util: remove support -chardev tty and -chardev parport

These were deprecated in 6.0 and can now be removed.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>

chardev/char.c

@@ -530,19 +530,6 @@ static const ChardevClass *char_get_class(const char *driver, Error **errp)
     return cc;
 }
 
-static struct ChardevAlias {
-    const char *typename;
-    const char *alias;
-    bool deprecation_warning_printed;
-} chardev_alias_table[] = {
-#ifdef HAVE_CHARDEV_PARPORT
-    { "parallel", "parport" },
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_CHARDEV_SERIAL
-    { "serial", "tty" },
-#endif
-};
-
 typedef struct ChadevClassFE {
     void (*fn)(const char *name, void *opaque);
     void *opaque;
@@ -578,28 +565,12 @@ help_string_append(const char *name, void *opaque)
     g_string_append_printf(str, "\n  %s", name);
 }
 
-static const char *chardev_alias_translate(const char *name)
-{
-    int i;
-    for (i = 0; i < (int)ARRAY_SIZE(chardev_alias_table); i++) {
-        if (g_strcmp0(chardev_alias_table[i].alias, name) == 0) {
-            if (!chardev_alias_table[i].deprecation_warning_printed) {
-                warn_report("The alias '%s' is deprecated, use '%s' instead",
-                            name, chardev_alias_table[i].typename);
-                chardev_alias_table[i].deprecation_warning_printed = true;
-            }
-            return chardev_alias_table[i].typename;
-        }
-    }
-    return name;
-}
-
 ChardevBackend *qemu_chr_parse_opts(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     const ChardevClass *cc;
     ChardevBackend *backend = NULL;
-    const char *name = chardev_alias_translate(qemu_opt_get(opts, "backend"));
+    const char *name = qemu_opt_get(opts, "backend");
 
     if (name == NULL) {
         error_setg(errp, "chardev: \"%s\" missing backend",
@@ -637,7 +608,7 @@ Chardev *qemu_chr_new_from_opts(QemuOpts *opts, GMainContext *context,
     const ChardevClass *cc;
     Chardev *chr = NULL;
     ChardevBackend *backend = NULL;
-    const char *name = chardev_alias_translate(qemu_opt_get(opts, "backend"));
+    const char *name = qemu_opt_get(opts, "backend");
     const char *id = qemu_opts_id(opts);
     char *bid = NULL;
 

docs/about/deprecated.rst

@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ should specify an ``audiodev=`` property.  Additionally, when using
 vnc, you should specify an ``audiodev=`` property if you plan to
 transmit audio through the VNC protocol.
 
-``-chardev`` backend aliases ``tty`` and ``parport`` (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-``tty`` and ``parport`` are aliases that will be removed. Instead, the
-actual backend names ``serial`` and ``parallel`` should be used.
-
 Short-form boolean options (since 6.0)
 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 

docs/about/removed-features.rst

@@ -416,6 +416,11 @@ Input parameters that take a size value should only use a size suffix
 the value is hexadecimal.  That is, '0x20M' should be written either as
 '32M' or as '0x2000000'.
 
+``-chardev`` backend aliases ``tty`` and ``parport`` (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``tty`` and ``parport`` used to be aliases for ``serial`` and ``parallel``
+respectively. The actual backend names should be used instead.
 
 QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
 ------------------------------------

docs/qdev-device-use.txt

@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ LEGACY-CHARDEV translates to -chardev HOST-OPTS... as follows:
 
 * unix:FNAME becomes -chardev socket,path=FNAME
 
-* /dev/parportN becomes -chardev parport,file=/dev/parportN
+* /dev/parportN becomes -chardev parallel,file=/dev/parportN
 
 * /dev/ppiN likewise
 
-* Any other /dev/FNAME becomes -chardev tty,path=/dev/FNAME
+* Any other /dev/FNAME becomes -chardev serial,path=/dev/FNAME
 
 * mon:LEGACY-CHARDEV is special: it multiplexes the monitor onto the
   character device defined by LEGACY-CHARDEV.  -chardev provides more

qemu-options.hx

@@ -3379,11 +3379,9 @@ DEF("chardev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chardev,
 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__sun__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) \
         || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
     "-chardev serial,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
-    "-chardev tty,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
 #endif
 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
     "-chardev parallel,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
-    "-chardev parport,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
     "-chardev spicevmc,id=id,name=name[,debug=debug][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
@@ -3398,7 +3396,7 @@ The general form of a character device option is:
 ``-chardev backend,id=id[,mux=on|off][,options]``
     Backend is one of: ``null``, ``socket``, ``udp``, ``msmouse``,
     ``vc``, ``ringbuf``, ``file``, ``pipe``, ``console``, ``serial``,
-    ``pty``, ``stdio``, ``braille``, ``tty``, ``parallel``, ``parport``,
+    ``pty``, ``stdio``, ``braille``, ``parallel``,
     ``spicevmc``, ``spiceport``. The specific backend will determine the
     applicable options.
 
@@ -3622,15 +3620,8 @@ The available backends are:
     Connect to a local BrlAPI server. ``braille`` does not take any
     options.
 
-``-chardev tty,id=id,path=path``
-    ``tty`` is only available on Linux, Sun, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD
-    and DragonFlyBSD hosts. It is an alias for ``serial``.
-
-    ``path`` specifies the path to the tty. ``path`` is required.
-
 ``-chardev parallel,id=id,path=path``
   \
-``-chardev parport,id=id,path=path``
     ``parallel`` is only available on Linux, FreeBSD and DragonFlyBSD
     hosts.