Now: Understanding Muen and base_hw kernel from docs, [Earlier] Re: Problem with make run/demo ....

Nobody III hungryninja101 at ...9...
Tue Apr 18 20:44:29 CEST 2017


By the way, NOVA doesn't seem to be maintained anymore, except a bit by
Genode developers. Is this observation correct?

On Apr 18, 2017 11:51 AM, "Shahbaz khan" <shazalive at ...9...> wrote:

> Dear Norman,
>
> On 17.04.2017 19:53, Shahbaz khan wrote:
>> >     VirtualBox closely interacts with the virtualization hardware. On
>> Muen,
>> >     this interaction naturally has to go through the Muen SK. By using
>> >     Genode as runtime for VirtualBox, Muen is able to leverage Genode's
>> >     existing solution of the interaction of VirtualBox with a
>> >     microkernel-based virtualization mechanism.
>> >
>> >
>> > Similar to karma-vmm, fiasco.oc and l4linux.
>>
>> I don't see the connection. My email was not related to Fiasco.OC,
>> Karma, or L4Linux.
>>
>
> I think I got the problem. Muen subject is not a subject like that of an
> OS.
>
>>
>> >     Conceptually, a Muen partition is a hardware platform, similar to a
>> >     board. Like on any board, you can run software directly (in
>> supervisor
>> >     mode). But for running a complex software stack, or more than one
>> >     application, one has to use an operating system (OS). Genode/base-hw
>> >     plays this role.
>> >
>> >
>> > Simply put a build time think. Base-hw kernel means muen sk for genode
>> > runtime.
>>
>> Muen can be used without base-hw.
>
>
>> Base-hw can be used without Muen.
>>
>
> Second problem in my mind would be imagining the spartan environment
> provided by Muen to be fulfilled with Genode runtime minus microkernel.
> This would be as follows.
>
> Base-HW is a microkernel as you mentioned earlier. Like a layman I ask the
> name of this microkernel. Is it Nova? Again to my preliminary question ...
> we run a micro-kernel on microkernel to run virtualbox rather than
> virtualbox on Muen SK.
>
>>
>> But when combined, Genode's version of VirtualBox can run on top of Muen.
>>
>
> Muen is a micro-hypervisor. What is the nature of inter-subject
> communication? Considering we don't like pure hypervisor approach.
>
> I liked Nova's architecture much more and I would opt for Nova if formal
> verification could be as simple for it as in Muen. And the luxury of C++
> too.
>
>
> Regards,
> Shahbaz
>
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