[Qemu-devel] GSoC 2011 project ideas

[Qemu-devel] GSoC 2011 project ideas

[Luiz Capitulino]

Hi there,

Google will begin accepting mentoring organizations applications next week, but
we count only with three projects so far.

Although there doesn't seem to exist a hard deadline associated with the ideas
page, nor with the number of projects, we had more than 20 projects
suggestions last year and a number of volunteering mentors.

So, if you have a project idea and/or wish to be a mentor, please add an
entry here:

 http://wiki.qemu.org/Google_Summer_of_Code_2011

Re: [Qemu-devel] GSoC 2011 project ideas

[Natalia Portillo]

Hi there,

El 23/02/2011, a las 20:42, Luiz Capitulino escribió:

> Hi there,
> 
> Google will begin accepting mentoring organizations applications next week, but
> we count only with three projects so far.
> 
> Although there doesn't seem to exist a hard deadline associated with the ideas
> page, nor with the number of projects, we had more than 20 projects
> suggestions last year and a number of volunteering mentors.

Is there any problem to repeat previously proposed and not chosen projects?

> So, if you have a project idea and/or wish to be a mentor, please add an
> entry here:
> 
> http://wiki.qemu.org/Google_Summer_of_Code_2011
> 

Regards,
Natalia Portillo

[Qemu-devel] Re: GSoC 2011 project ideas

[Jan Kiszka]

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On 2011-02-28 00:44, Natalia Portillo wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> El 23/02/2011, a las 20:42, Luiz Capitulino escribió:
> 
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Google will begin accepting mentoring organizations applications next week, but
>> we count only with three projects so far.
>>
>> Although there doesn't seem to exist a hard deadline associated with the ideas
>> page, nor with the number of projects, we had more than 20 projects
>> suggestions last year and a number of volunteering mentors.
> 
> Is there any problem to repeat previously proposed and not chosen projects?
> 

I don't think so, and I've just ported one of my old proposals to this
year's page.

I've also added some USB topics which may or may no longer apply to
reality (specifically, I didn't find Gerd's EHCI branch to check its
state). Gerd, once you are back, please have a look, correct or extend
the list. If anyone else sees open topics in the USB area, feel free to
contribute to the task lists as well.

Jan


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[Qemu-devel] Re: GSoC 2011 project ideas

[Luiz Capitulino]

On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:09:43 +0100
Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de> wrote:

> On 2011-02-28 00:44, Natalia Portillo wrote:
> > Hi there,
> > 
> > El 23/02/2011, a las 20:42, Luiz Capitulino escribió:
> > 
> >> Hi there,
> >>
> >> Google will begin accepting mentoring organizations applications next week, but
> >> we count only with three projects so far.
> >>
> >> Although there doesn't seem to exist a hard deadline associated with the ideas
> >> page, nor with the number of projects, we had more than 20 projects
> >> suggestions last year and a number of volunteering mentors.
> > 
> > Is there any problem to repeat previously proposed and not chosen projects?
> > 
> 
> I don't think so, and I've just ported one of my old proposals to this
> year's page.

This is ok, as long as the project is still valid of course.

Thanks!

[Qemu-devel] Re: GSoC 2011 project ideas

[Natalia Portillo]

I have added my 2010 still valid projects (all), and three more.

I also added myself as mentor for the USB projects, as I recently got experience on how the QEMU's USB stack works.

One of the projects I suggest, implementing USB 3.0 XHCI may need to be merged with clean up of Gerd's USB 2.0 EHCI emulation patches.
I think just cleaning up for mainstream the patches done by Gerd is too simple and fast-to-be-done for GSoC, but as it's Jan's proposition I will not merge them.

Jan if you agree with me, feel free to merge both projects, I'll mentor it.

Regards,
Natalia Portillo

[Qemu-devel] Re: GSoC 2011 project ideas

[Jan Kiszka]

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On 2011-02-28 19:51, Natalia Portillo wrote:
> I have added my 2010 still valid projects (all), and three more.
> 
> I also added myself as mentor for the USB projects, as I recently got experience on how the QEMU's USB stack works.

Great! Interesting to hear that you already have started with webcam
emulation. Also Firewire would be a cool project (better hurry
implementing it in QEMU as long as there is still real hardware around ;) ).

> 
> One of the projects I suggest, implementing USB 3.0 XHCI may need to be merged with clean up of Gerd's USB 2.0 EHCI emulation patches.

Alex told me about plans for working on XHCI, and he also set up first
contacts to Intel on this (e.g. to clarify the legal aspects when using
that spec). I think he's not in the house ATM, but he will likely
comment on this once he's back.

Besides that, I think even basic XHCI emulation might be a bit more than
a GSoC project - unless XHCI became much simpler than EHCI or we find a
really advanced student.

> I think just cleaning up for mainstream the patches done by Gerd is too simple and fast-to-be-done for GSoC, but as it's Jan's proposition I will not merge them.
> 
> Jan if you agree with me, feel free to merge both projects, I'll mentor it.

As I said, I didn't find Gerd's tree to asses the remaining todos. It's
likely more than "just merging", but if it isn't and this is not worth a
project of its own, even better! EHCI support in QEMU is overdue.

Jan


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