trailofbits / trailofbits/coop

Reusing a vm for multiple parallel projects

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enhancement :sparkles:
Dominant language
Rust
Stars
243
Forks
13
Avg merge
1d 20h
Merged PRs (30d)
30

Description

In order to not create too many VMs on the host, consider if there'd be a way to reuse the same vm across multiple different projects? Maybe linked vms/disks or something?

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is identified. First map how projects create and isolate VMs and their disks, then determine whether one VM can safely serve multiple parallel projects; done means a concrete reuse design with clear isolation and resource behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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