5 ms·Does Docker boot a kernel?by cm3 10y agoDoes Docker boot a kernel?ysleepy 10y agoDocker is just a beefed up wrapper around groups of processes on linux.cm3 10y agoI know, but I've heard that it can run Linux on OS X, so I was wondering if it now boots kernels as well. Basically, Docker is ezjail with financial backing and PR.ysleepy 10y agoOn OSX its using a port of FreeBSDs virtualization bhyve aka xhyve to boot a Docker linux.