From nobody Tue Feb 25 17:50:36 2025 X-Original-To: hackers@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Z2QBM0lM3z5qHZX for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:50:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pranav.tyagi03@gmail.com) Received: from mail-lj1-x22b.google.com (mail-lj1-x22b.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::22b]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "WR4" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Z2QBK5RnTz43ZB; Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:50:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pranav.tyagi03@gmail.com) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20230601 header.b=DaXWYCnf; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of pranav.tyagi03@gmail.com designates 2a00:1450:4864:20::22b as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=pranav.tyagi03@gmail.com Received: by mail-lj1-x22b.google.com with SMTP id 38308e7fff4ca-307325f2436so58234341fa.0; Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:50:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1740505848; x=1741110648; darn=freebsd.org; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject :date:message-id:reply-to; bh=DHoiR8srgAkp+8P+bVsb9VSBkwKNgtdTTtWqUADEeaw=; b=DaXWYCnfw6Vl8xr09lbyRdA04qPQ6GYSb7Br7aR5hu8luCJcxBqYlu7LtDtyy5bo1f /xeqePzJgmxwUWjXY9NF2ehjCGnYc6SuSVazoF21vo9D0/l/fpIXNo8ZMMbcHQCqNCCF /k7UKZiZY9sfgbvC+W8KXs9Pfmpoq7JrvtUoWqFXXQO1Y+JX//atRvg+qnPSjyTEMsEl 5fUulGvklVR/ycgGbwupG1PVUQhLXh6cARyUe3EQaaUwpC0PYy63c72cl2yNZANZSE6w cFO69K4mjeWRCvxBGRJmBwLRE99V3NGPQ9Tkcvq6jU2QC0WGhDyzxChTLR1lzrg3p0rn HKuA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1740505848; x=1741110648; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:x-gm-message-state :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=DHoiR8srgAkp+8P+bVsb9VSBkwKNgtdTTtWqUADEeaw=; b=dH8WAEDikaLzyYGXPtzhfapr7H9TE8zeEgc7iyGwrS6guHiomkw8oaRkrO464dydvf 4Rkk3wyQ+gd3SGzm4odK4aXgtaA3C+Yi+cl8g1cURjSpAejuX8SepObqyXhctnm8JmAJ E955g7Sd7sUv4owJMafI/g1XPSJN65Z6jD2mDSAivgzoC6Hk49W37bI5+DcvT5qz2oPP 9O7c/FdJ8HcFF+Af5CUeBoECGgHl+jXZl3BbmBoMvhYyZzZuQNFfdBmcv8gHKZS1md0x +WQ/JTQa2DuJumaA81XczJgGrnRGKmWyMz+mYZhbA+d18p0pBQfpQ0iQKoeS9GpgjIOb mmvw== X-Forwarded-Encrypted: i=1; AJvYcCWzkMeKZ5V1gsgzPHPNisLMcqw9vrxj2603JPwO7ObfmrynXPslVT1bHGfgSccg/atFhJE=@freebsd.org X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YwfgJF+lOUi8wY+/Grpu8/2dbnVMb7ZnRkFrz2dTEG3CqLRtLt1 ja+NsYraSBILAojX/1F/l5M6o7bshnfwSud0v8xzrgUOZzUvWKQi+ZE60hBC8JqZ/IpoFpeJasx Pbc86Vsv4VkXatb31I9hJF6pwcviimP5f X-Gm-Gg: ASbGncvf1BW86X0Q96NYO+WBc76yZ8evYg95J9JK1EBNQoGXXNSiDaLRSQGfRRRaUZJ vVRFwH0GqAMpQfvHW32V6UWKltudyBM+8TcsWF2LEpaSORFB3TS2I4KZsISLvyhReta5y+GXL8X nopEwoxHHxwDgi11UlRHJoyMVunjFx4VEqnQ6n2ku1 X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IHs5iCGB18R2FqBsxGDk/yVxIfnhywNLOU29VTCxr27SXHG5bOqoKzSvWnuQsAgJWZuuTesWM/H/35ftcJ8RgE= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6512:3085:b0:545:aa5:d44a with SMTP id 2adb3069b0e04-5493c5aeb97mr167569e87.42.1740505847624; Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:50:47 -0800 (PST) List-Id: Technical discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-hackers List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Pranav Tyagi Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 23:20:36 +0530 X-Gm-Features: AQ5f1JpE3TTYLLqD4BNCsf4d_IuOWpDM_HMuJfKS1g7Mi-ZsMJYsW2AQvhGUBU4 Message-ID: Subject: Port FreeBSD to QEMU MicroVM for GSoC 2025 To: hackers@freebsd.org, thj@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spamd-Result: default: False [0.07 / 15.00]; NEURAL_SPAM_LONG(0.98)[0.979]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.89)[0.893]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.80)[-0.805]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20230601]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2a00:1450:4000::/36:c]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROMTLD(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2a00:1450:4864:20::22b:from]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2a00:1450::/32, country:US]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[hackers@freebsd.org]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; MISSING_XM_UA(0.00)[]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Z2QBK5RnTz43ZB X-Spamd-Bar: / Hi, I am interested in contributing to FreeBSD MicroVM for GSoC 2025 and would like to focus on writing or improving a device driver. I have some experience in kernel development and have built a few drivers, but I am still learning and want to take on a task that is both impactful and aligned with my skill level. Could you provide insights on: What device drivers are currently missing or need improvement for FreeBSD MicroVM? Are there specific VirtIO drivers that would be valuable to implement or optimize (e.g., virtio-rng, virtio-blk)? Would extending an existing driver (like virtio-blk) be more useful than writing a new one? Additionally, since you are interested in co-mentoring this project, could you suggest the right people who might be interested in mentoring throughout GSoC? Your guidance would be invaluable in shaping a well-structured proposal. I would appreciate your thoughts and guidance. Regards Pranav Tyagi