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Add documentation for configuring Podman machine on MacOS with libkrun for GPU acceleration

New Features:

  • Introduce comprehensive documentation for MacOS users on configuring Podman machine with libkrun

Enhancements:

  • Improve user guidance for GPU configuration on MacOS
  • Add more detailed instructions for setting up GPU acceleration in Podman

Documentation:

  • Create a new MacOS-specific manual page (ramalama-macos.7.md) detailing how to configure Podman machine with libkrun for GPU support
  • Update existing documentation to reference the new MacOS-specific manual page and clarify GPU configuration instructions

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This pull request adds documentation and guidance for configuring the libkrun machine provider on macOS to enable GPU acceleration within VMs. It introduces a new man page, ramalama-macos.7.md, detailing the configuration process and updates existing documentation to reference the new page and provide relevant warnings. The changes involve modifications to the ramalama.1.md man page and the common.py script.

Sequence Diagram for GPU Support Warning

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant ramalama
  participant common.py

  User->>ramalama: Executes ramalama command
  ramalama->>common.py: Calls confirm_no_gpu(name, provider)
  common.py->>User: Displays warning about missing GPU support with current provider
  User->>common.py: Responds with 'yes' or 'no'
  alt User responds with 'yes'
    common.py->>ramalama: Continues execution without GPU
  else User responds with 'no'
    common.py->>ramalama: Exits
  end
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Added a new man page, ramalama-macos.7.md, to provide instructions on configuring Podman machines on macOS to use the libkrun provider for GPU acceleration.
  • Created a new man page ramalama-macos.7.md.
  • Documented methods for configuring the libkrun provider using containers.conf, environment variables, and ramalama.conf.
  • Added instructions for creating a Podman Machine with libkrun via Podman Desktop.
  • Included important notes about using libkrun on macOS and links to relevant documentation.
docs/ramalama-macos.7.md
Updated the ramalama.1.md man page to reference the new ramalama-macos.7.md man page and clarify the libkrun requirement for GPU usage on macOS with Podman.
  • Replaced the reference to krunkit VM Type with libkrun machine provider.
  • Added a link to the new ramalama-macos.7.md man page.
  • Added ramalama-macos.7.md to the SEE ALSO section.
docs/ramalama.1.md
Modified common.py to include a reference to the ramalama-macos man page in the warning message when a VM without GPU support is detected.
  • Added the sentence "See man ramalama-macos for more information." to the warning message.
ramalama/common.py

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Hey @rhatdan - I've reviewed your changes - here's some feedback:

Overall Comments:

  • Consider adding a link to the libkrun documentation in ramalama-macos.7.md.
  • The new man page ramalama-macos.7.md has an incorrect date in the HISTORY section.
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On Macs with Arm support and Podman, the Podman machine must be
configured to use the krunkit VM Type. This allows the Mac's GPU to be
used within the VM.
On MacOS with Arm support and Podman, the Podman machine must be
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maybe "arm-based macOS" or something like this sounds better

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rhatdan commented Apr 25, 2025

@ericcurtin PTANL

@ericcurtin ericcurtin merged commit 0423c62 into containers:main Apr 25, 2025
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