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@jodh-intel - is this Issue satisfied by https://github.com/kata-containers/documentation/blob/master/architecture.md ? |
Technically, no, as we're missing the sources for the PNG files. @egernst - could you rustle up the sources for the PNG files here: https://github.com/kata-containers/documentation/tree/master/arch-images ? |
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Re-implement image builder script to generate an image with a double MBR + a DAX metadata. The DAX metadata is read by the NVDIMM driver to know the beginning of the data in the pmem device. This new image format is required to enable DAX in the kernels and hypervisors that support NVDIMM, without breaking the compatibility with the kernels and hypervisors that don't support it. Following diagram shows how the resulting image will look like ``` .-----------.----------.---------------.-----------. | 0 - 512 B | 4 - 8 Kb | 2M - 2M+512B | 3M | |-----------+----------+---------------+-----------+ | MBR kata-containers#1 | DAX | MBR kata-containers#2 | Rootfs | '-----------'----------'---------------'-----------+ | | ^ | ^ | '-data-' '--------' | | '--------rootfs-partition---------' ``` MBR: Master boot record. DAX: Metadata required by the NVDIMM driver to enable DAX in the guest [1][2] (struct nd_pfn_sb). Rootfs: partition that contains the root filesystem (/usr, /bin, etc). Kernels and hypervisors that support DAX/NVDIMM read the MBR kata-containers#2, otherwise MBR kata-containers#1 is read. [1] - https://github.com/kata-containers/osbuilder/blob/master/image-builder/\ nsdax.gpl.c [2] - https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/nvdimm/pfn.h fixes kata-containers#263 Signed-off-by: Julio Montes <[email protected]>
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We need to create an
ARCHITECTURE.md
that covers the overall system.This document could, if necessary, reference architecture documents found in each components repository. These would essentially document just themselves. The intent is to define once and reference as many times as needed.
For example, the
ARCHITECTURE.md
created in this repository may say something like:Component repositories
The individual
README.md
files in each code repository must contain a reference to this central architecture document.If a component repository has a separate
ARCHITECTURE.md
this:README.md
.ARCHITECTURE.md
document.For an example of what we should be aiming for, see the Clear Containers architecture document:
Diagrams
All diagrams must:
.png
file is referenced, the.svg
file that was used to generate the.png
must also be stored to allow the diagrams to be updated by all.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: