QEMU Tooling ([VIRT-252]) =========================

QEMU plugin support ([VIRT-280])

- have an ostensibly working [working softmmu demacro branch] - wrote a test case for i386 but ran into issues with x86_64 Message-Id: 87va0vgad2.fsf@zen.linaroharston - started looking at doing test case in Open Firmware (tests/prom-env-test.c) - discovered gprof reports break for out-of-tree builds

[VIRT-280] https://projects.linaro.org/browse/VIRT-280

[working softmmu demacro branch] https://github.com/stsquad/qemu/tree/testing/enable-system-tcg-tests-v3-with...

Upstream Work ([VIRT-109]) ==========================

- reviewed {PATCH} target/mips: Fix minor bug in FPU Message-Id: 1551978650-23207-1-git-send-email-mateja.marjanovic@rt-rk.com - added 2p to a number of bike-shedding threads around build system - started pulling together [next testing branch] for softfreeze - annoying bug in ppc64 breaks gitlab CI mirror - tracked down [some historical QEMU performance regressions] - posted {RFC PATCH} docs/booting.rst: start documenting the boot process Message-Id: 20190308211557.22589-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org

[VIRT-109] https://projects.linaro.org/browse/VIRT-109

[next testing branch] https://github.com/stsquad/qemu/tree/testing/next

[some historical QEMU performance regressions] https://diasp.eu/posts/ec86de10240e01376f734061862b8e7b

Other =====

- handling feedback/questions for [GSoC/Outreachy project]

[GSoC/Outreachy project] https://wiki.qemu.org/Internships/ProjectIdeas/TCGCodeQuality

Completed Reviews [4/4] =======================

{PATCH v2 00/11} pflash: Fixes and cleanups Message-Id: 20190226193408.23862-5-armbru@redhat.com

- CLOSING NOTE [2019-03-01 Fri 16:59] Looks like a good cleanup

{PATCH v3 00/14} pflash: Fixes and cleanups Message-Id: 20190307130323.9353-1-armbru@redhat.com

- CLOSING NOTE [2019-03-08 Fri 17:07] Looks good

{PATCH v3 00/12} Enable build and install of our rST docs Message-Id: 20190305172139.32662-1-peter.maydell@linaro.org

- CLOSING NOTE [2019-03-08 Fri 17:08] Now merged, but broke Travis CI

{Qemu-devel} {PATCH v6 00/51} Support Kconfig in QEMU Message-Id: 1549562254-41157-1-git-send-email-pbonzini@redhat.com

- CLOSING NOTE [2019-03-08 Fri 17:08] Now merged

Absences ========

- Connect BKK19 (1-5th April 2019) - holiday after Connect

Current Review Queue ====================

* {RFC v2 00/38} Plugin support Message-Id: 20181209193749.12277-1-cota@braap.org * {PATCH+RFC 0/6} target/arm: Define cortex-a{73,75,76} Message-Id: 20190223023957.18865-1-richard.henderson@linaro.org * {Qemu-devel} {PATCH 0/9} tcg: Add tcg_gen_extract2_{i32,i64} Message-Id: 20190307144126.31847-1-richard.henderson@linaro.org * {Qemu-devel} {RFC PATCH 0/6} pc: Support firmware configuration with -blockdev Message-Id: 20190225183757.27378-1-armbru@redhat.com * {Qemu-devel} {PATCH 00/23} tests/tcg/xtensa: conditionalize xtensa tests Message-Id: 20190219061111.10231-1-jcmvbkbc@gmail.com * {PATCH 00/10} Rework debug exception handling code Message-Id: 20190301132809.24653-7-will.deacon@arm.com -- Alex Bennée