Cloud Hypervisor – Open source virtual machine monitor written in Rust(github.com)
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Cloud Hypervisor – Open source virtual machine monitor written in Rust
https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisor
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The README refers to use cases but does not specify any. The focus on implementation language seems to be the whole selling point here. I hope they have more than just "but this time in the programming language I like" as motivation.
> The focus on implementation language seems to be the whole selling point here.
Given that the said language, Rust, has its own unique selling proposition, I think that's a good enough selling point for the project. Using Rust eliminates some specific types of bugs, and perhaps some users would be willing to adopt this project for those those guarantees alone.
At least CrosVM is interested in those guarantees. From the project's frontpage [1].
> What makes crosvm unique is a focus on safety within the programming language and a sandbox around the virtual devices to protect the kernel from attack in case of an exploit in the devices.
[1]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/crosvm...
Given that the said language, Rust, has its own unique selling proposition, I think that's a good enough selling point for the project. Using Rust eliminates some specific types of bugs, and perhaps some users would be willing to adopt this project for those those guarantees alone.
At least CrosVM is interested in those guarantees. From the project's frontpage [1].
> What makes crosvm unique is a focus on safety within the programming language and a sandbox around the virtual devices to protect the kernel from attack in case of an exploit in the devices.
[1]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/crosvm...
What do you think of Microsoft porting cloud-hypervisor to Hyper-V? Could that enable support for other Type-1 hypervisors like Xen?