oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/omicron

Allow guests to specify one IP address of either protocol version for an interface

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api
Dominant language
Rust
Stars
572
Forks
97
Avg merge
2d 12h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

We need to update the Nexus public API and the internal plumbing of guest interfaces to support specifying IP addresses of either protocol version. We need to allow at least on V4 or V6 address, and potentially one of each. This will be the tracking issue for that work, I'll update here as I create the actual task issues.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the Nexus public API and the internal guest-interface plumbing mentioned in the issue. Trace how interface IP addresses are currently represented and validated; done means the API and internal paths support at least one IPv4 or IPv6 address, with the intended combinations clarified in the task issues.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
api, backend, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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