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

QEMU plugin support ([VIRT-280])

- re-based [ldst demacro to v3] - recollect stats to see if slowdown still there :todo - awaiting v3 of plugin patches

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

[ldst demacro to v3] https://github.com/stsquad/qemu/tree/ldst/demacrofy-v3

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

- need to finish the re-work of [system test and misc arch] tests :todo - will be useful for test cases for plugins - also more test cases queued up for system tests - debugged an occasional failure in pauth-1 test case - expected given PAuth architecture, test needs tightening up - posted {PATCH v1 0/4} HWCAP_CPUID registers for aarch64 Message-Id: 20190128173940.25813-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org - posted {PATCH v2 0/6} HWCAP_CPUID registers for aarch64 Message-Id: 20190205190224.2198-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org - posted {PATCH v2 00/16} current testing/next queue (with build fixes) Message-Id: 20190207183744.5054-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org - this fixes regression of check-tcg but also - discovered the Debian Buster's QEMU arm64 packaging is broken - spent time trying to able to join #debian's IRC channels (aws hosts banned!) - tried to revive the cross-tools packaging I'd started with Wookey last Connect

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

[the linux-user multiarch but it is not ready yet] https://github.com/stsquad/qemu/tree/testing/next-with-linux-user

[system test and misc arch] https://github.com/stsquad/qemu/tree/testing/enable-system-tcg-tests-v2

Other =====

- Connect talk has been accepted, Friday 8.30 slot

Completed Reviews [1/1] =======================

{Qemu-arm} {PATCH v6 00/73} per-CPU locks Message-Id: 20190130004811.27372-1-cota@braap.org

- CLOSING NOTE [2019-02-08 Fri 17:19] Looks good, improves MTTCG scalability to 10-12 core now ;-)

Absences ========

- 15-18th Feb (long w/e) - Connect BKK19 (1-5th April 2019) - holiday after Connect

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

* {RFC} arm: Allow system registers for KVM guests to be changed by QEMU code Message-Id: 20181206151401.13455-1-peter.maydell@linaro.org * {RFC v2 00/38} Plugin support Message-Id: 20181209193749.12277-1-cota@braap.org * {RFC QEMU v2 0/2} arm/virt: Account for guest pause time Message-Id: 1543352837-21529-1-git-send-email-bijan.mottahedeh@oracle.com * {PATCH v12 00/25} Fixing record/replay and adding reverse debugging Message-Id: 154935478086.7509.4349987292919289245.stgit@pasha-VirtualBox * {PATCH v2 00/18} OpenBSD: Enable qtesting Message-Id: 20190129175403.18017-1-philmd@redhat.com * {PATCH v11 00/25} Fixing record/replay and adding reverse debugging Message-Id: 20190131131520.23264.75724.stgit@pasha-VirtualBox -- Alex Bennée