From owner-soc-status@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 12 04:13:28 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: soc-status@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63429C45 for ; Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:13:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gibbs@freebsd.org) Received: from aslan.scsiguy.com (ns1.scsiguy.com [70.89.174.89]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 284DBE5F for ; Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:13:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from macbook.scsiguy.com (macbook.scsiguy.com [192.168.0.99]) (authenticated bits=0) by aslan.scsiguy.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r3C4DQiP097843 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:13:26 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from gibbs@freebsd.org) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Mentor_of_the_Project_=22PCI_frontend_XEN_PV_dri?= =?utf-8?Q?ver=22=EF=BC=9F?= From: "Justin T. Gibbs" In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:13:26 -0600 Message-Id: <920A79FE-8C56-4D26-8611-3CD48602FC3B@freebsd.org> References: To: Bei Guan X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (aslan.scsiguy.com [192.168.0.4]); Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:13:26 -0600 (MDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: soc-status X-BeenThere: soc-status@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Summer of Code Status Reports and Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:13:28 -0000 On Apr 11, 2013, at 9:11 PM, Bei Guan wrote: > Hi, >=20 > It seems there's no mentor for the GSoC project =93PCI frontend XEN PV = driver=94 on page = https://wiki.freebsd.org/IdeasPage#PCI_frontend_XEN_PV_driver=20 > So whom can I contact to know more about this project? > Thank you very much. >=20 >=20 > Best Regards, > Gavin This particular project was proposed for last year's GSoC when both = attilio@FreeBSD.org and I were actively working on full Xen PV support = for FreeBSD. That project still continues, but at a slower pace due to = changing needs at our respective employers. Given the lack of maturity = of our Xen PV port, I think this would be a difficult project to attempt = at this time. If you are interested in Xen and have access to x86 hardware with HVM = capabilities, writing a SCSI or USB PV frontend for FreeBSD is a better = project to select. FreeBSD's Xen HVM support is very robust and, unlike = the PCI frontend driver, these drivers can be developed using an HVM = guest. The resulting drivers should work equally well in full PV mode = (with perhaps a few minor tweaks) when it is better supported. I will update the wiki sometime tomorrow with more information on Xen = projects that are appropriate for this year's GSoC. -- Justin