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I mean the kernel. But there's a lot of different ways to implement this functionality. The kernel already has a variety of crypto baked in, it's just a matter
by 0xbadcafebee 4y ago
I mean the kernel. But there's a lot of different ways to implement this functionality. The kernel already has a variety of crypto baked in, it's just a matter of deciding on the implementation, which doesn't have to be 100% in-kernel. The point is to offload the maintenance onto a team that is better staffed and has better development practices, and possibly also add additional functionality to existing syscalls.
- rhn_mk1 4y agoI think those are two separate problems. When you want to benefit from a process (better staffed project), you don't need to impose technical conditions (make something part of syscalls). While the Linux kernel doesn't publish userspace OS components (I imagine there's overlap with projects like glibc), I believe Windows "kernel" is composed of many pieces, including some running in userspace, and that would be the organizational entry for your idea.
- yakubin 4y agoLinux kernel publishes util-linux, iproute2 and perf at the very least. I don’t see why they couldn’t publish an so.