Dear QEMU Developers,
I am Soumyajyotii Ssarkar, a sophomore from India. It’s an honor for me to
connect and engage with the QEMU community.
QEMU has been an integral part in my computing journey. Since my teenage
years, enabling me to explore operating systems, especially retro and niche
ones, deepening my understanding of computer architecture, from distro
hopping to pushing the limits of different systems, QEMU has consistently
been at the heart of my learning and development journey.The HPPA really
fascinates me and I'm passionate about it, as it has paved the way for
modern architecture.
Over the past few months, I have been working under the mentorship of Helge
Deller, for implementing the LASI Network Card and NCR710 SCSI Controller
device model for QEMU as planned for this GSOC.
In my research:
- I have printed out datasheets, studied, and thoroughly researched both
the LASI Network Card and NCR710 SCSI Controller device models.
- I have thoroughly reviewed the existing implementation, related
documentation, and have taken inspiration from prior work of my mentor to
build upon.
- I’ve been actively experimenting to refine both device models to
ensure proper functionality.
- My goal by the end of this GSOC cycle would be to:
- Fully implement both the LASI Network Card and the NCR710 SCSI
Controller.
- Ensure the implementations are functionally completed.
- Align the code with QEMU’s coding standards and quality
expectations.
- Constantly update the community with my progress keeping everyone
in loop.
I have also, under guidance of Helge Deller, reached out to Mark
Cave-Ayland who would also assist me through the NCR710 implementation as
required.
My plans post GSOC, would be to further work on the HPPA side of QEMU,
further implement device models, and maintain them in the long term.
I believe this project would bring QEMU closer to emulating all possible
devices, specially the retro ones, which is our duty to preserve.
I genuinely look forward to a productive summer working on QEMU, and with
wonderful people like you all who made such amazing emulating software,
which played such a major role in my upbringing.
Thank you,
Soumyajyotii Ssarkar.
