cmd/keeper: add the keeper zkvm guest program #32543
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Keeper is a zmvm guest program that runs the block transition. It relies on the zkvm maker implementing `getInput`. For now, we only provide a single implementation for the 'ziren' VM. Why keeper? In the _Mass Effect_ lore, the keepers are animals (?) who maintain the citadel. Nothing is known from them, and attempts at tampering with them have failed, as they self-destruct upon inquiry. They have a secret, nefarious purpose that is only revealed later in the game series, don't want any spoilers so I didn't dig deeper. All in all, a good metaphor for zkvms. --------- Co-authored-by: weilzkm <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Felix Lange <[email protected]>
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This is meant to build a guest program, to run in zkvms. A lot more work needs to be done in order to support embedded targets, but some zkvms seem to support mips linux. It relies on the zkvm maker implementing
getInput.Why keeper?
In the Mass Effect lore, the keepers are animals (?) who maintain the citadel. Nothing is known from them, and attempts at tampering with them have failed, as they self-destruct upon inquiry. They have a secret, nefarious purpose that is only revealed later in the game series, don't want any spoilers so I didn't dig deeper. All in all, a good metaphor for zkvms.