Show HN: FastVM – MicroVMs that sleep on idle and wake when packets arrive
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Show HN: FastVM – MicroVMs that sleep on idle and wake when packets arrive was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 33 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #25 of 30, reached on Nov 8, 04:20 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 8, 09:20 UTC.
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the interesting part is > wake themselves when a packet arrives; with the frame already queued in the guest's own virtio-net path. the project is fully vibed but i think the idea is fun. read the idea behind & kindly ignore the code please :)
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Is Show HN: FastVM – MicroVMs that sleep on idle and wake when packets arrive trending on Show HN right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 8, 09:20 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Show HN: FastVM – MicroVMs that sleep on idle and wake when packets arrive reached?
#25 on Hacker News · Show HN, on Nov 8, 04:20 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has Show HN: FastVM – MicroVMs that sleep on idle and wake when packets arrive been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (33 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
2 points and 1 comment; submitted by tuananh on Nov 7, 2026.