[QEMU] Support virtiofs on macOS hosts
Open
component/qemu
enhancement
expert
host/macOS
- Dominant language
- Go
- Stars
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- Forks
- 957
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
There are on-going efforts to port virtofsd to macOS hosts
https://github.com/christhomas/virtiofsd/commits/cth/macos
https://github.com/mheese/macosvirtiofsd
https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd/-/work_items/169
- https://github.com/rust-vmm/vhost-device/issues/857
Contributor guide
Research direction
The issue names no Lima files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing the linked virtiofsd macOS efforts and the related vhost-device issue, then identify the Lima integration point; done would mean virtiofs works for QEMU guests on macOS hosts.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go, macos
- Domain
- infrastructure, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100