From 7f6314427e78283f84e6f1b425a122b260a6ac50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pierrick Bouvier Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:03:04 +0000 Subject: docs/devel: add a codebase section MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Present the various parts of QEMU and organization of codebase. Reviewed-by: Richard Henderson Signed-off-by: Pierrick Bouvier Message-Id: <20241209183104.365796-6-pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org> [AJB: tweak commit summary, update MAINTAINERS] Signed-off-by: Alex Bennée Message-Id: <20250116160306.1709518-36-alex.bennee@linaro.org> --- docs/devel/codebase.rst | 220 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 220 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/devel/codebase.rst (limited to 'docs/devel/codebase.rst') diff --git a/docs/devel/codebase.rst b/docs/devel/codebase.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4039875ee0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/devel/codebase.rst @@ -0,0 +1,220 @@ +======== +Codebase +======== + +This section presents the various parts of QEMU and how the codebase is +organized. + +Beyond giving succint descriptions, the goal is to offer links to various +parts of the documentation/codebase. + +Subsystems +---------- + +An exhaustive list of subsystems and associated files can be found in the +`MAINTAINERS `_ +file. + +Some of the main QEMU subsystems are: + +- `Accelerators` +- Block devices and `disk images` support +- `CI` and `Tests` +- `Devices` & Board models +- `Documentation ` +- `GDB support` +- `Migration` +- `Monitor` +- :ref:`QOM (QEMU Object Model)` +- `System mode` +- :ref:`TCG (Tiny Code Generator)` +- `User mode` (`Linux` & `BSD`) +- User Interfaces + +More documentation on QEMU subsystems can be found on :ref:`internal-subsystem` +page. + +The Grand tour +-------------- + +We present briefly here what every folder in the top directory of the codebase +contains. Hop on! + +The folder name links here will take you to that folder in our gitlab +repository. Other links will take you to more detailed documentation for that +subsystem, where we have it. Unfortunately not every subsystem has documentation +yet, so sometimes the source code is all you have. + +* `accel `_: + Infrastructure and architecture agnostic code related to the various + `accelerators ` supported by QEMU + (TCG, KVM, hvf, whpx, xen, nvmm). + Contains interfaces for operations that will be implemented per + `target `_. +* `audio `_: + Audio (host) support. +* `authz `_: + `QEMU Authorization framework`. +* `backends `_: + Various backends that are used to access resources on the host (e.g. for + random number generation, memory backing or cryptographic functions). +* `block `_: + Block devices and `image formats` implementation. +* `bsd-user `_: + `BSD User mode`. +* build: Where the code built goes by default. You can tell the QEMU build + system to put the built code anywhere else you like. +* `chardev `_: + Various backends used by char devices. +* `common-user `_: + User-mode assembly code for dealing with signals occuring during syscalls. +* `configs `_: + Makefiles defining configurations to build QEMU. +* `contrib `_: + Community contributed devices/plugins/tools. +* `crypto `_: + Cryptographic algorithms used in QEMU. +* `disas `_: + Disassembly functions used by QEMU target code. +* `docs `_: + QEMU Documentation. +* `dump `_: + Code to dump memory of a running VM. +* `ebpf `_: + eBPF program support in QEMU. `virtio-net RSS` uses it. +* `fpu `_: + Floating-point software emulation. +* `fsdev `_: + `VirtFS `_ support. +* `gdbstub `_: + `GDB ` support. +* `gdb-xml `_: + Set of XML files describing architectures and used by `gdbstub `. +* `host `_: + Various architecture specific header files (crypto, atomic, memory + operations). +* `linux-headers `_: + A subset of headers imported from Linux kernel and used for implementing + KVM support and user-mode. +* `linux-user `_: + `User mode ` implementation. Contains one folder per target + architecture. +* `.gitlab-ci.d `_: + `CI ` yaml and scripts. +* `include `_: + All headers associated to different subsystems in QEMU. The hierachy used + mirrors source code organization and naming. +* `hw `_: + `Devices ` and boards emulation. Devices are categorized by + type/protocol/architecture and located in associated subfolder. +* `io `_: + QEMU `I/O channels `_. +* `libdecnumber `_: + Import of gcc library, used to implement decimal number arithmetic. +* `migration `__: + `Migration framework `. +* `monitor `_: + `Monitor ` implementation (HMP & QMP). +* `nbd `_: + QEMU `NBD (Network Block Device) ` server. +* `net `_: + Network (host) support. +* `pc-bios `_: + Contains pre-built firmware binaries and boot images, ready to use in + QEMU without compilation. +* `plugins `_: + :ref:`TCG plugins ` core implementation. Plugins can be found in + `tests `__ + and `contrib `__ + folders. +* `po `_: + Translation files. +* `python `_: + Python part of our build/test system. +* `qapi `_: + `QAPI ` implementation. +* `qobject `_: + QEMU Object implementation. +* `qga `_: + QEMU `Guest agent ` implementation. +* `qom `_: + QEMU :ref:`Object model ` implementation, with monitor associated commands. +* `replay `_: + QEMU :ref:`Record/replay ` implementation. +* `roms `_: + Contains source code for various firmware and ROMs, which can be compiled if + custom or updated versions are needed. +* `rust `_: + Rust integration in QEMU. It contains the new interfaces defined and + associated devices using it. +* `scripts `_: + Collection of scripts used in build and test systems, and various + tools for QEMU codebase and execution traces. +* `scsi `_: + Code related to SCSI support, used by SCSI devices. +* `semihosting `_: + QEMU `Semihosting ` implementation. +* `stats `_: + `Monitor ` stats commands implementation. +* `storage-daemon `_: + QEMU `Storage daemon ` implementation. +* `stubs `_: + Various stubs (empty functions) used to compile QEMU with specific + configurations. +* `subprojects `_: + QEMU submodules used by QEMU build system. +* `system `_: + QEMU `system mode ` implementation (cpu, mmu, boot support). +* `target `_: + Contains code for all target architectures supported (one subfolder + per arch). For every architecture, you can find accelerator specific + implementations. +* `tcg `_: + :ref:`TCG ` related code. + Contains one subfolder per host supported architecture. +* `tests `_: + QEMU `test ` suite + + - `avocado `_: + Functional tests booting full VM using `Avocado framework `. + Those tests will be transformed and moved into + `tests/functional `_ + in the future. + - `data `_: + Data for various tests. + - `decode `_: + Testsuite for :ref:`decodetree ` implementation. + - `docker `_: + Code and scripts to create `containers ` used in `CI `. + - `fp `_: + QEMU testsuite for soft float implementation. + - `functional `_: + `Functional tests ` (full VM boot). + - `lcitool `_: + Generate dockerfiles for CI containers. + - `migration `_: + Test scripts and data for `Migration framework `. + - `multiboot `_: + Test multiboot functionality for x86_64/i386. + - `qapi-schema `_: + Test scripts and data for `QAPI `. + - `qemu-iotests `_: + `Disk image and block tests `. + - `qtest `_: + `Device emulation testing `. + - `tcg `__: + `TCG related tests `. Contains code per architecture + (subfolder) and multiarch tests as well. + - `tsan `_: + `Suppressions ` for thread sanitizer. + - `uefi-test-tools `_: + Test tool for UEFI support. + - `unit `_: + QEMU `Unit tests `. +* `trace `_: + :ref:`Tracing framework `. Used to print information associated to various + events during execution. +* `ui `_: + QEMU User interfaces. +* `util `_: + Utility code used by other parts of QEMU. -- cgit 1.4.1