TCG Plugin System in QEMU: Current State and Future Directions

Explore the evolution and current state of QEMU's TCG plugin sub-system in this 29-minute KVM Forum talk. Delve into recent enhancements, including the ability to read register values and implement thread-safe counters more efficiently. Examine whether the system has done enough to enable advanced use cases like binary analysis and fuzzing. Consider the potential for revisiting limitations on plugins affecting system state. Investigate additional features needed by tools such as AFL+ or ThreadSan for system introspection and analysis within QEMU. Access accompanying slides for a comprehensive overview of the topic, presented by Alex Bennée, a seasoned systems and embedded developer with expertise in Dynamic Binary Translation and FLOSS platforms.

Oh Plugins, where are we now? by Alex Bennée