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= Unikraft Development =
 
= Unikraft Development =
 
First off, welcome to the project and thanks so much for your interest! Most of the information you'll need about how to develop for Unikraft you'll find in the main repo's docs directory [http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=unikraft/unikraft.git;a=tree;f=doc/guides;hb=refs/heads/master]. We'll use this space mainly to give information about what the core team is currently working on, and to give suggestions about what we would like to have in Unikraft but haven't had the time to work on yet in case you're looking for ideas. We will also post information about past and upcoming releases.
 
First off, welcome to the project and thanks so much for your interest! Most of the information you'll need about how to develop for Unikraft you'll find in the main repo's docs directory [http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=unikraft/unikraft.git;a=tree;f=doc/guides;hb=refs/heads/master]. We'll use this space mainly to give information about what the core team is currently working on, and to give suggestions about what we would like to have in Unikraft but haven't had the time to work on yet in case you're looking for ideas. We will also post information about past and upcoming releases.
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== Submitting Code, Asking Questions ==
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In general, submitting code follows the patterns as outlined in
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* [[Submitting Xen Project Patches]] (note that there is a [[Submitting_Xen_Project_Patches#How_to_Generate.2C_and_Submit_a_Xen_Project_Patch_to_MiniOS_and_Unikraft|section]] describing deviations from the standard process
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* [[Asking Developer Questions]]
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* You can ask user questions on [https://www.xenproject.org/help/mailing-list.html minios-devel@] following the rules outlined in [[Xen Users Netiquette]]
   
 
== Release Plan ==
 
== Release Plan ==
The current idea is to release under 0.x versions (codename: Titan) until we reach a stable low-level platform and architecture API. Although libraries might be added, the focus is on the low-level API. During the 0.x release everyone should expect reorganizations and changes of these interfaces. During this cycle, a major goal is also to add more platforms and architectures (e.g., ARM64, VMware) - this helps us defining the low-level APIs properly.
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The current idea is to release under 0.x versions until we reach a stable low-level platform and architecture API. Although libraries might be added, the focus is on the low-level API. During the 0.x release everyone should expect reorganizations and changes of these interfaces. During this cycle, a major goal is also to add more platforms and architectures (e.g., ARM64, VMware) - this helps us defining the low-level APIs properly.
   
Starting from version 1.0 (codename: Iapetus) we expect an almost stabilized platform and architecture API. No major changes should be expected on existing interfaces, new APIs might still be added. The focus of this release series will be on adding functionality and variety with libraries.
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Starting from version 1.0 we expect an almost stabilized platform and architecture API. No major changes should be expected on existing interfaces, new APIs might still be added. The focus of this release series will be on adding functionality and variety with libraries.
   
The codenames are settled on Saturn moons ordered by discovery date [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Saturn]. This means, 1.0 will be called Iapetus, 2.0 Rhea, and so on.
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The codenames are settled on Saturn moons ordered by discovery date [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Saturn]. This means, the release after Titan will be called Iapetus, then Rhea, and so on.
   
 
== Current Work Items ==
 
== Current Work Items ==
=== Feature Completion ===
 
* Memory setup on Xen on ARM
 
* Scheduling support for Xen, KVM, LinuxU and x86, ARM
 
* Event/Interrupt support (KVM, LinuxU)
 
* Console support on Xen
 
* Reorganization of architecture + platform API (improved separation and placement of functionality)
 
   
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Please have a look at the minios mailing list and our patchwork https://patchwork.unikraft.org/project/unikraft/list/ to have an idea of upcoming features.
=== Upcoming features ===
 
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* Minimalistic Shell library
 
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You can contact us on the mailing list [https://www.xenproject.org/help/mailing-list.html minios-devel@] or on our #unikraft IRC channel if you have questions.
* Preemptive scheduler
 
* Device bus abstraction
 
** Support for Xenbus on Xen
 
* Network device abstraction
 
** Support for netfront on Xen
 
** Support for tapdev on LinuxU
 
* lwIP Network Stack port
 
* libpython (i.e., turning Python/cpython into a Unikraft library)
 
* ARM64 support for Xen)
 
* KVM support for ARM64 and ARM
 
   
 
== Open Work Items ==
 
== Open Work Items ==
   
If you're thinking of contributing to Unikraft please drop us a line.
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If you're thinking of contributing to Unikraft please drop us a line on [https://www.xenproject.org/help/mailing-list.html minios-devel@] or on our #unikraft IRC channel on freenode.
The following list gives you an orientation. You can pick a topic from there or suggest your own one.
 
We welcome any discussions.
 
   
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You can also have a look at the current list of open items at https://github.com/unikraft/unikraft/issues . If you're thinking of picking one of these up please drop us a line.
* VFS/Filesystem support
 
** Probably starting with in-memory with initramdisk
 
** 9pfs on KVM and Xen, syscalls directly on LinuxU
 
* PCI bus support (KVM, Xen: pcifront) when device bus abstraction is available
 
* Bare metal platform target (x86_64 or ARM32 initially)
 
* Support for virtio-net on KVM
 
* Port of BSD's network stack
 
* Memory ballooning support for all platforms
 
* SSH capabilties for shells
 
* High-level language support (e.g., ocaml, Ruby, node.js, lua)
 
* Support for fast networking I/O frameworks (e.g., DPDK [http://dpdk.org/], netmap [http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/netmap/])
 
* Enhanced profiling and tracing support
 
* Automated Unit testing
 
* Stubdomains with Unikraft
 

Latest revision as of 08:36, 28 August 2019

Unikraft Development

First off, welcome to the project and thanks so much for your interest! Most of the information you'll need about how to develop for Unikraft you'll find in the main repo's docs directory [1]. We'll use this space mainly to give information about what the core team is currently working on, and to give suggestions about what we would like to have in Unikraft but haven't had the time to work on yet in case you're looking for ideas. We will also post information about past and upcoming releases.

Submitting Code, Asking Questions

In general, submitting code follows the patterns as outlined in

Release Plan

The current idea is to release under 0.x versions until we reach a stable low-level platform and architecture API. Although libraries might be added, the focus is on the low-level API. During the 0.x release everyone should expect reorganizations and changes of these interfaces. During this cycle, a major goal is also to add more platforms and architectures (e.g., ARM64, VMware) - this helps us defining the low-level APIs properly.

Starting from version 1.0 we expect an almost stabilized platform and architecture API. No major changes should be expected on existing interfaces, new APIs might still be added. The focus of this release series will be on adding functionality and variety with libraries.

The codenames are settled on Saturn moons ordered by discovery date [2]. This means, the release after Titan will be called Iapetus, then Rhea, and so on.

Current Work Items

Please have a look at the minios mailing list and our patchwork https://patchwork.unikraft.org/project/unikraft/list/ to have an idea of upcoming features.

You can contact us on the mailing list minios-devel@ or on our #unikraft IRC channel if you have questions.

Open Work Items

If you're thinking of contributing to Unikraft please drop us a line on minios-devel@ or on our #unikraft IRC channel on freenode.

You can also have a look at the current list of open items at https://github.com/unikraft/unikraft/issues . If you're thinking of picking one of these up please drop us a line.

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