IncludeOS: a minimal unikernel operating system for C++ services
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HN comment orderThe description on github is much clearer: > IncludeOS is a minimal unikernel operating system for C++ services running in the cloud and on real hardware.
Worth watching is Justin Cormack's recent presentation on unikernels, LinuxKit, eBPF and databases such as SeaStar: The Modern Operating System In 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR2FH8z7L04
I found the linked page very confusing, the whole page just say some generic unikernel stuffs This page is much better, telling me how it is different/interesting https://www.includeos.org/technology.html
Is the assumption here that scheduling, drivers, resource management etc. will all be on par with or better than full-fledged operating systems? Seems like what you might gain in being closer to the metal could easily be lost by wheels that have already been invented.
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- Total points
- 992
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- 359
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-18 | IncludeOS: Run your C++ code directly on virtual hardware | ingve | 97 | 38 |
| 2017-10-11 | IncludeOS: Run your application with zero overhead | ingve | 5 | 0 |
| 2018-08-26 | IncludeOS – A minimal, resource efficient unikernel for cloud servicesFirst breakout | unixhero | 231 | 84 |
| 2019-12-29 | IncludeOS: a minimal unikernel operating system for C++ servicesBest thread | lelf | 380 | 181 |
| 2021-05-22 | IncludeOS – Run your application with zero overhead | turrini | 96 | 10 |
| 2024-12-17 | Includeable minimal operating system for C++Hall induction · Latest 20+ point return | we-do-not-sow | 183 | 46 |