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Install an old version of Linux, limit it to 256MB with a kernel code hack or kernel command line option, and you'd be running entirely in L3. I also think the
by api 7y ago
Install an old version of Linux, limit it to 256MB with a kernel code hack or kernel command line option, and you'd be running entirely in L3.
I also think there might be a niche for unikernels here to compile number crunching and other CPU-heavy tasks down to sizes that would run almost 100% from L3 cache. Wow.
- buckminster 7y agoMy website runs contemporary Debian on a 128MB VM. You don't need special measures to run in 256MB.
- KMag 7y agoIf the kernel sees 32 GB of RAM at boot time, you do need special measures to make sure the kernel doesn't utilize all of the visible RAM.
- jfkebwjsbx 7y agoWhy an old version? I would expect them to run with much less if you remove stuff that you don't need like a bloated GUI or a browser...