[Docs] Clarify snapshot runtime image support (#59127)
Signed-off-by: Nils Matteson <nilsmatteson@icloud.com>
Nils Matteson committed
Sep 30, 2026 at 13:31 UTC
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@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ Snapshots currently require:
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and CRIU still reopens it by path, so replacing that file permanently
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invalidates the artifact without an early error.
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-The official `vllm/vllm-openai` Linux x86-64 image includes the snapshot
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-runtime. It still requires a compatible host driver, kernel, and privileges.
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-Arm64 images omit it. Source installs must set `CRIU_CUDA_PLUGIN_DIR` to the
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-directory containing `cuda_plugin.so`.
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+The official CUDA 13 `vllm/vllm-openai` Linux x86-64 images include the
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+snapshot runtime. CUDA 12.x and Arm64 images omit it. A compatible host
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+driver, kernel, and privileges are still required. Source installs must set
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+`CRIU_CUDA_PLUGIN_DIR` to the directory containing `cuda_plugin.so`.
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Run snapshot commands with `docker exec` inside a long-lived container. Restore
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hands the API server off as a detached process, so a one-shot container would