meta-virt-roadmap.txt

The roadmap items are broken into the following broad categories:

  - container runtimes
  - hypervisor base support
  - build system / workflow
  - container stacks / management
  - container images / applications / artifacts
  - container base / support components (tools, plugins, etc)

The numbers in () are timeframes for the work to be completed.

Container base packages / support:

  - package refresh (6)

Container "Stacks", with integrated unit or system level testing in meta-virt:

  - base stacks: docker, containerd, podman
  - reference "full" stacks: k8s, k3s

  - containerd (nearly done, 6 months)
  - docker (done)
  - podman (nearly done, 6 months)
  - k8s (6-12 months)
  - k3s / micro k8s (12 months)
  - cri-o (6)

Container Images / Reference Platforms:

  - OverC / Oryx / Other reference platforms for small footprint testing (6-12)
     - Reference container boot / initramfs (OverC) (6)

  - Reference container base images (6)
     - small (aka alpine-like)
     - medium (aka debian)
     - large (aka ubuntu)
     - system (aka multiprocess)

  - Container registry base / sample containers (12-18)

  - rootless / unpriv containers (6)

Container runtimes:

  - runx (6)
  - kata containers (12)
  - runc (done)
  - crun (done)
  - pflask (done)

Hypervisor base support:

  - xen refresh (community)
  - KVM (done)
  - jailhouse (roadmap: community. 12-18)

Container support components:

  - CNI refresh (6)
      - CNI multus (6-12)
  - Additional Container networking plugins (roadmap)

  - h/w accelerated containers (12)
      - fpga / pci / other

Build system / workflow:

  - Binary reference package feed integration / container extension (12)
      - Decoupled container update
      - "Docker build" type functionality

  - OCI container image backend
      - sloci (done)
      - skopeo (6)
      - buildah (6-12)
      - ...

  - Host side (builder) container installer (12)
      - skopeo ....

  - SDK based container update (12)

  - devtool / recipe / manual: build -> deploy (k8s, other) (12)
      - local / build host deploy and test (6)

  - microservice reference workflow / container base