

On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 6:40 PM Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> '-drive if=none' is meant for configuring back-end devices only, so this
> got marked as deprecated in QEMU 6.2. Users should now only use the new
> way with '-drive if=pflash' instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@wdc.com>

Alistair

> ---
>  docs/about/deprecated.rst       | 6 ------
>  docs/about/removed-features.rst | 7 +++++++
>  hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c          | 7 -------
>  3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> index 68d29642d7..bfe8148490 100644
> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> @@ -87,12 +87,6 @@ as short-form boolean values, and passed to plugins as ``arg_name=on``.
>  However, short-form booleans are deprecated and full explicit ``arg_name=on``
>  form is preferred.
>
> -``-drive if=none`` for the sifive_u OTP device (since 6.2)
> -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> -
> -Using ``-drive if=none`` to configure the OTP device of the sifive_u
> -RISC-V machine is deprecated. Use ``-drive if=pflash`` instead.
> -
>  ``-no-hpet`` (since 8.0)
>  ''''''''''''''''''''''''
>
> diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
> index c918cabd1a..6bd0a2b4e4 100644
> --- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
> @@ -422,6 +422,13 @@ the value is hexadecimal.  That is, '0x20M' should be written either as
>  ``tty`` and ``parport`` used to be aliases for ``serial`` and ``parallel``
>  respectively. The actual backend names should be used instead.
>
> +``-drive if=none`` for the sifive_u OTP device (removed in 8.0)
> +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> +
> +Use ``-drive if=pflash`` to configure the OTP device of the sifive_u
> +RISC-V machine instead.
> +
> +
>  QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
>  ------------------------------------
>
> diff --git a/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c b/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c
> index 6d7fdb040a..8965f5c22a 100644
> --- a/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c
> +++ b/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c
> @@ -210,13 +210,6 @@ static void sifive_u_otp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>      sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &s->mmio);
>
>      dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
> -    if (!dinfo) {
> -        dinfo = drive_get(IF_NONE, 0, 0);
> -        if (dinfo) {
> -            warn_report("using \"-drive if=none\" for the OTP is deprecated, "
> -                        "use \"-drive if=pflash\" instead.");
> -        }
> -    }
>      if (dinfo) {
>          int ret;
>          uint64_t perm;
> --
> 2.31.1
>
>

On 12/1/23 09:39, Thomas Huth wrote:
> '-drive if=none' is meant for configuring back-end devices only, so this
> got marked as deprecated in QEMU 6.2. Users should now only use the new
> way with '-drive if=pflash' instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> ---
>   docs/about/deprecated.rst       | 6 ------
>   docs/about/removed-features.rst | 7 +++++++
>   hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c          | 7 -------
>   3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@linaro.org>