Google Summer of Code 2015

Introduction

QEMU is applying as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code 2015. This page contains our ideas list and information for students and mentors.

Students: GSoC 2015 organizations have not been announced yet and QEMU is not guaranteed a place. Please keep this in mind before investing too much effort in your application. There is enough time once orgs are announced to interact with us.

Find Us

• IRC (GSoC specific): #qemu-gsoc on irc.oftc.net

• IRC (development):
  • QEMU: #qemu on irc.oftc.net
  • libvirt: #virt on irc.oftc.net
  • KVM: #kvm on chat.freenode.net

• Mailing lists:
  • QEMU: qemu-devel
  • libvirt: libvir-list
  • KVM: linux-kvm

Please contact the mentor for the project idea you are interested in. IRC is usually the quickest way to get an answer.

For general questions about QEMU in GSoC, please contact the following people:

• Stefan Hajnoczi (stefanha on IRC)

How to get familiar with our software

See what people are developing and talking about on the mailing lists:

• qemu-devel
• libvir-list
• kvm

Grab the source code or browse it:

• qemu.git
• libvirt.git
• kvm.git

Build QEMU and run it: QEMU on Linux Hosts

Important links

• FAQ
• Program Timeline
• Advice for students applying (from 2011 but still relevant!)

Project Ideas

This is the listing of suggested project ideas. Students are free to suggest their own projects by emailing qemu-devel@nongnu.org and (optionally) CCing potential mentors.

Libvirt projects

Your own idea

Just catch me (Michal Privoznik) on IRC and we can discuss what interests you.

Links:

• http://libvirt.org/
• http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Main_Page
• http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-libvirt/index.html?ca=drs-
• https://www.berrange.com/topics/libvirt/
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/

Details:

• Component: libvirt
• Skill level: (see description to each item)
• Language: C
• Mentor: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>, mprivozn on IRC (#virt OFTC)
• Suggested by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>

Project idea template

=== TITLE ===
 
 '''Summary:''' Short description of the project
 
 Detailed description of the project.
 
 '''Links:'''
 * Wiki links to relevant material
 * External links to mailing lists or web sites
 
 '''Details:'''
 * Skill level: beginner or intermediate or advanced
 * Language: C
 * Mentor: Email address and IRC nick
 * Suggested by: Person who suggested the idea

Information for mentors

Mentors are responsible for keeping in touch with their student and assessing the student's progress. GSoC has a mid-term evaluation and a final evaluation where both the mentor and student assess each other.

The mentor typically gives advice, reviews the student's code, and has regular communication with the student to ensure progress is being made.

Being a mentor is a significant time commitment, plan for 5 hours per week. Make sure you can make this commitment because backing out during the summer will affect the student's experience.

The mentor chooses their student by reviewing student application forms and conducting IRC interviews with candidates. Depending on the number of candidates, this can be time-consuming in itself. Choosing the right student is critical so that both the mentor and the student can have a successful experience.