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diff --git a/STATE-CURRENT.md b/STATE-CURRENT.md index fd737c7..622f997 100644 --- a/STATE-CURRENT.md +++ b/STATE-CURRENT.md @@ -550,11 +550,26 @@ progress.** ## Deferred goals - Host NVIDIA driver (`nvidia.ko`) over a virtual function — host OS - acceleration from the open-iov device model — is a **deferred design goal**, - lower priority than guest CUDA execution, multi-VM, 3D and performance; the - verdict (not possible on this platform as-is) and a first design sketch are - in - [`docs/03-architecture/12-host-vf-acceleration-future-goal.md`](docs/03-architecture/12-host-vf-acceleration-future-goal.md). + acceleration / host display from the open-iov device model — is a + **post-1.0 stretch goal we are still only considering**. We may work on it at + some point; we will probably take a crack at it because it is a great + feature, but **do not block on it, pursue it, or design around it**. It is + strictly lower priority than every baseline goal (guest CUDA execution, + multi-VM, 3D, Windows, isolation, performance, portability). It is + **never pursued automatically**; it requires a human decision once we are + certain there is no risk — which we are not certain of now — and it may be + scrapped on architectural grounds. Treat it until further notice as + **do not implement**. + - First design (`13-host-vf-acceleration-design.md`) was written and then + **reverted on 2026-10-02** after independent reviews falsified its + load-bearing mechanisms; all associated doc edits were reverted. + - The corrected record, candidate approaches, experimental gating policy and + revisit criteria are in the post-1.0 document + [`docs/10-post-1.0/experimental-host-acceleration.md`](docs/10-post-1.0/experimental-host-acceleration.md) + (intentionally not linked from the docs front door and not part of the + active reading order; don't index it and don't design toward it). + - Earlier verdict and options: + [`docs/03-architecture/12-host-vf-acceleration-future-goal.md`](docs/03-architecture/12-host-vf-acceleration-future-goal.md). ## Environment |