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== When and Where ? ==
== When and Where ? ==


=== Rackspace Ltd, May 29-30 ===
We confirmed the Xen Hackathon for May 29-30 , 2014 in London, UK at Rackspaces [http://www.rackspace.com/talent/hayes-london-uk/ London Site] [http://www.google.com/maps/place/Hyde+Park+Hayes/@51.5019093,-0.4289322,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x487672636efffd4f:0x7731c18a69ac5290 offices].
We [http://blog.xenproject.org/index.php/2014/03/27/rackspace-hosts-xen-project-hackathon-may-29-30-in-london/ confirmed] the Xen Project Hackathon for May 29-30, 2014 in London, UK at Rackspaces [http://www.rackspace.com/talent/hayes-london-uk/ London Site].


We will start at 9AM and finish at 5PM each day. '''There will also be an evening social event on May 29th : more details will follow.'''
Rackspace Ltd
5 Millington Road
Hyde Park Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 4AZ
== More Information ==
We will provide more information on hotels, registration, vis letters, etc. in early March. You may want to get travel approval sorted out though,


Address:
Rackspace Ltd
:Rackspace Ltd<br>
5 Millington Road
:5 Millington Road<br>
Hyde Park Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 4AZ
:Hyde Park Hayes<br>
:Middlesex<br>
:UB3 4AZ<br>


'''[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Hyde+Park+Hayes/@51.5019093,-0.4289322,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x487672636efffd4f:0x7731c18a69ac5290 Check out the event location on the map]'''

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=== Schedule ===

==== May 29th ====

<pre>
8:45 - 9:30 Registration & Breakfast (Breakfast will be provided)
9:30 - 9:45 Welcome
9:45 - 10:30 Scheduling
10:30 - 11:30 Sessions 1
11:30 - 12:30 Sessions 2
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Sessions 3
14:30 - 15:30 Sessions 4
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:00 Sessions 4
17:00 - 17:30 Plenary
17:30 - 17:45 Group Photo
17:45 - 18:15 Walk to The Old Vinyl Factory
18:15 - 21:15 Dinner and Drinks @ The Old Vinyl Factory
</pre>

Information about [http://www.theoldvinylfactory.com/ The Old Vinyl Factory]

==== May 30th ====
<pre>
9:00 - 9:45 Breakfast
9:45 - 10:15 Scheduling
10:15 - 11:30 Sessions 1
11:30 - 12:30 Sessions 2
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Sessions 3
14:30 - 15:30 Sessions 4
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 16:45 Plenary: Share achievements
16:45 - 17:00 Closing
</pre>

=== Hotel Options ===

==== StayCity Serviced Apartments (~5 minutes from venue) ====
[http://www.staycity.com/london/london-heathrow-apartments/ StayCity Serviced Apartments]<br>
[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Staycity+Serviced+Apartments+London+Heathrow/@51.503784,-0.419718,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x487672889c59301b:0xfc56ecf28f4901f2 Highpoint Village, Station Approach, Hayes UB3 4FN]<br>
'''Closest Train Station: Directly next to Hayes and Harlington Station''' (National Rail and District/Central tube line). 15/20 minutes to Paddington station on the Overground line and 15 minutes on the fast train to Paddington or 30 minutes on the slow train.<br>
Distance from Venue: 4 minute walk to Rackspace office.<br>
Nightly Rate is £68-£90, not central <br>
'''[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Staycity+Serviced+Apartments+London+Heathrow,+Highpoint+Village,+Station+Approach,+Hayes+UB3+4FN,+United+Kingdom/5+Millington+Rd,+Hayes+UB3+4AZ,+UK/@51.5032581,-0.4234644,16z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m19!4m18!1m5!1m1!1s0x487672889c59301b:0xfc56ecf28f4901f2!2m2!1d-0.419718!2d51.503784!1m5!1m1!1s0x4876726303bb0d7f:0x10537e037cea23ee!2m2!1d-0.4272108!2d51.5014648!2m4!5e2!6e5!7e2!8j1395738000!3e2 Directions]'''<br>

==== Hotel Xanadu (~23 minutes from venue) ====
[http://hotelxanadu.com/ Hotel Xanadu]<br>
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hotel+Xanadu/@51.511767,-0.305886,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48760df4d4ce60eb:0xa54fcddb4646b25b 26-42 Bond St, London W5 5AA]<br>
'''Closest Train Station''': '''Ealing Broadway''' (National Rail and District/Central tube line)<br>
Distance from Venue: Around 23 minutes to Venue and 15 minutes to Paddington station on the Overground line.<br>
Nightly Rate is £130-£220<br>
'''[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hotel+Xanadu,+26-42+Bond+St,+London+W5+5AA,+United+Kingdom/5+Millington+Rd,+Hayes+UB3+4AZ,+UK/@51.5167422,-0.364461,12z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m19!4m18!1m5!1m1!1s0x48760df4d4ce60eb:0xa54fcddb4646b25b!2m2!1d-0.305886!2d51.511767!1m5!1m1!1s0x4876726303bb0d7f:0x10537e037cea23ee!2m2!1d-0.4272108!2d51.5014648!2m4!5e2!6e5!7e2!8j1395738000!3e3 Directions]'''<br>
==== Hilton Paddington (~26 minutes from venue) ====
[http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/united-kingdom/hilton-london-paddington-hotel-LONPDHI/index.html Hilton Paddington]<br>
[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Hilton+London+Paddington+Hotel/@51.51563,-0.175759,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48761ab2a5cc199d:0x7fabae3ec1c1ebb Hilton London Paddington Hotel, 146 Praed St, London W2 1EE]<br>
'''Closest Train Station''': '''Inside London Paddington Station''' (National Rail and multiple underground stations)<br>
Distance from Venue: Approx 30 minutes to Hayes and Harlington<br>
Nightly Rate is £180-£260<br>
'''[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hilton+London+Paddington+Hotel,+146+Praed+St,+London+W2+1EE,+United+Kingdom/5+Millington+Rd,+Hayes+UB3+4AZ,+UK/@51.530884,-0.3011294,11z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m19!4m18!1m5!1m1!1s0x48761ab2a5cc199d:0x7fabae3ec1c1ebb!2m2!1d-0.175759!2d51.51563!1m5!1m1!1s0x4876726303bb0d7f:0x10537e037cea23ee!2m2!1d-0.4272108!2d51.5014648!2m4!5e2!6e5!7e2!8j1395738000!3e3 Directions]'''<br>

==== Hotel Indigo Paddington (~27 minutes from venue) ====
[http://www.indigopaddington.com/ Hotel Indigo London Paddington]<br>
[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Hotel+Indigo+London+-+Paddington/@51.515207,-0.174078,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48761ab2b8f556df:0x6509a749b3584f2d 16 London Street, Paddington, London W2 1HL]<br>
'''Closest Train Station''': '''Inside London Paddington Station''' (National Rail and multiple underground stations)<br>
Distance from Venue: Approx 30 minutes to Hayes and Harlington<br>
Nightly Rate is £200-£280<br>
'''[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hotel+Indigo+London+-+Paddington,+16+London+St,+London+W2+1HL,+United+Kingdom/5+Millington+Rd,+Hayes+UB3+4AZ,+UK/@51.530884,-0.3005995,11z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m19!4m18!1m5!1m1!1s0x48761ab2b8f556df:0x6509a749b3584f2d!2m2!1d-0.174078!2d51.515207!1m5!1m1!1s0x4876726303bb0d7f:0x10537e037cea23ee!2m2!1d-0.4272108!2d51.5014648!2m4!5e2!6e5!7e2!8j1395738000!3e3 Directions]'''<br>

==== Mercure London Paddington Hotel (~26 minutes from venue) ====
[http://www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-8062-mercure-london-paddington/index.shtml Mercure London Paddington Hotel]<br>
[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Mercure+London+Paddington+Hotel/@51.516156,-0.17481,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48761ab29545d49f:0x534d5689f6e7c51 144 Praed St, Paddington, London, W2 1HU]<br>
'''Closest Train Station''': '''Inside London Paddington Station''' (National Rail and multiple underground stations)<br>
Distance from Venue: Approx 30 minutes to Hayes and Harlington<br>
Nightly Rate is £130-£200<br>
'''[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mercure+London+Paddington+Hotel,+144+Praed+St,+Paddington,+London+W2+1HU,+United+Kingdom/5+Millington+Rd,+Hayes+UB3+4AZ,+UK/@51.530884,-0.3009611,11z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m19!4m18!1m5!1m1!1s0x48761ab29545d49f:0x534d5689f6e7c51!2m2!1d-0.17481!2d51.516156!1m5!1m1!1s0x4876726303bb0d7f:0x10537e037cea23ee!2m2!1d-0.4272108!2d51.5014648!2m4!5e2!6e5!7e2!8j1395738000!3e3 Directions]'''<br>

==== Other Paddington Options ====
Note that there are many hotels within walking distance of [http://www.booking.com/landmark/gb/paddington-station.en.html?aid=314919;label=paddington-station-YLTpTGXNX_F*6yQVSeFKKwS35891325554:pl:ta:p11500:p2:ac:ap1t1:neg;ws=&gclid=CM3Whqfbrb0CFa3LtAod-FgAAQ London Paddington] at different price points

=== Transport Information ===
==== Getting from London Heathrow to Paddington and/or Ealing (Hotel Xanadu) ====
* [https://www.heathrowexpress.com/ Heathrow Express] will get you from LHR to Paddington in 15 minutes (runs every 15 minutes)
* [https://www.heathrowconnect.com/station-information Heathrow Connect] will get you to Ealing Broadway (Hotel Xanadu) in 10 minutes (runs every 30 minutes)

==== Getting from London Paddington to Hayes and Harlington Station ====
To get from London Paddington to Hayes and Harlington Station you have two fast options via London Overground
* Trains going to Oxford or Reading will stop in Hayes & Harlington. The train fare is £5.90 and takes 17 or 19 minutes
* [https://www.heathrowconnect.com/station-information Heathrow Connect] takes 20 minute and leaves at 03 and 33 past each hour
* There are approximately 7 trains leaving every hour

[[File:train.png|380x301px]]

To go back, take any train to London Paddington

==== Walking from Hayes and Harlington Station to the Rackspace Office ====
Click on Image for more information.<br>
[[File:Rackspace-directions.png|644x368px|link=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/HAYES+%26+HARLINGTON,+United+Kingdom/5+Millington+Rd,+Hayes+UB3+4AZ,+UK/@51.5022301,-0.4260827,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4876728886030ecf:0xded1dba5ef09424!2m2!1d-0.420663!2d51.503095!1m5!1m1!1s0x4876726303bb0d7f:0x10537e037cea23ee!2m2!1d-0.4272108!2d51.5014648!3e2]]

=== Visa Invitation Letters ===
If you require an invitation, please send an e-mail to community dot manager at xenproject dot org


== Topics to Discuss, Code, Work on, ... at the Hackathon ==
== Topics to Discuss, Code, Work on, ... at the Hackathon ==
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{{project
{{project
|Project=Dealing with xen-devel list traffic
|Project=Various process/infrastructure issues: xen-devel list traffic, devel IRC channel, personal repos, maintainerships
|Date=27/02/2014
|Date=2014-02-27
|Contact=Lars Kurth
|Contact=Lars Kurth
|Desc=I think we have a few issues:
|Desc=Traffic on xen-devel has doubled in the last 2 years and is getting hard to handle. I would like to discuss different options and then make a proposal to the community
* Traffic on xen-devel has doubled in the last 2 years and is getting hard to handle. I would like to discuss different options and then make a proposal to the community
|Outcomes=Draft proposal on developer lists
* Reviews: seems we have a bottleneck of review capability in some areas - how to resolve?
* We need a more open approach to devel IRC
* We had a few requests for hosting team branches and personal repos : we need a document outlining when we would give someone a repo and how to request one
* Maintainership : I believe there is a mismatch between our governance and what maintainers/committers expect. Maybe we can clarify
|Outcomes=Draft proposal on developer lists, more open devel IRC and personal and team/integration repos
|Difficulty=N/A
|Skills=N/A
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=VirtIO and Xen
|Date=2014-18-03
|Contact=Daniel Kiper
|Desc=Discuss the technical issues related to make VirtIO work on Xen.
|Outcomes=Use information for the VIRTIO-46
|Difficulty=N/A
|Skills=N/A
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=Merging PVH into HVM
|Date=2014-03-27
|Contact=Tim Deegan
|Desc=I would like to make 'PVH' a special case of 'HVM' inside the hypervisor rather than a third VM type, removing some special cases and simplifying code. Much of that will be mechanical but there are some open questions around IO handling, CPUID etc.
|Outcomes=A plan, and hopefully some code!
|Difficulty=Moderate
|Skills=Hypervisor internals
}}

{{project
|Project=Incubation project proposals
|Date=2014-03-28
|Contact=Lars Kurth
|Desc=Two incubation project proposals are currently being worked on. I am still waiting for drafts:
* One for Windows PV drivers
* One for automotive / android (where the bulk may be userspace driver front-ends) and possibly some code/drivers specific to a few proprietary guest OS'es
As we are all there, it makes sense to review, propose changes and if we feel the proposals are good, to vote on them
|Outcomes=Review (and vote on proposals), if they are ready in time
|Difficulty=N/A
|Skills=N/A
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=Libvirt and Xen integration / co-operation
|Date=2014-04-08
|Contact=David Scott, Daniel Berrange
|Desc=We would like to sync-up with other community members on libvirt + xen and to help make the default experience on Linux distributions better. References, see
* [http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/cloudstack-dev/201404.mbox/%3CEAF31A00-5145-486F-9580-022A6964EB36%40citrix.com%3E cloudstack-dev : Support pure Xen as a hypervisor follow-up]
* offshoot: what's needed to manage Xen hosts in [http://www.ovirt.org/Xen oVirt]? hvm (in nested virt?), qcow, virtio?, spice, events (proecess death, enospace)
|Outcomes=Investigate designs, patches, approaches to improve Xen integration in Libvirt
|Difficulty=N/A
|Skills=N/A
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=NFV on Xen
|Date=2014-04-10
|Contact=Joao Martins
|Desc=A discussion on open issues regarding using Xen as an efficient NFV platform: fast packet I/O, network backend and our recent optimizations as part of developing ClickOS. We would further like to discuss how to go about mainstreaming our changes.

|Outcomes= Discussion, Plan
|Difficulty=N/A
|Skills=N/A
|GSoC=n/a
|Review=
* {{comment|[[User:Jbeulich|Jbeulich]] 07:12, 7 May 2014 (UTC)}} What is NFV? Please don't use acronyms unexplained unless it is clear that everybody knows them.
* {{comment|[[User:Lars.kurth|Lars.kurth]] 09:10, 7 May 2014 (UTC)}} NFV stands for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Functions_Virtualization Network Functions Virtualization]
}}

<br>

{{project
|Project=Xen 4.5 roadmap
|Date=2014-04-21
|Contact=Everybody
|Desc=Figure out what we want in Xen 4.5.
|Outcomes=Roadmap
|Difficulty=N/A
|Skills=N/A
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=Using Docker to deploy driver domains, service VMs, Mirage OS VMs, and friends - Can it be done?
|Date=2014-04-23
|Contact=Raised by Lars, but does not have the technical depth to really lead it (happy to take notes though)
|Desc=Docker is making a lot of waves in open source communities. There are really two functional aspects to Docker:
* Linux Containers as lightweight hypervisor (with all the security drawbacks)
* Application Containers as a packaging and deployment format - this part is really exciting as it is a ''gamechanger in application design, system deployment, and, critically, versioning''. Slides 1-15 of [http://www.slideshare.net/dotCloud/docker-intro-november] make this case quite compellingly.
What is not clear is how tightly the two are coupled and interdependent. I heard (but can't find references) that there are, or it is possible to write '''Docker Engines''' for other hypervisors. At least in theory.

Now, if you look at [http://www.slideshare.net/dotCloud/docker-intro-november/16 slide 16], you notice that the architecture diagram is very similar to a Xen based system with service domains, driver domains, and the likes of Mirage OS, OSv, ErlangOnXen (also see Voxoz which seem to be working on something similar), ... BUT: of course we have the added benefits of isolation and thus more security and the flexibility of running traditional fully fledged VMs with different Guest OS’es on the same host.

At least in theory, this should make it possible to use the deployment capabilities of Docker to deploy service domains, Mirage OS & friends. If this was possible and could be implemented easily we could be in for a winner. Aka getting all the benefits for the deployment part of Docker, while not suffering any of the drawbacks. And we could piggyback onto the Docker hype. Of course I don’t know whether this is technically feasible at all and how hard it would be to do this.

Maybe relevant References:
* [http://voxoz.com/ Voxoz = ErlangOnXen + Docker] and [http://blog.docker.io/2013/09/powering-voxoz-ecosystem-with-docker/]
* [http://continuousdelivery.uglyduckling.nl/docker/run-docker-on-any-os-in-a-headless-hypervisor/ Run Docker on any OS in a headless hypervisor (probably not exactly the right use-case)]
* [https://github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker boot2docker]

|Outcomes=Is it feasible to do this? Would anyone be interested? Are there next steps?
|Difficulty=N/A
|Skills=N/A
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=Dealing with XSA-77 fallout
|Date=2014-05-07
|Contact=Jan Beulich
|Desc=While the security aspect of these issues got waived by the XSA, these still represent problems even outside of disaggregation.
|Outcomes=Determine set of people willing (and having time) to help.
|Difficulty=Moderate
|Skills=hypervisor internals
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=Further memory scalability
|Date=2014-05-07
|Contact=Jan Beulich
|Desc=Having reached support for 16Tb, vendors are in the process of delivering even bigger systems.
|Outcomes=Determine which possible routes are viable to explore in more depth.
|Difficulty=Advanced
|Skills=hypervisor memory management internals
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=HVM guest ballooning vs PoD
|Date=2014-05-09
|Contact=Jan Beulich
|Desc=How to determine the precise amount a HVM guest needs to balloon down.
|Outcomes=An answer to above question, irrespective of whether verbal or in form of code.
|Difficulty=Intermediate
|Skills=ballooning and PoD understanding
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=EFI + GRUB2 + Xen
|Date=2014-05-12
|Contact=Daniel Kiper
|Desc=Discuss the technical issues related to current multiboot2 protocol implementation. More information could be found here: http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2014-03/msg00554.html
|Outcomes=Plan how to solve this issue.
|Difficulty=Intermediate
|Skills=N/A
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=Porting Xen on Euroserver Architecture
|Date=2014-05-26
|Contact=Julian Chesterfield
|Desc=
Discuss the technical issues and challenges related to porting effort of Xen on Euroserver microserver architecture.

Relevant References:
* [http://www.euroserver-project.eu/ Euroserver site]

|Outcomes=Determine possible direction regarding developing XEN on microservers.
|Difficulty=N/A
|Skills=N/A
|GSoC=N/A
}}

{{project
|Project=CentOS Virt SIG techical issues
|Date=2014-05-27
|Contact=George Dunlap
|Desc=
Discussion of any open technical issues related to CentOS Virt SIG. Possible topics include:
* Custom qemu-kvm build for oVirt
* Integration of oVirt
* Sorting out push workflow
* Other plans for the future

|Outcomes=
|Difficulty=N/A
|Difficulty=N/A
|Skills=N/A
|Skills=N/A
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== I want to attend ==
== I want to attend ==

Please sign up below if you want to attend
=== Request an Invitation ===
* Lars Kurth, Citrix

* Daniel Kiper, Oracle
[http://xenproject.org/component/content/article/98-developers/vote/166-request-invite-hackathon-2014.html Request Invite]

As spaces at the Xen Project Hackathon are limited, we are asking attendees to request an invitation. If you did, you will be notified by email within 5 business days with instructions on how to confirm your invitation.

As last year, we will be asking for a small registration fee of $15. This fee will be given to a charity or open source organisation. You will need to cover your own travel, accommodation and other costs such as evening meals, etc. We do have limited travel stipends available for individuals who cannot afford to travel: please contact community dot manager at xen dot org if you need to make use of it.

=== I have an Invitation ===

We will email you instructions on how to confirm your invitation request.

=== Confirmed attendees ===
Note that we only have a maximum of '''40 spaces''' for non Rackspace employees:

# Lars Kurth, Citrix
# Olivier Lambert, Vates
# Julien Fontanet, Vates
# Ian Campbell, Citrix
# Daniel Berrange, Red Hat
# Daniel Kiper, Oracle
# Donald Slutz, Verizon Communications
# Stefano Stabellini, Citrix
# Tim Deegan, Xen Project
# Michail Flouris, OnApp
# Michail Alvanos, OnApp
# Xenia Ragiadakou, OnApp
# Joao Martins, NEC Europe Ltd
# Donald Koch, Verizon Communications
# Dario Faggioli, Citrix
# Anthony PERARD, Citrix
# George Dunlap, Citrix
# Ian Jackson, Citrix
# Filipe Manco, NEC Europe Ltd
# Roger Pau Monné, Citrix
# Boris Ostrovsky, Oracle
# Thomas Leonard, University of Cambridge
# Anil Madhavapeddy, University of Cambridge
# Dave Scott, Citrix
# Jonathan Ludlam, Citrix
# Konrad Wilk, Oracle
# Wei Liu, Citrix
# Julien Grall, Linaro
# David Vrabel, Citrix
# Andrew Cooper, Citrix
# Jan Beulich, Suse
# Srinivas Kalaga, Samsung
# Karanbir Singh, Red Hat
# Dan Kenigsberg, Red Hat
# Marc Zyngier, ARM (29th only)
# Malcolm Crossley, Citrix
# Hwanju Kim, Cambridge University
# Julian Chesterfield, OnApp
# Zoltan Kiss, Citrix

=== Named Rackspace Employees ===
# John Garbutt, Rackspace
# Gus Maskowitz, Rackspace

=== Provisionally Confirmed attendees ===
These are people who want to come, but waiting for visas or other confirmation
# Andrii Tseglytskyi, GlobalLogic

=== Waiting Listed people ===

# Wernher Garcia, Comtel
# Euan Harris, Citrix
# Nik Sultan, Cambridge University


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When and Where ?

Rackspace Ltd, May 29-30

We confirmed the Xen Project Hackathon for May 29-30, 2014 in London, UK at Rackspaces London Site.

We will start at 9AM and finish at 5PM each day. There will also be an evening social event on May 29th : more details will follow.

Address:

Rackspace Ltd
5 Millington Road
Hyde Park Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 4AZ

Check out the event location on the map

  • Pictures of the venue and past events
  • Rackspace events 1.JPG
  • MA0139 N60 medium.jpg
  • MA0139 N94 medium.jpg
  • Rackspace events 2.JPG
  • MA0139 N10 medium.jpg
  • MA0139 N73 medium.jpg

Schedule

May 29th

8:45 - 9:30 	Registration & Breakfast (Breakfast will be provided)
9:30 - 9:45	Welcome
9:45 - 10:30	Scheduling
10:30 - 11:30	Sessions 1
11:30 - 12:30	Sessions 2
12:30 - 13:30 	Lunch
13:30 - 14:30	Sessions 3
14:30 - 15:30	Sessions 4
15:30 - 16:00	Break 
16:00 - 17:00	Sessions 4
17:00 - 17:30	Plenary
17:30 - 17:45	Group Photo
17:45 - 18:15	Walk to The Old Vinyl Factory
18:15 - 21:15	Dinner and Drinks @ The Old Vinyl Factory

Information about The Old Vinyl Factory

May 30th

9:00 - 9:45	Breakfast
9:45 - 10:15	Scheduling
10:15 - 11:30	Sessions 1
11:30 - 12:30	Sessions 2
12:30 - 13:30 	Lunch
13:30 - 14:30	Sessions 3
14:30 - 15:30	Sessions 4
15:30 - 16:00	Break 
16:00 - 16:45	Plenary: Share achievements
16:45 - 17:00	Closing

Hotel Options

StayCity Serviced Apartments (~5 minutes from venue)

StayCity Serviced Apartments
Highpoint Village, Station Approach, Hayes UB3 4FN
Closest Train Station: Directly next to Hayes and Harlington Station (National Rail and District/Central tube line). 15/20 minutes to Paddington station on the Overground line and 15 minutes on the fast train to Paddington or 30 minutes on the slow train.
Distance from Venue: 4 minute walk to Rackspace office.
Nightly Rate is £68-£90, not central
Directions

Hotel Xanadu (~23 minutes from venue)

Hotel Xanadu
26-42 Bond St, London W5 5AA
Closest Train Station: Ealing Broadway (National Rail and District/Central tube line)
Distance from Venue: Around 23 minutes to Venue and 15 minutes to Paddington station on the Overground line.
Nightly Rate is £130-£220
Directions

Hilton Paddington (~26 minutes from venue)

Hilton Paddington
Hilton London Paddington Hotel, 146 Praed St, London W2 1EE
Closest Train Station: Inside London Paddington Station (National Rail and multiple underground stations)
Distance from Venue: Approx 30 minutes to Hayes and Harlington
Nightly Rate is £180-£260
Directions

Hotel Indigo Paddington (~27 minutes from venue)

Hotel Indigo London Paddington
16 London Street, Paddington, London W2 1HL
Closest Train Station: Inside London Paddington Station (National Rail and multiple underground stations)
Distance from Venue: Approx 30 minutes to Hayes and Harlington
Nightly Rate is £200-£280
Directions

Mercure London Paddington Hotel (~26 minutes from venue)

Mercure London Paddington Hotel
144 Praed St, Paddington, London, W2 1HU
Closest Train Station: Inside London Paddington Station (National Rail and multiple underground stations)
Distance from Venue: Approx 30 minutes to Hayes and Harlington
Nightly Rate is £130-£200
Directions

Other Paddington Options

Note that there are many hotels within walking distance of London Paddington at different price points

Transport Information

Getting from London Heathrow to Paddington and/or Ealing (Hotel Xanadu)

  • Heathrow Express will get you from LHR to Paddington in 15 minutes (runs every 15 minutes)
  • Heathrow Connect will get you to Ealing Broadway (Hotel Xanadu) in 10 minutes (runs every 30 minutes)

Getting from London Paddington to Hayes and Harlington Station

To get from London Paddington to Hayes and Harlington Station you have two fast options via London Overground

  • Trains going to Oxford or Reading will stop in Hayes & Harlington. The train fare is £5.90 and takes 17 or 19 minutes
  • Heathrow Connect takes 20 minute and leaves at 03 and 33 past each hour
  • There are approximately 7 trains leaving every hour

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To go back, take any train to London Paddington

Walking from Hayes and Harlington Station to the Rackspace Office

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Topics to Discuss, Code, Work on, ... at the Hackathon

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Topics

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Various process/infrastructure issues: xen-devel list traffic, devel IRC channel, personal repos, maintainerships

Date of insert: 2014-02-27; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: Lars Kurth
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: N/A
Skills Needed: N/A
Description: I think we have a few issues:
  • Traffic on xen-devel has doubled in the last 2 years and is getting hard to handle. I would like to discuss different options and then make a proposal to the community
  • Reviews: seems we have a bottleneck of review capability in some areas - how to resolve?
  • We need a more open approach to devel IRC
  • We had a few requests for hosting team branches and personal repos : we need a document outlining when we would give someone a repo and how to request one
  • Maintainership : I believe there is a mismatch between our governance and what maintainers/committers expect. Maybe we can clarify
Outcomes: Draft proposal on developer lists, more open devel IRC and personal and team/integration repos


VirtIO and Xen

Date of insert: 2014-18-03; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: Daniel Kiper
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: N/A
Skills Needed: N/A
Description: Discuss the technical issues related to make VirtIO work on Xen.
Outcomes: Use information for the VIRTIO-46


Merging PVH into HVM

Date of insert: 2014-03-27; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: Unknown
Technical contact: Tim Deegan
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: Moderate
Skills Needed: Hypervisor internals
Description: I would like to make 'PVH' a special case of 'HVM' inside the hypervisor rather than a third VM type, removing some special cases and simplifying code. Much of that will be mechanical but there are some open questions around IO handling, CPUID etc.
Outcomes: A plan, and hopefully some code!


Incubation project proposals

Date of insert: 2014-03-28; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: Lars Kurth
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: N/A
Skills Needed: N/A
Description: Two incubation project proposals are currently being worked on. I am still waiting for drafts:
  • One for Windows PV drivers
  • One for automotive / android (where the bulk may be userspace driver front-ends) and possibly some code/drivers specific to a few proprietary guest OS'es
As we are all there, it makes sense to review, propose changes and if we feel the proposals are good, to vote on them
Outcomes: Review (and vote on proposals), if they are ready in time


Libvirt and Xen integration / co-operation

Date of insert: 2014-04-08; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: David Scott, Daniel Berrange
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: N/A
Skills Needed: N/A
Description: We would like to sync-up with other community members on libvirt + xen and to help make the default experience on Linux distributions better. References, see
Outcomes: Investigate designs, patches, approaches to improve Xen integration in Libvirt


NFV on Xen

Date of insert: 2014-04-10; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: n/a
Technical contact: Joao Martins
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: N/A
Skills Needed: N/A
Description: A discussion on open issues regarding using Xen as an efficient NFV platform: fast packet I/O, network backend and our recent optimizations as part of developing ClickOS. We would further like to discuss how to go about mainstreaming our changes.
Outcomes: Discussion, Plan
Peer Review Comments
* Pictogram voting comment 15px.png Jbeulich 07:12, 7 May 2014 (UTC) What is NFV? Please don't use acronyms unexplained unless it is clear that everybody knows them.



Xen 4.5 roadmap

Date of insert: 2014-04-21; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: Everybody
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: N/A
Skills Needed: N/A
Description: Figure out what we want in Xen 4.5.
Outcomes: Roadmap


Using Docker to deploy driver domains, service VMs, Mirage OS VMs, and friends - Can it be done?

Date of insert: 2014-04-23; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: Raised by Lars, but does not have the technical depth to really lead it (happy to take notes though)
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: N/A
Skills Needed: N/A
Description: Docker is making a lot of waves in open source communities. There are really two functional aspects to Docker:
  • Linux Containers as lightweight hypervisor (with all the security drawbacks)
  • Application Containers as a packaging and deployment format - this part is really exciting as it is a gamechanger in application design, system deployment, and, critically, versioning. Slides 1-15 of [1] make this case quite compellingly.

What is not clear is how tightly the two are coupled and interdependent. I heard (but can't find references) that there are, or it is possible to write Docker Engines for other hypervisors. At least in theory.

Now, if you look at slide 16, you notice that the architecture diagram is very similar to a Xen based system with service domains, driver domains, and the likes of Mirage OS, OSv, ErlangOnXen (also see Voxoz which seem to be working on something similar), ... BUT: of course we have the added benefits of isolation and thus more security and the flexibility of running traditional fully fledged VMs with different Guest OS’es on the same host.

At least in theory, this should make it possible to use the deployment capabilities of Docker to deploy service domains, Mirage OS & friends. If this was possible and could be implemented easily we could be in for a winner. Aka getting all the benefits for the deployment part of Docker, while not suffering any of the drawbacks. And we could piggyback onto the Docker hype. Of course I don’t know whether this is technically feasible at all and how hard it would be to do this.

Maybe relevant References:

Outcomes: Is it feasible to do this? Would anyone be interested? Are there next steps?


Dealing with XSA-77 fallout

Date of insert: 2014-05-07; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: Jan Beulich
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: Moderate
Skills Needed: hypervisor internals
Description: While the security aspect of these issues got waived by the XSA, these still represent problems even outside of disaggregation.
Outcomes: Determine set of people willing (and having time) to help.


Further memory scalability

Date of insert: 2014-05-07; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: Jan Beulich
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: Advanced
Skills Needed: hypervisor memory management internals
Description: Having reached support for 16Tb, vendors are in the process of delivering even bigger systems.
Outcomes: Determine which possible routes are viable to explore in more depth.


HVM guest ballooning vs PoD

Date of insert: 2014-05-09; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: Jan Beulich
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: Intermediate
Skills Needed: ballooning and PoD understanding
Description: How to determine the precise amount a HVM guest needs to balloon down.
Outcomes: An answer to above question, irrespective of whether verbal or in form of code.


EFI + GRUB2 + Xen

Date of insert: 2014-05-12; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: Daniel Kiper
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: Intermediate
Skills Needed: N/A
Description: Discuss the technical issues related to current multiboot2 protocol implementation. More information could be found here: http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2014-03/msg00554.html
Outcomes: Plan how to solve this issue.


Porting Xen on Euroserver Architecture

Date of insert: 2014-05-26; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: Julian Chesterfield
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: N/A
Skills Needed: N/A
Description: Discuss the technical issues and challenges related to porting effort of Xen on Euroserver microserver architecture.

Relevant References:

Outcomes: Determine possible direction regarding developing XEN on microservers.


CentOS Virt SIG techical issues

Date of insert: 2014-05-27; Verified: Not updated in 2020; GSoC: N/A
Technical contact: George Dunlap
Mailing list/forum for project: xen-devel@
IRC channel for project: #xen-devel
Difficulty: N/A
Skills Needed: N/A
Description: Discussion of any open technical issues related to CentOS Virt SIG. Possible topics include:
  • Custom qemu-kvm build for oVirt
  • Integration of oVirt
  • Sorting out push workflow
  • Other plans for the future
Outcomes:

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Confirmed attendees

Note that we only have a maximum of 40 spaces for non Rackspace employees:

  1. Lars Kurth, Citrix
  2. Olivier Lambert, Vates
  3. Julien Fontanet, Vates
  4. Ian Campbell, Citrix
  5. Daniel Berrange, Red Hat
  6. Daniel Kiper, Oracle
  7. Donald Slutz, Verizon Communications
  8. Stefano Stabellini, Citrix
  9. Tim Deegan, Xen Project
  10. Michail Flouris, OnApp
  11. Michail Alvanos, OnApp
  12. Xenia Ragiadakou, OnApp
  13. Joao Martins, NEC Europe Ltd
  14. Donald Koch, Verizon Communications
  15. Dario Faggioli, Citrix
  16. Anthony PERARD, Citrix
  17. George Dunlap, Citrix
  18. Ian Jackson, Citrix
  19. Filipe Manco, NEC Europe Ltd
  20. Roger Pau Monné, Citrix
  21. Boris Ostrovsky, Oracle
  22. Thomas Leonard, University of Cambridge
  23. Anil Madhavapeddy, University of Cambridge
  24. Dave Scott, Citrix
  25. Jonathan Ludlam, Citrix
  26. Konrad Wilk, Oracle
  27. Wei Liu, Citrix
  28. Julien Grall, Linaro
  29. David Vrabel, Citrix
  30. Andrew Cooper, Citrix
  31. Jan Beulich, Suse
  32. Srinivas Kalaga, Samsung
  33. Karanbir Singh, Red Hat
  34. Dan Kenigsberg, Red Hat
  35. Marc Zyngier, ARM (29th only)
  36. Malcolm Crossley, Citrix
  37. Hwanju Kim, Cambridge University
  38. Julian Chesterfield, OnApp
  39. Zoltan Kiss, Citrix

Named Rackspace Employees

  1. John Garbutt, Rackspace
  2. Gus Maskowitz, Rackspace

Provisionally Confirmed attendees

These are people who want to come, but waiting for visas or other confirmation

  1. Andrii Tseglytskyi, GlobalLogic

Waiting Listed people

  1. Wernher Garcia, Comtel
  2. Euan Harris, Citrix
  3. Nik Sultan, Cambridge University
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