Problemsby IbisvLLM lock-in makes switching costly
Cloud and tool cost2 posts from 2 people2d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 1 the 7 days before (fading)Unverified
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2, newest first[Feature]: Export live EAGLE-3 training data (committed tokens + aux hidden states) for online draft-model adaptation# [Feature]: Export live EAGLE-3 training data (committed tokens + aux hidden states) for online draft-model adaptation ## 🚀 The feature, motivation and pitch EAGLE-3 drafters are trained on the target model's auxiliary hidden states, which the engine already computes for every...vllm-project/vllm · ANTI-TonyOpen ↗[RFC]: Programmable KV Cache: Composable Policies for Agentic Serving## TL;DR This RFC defines a provider-neutral Programmable KV Cache abstraction in which routers supply session lifecycle and placement intent, composable engine policies propose retention, movement, and quota actions against a shared pressure snapshot, and the engine provides...vllm-project/vllm · zhhangBian2 reactions, 5 repliesOpen ↗
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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 23 days. Mostly on vllm-project/vllm. Tools named alongside: GitHub, Aurora.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "vendor-lock" rule about vLLM. First post Sep 16, 2026, latest Oct 8, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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vLLM lock-in makes switching costly (2 posts)