svn commit: r42211 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status

Tue Jul 9 08:20:15 UTC 2013

Author: pgj
Date: Tue Jul  9 08:20:14 2013
New Revision: 42211
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/42211

Log:
  - Add Q2 report on recent Xen work
  
  Submitted by:	Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau at citrix.com>

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-04-2013-06.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-04-2013-06.xml
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--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-04-2013-06.xml	Tue Jul  9 08:10:09 2013	(r42210)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-04-2013-06.xml	Tue Jul  9 08:20:14 2013	(r42211)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     <!-- XXX: keep updating the number of entries -->
     <p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work!  This report
-      contains 26 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p>
+      contains 27 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p>
 
     <!-- XXX: set date for the next set of submissions -->
     <p>The deadline for submissions covering between July and September 2013
@@ -1439,4 +1439,88 @@ functionality through <tt>pkg(8)</tt>.</
 	Ports Collection.</task>
     </help>
   </project>
+
+  <project cat='kern'>
+    <title>Xen Support Improvements</title>
+
+    <contact>
+      <person>
+	<name>
+	  <given>Justin T.</given>
+	  <common>Gibbs</common>
+	</name>
+	<email>gibbs at FreeBSD.org</email>
+      </person>
+
+      <person>
+	<name>
+	  <given>Will</given>
+	  <common>Andrews</common>
+	</name>
+	<email>will at FreeBSD.org</email>
+      </person>
+
+      <person>
+	<name>
+	  <given>Andre</given>
+	  <common>Oppermann</common>
+	</name>
+	<email>andre at FreeBSD.org</email>
+      </person>
+
+      <person>
+	<name>
+	  <given>Roger</given>
+	  <common>Pau Monné</common>
+	</name>
+	<email>roger.pau at citrix.com</email>
+      </person>
+    </contact>
+
+    <links>
+      <url href="http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=people/royger/freebsd.git;a=summary">Git repository</url>
+    </links>
+
+    <body>
+      <p>&os; Xen HVM can be further improved by using more PV
+	interfaces inside a HVM guest.  So far the following items have
+	been completed:</p>
+
+      <ul>
+	<li>Update Xen interface files.  (Merged into
+	  <tt>head</tt>)</li>
+	<li>Add support for the vector callback injection mechanism.
+	  This replaces the PCI interrupt and provides a per-cpu
+	  callback, which was not possible when using the PCI
+	  interrupt.</li>
+	<li>Rework event channel implementation and use the same code
+	  paths for both PV and PVHVM.</li>
+	<li>Implement PV one-shot event timers and timecounters.</li>
+	<li>Implement PV IPIs.</li>
+	<li>Live migration support for PV timers and PV IPIs.</li>
+      </ul>
+
+      <p>With this changes, &os; will have a complete PVHVM port, this
+	will also set the ground for a future PVH port (when PVH support
+	is merged into Xen).</p>
+
+      <p>Further improvements on blkfront and netfront have also been
+	commited:</p>
+
+      <ul>
+	<li>Fix netfront crash when detaching an interface.</li>
+	<li>Enable netfront to specify a maximum TSO length limiting the
+	  segment chain to what the Xen host side can handle after
+	  defragmentation.</li>
+	<li>Add barriers and flush support to blkfront.</li>
+      </ul>
+
+      <p>Netfront changes have been merged to <tt>stable</tt> branches,
+	blkfront changes are only in <tt>head</tt>.</p>
+    </body>
+
+    <help>
+      <task>Merge remaining changes into <tt>head</tt>.</task>
+    </help>
+  </project>
 </report>
