Warn if requested specs don't match the existing instance
Metadata
Current evaluation
Existing instances are reused without validating requested hardware settings; a maintainer asked for elaboration, but the mismatch policy and covered specifications remain unspecified.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: Multipass returns an existing instance after warmup without comparing the requested cpus, memory, or disk values, so the behavior described is valid. However, lengau asked for elaboration and received no response, leaving the applicable provider and specifications, mismatch handling, and whether invalid values should only warn or also trigger auto-clean unclear.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
48
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
52
Confidence:
92
Actionability:
46
Issue body
### What needs to get done
When an instance is requested to launch, but one already exists, the hardware specs should be verified.
### Why it needs to get done
If an instance already exists, then specs are ignored and the instance is used regardless of its actual hardware specs. This could lead to unexpected behavior.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
48
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
52
Confidence:
92
Actionability:
46
|
needs triage | Existing instances are reused without validating requested hardware settings; a maintainer asked for elaboration, but the mismatch policy and covered specifications remain unspecified. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
48
Quick Win:
13
Complexity:
44
Confidence:
76
Actionability:
47
|
needs triage | Enhancement to verify and warn when requested instance hardware differs from an already-running VM, preventing silently ignored specifications. Awaiting clarification on desired behavior. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
19
Staleness:
80
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Enhancement request to warn when requested instance specs don't match existing hardware. Stale after maintainer asked for elaboration with no response for 378 days. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Enhancement to warn on spec mismatch for existing instances. Issue is stale; no response to maintainer's request for elaboration after over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Enhancement request to warn when requested instance specs mismatch existing instances. Currently inactive for over a year with a maintainer comment asking for elaboration but no response. |
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