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 these 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].
What is the ARM alternative to Fiasco.OC? That is supporting micro-kernel 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