kerla
A new operating system kernel with Linux binary compatibility written in Rust. (by nuta)
| mosys | kerla | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | |
| - | 3,393 | |
| - | 0.2% | |
| - | 4.4 | |
| - | 6 months ago | |
| Rust | ||
| - | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Asterinas: OS kernel written in Rust and providing Linux-compatible ABI
There was also the similar project Kerla¹ but development stalled. Recently people argued that instead of focusing on Rust-for-Linux it would be easier to create a drop-in replacement like these two. I wonder if there are enough people interested to make this happen as a sustained project.
¹ https://github.com/nuta/kerla/
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Tilck – A Tiny Linux-Compatible Kernel
> [..] in kernel mode while retaining the ability to compare how the very same usermode bits run on the Linux kernel as well. That's a unique feature in the realm of educational kernels.
There's also Kerla: https://github.com/nuta/kerla
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Perfectly balanced
Is he Nuta? https://github.com/nuta/kerla
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Rustaceans at the Border [Linux Kernel]
> How would that work in reality? Re-use the existing tests to build a new kernel from scratch? Sounds like a very far-out idea that wouldn't help with any of the current problems, but I'm happy to entertain the idea and hear your reasoning here.
While I would tend to agree that a full production replacement would be such a massive undertaking as to be impractical, https://github.com/nuta/kerla does something very like that - Linux userspace ABI on an all-new Rust kernel. (And even at this small scale, I find it mind-blowing that this worked)
- Rust takes a major step forward as Linux's second official language
- Kerla.dev: ¿un Linux hecho con Rust?
- Están haciendo una versión "open source" en Rust del kernel Linux
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An OS made from Rust other than Redox
https://github.com/nuta/kerla was mentioned not too long ago - a hobby kernel that aims to reimplement the Linux syscall ABI
- Kerla: Monolithic kernel in Rust, aiming for Linux ABI compatibility
- Kerla: A new operating system kernel with Linux binary compatibility written in Rust.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing mosys and kerla you can also consider the following projects:
smoltcp - a smol tcp/ip stack
headcrab - A modern Rust debugging library 🦀
kerla-demo - ssh://demo.kerla.dev
ltt-linux-challenge-issues - A list of issues Linus and Luke experienced during the LTT Linux Daily Driver Challenge
redshirt - 🧑🔬 Operating system