Shahbaz khan
2017-04-18 15:55:34 UTC
Base-HW is unrelated to NOVA or any of the other kernels. It is a
microkernel specifically developed for and tightly integrated with
Genode. Think of it as an optional back end of Genode to run
Genode-based systems directly on hardware (or virtual hardware like a
Muen partition) without a third-party kernel.
By the way it seems fiasco.oc is not being maintained. Is something
better available, which supports both micrkernel based runtime and
virtualization..?
At Genode Labs, we primarily focus on NOVA, base-hw, and seL4. All thesemicrokernel specifically developed for and tightly integrated with
Genode. Think of it as an optional back end of Genode to run
Genode-based systems directly on hardware (or virtual hardware like a
Muen partition) without a third-party kernel.
By the way it seems fiasco.oc is not being maintained. Is something
better available, which supports both micrkernel based runtime and
virtualization..?
kernels are third-generation modern microkernels [1]. For using Genode
on x86 PC hardware, NOVA is the best way to go right now.
Genode is also able to run on Fiasco.OC but we don't actively facilitate
it. E.g., we dropped the support for L4Linux (Fiasco.OC-specific
paravirtualized Linux) earlier this year [2].
subjects as well as virtual machines.
Will it make sense if we (my team) supports Fiasco.OC if suitable
microkernel is not available for ARM?
In case of X86 Muen seems to be the best as I am interested in formal
verification like everyone else. Fiasco.OC is troublesome when it comes to
formal verification.
Regards,
Shahbaz Khan