Mailing List Archive: [PATCH] docs: Say in xm(1) that xm is obsolete

[PATCH] docs: Say in xm(1) that xm is obsolete

Dec 1, 2011, 10:01 AM

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Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>

diff -r 3b409f65abae docs/man/xm.pod.1
--- a/docs/man/xm.pod.1 Thu Dec 01 17:26:48 2011 +0000
+++ b/docs/man/xm.pod.1 Thu Dec 01 18:01:35 2011 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
=head1 NAME

-xm - Xen management user interface
+xm - Obsolete xen management user interface

=head1 SYNOPSIS

@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ B<xm> I<subcommand> [I<args>]

=head1 DESCRIPTION

-The B<xm> program is the main interface for managing Xen guest
-domains. The program can be used to create, pause, and shutdown
-domains. It can also be used to list current domains, enable or pin
-VCPUs, and attach or detach virtual block devices.
+This program is now superseded by B<xl>, which should be largely
+backwards-compatible with B<sm>.
+
+The B<xm> program is the main interface for managing Xen guest domains
+when the obsolete Xend toolstack is in use. The program can be used to
+create, pause, and shutdown domains. It can also be used to list
+current domains, enable or pin VCPUs, and attach or detach virtual
+block devices.

The basic structure of every B<xm> command is almost always:

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Re: [PATCH] docs: Say in xm(1) that xm is obsolete [ In reply to ]

Ian.Campbell at citrix

Dec 1, 2011, 11:27 AM

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On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 18:01 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>
>
> diff -r 3b409f65abae docs/man/xm.pod.1
> --- a/docs/man/xm.pod.1 Thu Dec 01 17:26:48 2011 +0000
> +++ b/docs/man/xm.pod.1 Thu Dec 01 18:01:35 2011 +0000
> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
> =head1 NAME
>
> -xm - Xen management user interface
> +xm - Obsolete xen management user interface
>
> =head1 SYNOPSIS
>
> @@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ B<xm> I<subcommand> [I<args>]
>
> =head1 DESCRIPTION
>
> -The B<xm> program is the main interface for managing Xen guest
> -domains. The program can be used to create, pause, and shutdown
> -domains. It can also be used to list current domains, enable or pin
> -VCPUs, and attach or detach virtual block devices.
> +This program is now superseded by B<xl>, which should be largely
> +backwards-compatible with B<sm>.

Typo ^

o/w Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>

> +
> +The B<xm> program is the main interface for managing Xen guest domains
> +when the obsolete Xend toolstack is in use. The program can be used to
> +create, pause, and shutdown domains. It can also be used to list
> +current domains, enable or pin VCPUs, and attach or detach virtual
> +block devices.
>
> The basic structure of every B<xm> command is almost always:
>
>
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Re: [PATCH] docs: Say in xm(1) that xm is obsolete [ In reply to ]

Ian.Jackson at eu

Dec 8, 2011, 8:55 AM

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Ian Campbell writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] docs: Say in xm(1) that xm is obsolete"):
> On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 18:01 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > +backwards-compatible with B<sm>.
>
> Typo ^
>
> o/w Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>

Thanks, fixed and applied.

Ian.

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Re: [PATCH] docs: Say in xm(1) that xm is obsolete [ In reply to ]

Ian.Campbell at citrix

Dec 8, 2011, 9:03 AM

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On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 18:01 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>
>
> diff -r 3b409f65abae docs/man/xm.pod.1
> --- a/docs/man/xm.pod.1 Thu Dec 01 17:26:48 2011 +0000
> +++ b/docs/man/xm.pod.1 Thu Dec 01 18:01:35 2011 +0000
> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
> =head1 NAME
>
> -xm - Xen management user interface
> +xm - Obsolete xen management user interface
>
> =head1 SYNOPSIS
>
> @@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ B<xm> I<subcommand> [I<args>]
>
> =head1 DESCRIPTION
>
> -The B<xm> program is the main interface for managing Xen guest
> -domains. The program can be used to create, pause, and shutdown
> -domains. It can also be used to list current domains, enable or pin
> -VCPUs, and attach or detach virtual block devices.
> +This program is now superseded by B<xl>, which should be largely
> +backwards-compatible with B<sm>.

We should remember to make this part of our 4.2 release notes as well.

Ian.

> +
> +The B<xm> program is the main interface for managing Xen guest domains
> +when the obsolete Xend toolstack is in use. The program can be used to
> +create, pause, and shutdown domains. It can also be used to list
> +current domains, enable or pin VCPUs, and attach or detach virtual
> +block devices.
>
> The basic structure of every B<xm> command is almost always:
>
>
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