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IncludeOS

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IncludeOS
DeveloperIncludeOS AS[1]
Written inC++
Source modelOpen source
Initial releaseAugust 18, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-08-18)
Marketing targetCloud computing
Platformsx86, x86-64
Kernel typeUnikernel
UserlandPOSIX subset, custom
LicenseApache License 2.0
Official websitewww.includeos.org

IncludeOS is a minimal, open source, unikernel operating system for cloud services and IoT, developed by Alf Walla and Andreas Åkesson.[1][2] IncludeOS allows users to run C++ applications in the cloud without any operating system.

IncludeOS runs on virtual machines like Linux KVM, and VMWare ESXi/Fusion.[3]

IncludeOS applications boot in about 300 ms. On Solo5/uKVM from IBM Research, boot times as low as 10 milliseconds are possible.[4]

Architecture

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The minimalist architecture of IncludeOS means that it does not have any virtual memory space. In turn, therefore, there is no concept of either system calls or user space.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Stig Øyvann (2018-11-12). "IoT security and Linux: Why IncludeOS thinks it has the edge". ZDNet.
  2. ^ Yegulalp, Serdar (2 December 2015). "IncludeOS: Run cloud applications with less". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Hussein, Nur (25 July 2017). "IncludeOS: a unikernel for C++ applications". LWN.net. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Includeos/IncludeOS". GitHub.
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