Re: [Qemu-devel] MTTCG Sync-up call today? Agenda items?

[Mark Burton]

So see you all online - on the normal number

Cheers
Mark.

> On 11 Apr 2016, at 13:45, alvise rigo <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Hi Alex,
> 
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Alex Bennée <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> It's been awhile since we synced-up with quite weeks and Easter out of
>> the way are we good for a call today?
> 
> 
> Indeed, it has been a while.
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Some items I can think would be worth covering:
>> 
>>  - State of MTTCG enabled LL/SC
>> 
>>    I think Alvise was looking at some run-loop changes for the MTTCG
>>    enabled part of his LL/SC patch set. I haven't heard anything for a
>>    while.
> 
> 
> I've been quite busy lately, but expect the v8 of the LL/SC patch
> series by the end of this week. Sorry for the delay.
> 
> In any case, I'm in if any call will be held.
> 
> Regards,
> alvise
> 
>> 
>> 
>>  - Linaro's current efforts
>> 
>>    Sergey is currently working with us in up-streaming MTTCG related
>>    patches. We've taken stuff from Paolo and Fred's trees and push
>>    several series to the list for review:
>>      - various TCG clean-ups
>>      - atomic jump patching
>>      - base enabling patches
>> 
>>  - Memory ordering work
>> 
>>    I put this up as a suggested project for GSoC and we had several
>>    applicants. We are currently awaiting Google's decision on slot
>>    allocations so hopefully we'll have an extra pair of hands on this
>>    chunk.
>> 
>>  - Emilio's work
>> 
>>    Emilio posted a series last year with some alternative approaches to
>>    solving some of the MTTCG problems. He's back and working on this
>>    again and has posted his qht series as a precursor to his next
>>    revision of the MTTCG tree.
>> 
>>  - TCG maintainers view
>> 
>>    It would be useful if we had a view from the TCG maintainers of how
>>    we are doing and if the approaches have a chance of getting merged.
>> 
>>  - Timescales
>> 
>>    Internally at Linaro we've been discussing potential timescales. We are
>>    currently aiming to have all major pieces of MTTCG posted on list and
>>    being iterated through reviews before this years KVM Forum. This will
>>    leave us KVM forum to resolve any remaining barriers to eventual
>>    up-streaming.
>> 
>> Anything else worthy of discussion? If you need the number to call ping
>> me off list.
>> 
>> --
>> Alex Bennée


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