mesh

mesh is a channel-based communication framework for Rust. It provides typed channels (Sender<T> / Receiver<T>) that work the same way whether the two ends are in the same process or in different processes. Components that communicate through mesh channels can be moved between processes without changing their source code.

OpenVMM and OpenHCL use mesh as their primary communication mechanism. In OpenHCL, the paravisor, VM worker, diagnostics server, and device workers are all separate processes connected by mesh channels.

Source code: support/mesh | Docs: mesh rustdoc

Contents

• Using mesh — channels, serialization, workers, and other things you need to know to write code that uses mesh.
• How mesh works — crate structure, ports and nodes, encoding, cross-process transport. For people working on mesh itself or reviewing mesh infrastructure changes.