apple / apple/container

[Request]: Can we have a stable interface for querying the amount of memory that is being used by the underlying virtual machine.

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Description

### Feature or enhancement request details

`container stats` only reports the memory that is being used by the processes in the container, not the amount that the container uses/claims from the host, which can be found by checking the memory used by the corresponding `com.apple.Virtualization.VirtualMachine` process ( `Virtual Machine Service for container-runtime-linux` in the Active Monitor).

Obtaining this number is a little cumbersome. I'm using `lsof` on `com.apple.Virtualization.VirtualMachine` to see what directory it opens in `~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.container/containers/` to get the container UUID.

Can we add a stable interface to it someway somewhere? Or is there already better ways of accomplishing this?

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Research direction

Start with the existing `container stats` command and investigate how it identifies containers under `~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.container/containers/`. Compare its process-level reporting with the `com.apple.Virtualization.VirtualMachine` process and determine what stable interface could expose host memory usage; done means the requested value is available without `lsof` or process inspection.

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Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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