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Date:      Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:58:04 -0500
From:      Abhinav Chavali <abhinavchavali12@gmail.com>
To:        imp@bsdimp.com
Cc:        Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: GSoC 2025 Project Proposal
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In that case, do you think a project like that would be worth undertaking
over the summer? I'm actually quite interested in this issue if its
feasible.

On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 9:10=E2=80=AFPM Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote:

> Most of that work would be to adopt qemu to use vmm, and then fix the
> structural issue in vmm that makes using it from qemu awkward.
>
> Warner
>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 7:06=E2=80=AFPM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.=
com>
> wrote:
>
>> You could try to patch or rewrite bhyve so that it can accelerate qemu.
>> We need this.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 10:06=E2=80=AFPM Abhinav Chavali <
>> abhinavchavali12@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I am a student at the Pennsylvania State University looking to
>>> contribute to FreeBSD in the summer, in some form or another. I've been=
 a
>>> desktop user of FreeBSD for several years now, and would now like to le=
arn
>>> a specific subsystem and undergo a potential project for this summer.
>>>
>>> My experience with FreeBSD development is limited to writing simple
>>> kernel modules, although I have a strong understanding of C and Unix
>>> programming (and am willing to spend as much time as required before su=
mmer
>>> to fill in the gaps in my knowledge). I have already taken a look at th=
e
>>> GSoC projects page, but I'm not sure how many of these are still releva=
nt.
>>> Could anyone suggest a project that someone with my experience level co=
uld
>>> reasonably learn and complete? Also contacts to potential mentors would=
 be
>>> very helpful.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Abhinav Chavali
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mario.
>>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">In that case, do you think a project like that would be wo=
rth undertaking over the summer? I&#39;m actually quite interested in this =
issue if its feasible.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_conta=
iner"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 9:10=E2=
=80=AFPM Warner Losh &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:imp@bsdimp.com">imp@bsdimp.com</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0p=
x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><d=
iv dir=3D"auto">Most of that work would be to adopt qemu to use vmm, and th=
en fix the structural issue in vmm that makes using it from qemu awkward.<d=
iv dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Warner=C2=A0</div></div><br><di=
v class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 1=
5, 2025, 7:06=E2=80=AFPM Mario Marietto &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marietto2008@=
gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border=
-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">You cou=
ld try to patch or rewrite bhyve so that it can accelerate qemu. We need th=
is.<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 10:06=E2=80=AFPM Abhinav Chavali &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:abhinavchavali12@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"=
>abhinavchavali12@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,=
204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,<div>I am a student at th=
e Pennsylvania State University looking to contribute to FreeBSD in the sum=
mer, in some form or another. I&#39;ve been a desktop user of FreeBSD for s=
everal years now, and would now like to learn a specific subsystem and unde=
rgo a potential project for this summer.</div><div><br></div><div>My experi=
ence with FreeBSD development is limited to writing simple kernel modules, =
although I have a strong understanding of C and Unix programming (and am wi=
lling to spend as much time as required before summer to fill in the gaps i=
n my knowledge). I have already taken a look at the GSoC projects page, but=
 I&#39;m not sure how many of these are still relevant. Could anyone sugges=
t a project that someone with my experience level could reasonably learn an=
d complete? Also contacts to potential mentors would be very helpful.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Abhinav Chavali</div></div>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><br><span class=3D"gmail_si=
gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Ma=
rio.<br></div>
</blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div>

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