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From:
Mischa <openbsd@mlst.nl>
Subject:
Re: anyone building hypervisors on vmm(4)'s api?
To:
Dave Voutila <dv@sisu.io>
Cc:
tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:51:37 +0200

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Hi Dave,

I am not using the vmm API. :)

Mischa

On 2025-10-21 16:01, Dave Voutila wrote:
> I'm working on some ideas that require breaking changes with vmm(4)'s
> ioctls. We haven't made many breaking changes recently, so I wanted to
> put out a feeler for folks to speak up if they're building on the API
> defined in vmm.4.
> 
> In the past, there was a hypervisor (written in ocaml I think?) that 
> did
> this but since dropped support for running natively atop vmm(4).
> 
> Give a shout either directly or on list. I'm happy to work with
> developers on this as it provides a good feedback signal on if my ideas
> cause too much friction and how to improve the design.
> 
> -dv