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> while running tons of containers for basic tasks. Those containers run on a monolithic kernel; what's your point?

• pjmlp 1y ago
  The supposed performance gains from monolithic kernel being wasted on features that mimic microkernel features.
  • Vilian 1y ago
    And still manage to run better than a complete microkernel
    • pjmlp 1y ago
      So goes the mythological tales from ancient times. That is what happens when people don't update themselves.
  • yjftsjthsd-h 1y ago
    > The supposed performance gains from monolithic kernel being wasted on features that mimic microkernel features. So two things: 1. Containers don't have a meaningful performance hit. (They are semi-frequently used with things that can have a perf hit, like overlay filesystems, but this is generally easy to skip when it matters.) 2. I don't think containers meaningfully mimic microkernel features. If I run everything on my laptop in a container, and a device driver crashes, then the machine is still hosed.
    • pjmlp 1y ago
      1. The amount of memory consumption I see, versus traditional processes, must be a mirage. 2. It depends on what the containers are being used for. Microkernels aren't only about using drivers in userspace.