GSoC 2026 – Looking for a Mentor | QEMU/vmm.ko Virtualization Project

Hi everyone,

I hope this finds you all well. I'm reaching out to the list to ask if there's anyone available to mentor a GSoC 2026 project around FreeBSD virtualization specifically, improving QEMU's integration with the vmm.ko kernel module via libvmmapi.

I've been digging into this area for a while now and have been actively working on a few things. The main focus right now is moving away from the current split-brain architecture. where CPU and memory management live in kernel space (vmm.ko/bhyve) while device emulation sits entirely in QEMU userspace and working toward a more unified design. Alongside that, I've been looking at the SMP limitations in the existing implementation; getting proper multi-vCPU support working reliably is something I'd really like to tackle as part of this.

I've been going through the codebase, understanding how vm_run works, studying the LAPIC/IOAPIC wiring, and have started prototyping on a local branch. I'm genuinely invested in this and would love to take it further under proper mentorship.

If anyone on the list has experience in this space and would be open to mentoring or could point me toward the right person  I'd really appreciate it. Happy to share more details about what I've been working on, a draft proposal, or any patches if that helps.

Thanks a lot for your time.

Best regards,
Shane 
Shane Cardoz