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doc: Cleanup "'-mem-path' fallback to RAM" deprecation text

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it was actually removed in 5.0,
commit 68a86dc15c (numa: remove deprecated -mem-path fallback to anonymous RAM)
clean up forgotten remnants in docs.

Signed-off-by: Igor Mammedov <imammedo@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20200911084410.788171-3-imammedo@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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@ -92,17 +92,6 @@ error in the future.
The ``-realtime mlock=on|off`` argument has been replaced by the
``-overcommit mem-lock=on|off`` argument.
``-mem-path`` fallback to RAM (since 4.1)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Currently if guest RAM allocation from file pointed by ``mem-path``
fails, QEMU falls back to allocating from RAM, which might result
in unpredictable behavior since the backing file specified by the user
is ignored. In the future, users will be responsible for making sure
the backing storage specified with ``-mem-path`` can actually provide
the guest RAM configured with ``-m`` and QEMU will fail to start up if
RAM allocation is unsuccessful.
RISC-V ``-bios`` (since 5.1)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@ -603,6 +592,19 @@ error when ``-u`` is not used.
Command line options
--------------------
``-smp`` (invalid topologies) (removed 5.2)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
CPU topology properties should describe whole machine topology including
possible CPUs.
However, historically it was possible to start QEMU with an incorrect topology
where *n* <= *sockets* * *cores* * *threads* < *maxcpus*,
which could lead to an incorrect topology enumeration by the guest.
Support for invalid topologies is removed, the user must ensure
topologies described with -smp include all possible cpus, i.e.
*sockets* * *cores* * *threads* = *maxcpus*.
``-numa`` node (without memory specified) (removed 5.2)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@ -634,18 +636,15 @@ New machine versions (since 5.1) will not accept the option but it will still
work with old machine types. User can check the QAPI schema to see if the legacy
option is supported by looking at MachineInfo::numa-mem-supported property.
``-smp`` (invalid topologies) (removed 5.2)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
``-mem-path`` fallback to RAM (removed in 5.0)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
CPU topology properties should describe whole machine topology including
possible CPUs.
However, historically it was possible to start QEMU with an incorrect topology
where *n* <= *sockets* * *cores* * *threads* < *maxcpus*,
which could lead to an incorrect topology enumeration by the guest.
Support for invalid topologies is removed, the user must ensure
topologies described with -smp include all possible cpus, i.e.
*sockets* * *cores* * *threads* = *maxcpus*.
If guest RAM allocation from file pointed by ``mem-path`` failed,
QEMU was falling back to allocating from RAM, which might have resulted
in unpredictable behavior since the backing file specified by the user
as ignored. Currently, users are responsible for making sure the backing storage
specified with ``-mem-path`` can actually provide the guest RAM configured with
``-m`` and QEMU fails to start up if RAM allocation is unsuccessful.
Block devices
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