February 2023 - Rust-vmm - lists.opendev.org

interest in other Unixes?
by Allison Randal 31 Aug '23

31 Aug '23

Hi all, How interested would you be in patches for Unix family operating systems other than Linux? I'm working on a prototype lightweight VMM on the Illumos Kernel and Bhyve ioctl interface, and I'm planning to reuse rust-vmm libraries where I can. I prefer to work upstream on shared libraries, but I totally understand if the focus here is Linux, and patches for other Unix family operating systems are undesirable. As a concrete example of how non-disruptive this can be, the patch I'm debating whether to submit is a 4 line substitution in vmm-sys-util, which changes [#cfg(unix)] to [#cfg(linux)]. Right now, those lines are checking for target_family = "unix", but the code in question is actually unique to Linux, and fails to compile on other Unix family operating systems (mostly due to type errors, and using features that only exist on Linux), so it really should be checking target_os = "linux" instead. The specific changes are lines 8, 17, and 19, in src/lib.rs, which determine whether to use the code in the architecture-specific 'unix' directory, and whether to use the bitflags library (which is only used by the 'unix' directory). And, line 183 in src/errno.rs testing a very specific string message as the text for libc::EBADF, which has slightly different wording on other Unix family operating systems. That simple substitution makes it possible to use both vmm-sys-util and vm-memory on Illumos (since vm-memory was only using architecture-independent parts of vmm-sys-util for temp files in tests, and nothing in the 'unix' directory). I haven't started systematically testing other rust-vmm libraries for non-Linux compatibility yet, but I expect I'll find similar patterns. (Full disclosure: I personally prefer Linux Kernel and KVM, but this is paid work, and sparks enough intellectual curiosity for me to be willing to do it.) Thanks for any thoughts, Allison

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Call for GSoC and Outreachy project ideas for summer 2023
by Stefan Hajnoczi 17 Feb '23

17 Feb '23

Dear QEMU, KVM, and rust-vmm communities, QEMU will apply for Google Summer of Code 2023 (https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/) and has been accepted into Outreachy May 2023 (https://www.outreachy.org/). You can now submit internship project ideas for QEMU, KVM, and rust-vmm! Please reply to this email by February 6th with your project ideas. If you have experience contributing to QEMU, KVM, or rust-vmm you can be a mentor. Mentors support interns as they work on their project. It's a great way to give back and you get to work with people who are just starting out in open source. Good project ideas are suitable for remote work by a competent programmer who is not yet familiar with the codebase. In addition, they are: - Well-defined - the scope is clear - Self-contained - there are few dependencies - Uncontroversial - they are acceptable to the community - Incremental - they produce deliverables along the way Feel free to post ideas even if you are unable to mentor the project. It doesn't hurt to share the idea! I will review project ideas and keep you up-to-date on QEMU's acceptance into GSoC. Internship program details: - Paid, remote work open source internships - GSoC projects are 175 or 350 hours, Outreachy projects are 30 hrs/week for 12 weeks - Mentored by volunteers from QEMU, KVM, and rust-vmm - Mentors typically spend at least 5 hours per week during the coding period For more background on QEMU internships, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNVCX7YMUL8 Please let me know if you have any questions! Stefan

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Fwd: Virtual PTG March 2023 Team Signup Deadline - LAST CALL!
by Kendall Nelson 13 Feb '23

13 Feb '23

Hello Everyone, This is your last call to sign your team up for the next virtual Project Teams Gathering (PTG), which will be held from Monday, March 27th to Friday, March 31st 2023! NOTE: Since we have had the feedback that the Europe+Africa/Americas timeslot is overbooked, we will be extending it beyond the ‘normal’ size of 4 hour blocks to 5 hour blocks. If you haven't already done so and your team is interested in participating, please complete the survey[1] by February 19th, 2023 at 7:00 UTC. Then make sure to register[2] - it’s free :) Thanks! -Kendall (diablo_rojo) [1] Team Survey: https://openinfrafoundation.formstack.com/forms/march2023_vptg_survey [2] PTG Registration: https://openinfra-ptg.eventbrite.com

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Update result notice:：rust-vmm@lists.opendev.org
by lxdyk 07 Feb '23

07 Feb '23

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Canceled: rust-vmm sync meeting
by Florescu, Andreea 06 Feb '23

06 Feb '23

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