Re: [MirageOS-devel] Mirage OS and Docker

[Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xxxxxxx>]

That would be fantastic

On 23/04/2014 18:48, Anil Madhavapeddy wrote:
> A longer response later, but I've been experimenting with using Docker to make the 
> Linux->unikernel transition much more seamless. Docker hits its limits when 
> kernel modules get involved, but is very useful to capture the development 
> environment.
>
> There's also some tiein with Irminsule and Dockers storage API.  I'll see if I 
> can cook up a few demos before the hackathon.
>
> One project that both complements and takes the wind out of Dockers sails 
> slightly is Andy Rays iocamljs (which would let unikernels be compiled entirely 
> within a web browser). It's a bit mad, but surprisingly fast.
>
> Anil
>
> > On 23 Apr 2014, at 18:46, Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don't know whether you have seen the Docker related thread on the publicity 
> > list. George, Stefano, Russell and the LF PR folks had a discussion about 
> > Docker and did a bit of superficial search work and it appears that using the 
> > packaging component of Docker to deploy Mirage OS VMs/driver domains/etc. could 
> > be an absolute winner. If the two could be somehow combined (not sure weather 
> > fesible), we could gain all the benefits of easy deployments of apps via Docker 
> > without any of the security disadvantages of containers.
> >
> > I then came across http://voxoz.com/ and 
> > http://blog.docker.io/2013/09/powering-voxoz-ecosystem-with-docker/ which says 
> > that they are also experimenting with Mirage OS (besides ErlangOnXen and Rump 
> > Kernels). I am wondering whether a Docker / Mirage OS mashup (or more generally 
> > Cloud OS in the sense of application running directly within a Xen VM without 
> > OS) is doable, how hard it would be and how valuable it would be.
> >
> > I just wanted to throw this onto the list and get opinions and see whether 
> > there is maybe a discussion to be had at the Hackathon. I scheduled a session 
> > for now: see 
> > http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Hackathon/May2014#Using_Docker_to_deploy_driver_domains.2C_service_VMs.2C_Mirage_OS_VMs.2C_and_friends_-_Can_it_be_done.3F
> >
> > Input and views are very welcome
> >
> > Regards
> > Lars
> >
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