SVE Support ([VIRT-198]) ========================

- wrote up abstract for HPC workshop on 26th July - started on presentation for workshop - convert [post on SVE development] to jekly blog format and re-check steps :todo - trying to get compilers set-up to debug failing Grid Test_simd testcase - now have full 1yr armclang license for me and rth

[VIRT-198] https://projects.linaro.org/browse/VIRT-198

[post on SVE development] https://docs.google.com/document/d/15v1asqk-6de2RtA7ZWdIQ29PkY92gl3nlwG7_Sez...

SVE Reviews

- finish reviewing {RFC PATCH 00/16} KVM: arm64: Initial support for SVE guests Message-Id: 1529593060-542-1-git-send-email-Dave.Martin@arm.com :todo - stalled this week due to other activities

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

- posted {PATCH for 3.0 00/10} various docker fixes Message-Id: 20180709152117.21585-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org - worked on [v2 of docker fixes] - fixed recent regression in [debootstrap master] which we use - and then fixed our scripts so we don't *always* use master - posted {PATCH v2 for 3.0 00/16} various docker fixes Message-Id: 20180713121741.19262-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org

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

[v2 of docker fixes] https://github.com/stsquad/qemu/tree/testing/docker-fixes-for-3.0-v2

[debootstrap master] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=903657

Testing and CI ==============

- started looking at converting the CI RISU jobs to submit via qa-reports - applied for packet.net bare metal machine for docker/kvm testing

QEMU CI Loop ([VIRT-187])

- investigating porting existing RISU tests via qa-reports - add additional test patterns :todo

[VIRT-187] https://projects.linaro.org/browse/VIRT-187

KVM CI Loop ([VIRT-2])

- need to sync-up on the current state of this work :todo - started looking at Xiang's latest auto setup scripts

[VIRT-2] https://projects.linaro.org/browse/VIRT-2

[our wiki] https://wiki.linaro.org/Core/Virtualization

MTTCG tests ([VIRT-52])

- need to dust these off and get up-streamed if I'm going to add new tests :todo

[VIRT-52] https://projects.linaro.org/browse/VIRT-52

Other Tasks ===========

- Create an Instrumentation EPIC :todo

[arm64 story a bit more desktopy] https://github.com/stsquad/gentoo/tree/arm-keywords-so-far

[Kata Containers] https://katacontainers.io/

[CrosVM] https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/crosvm/

Completed Reviews [6/6] =======================

{PATCH v2 00/13} iommu: support txattrs, support TCG execution, implement TZ MPC Message-Id: 20180604152941.20374-10-peter.maydell@linaro.org

- CLOSING NOTE [2018-06-14 Thu 19:27] Looks good.

{PATCH 0/8} Docker improvements Message-Id: 20180628164643.9668-1-f4bug@amsat.org

- CLOSING NOTE [2018-06-29 Fri 21:38] Grabbed some patches, commented on others

{Qemu-arm} {PATCH v6 00/35} target/arm SVE patches Message-Id: 20180627043328.11531-1-richard.henderson@linaro.org

- CLOSING NOTE [2018-06-29 Fri 21:39] Looks good

{Qemu-devel} {PATCH v5 00/35} target/arm SVE patches Message-Id: 20180621015359.12018-1-richard.henderson@linaro.org

- CLOSING NOTE [2018-06-29 Fri 21:39] Looking good, stopped to move to v6

{PATCH 0/4} KVM: arm64: FPSIMD/SVE fixes for 4.17 Message-Id: 1528976039-25826-1-git-send-email-Dave.Martin@arm.com

- CLOSING NOTE [2018-06-29 Fri 21:40] Seems sane to me.

{Qemu-arm} {PATCH v3-a 00/27} target/arm: Scalable Vector Extension Message-Id: 20180516223007.10256-1-richard.henderson@linaro.org

- CLOSING NOTE [2018-07-13 Fri 20:02] Already merged

Absences ========

- Two days out due to illness - YVR18 Connect (17th-21st September 2018) - KVM Forum 2018 (24th-26th October 2018)

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

* {RFC PATCH 00/16} KVM: arm64: Initial support for SVE guests Message-Id: 1529593060-542-1-git-send-email-Dave.Martin@arm.com * {PATCH v4 00/19} reverse debugging Message-Id: 20180528071332.9424.27343.stgit@pasha-VirtualBox * {RFC PATCH 00/12} tests/tcg: Add TriCore tests Message-Id: 20180501142222.19154-1-kbastian@mail.uni-paderborn.de * {PATCH v4 00/14} fp-test + hardfloat Message-Id: 1528768140-17894-1-git-send-email-cota@braap.org * {Qemu-devel} {RFC PATCH v2 0/7} QEMU binary instrumentation prototype Message-Id: 152819515565.30857.16834004920507717324.stgit@pasha-ThinkPad-T60 * {Qemu-devel} {RFC v2 0/2} Add BPF suuport to Qemu Message-Id: 20180625110706.23332-1-sameeh@daynix.com -- Alex Bennée