On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:13:13 +0100 Norman Feske (NF) wrote:
NF> The lack of performance and scalability is possibly the most unfortunate NF> stigmata attached to microkernel technology. However, there exists a NF> series of evidence (in particular coming from the L4 research community) NF> that repeatedly debunked this universal truth. A few references: NF> NF> [...] NF> NF> The NOVA microhypervisor [2] shows how a microkernel-based hypervisor NF> actually outperforms virtualization solutions based on monolithic NF> architectures.
Moreover, a recently completed diploma thesis by Markus Partheymüller shows that Linux in a VM on top of NOVA scales just as good as on bare hardware.
The thesis is available from hypervisor.org as well, which is the place where I intend to keep all NOVA-related documentation in a single location.
- Udo