From 7d0601397abdad813ca93ff9a2bd8cc5a2782879 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arthur Hanson Rasmusson Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 00:39:56 -0400 Subject: docs: gate post-1.0 host acceleration as do-not-implement Clarify in the post-1.0 record and the public status page that host-native acceleration / host display is a stretch goal we are only considering: do not block on it, pursue it, or design around it. It is never reached automatically, requires an explicit human decision after all baseline goals are complete (and only once there is no known risk), and may be scrapped on architectural grounds. No aspect of the baseline software may be designed toward it. No baseline design or code changes. --- STATE-CURRENT.md | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'STATE-CURRENT.md') 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 -- cgit v1.2.3