| Message ID | 20210730135817.17816-14-ma.mandourr@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | new plugin argument passing scheme | expand |
Mahmoud Mandour <ma.mandourr@gmail.com> writes: > Signed-off-by: Mahmoud Mandour <ma.mandourr@gmail.com> > --- > docs/system/deprecated.rst | 7 +++++++ > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst > index e2e0090878..7ae6f1f727 100644 > --- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst > +++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst > @@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ other options have been processed. This will either have no effect (if > if they were not given. The property is therefore useless and should not be > specified. > > +Plugin argument passing through ``arg=<string>`` (since 6.1) > +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > + > +Passing TCG plugins arguments through ``arg=`` is redundant is makes the > +command-line less readable, especially when the argument itself consist of a > +name and a value, e.g. ``-plugin plugin_name,arg="arg_name=arg_value"``. > +Therefore, the usage of ``arg`` is redundant. We should probably also mention that single word arguments are treated as booleans and prefer the flag=on form. Anyway: Reviewed-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst index e2e0090878..7ae6f1f727 100644 --- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst +++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst @@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ other options have been processed. This will either have no effect (if if they were not given. The property is therefore useless and should not be specified. +Plugin argument passing through ``arg=<string>`` (since 6.1) +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +Passing TCG plugins arguments through ``arg=`` is redundant is makes the +command-line less readable, especially when the argument itself consist of a +name and a value, e.g. ``-plugin plugin_name,arg="arg_name=arg_value"``. +Therefore, the usage of ``arg`` is redundant. QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands ------------------------------------
Signed-off-by: Mahmoud Mandour <ma.mandourr@gmail.com> --- docs/system/deprecated.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)