moby / moby/hyperkit

Monitor power events for ACPI crash workaround

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Description

As noted in #7 it would be better if hyperkit would watch for OSX power events itself and freeze the VCPUs rather than relying on an external monitor to do so and send signals.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading issue #7 and tracing how hyperkit currently responds to OSX power events and how the external monitor signals it. Determine where VCPU freezing could be integrated; done means hyperkit watches those events itself and freezes the VCPUs without the external monitor or signal path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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