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minus-squareblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoIt’s frustrating that there isn’t much of an effort to turn Linux into more of a microkernel. Instead the kernel just keeps getting bigger with even more subsystems and modules that can be exploited.
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 days agoSystems built on microkernels exist, you know. See Redox. https://redox-os.org/
minus-squareferric_carcinization@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoA microkernel wouldn’t be that useful without a stable module interface, which won’t be coming anytime soon.
minus-squareblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThere is at least already a userspace PCIe API. And USB and so on.
It’s frustrating that there isn’t much of an effort to turn Linux into more of a microkernel. Instead the kernel just keeps getting bigger with even more subsystems and modules that can be exploited.
Systems built on microkernels exist, you know. See Redox.
https://redox-os.org/
A microkernel wouldn’t be that useful without a stable module interface, which won’t be coming anytime soon.
There is at least already a userspace PCIe API. And USB and so on.