July 2025 - kata-dev - lists.katacontainers.io

virtio-fs + VM Templating
by Mahalingam, Ganesh 01 Sep '25

01 Sep '25

Peng, Stefan, While working on enabling virtio-fs on Kata there was a small confusion on whether virtio-fs can work with VM Templating. With the current setup of kata, VM templating and virtio-fs are mutually exclusive (VM templating is enabled in qemu-lite and virtio-fs currently only with NEMU), but they will converge very soon. An open question we had was, would they both work with each other given that VM templating turns off memory sharing for all VMs other than the first one and virtio-fs expects guest memory be shared & file-backed for all VMs. Can both these features to be enabled in kata at the same time and if so, what are we missing to get to that end point? I will open a bug once we know what needs to be worked on to make this happen. -- Ganesh

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New Kata Containers whitepaper!
by Ildiko Vancsa 24 Jul '25

24 Jul '25

Hi Kata Containers Community, I would like to draw your attention to a new whitepaper that Fupan Li and the Ant Group team put together and contributed about their effort in building a Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) with Kata and eBPF. The whitepaper describes the challenges in the container security space and Ant Group’s solution using modern open source technologies. You can check out the highlights of the paper in this blog post: https://katacontainers.io/blog/kata-containers-ant-container-security-with-… You can also access the whitepaper directly here: https://katacontainers.io/collateral/kata-containers-ant-group-cwpp-ebpf_wh… I would also like to thank Horace Li for translating the paper to English, and Zvonko Kaiser for reviewing it! Best Regards, Ildikó ——— Ildikó Váncsa Director of Community OpenInfra Foundation

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Action Required: Renew Your OpenInfra Individual Membership by July 19
by Wes Wilson 09 Jul '25

09 Jul '25

Dear OpenInfra Community, OpenInfra Individual membership is now open and requires your immediate action. Following OpenInfra's integration with the Linux Foundation, all individual members must complete a brief renewal process[1], including agreeing to the OIF Individual Member Program[2] and Community Code of Conduct[3], to maintain their voting rights and board representation under our new governance structure. Why this matters: Only members who complete this process by July 19, 2025 will be eligible to vote in the 2026 Individual Governing Board election. According to the OpenInfra Elections Procedures Policy[4], individual members must become a member at least 180 days before an election to be eligible to vote. Missing this deadline means you will not be able to participate in the 2026 board election. For existing members: Complete the renewal form[1] to maintain your membership status. For new members: This is your opportunity to join as an OIF Individual Member and gain voting rights in the 2026 election. Note: The process takes just a few minutes Log in with your OpenInfraID and confirm the permissions check to view the form OIF Individual membership is completely free This secures your ability to vote in and run for the governing board The 180-day eligibility requirement is firm, so we cannot extend 2026 voting eligibility to anyone who misses the July 19 cutoff. This would compromise the integrity of our 2026 board election process. If you miss this cutoff, you will be able to vote in elections beyond 2026 assuming you maintain eligibility. Your participation has always been vital to OpenInfra's mission. As we enter this new chapter with the Linux Foundation, we need engaged individual members more than ever to help shape the future of open infrastructure. Feel free to reply to this email with any questions or reach out to me (wes(a)openinfra.dev) Thierry (thierry(a)openinfra.dev) or Jonathan (jonathan(a)openinfra.dev) directly. Thank you for your continued participation in the OpenInfra Foundation! Regards, Wes Wilson Chief of Staff OpenInfra Foundation [1] https://openinfra.org/a/renew-membership [2] https://openinfra.org/legal/oif-individual-member-program [3] https://openinfra.org/legal/code-of-conduct [4] https://openinfra.org/legal/election-procedures-policy

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Let’s Talk Kata– OpenInfra Summit Schedule is Live!
by Ildiko Vancsa 02 Jul '25

02 Jul '25

Hello Kata Community, I'm reaching out with some exciting news—the schedule for the OpenInfra Summit Europe[1] is now live, and Kata Containers is making a strong showing! This October 17–19, we’ll be gathering at École Polytechnique in Paris‑Saclay! Among the open infrastructure focused tracks, Kata Containers upstream updates and innovative use cases stand out. A few Kata Containers-related sessions[2] to look forward to: • Towards Secure Container Infrastructure on RISC-V: the Development from rust-vmm to Kata-Containers • Enabling Confidential Computing Throughout the Virtualization Stack • Enhancing Container Security with Kata Containers and eBPF at Ant Group • LLM Infrastructure Landscape and Trends: Insights from Open-Source Ecosystem Data • How Ant Group Achieves Data Security in LLM Inference with Kata-Based Confidential Computing • Next Generation Edge: Edge Computing Architectures for AI/ML Use Cases As a heads up, the registration[3] price increase is happening TOMORROW! Prices will double July 2nd at 23:59 PST. Additionally, influence the future direction of Kata Containers through Forum[4] collaboration (The Forum CFP is open until 8 July!). If you have any questions regarding the OpenInfra Summit, please reach out to summit(a)openinfra.dev. Best Regards, Ildikó [1] https://summit2025.openinfra.org/a/schedule [2] https://summit2025.openinfra.org/a/schedule#view=calendar&tags=4638 [3] https://openinfrasummit25.dakini-pco.com/ [4] https://summit2025.openinfra.org/cfp/ ——— Ildikó Váncsa Director of Community OpenInfra Foundation

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