Thanks Stefan, Just a heads up, I don't know if I want to go for this myself yet. I'm still not sure I'll even be able to deliver the refactoring in time (Step 2 in your list), and I hadn't even considered tests for SSE as something I'd have to do since they're already implemented. In addition, there's been talks with a different project that I might apply for. I'll keep in touch if that changes, of course.
Cheers, Nick Renieris. Στις Πέμ, 17 Ιαν 2019 στις 11:29 π.μ., ο/η Stefan Hajnoczi <stefa...@gmail.com> έγραψε: > > On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 1:29 AM Nick Renieris <makre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Do you think this could work as a GSoC project? I'm potentially > > interested in working on it this summer. > > Richard and Nick, > You are welcome to create a GSoC project idea and post it here: > https://wiki.qemu.org/Google_Summer_of_Code_2019 > > Good project ideas have the following characteristics: > * Well-defined - the scope is clear > * Self-contained - there are few dependencies > * Uncontroversial - they are acceptable to the community > * Incremental - they produce deliverables along the way > > Can you break down the project into tasks? > 1. Test cases for SSE and AVX > 2. SSE refactoring that needs to be done first > 3. AVX instructions that will be covered > 4. Stretch goals (AVX2, AVX512, etc) > > The project idea template looks like this: > > === 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 > > > Note that project ideas are open to all applicants in order to ensure > fairness. > > Stefan