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qemu-doc: mark ppc/prep machine as deprecated

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PATCH 1/1 qemu-doc: mark ppc/prep machine as deprecated

40p machine type should be used instead.

Signed-off-by Hervé Poussineau <[email protected]>
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 qemu-deprecated.texi | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
qemu-deprecated.texi +6 -0
index 9920a85adc..9c7ff3fe2d 100644
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ support page sizes < 4096 any longer.
 These machine types are very old and likely can not be used for live migration
 from old QEMU versions anymore. A newer machine type should be used instead.
 
+@subsection prep (PowerPC) (since 3.1)
+
+This machine type uses an unmaintained firmware, broken in lots of ways,
+and unable to start post-2004 operating systems. 40p machine type should be
+used instead.
+
 @section Device options
 
 @subsection Block device options
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Quoted 14 lines · Hervé Poussineau

40p machine type should be used instead.

Signed-off-by Hervé Poussineau <[email protected]>
---
 qemu-deprecated.texi | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
qemu-deprecated.texi +0 -0
index 9920a85adc..9c7ff3fe2d 100644
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ support page sizes < 4096 any longer.
 These machine types are very old and likely can not be used for live migration
 from old QEMU versions anymore. A newer machine type should be used instead.

qemu-deprecated.texi support page sizes < 4096 any longer. · line 229

Quoted 10 lines
qemu-deprecated.texi +6 -0
 
+@subsection prep (PowerPC) (since 3.1)
+
+This machine type uses an unmaintained firmware, broken in lots of ways,
+and unable to start post-2004 operating systems. 40p machine type should be
+used instead.
+
 @section Device options
 
 @subsection Block device options
Acked-by Mark Cave-Ayland <[email protected]>

ATB,

Mark.

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Quoted 14 lines · Hervé Poussineau

40p machine type should be used instead.

Signed-off-by Hervé Poussineau <[email protected]>
---
 qemu-deprecated.texi | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
qemu-deprecated.texi +0 -0
index 9920a85adc..9c7ff3fe2d 100644
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ support page sizes < 4096 any longer.
 These machine types are very old and likely can not be used for live migration
 from old QEMU versions anymore. A newer machine type should be used instead.

qemu-deprecated.texi support page sizes < 4096 any longer. · line 229

Quoted 10 lines
qemu-deprecated.texi +6 -0
 
+@subsection prep (PowerPC) (since 3.1)
+
+This machine type uses an unmaintained firmware, broken in lots of ways,
+and unable to start post-2004 operating systems. 40p machine type should be
+used instead.
+
 @section Device options
 
 @subsection Block device options

Applied to ppc-for-3.1, thanks.

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