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@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ The @option{enforce-config-section} parameter is replaced by the
 
 @subsection -no-kvm (since 1.3.0)
 
-The ``-no-kvm'' argument is now a synonym for setting
-``-machine accel=tcg''.
+The ``-no-kvm'' argument is now a synonym for setting ``-accel tcg''.
 
 @subsection -usbdevice (since 2.10.0)
 
@@ -72,6 +71,13 @@ backend settings instead of environment variables.  To ease migration to
 the new format, the ``-audiodev-help'' option can be used to convert
 the current values of the environment variables to ``-audiodev'' options.
 
+@subsection Creating sound card devices and vnc without audiodev= property (since 4.2)
+
+When not using the deprecated legacy audio config, each sound card
+should specify an @code{audiodev=} property.  Additionally, when using
+vnc, you should specify an @code{audiodev=} propery if you plan to
+transmit audio through the VNC protocol.
+
 @subsection -mon ...,control=readline,pretty=on|off (since 4.1)
 
 The @code{pretty=on|off} switch has no effect for HMP monitors, but is
@@ -83,11 +89,6 @@ error in the future.
 The @code{-realtime mlock=on|off} argument has been replaced by the
 @code{-overcommit mem-lock=on|off} argument.
 
-@subsection -virtfs_synth (since 4.1)
-
-The ``-virtfs_synth'' argument is now deprecated. Please use ``-fsdev synth''
-and ``-device virtio-9p-...'' instead.
-
 @subsection -numa node,mem=@var{size} (since 4.1)
 
 The parameter @option{mem} of @option{-numa node} is used to assign a part of
@@ -141,12 +142,25 @@ QEMU 4.1 has three options, please migrate to one of these three:
       to do is specify the kernel they want to boot with the -kernel option
  3. ``-bios <file>`` - Tells QEMU to load the specified file as the firmwrae.
 
+@subsection -tb-size option (since 5.0)
+
+QEMU 5.0 introduced an alternative syntax to specify the size of the translation
+block cache, @option{-accel tcg,tb-size=}.  The new syntax deprecates the
+previously available @option{-tb-size} option.
+
 @section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
 
-@subsection block-dirty-bitmap-add "autoload" parameter (since 2.12.0)
+@subsection change (since 2.5.0)
 
-"autoload" parameter is now ignored. All bitmaps are automatically loaded
-from qcow2 images.
+Use ``blockdev-change-medium'' or ``change-vnc-password'' instead.
+
+@subsection migrate_set_downtime and migrate_set_speed (since 2.8.0)
+
+Use ``migrate-set-parameters'' instead.
+
+@subsection migrate-set-cache-size and query-migrate-cache-size (since 2.11.0)
+
+Use ``migrate-set-parameters'' and ``query-migrate-parameters'' instead.
 
 @subsection query-block result field dirty-bitmaps[i].status (since 4.0)
 
@@ -154,6 +168,18 @@ The ``status'' field of the ``BlockDirtyInfo'' structure, returned by
 the query-block command is deprecated. Two new boolean fields,
 ``recording'' and ``busy'' effectively replace it.
 
+@subsection query-block result field dirty-bitmaps (Since 4.2)
+
+The ``dirty-bitmaps`` field of the ``BlockInfo`` structure, returned by
+the query-block command is itself now deprecated. The ``dirty-bitmaps``
+field of the ``BlockDeviceInfo`` struct should be used instead, which is the
+type of the ``inserted`` field in query-block replies, as well as the
+type of array items in query-named-block-nodes.
+
+Since the ``dirty-bitmaps`` field is optionally present in both the old and
+new locations, clients must use introspection to learn where to anticipate
+the field if/when it does appear in command output.
+
 @subsection query-cpus (since 2.12.0)
 
 The ``query-cpus'' command is replaced by the ``query-cpus-fast'' command.
@@ -222,16 +248,24 @@ via the CPU ``mmu`` option when using the ``rv32`` or ``rv64`` CPUs.
 
 @section System emulator devices
 
-@subsection bluetooth (since 3.1)
+@subsection ide-drive (since 4.2)
+
+The 'ide-drive' device is deprecated. Users should use 'ide-hd' or
+'ide-cd' as appropriate to get an IDE hard disk or CD-ROM as needed.
+
+@subsection scsi-disk (since 4.2)
 
-The bluetooth subsystem is unmaintained since many years and likely bitrotten
-quite a bit. It will be removed without replacement unless some users speaks
-up at the @email{qemu-devel@@nongnu.org} mailing list with information about
-their usecases.
+The 'scsi-disk' device is deprecated. Users should use 'scsi-hd' or
+'scsi-cd' as appropriate to get a SCSI hard disk or CD-ROM as needed.
 
 @section System emulator machines
 
-@subsection pc-0.12, pc-0.13, pc-0.14 and pc-0.15 (since 4.0)
+@subsection mips r4k platform (since 4.2)
+
+This machine type is very old and unmaintained. Users should use the 'malta'
+machine type instead.
+
+@subsection pc-1.0, pc-1.1, pc-1.2 and pc-1.3 (since 5.0)
 
 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.
@@ -338,3 +372,18 @@ existing CPU models.  Management software that needs runnability
 guarantees must resolve the CPU model aliases using te
 ``alias-of'' field returned by the ``query-cpu-definitions'' QMP
 command.
+
+
+@node Recently removed features
+@appendix Recently removed features
+
+What follows is a record of recently removed, formerly deprecated
+features that serves as a record for users who have encountered
+trouble after a recent upgrade.
+
+@section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
+
+@subsection block-dirty-bitmap-add "autoload" parameter (since 4.2.0)
+
+The "autoload" parameter has been ignored since 2.12.0. All bitmaps
+are automatically loaded from qcow2 images.