[Bug 1910696] [NEW] Qemu fails to start with error " There is no option group 'spice'"

[Edvinas Valatka]

Public bug reported:

After upgrade from 5.1.0 to 5.2.0, qemu fails on start with error:
`
/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -S -name trinti -uuid 
f8ad2ff6-8808-4f42-8f0b-9e23acd20f84 -daemonize -cpu host -nographic -serial 
chardev:console -nodefaults -no-reboot -no-user-config -sandbox 
on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=allow,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny 
-readconfig /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf -pidfile /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.pid 
-D /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.log -chroot /var/lib/lxd/virtual-machines/trinti 
-smbios type=2,manufacturer=Canonical Ltd.,product=LXD -runas nobody: 
qemu-system-x86_64:/var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf:27: There is no option group 
'spice'
qemu-system-x86_64: -readconfig /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf: read config 
/var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf: Invalid argument
`
Bisected to first bad commit: 
https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/cbe5fa11789035c43fd2108ac6f45848954954b5

** Affects: qemu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: qemu readconfig spice

** Attachment added: "qemu.conf"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1910696/+attachment/5450604/+files/qemu.conf

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Title:
  Qemu fails to start with error " There is no option group 'spice'"

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  After upgrade from 5.1.0 to 5.2.0, qemu fails on start with error:
  `
  /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -S -name trinti -uuid 
f8ad2ff6-8808-4f42-8f0b-9e23acd20f84 -daemonize -cpu host -nographic -serial 
chardev:console -nodefaults -no-reboot -no-user-config -sandbox 
on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=allow,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny 
-readconfig /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf -pidfile /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.pid 
-D /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.log -chroot /var/lib/lxd/virtual-machines/trinti 
-smbios type=2,manufacturer=Canonical Ltd.,product=LXD -runas nobody: 
  qemu-system-x86_64:/var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf:27: There is no option group 
'spice'
  qemu-system-x86_64: -readconfig /var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf: read config 
/var/log/lxd/trinti/qemu.conf: Invalid argument
  `
  Bisected to first bad commit: 
https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/cbe5fa11789035c43fd2108ac6f45848954954b5

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