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Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:42:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from draig.lan ([185.124.0.195]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id a640c23a62f3a-b9c3c9722a9sm484819566b.3.2026.04.06.09.42.33 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:42:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from draig (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by draig.lan (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BF125F920; Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:42:32 +0100 (BST) From: =?utf-8?Q?Alex_Benn=C3=A9e?= To: Adeoluwa Ademoye Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Subject: Re: [Newcomer] Introduction and seeking guidance on TCG / memory architecture In-Reply-To: (Adeoluwa Ademoye's message of "Mon, 6 Apr 2026 00:04:25 +0100") References: User-Agent: mu4e 1.14.0; emacs 30.1 Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:42:32 +0100 Message-ID: <8734186nwn.fsf@draig.linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::62c; envelope-from=alex.bennee@linaro.org; helo=mail-ej1-x62c.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: qemu development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Adeoluwa Ademoye writes: > Hi everyone, > > I am an engineering student with a focus on systems programming and low-l= evel execution. To build foundational knowledge, I > recently wrote a stack-based virtual machine from scratch in C, implement= ing a dynamic type system with runtime type dispatch, raw > bytecode execution, and manual memory ownership across the entire object = graph. > > I am now looking to channel that into real open source contribution, and = QEMU is where I want to start. The TCG subsystem and > memory translation layer are the areas that interest me most. > > Before I dive into the codebase, could anyone point me toward the right d= ocumentation or entry-level issues in the TCG or memory > subsystem? I want to make sure I am orientating myself correctly from > the start. What documentation we have is here: https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/devel/index-tcg.html You can also see: https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/devel/codebase.html for a quick tour of the code. > > Thank you for your time. > > Best regards, > Daniel --=20 Alex Benn=C3=A9e Virtualisation Tech Lead @ Linaro