hyperlight-dev / hyperlight-dev/hyperlight

support for MacOS Hypervisor.framework with multiple sandboxes

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Description

https://github.com/hyperlight-dev/hyperlight/pull/1674 added single sandbox suppot on macos. We should be able to support multiple sandboxes in parallel but there are some Hypervisor.framework api's that are missing/buggy. This is a place holder for that when it becomes ready.

There is also an approach for creating multiple sandboxes via remote processes that would do a similar thing but might have a higher overhead and that approach is covered in https://github.com/hyperlight-dev/hyperlight/issues/1706. Both can be supported simultaneously.

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reviewing PR #1674 for the existing single-sandbox macOS support, then compare its approach with issue #1706's remote-process alternative. Track the missing or buggy Hypervisor.framework APIs and determine when parallel sandboxes can be supported; done means multiple macOS sandboxes run concurrently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, rust
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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