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[v2,3/3] docs/system/arm/virt: mention specific migration information

Message ID 20241219183211.3493974-4-pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org
State New
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Series Change default pointer authentication algorithm on aarch64 to impdef | expand

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Pierrick Bouvier Dec. 19, 2024, 6:32 p.m. UTC
Signed-off-by: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>
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 docs/system/arm/virt.rst | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/docs/system/arm/virt.rst b/docs/system/arm/virt.rst
index d25275c27ce..9f1457cf9a2 100644
--- a/docs/system/arm/virt.rst
+++ b/docs/system/arm/virt.rst
@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@  to have the same behaviour as that of previous QEMU releases, so
 that VM migration will work between QEMU versions. For instance the
 ``virt-5.0`` machine type will behave like the ``virt`` machine from
 the QEMU 5.0 release, and migration should work between ``virt-5.0``
-of the 5.0 release and ``virt-5.0`` of the 5.1 release. Migration
-is not guaranteed to work between different QEMU releases for
-the non-versioned ``virt`` machine type.
+of the 5.0 release and ``virt-5.0`` of the 5.1 release.
+
+When saving a VM using the ``virt`` model, the snapshot is automatically set to
+target the latest ``virt`` versioned model. When loading the VM with a more
+recent QEMU version, you'll need to set machine model to match the version of
+your snapshot. When loading it, QEMU will return an error with the expected
+``virt`` version you should set, so you don't need to record it.
+
+VM migration is not guaranteed when using ``-cpu max``, as features supported
+may change between QEMU versions. To ensure your VM can be migrated, it is
+recommended to use another cpu model instead.
 
 Supported devices
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