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Not NetBSD per se but apart from MirageOS there is nothing as promising than the "Rumpkernel" NetBSD spin-off in the Unikernel space. It's a direct outcome of
by musha68k 9y ago
Not NetBSD per se but apart from MirageOS there is nothing as promising than the "Rumpkernel" NetBSD spin-off in the Unikernel space.
It's a direct outcome of the clean and highly modular codebase that has made NetBSD run "on your toaster" for so many years:
http://rumpkernel.org http://rumpkernel.org
- rekado 9y agoRumpkernel is even used in the GNU Hurd, because it is relatively easy to run it in userspace. This is how Hurd got audio drivers.
- wahern 9y agoIs the rumpkernel truly a spin-off? It originated in NetBSD master and my understanding is that they'll continue maintaining it going forward. It's part of their system design. Contrast that with rump Linux kernels: maintained completely out-of-tree and, AFAIK, very little interest in merging and maintaining a complete rump environment in mainline. Rump kernels are easier in NetBSD, anyhow, because of their very carefully designed and maintained device subsystems.