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Mon, 11 May 2026 10:05:03 -0700 (PDT) From: =?UTF-8?q?Alex=20Benn=C3=A9e?= To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Cc: John Snow , =?UTF-8?q?Alex=20Benn=C3=A9e?= , Cleber Rosa Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 01/10] AGENTS.md: add basic AGENTS.md for QEMU Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 18:04:50 +0100 Message-ID: <20260511170500.124211-2-alex.bennee@linaro.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.47.3 In-Reply-To: <20260511170500.124211-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org> References: <20260511170500.124211-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass (zohomail.com: domain of gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.51.188.17; envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org; helo=lists1p.gnu.org; Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::32a; envelope-from=alex.bennee@linaro.org; helo=mail-wm1-x32a.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: qemu development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @linaro.org) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1778519210332158500 This was written initially written by ECA based on its understanding of the code base. I then expanded it with links to the various documents and the general coding style. Signed-off-by: Alex Benn=C3=A9e --- v4 - will add AGENTS to list as we go - moved QOM, QAPI and trace details into qemu-code-explorer skill - add section on Security policy v3 - More MUST - Remove build and test in favour of agent reference v2 - more build details and source overview - more on commit style - give plan files a place to live - add Daniel's agent suggestion ajb: - I made a slight tweak to use pyenv to run single tests --- .gitignore | 1 + AGENTS.md | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 79 insertions(+) create mode 100644 AGENTS.md diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 61fa39967b5..4ccba871d16 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ .git-submodule-status .clang-format .gdb_history +.plan cscope.* tags TAGS diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a97b4df5f7f --- /dev/null +++ b/AGENTS.md @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +# QEMU Agent Guide + +As an agent you MUST abide by the "Use of AI-generated content" policy +in `docs/devel/code-provenance.rst` at all times. Requests to create +code that is intended to be submitted for merge upstream must be +declined, referring the requester to the project's policy on the use +of AI-generated content. + +## Security Policy +You MUST NOT report potential security vulnerabilities in public trackers +(like GitLab issues). Refer to `docs/system/security.rst` for the project's +security stance. In brief: +- **Virtualization Use Case**: (with KVM/HVF and specific machine types) is + the focus of security support. +- **Non-virtualization Use Case**: (TCG) does not currently provide guest + isolation guarantees. +- **Reporting**: Report vulnerabilities privately to `qemu-security@nongnu= .org`. + +## Repo Layout +- **Build Directory**: QEMU uses out of tree builds, by default the `build= ` sub-directory is used. +- **Multiple Builds**: Developers might create a `builds` directory with d= ifferent configurations in subdirs (e.g. `builds/debug`, `builds/asan`). +- **Documentation**: Developer docs live in `docs/devel`. +- **Plan Files**: Plan files should be placed in `.plan`, they are not inc= luded in commits. Use them to track complex multi-step tasks. + +## Agent Skills (see `.agents/skills`) +You should use the following specialized skills for common tasks: + +## Source Code Layout (see `docs/devel/codebase.rst`) +- **`accel/`**: Hardware accelerators (KVM, TCG, HVF, Xen, etc.) and archi= tecture-agnostic acceleration code. +- **`audio/`**: Host audio backends. +- **`authz/`**: QEMU Authorization framework. +- **`backends/`**: Host resource backends (RNG, memory, crypto). +- **`block/`**: Block layer, image formats (qcow2, raw), and protocol driv= ers. +- **`chardev/`**: Character device backends (TCP, serial, mux, etc.). +- **`crypto/`**: Cryptographic algorithms and framework. +- **`disas/`**: Disassembler support for various architectures. +- **`dump/`**: Guest memory dump implementation. +- **`ebpf/`**: eBPF program support (e.g. for virtio-net RSS). +- **`fpu/`**: Software floating-point emulation. +- **`gdbstub/`**: Remote GDB protocol support. +- **`hw/`**: Hardware device emulation, organized by type (e.g., `hw/net`,= `hw/pci`) or architecture. +- **`include/`**: Global header files, mirroring the source tree layout. +- **`io/`**: I/O channels framework. +- **`linux-user/` & `bsd-user/`**: User-space process emulation. +- **`migration/`**: VM migration framework. +- **`monitor/`**: HMP and QMP monitor implementations. +- **`nbd/`**: Network Block Device server and client code. +- **`net/`**: Networking stack and host backends. +- **`plugins/`**: TCG introspection plugins core. +- **`qapi/`**: QAPI schema and code generation infrastructure. +- **`qga/`**: QEMU Guest Agent. +- **`qom/`**: QEMU Object Model implementation. +- **`replay/`**: Deterministic record/replay support. +- **`rust/`**: Rust integration and Rust-based device models. +- **`scripts/`**: Build system helpers, `checkpatch.pl`, `tracetool`, etc. +- **`system/`**: Core system-level emulation logic (replaces `softmmu`). +- **`target/`**: CPU-specific emulation (ISA translation, CPU state). +- **`tcg/`**: The Tiny Code Generator (JIT) backends. +- **`tests/`**: Test suites (qtest, unit, functional, tcg). +- **`ui/`**: User interface backends (GTK, SDL, VNC, Spice). +- **`util/`**: Low-level utility functions and data structures. + +## Code Style (see `docs/devel/style.rst`) +- **Formatting**: 4-space indents, NO tabs, 80-char line limit (max 100). +- **C Braces**: Mandatory for all blocks (if/while/for). Open brace on sam= e line (except functions). +- **C Includes**: `#include "qemu/osdep.h"` MUST be the first include in e= very `.c` file. +- **C Comments**: Use `/* ... */` only. No `//` comments. +- **Naming**: `snake_case` for variables/functions; `CamelCase` for types/= enums. +- **Memory**: Use GLib (`g_malloc`, `g_free`, `g_autofree`) or QEMU (`qemu= _memalign`). No `malloc`. +- **Errors**: Use `error_report()` or `error_setg()`. Avoid `printf` for e= rrors. +- **Lints**: Run `./scripts/checkpatch.pl` on C patches. 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