On Thursday, November 7, 2019, Rajath Shashidhara wrote: > Hi all, > > I am a Computer Science graduate student at The University of Texas at > Austin (UT, Austin). I am looking forward to contributing to qemu ! > > This semester, I am taking a class in Virtualization ( > https://github.com/vijay03/cs378-f19) and contributing to a > virtualization related open-source project is a significant part of the > course. > I would be interested in contributing a patchset to qemu - possibly a > self-contained feature or a reasonably complex bug fix that can be > completed in under a month's time. I did look at both the bugtracker and > the QEMU Google Summer of Code 2019 page [https://wiki.qemu.org/Google_ > Summer_of_Code_2019] for ideas. However, I would be interested in hearing > from the community and I would be delighted if somebody can be suggest a > suitable project ! > > Hello, Rajath! Thank you for expressing interest in QEMU open source project. There is certainly a place for you and your contributions in QEMU, and you are very welcomed! It looks to me the following project would fit your description: 'Implement emulation of DS3231 real time clock in QEMU' Datasheet: https://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/DS3231.pdf The steps needed to complete it (in my opinion): - collect datasheets of as many as possible RTC chips already emulated in QEMU (there are around of dozen of them, see folder hw/rtc) - do a comparative analysis of selected RTC implementations in QEMU - get to know general QEMU device model - design and implement DS3231 emulation I can give you (unfortunately constrained by tight time limits) some help and guidance. But there are other people in community too (more knowledgable in the area than me). I salute your initiative! Yours, Aleksandar > I am an advanced C programmer with both professional and academic > background in systems design & implementation - especially OS & Networks. > Given my background, I feel fairly confident that I can pickup the QEMU > codebase quickly. > > Eagerly looking forward to hearing from the community ! > > Thanks, > Rajath Shashidhara > > >