chore: POC for a lxd provider with a losetup server on the host
Metadata
Current evaluation
Closed unmerged as an abandoned LXD/losetup proof of concept after review questions went unanswered; review remained pending and lint, fast-test, and spread jobs were failing.
Resolution: closed stale
Reason: PR #316 was closed unmerged after @mwhudson asked whether grub-install could run inside the container; no reply or approval followed, review remained pending, and required checks were failing. The proposed approach was therefore abandoned rather than merged.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
Describe your changes.
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- [ ] I've successfully run `make lint && make test`.
- [ ] I've added or updated any relevant documentation.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed unmerged as an abandoned LXD/losetup proof of concept after review questions went unanswered; review remained pending and lint, fast-test, and spread jobs were failing. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed unmerged as an abandoned POC after review questions remained unanswered; review stayed pending and multiple required CI checks were failing. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
1
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
75
Actionability:
10
|
close stale | POC adding an LXD provider with a losetup server on the host. Large change (+2748/-124, 28 files). Inactive for 157 days with failing CI and an unanswered maintainer question about grub-install. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
12
Staleness:
72
Complexity:
75
Confidence:
68
|
close stale | POC adding an LXD provider using a losetup server on the host (+2748/-124, 28 files). Open 147 days with no activity for 139 days; a maintainer question about grub-install in the container went unanswered and several CI checks fail. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
78
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
80
|
keep open | Proof of concept adding an LXD provider with a host-side losetup server. Currently pending review, has failing CI checks, and one maintainer comment requesting clarification on container security/syscall interception. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
70
|
needs review | POC for an LXD provider using a host-side losetup server. Currently paused pending author response to a maintainer's question about container security and grub-install compatibility. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
75
|
close stale | Proof of concept for an LXD provider using a host-side losetup server. Currently inactive for 82 days, awaiting response to a technical question about container grub-install support. |
Update history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| closed |
Related work
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Related To:
imagecraft#253
(confidence 95%)
The open feature request tracks LXD provider support; PR #316 was only a proof of concept and did not resolve it.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #902 chore: try building with an older lxd | craft-application | closed | PR #902 tested an older LXD with a one-line change; all CI checks passed, but the experiment was closed unmerged without review, comments, or follow-up. |