From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Wright Subject: KVM call minutes for Feb 22 Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:42:10 -0800 Message-ID: <20110222164210.GH20955@x200.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org To: kvm@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:18114 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752967Ab1BVQmO (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:42:14 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 0.14 recap - keeping schedule on wiki was helpful - changelog was helpful - testing (could even more emphasis could be improved) - -rc cycles - -rc2 and final release just hours 0.15 - tentative date July 1st - qapi - qed features - virtagent? - depends on whether to terminate in qemu vs external - terminating w/in qemu is close to feature complete - using QMP (kinda, QObject -> JSON marshalling, still use HTTP) - QMP is not bi-directional XMLRPC, one way with event posting - XMLRPC + server logic add to the basic QEMU side attack surface - splitting out to external process - state associated with guest in external process complicates live migration - e.g. handling in-process command in server - guest client reconnects during migration - can virtagent features be stateless - Avi's favorite Lua based extension language coming RSN ;) - let's use copy and paste as a concrete example - usecase to help define the requirements and expose architectural - Jes will do this, make concrete counter proposal to hosting virtagent server in qemu - splitting QEMU into more modular components is a large architectural step, but better step Block format acceptance - qcow3 wiki starting GSoC projects - only 3 so far, mentoring organization applications Feb 28th - can update app - please add your thoughts here so that we can have a successful - Luiz will send out a note as more explicit reminder gpxe vs ipxe - gpxe still stagnate - ipxe accepting patches (e.g. igbvf) - perhaps switch in 0.15 (Alex take a look)