Reflections on Unikernels

https://dave.recoil.org/unikernels/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://dave.recoil.org/unikernels/

Friend of mine in the #Arikoto #OSDev #Discord server just asked me:

“CPU hotplugging support when?”

We don’t even have userspace yet nor does paging work properly.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN CPU HOTPLUGGING SUPPORT WHEN???

(btw, you should totally join the server: https://discord.gg/UczSZb7s7B)

Reflections on Unikernels https://lobste.rs/s/1ykhfa #devops #osdev
https://dave.recoil.org/unikernels/

AerynOS

https://aerynos.com/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://aerynos.com/

Isolated Execution Environment for eBPF https://lobste.rs/s/fah9zj #linux #osdev
https://ebpf.foundation/research-update-isolated-execution-environment-for-ebpf/

AerynOS https://lobste.rs/s/llywoj #linux #osdev
https://aerynos.com/

#Arikoto now has basic paging and virtual memory management along with a bunch of other changes, reaching over 4.3K lines of code!

Find it on #GitHub:
https://github.com/IAmTheNerdNextDoor/arikoto

Next step will be multitasking and external ramdisks for version 0.0.3!

...

Hopefully.

#Linux users: Have you tried and did you like using #nixos ?

I messed up the last poll so here it is again...

Which desktop operating system do you use? Pick all that you use REGULARLY.

Which desktop operating system do you use?

Edit: use the new poll! https://mastodon.social/@dylancode/114323916948583184

Haiku Activity & Contract Report, March 2025 via @rjzak https://lobste.rs/s/nvlicb #osdev
https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2025-04-10-haiku_activity_contract_report_march_2025/

Why is Snapshot Isolation not enough? https://lobste.rs/s/9s6mep #databases #osdev
http://concurrencyfreaks.blogspot.com/2023/12/why-is-snapshot-isolation-not-enough.html

barrelfish https://lobste.rs/s/qpdvuh #osdev
https://github.com/BarrelfishOS/barrelfish

hell yeeeaahhh k23 finally has working host functions!!!!!!!

this means we can finally execute useful #wasm including running the test suites!

FreeDOS 1.4 released via @lproven https://lobste.rs/s/fwg7us #osdev #retrocomputing
https://freedos.org/download/announce.html

This Month in Redox - March 2025 https://lobste.rs/s/qxssg8 #osdev #rust
https://www.redox-os.org/news/this-month-250331/

GoboLinux 017.01: the most experimental Linux's first new release in about 5Y via @lproven https://lobste.rs/s/lpd2wj #linux #osdev
https://gobolinux.org/release_notes_017.01.html

FreeDOS: History, Legacy, and a Valuable Resource for Old Machines https://lobste.rs/s/apmwct #historical #osdev #retrocomputing
https://machaddr.substack.com/p/freedos-history-legacy-and-a-valuable

Interrupt Handling and Stack Switching in x86-64 Architecture https://lobste.rs/s/ieu1gj #hardware #osdev
https://theokwebb.github.io/posts/interrupt-handling-and-stack-switching/

Tailscale Enterprise Plan 9 Support https://lobste.rs/s/fwybvc #networking #osdev #satire
https://tailscale.com/blog/tailscale-enterprise-plan-9-support