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| Palo Alto | Jun. 18 |
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Engineers,
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We hope you enjoy this glimpse into our culture...
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I was asked this question by a reader of my recent article Microkernels Rule! in embedded.com. The short answer is that hypervisors are becoming microkernels.
Yes, there's a convergence, but it's mostly the hypervisors that are changing. Microkernels have been successfully used as hypervisors
for over ten years (L4Linux ...
Posted by Gernot Heiser on July 04 at 03:52 AM
Iggy goes to Paris with Abi Nourai. 
Posted by Brenna Walters on July 01 at 08:07 AM
3. Availability of l4test
For the first time, OK is making available a suite of unit tests that tests OKL4 microkernel functionality. This project is the perfect target to use when bringing up a new port of OKL4 as it removed iguana from the equation and therefore allows you to get up and running more quickly.
Only a ...
Posted by Abi Nourai on June 30 at 10:05 AM
As part of the "you asked for it and you're gonna get it" initiative, I'm happy to announce searchable archives and a developers' forum. The forum is completely integrated with the Developers' Mailing List so all questions and answers will appear in both places. Both features are available on the Community Wiki.
We are ...
Posted by Tim Heath on June 26 at 01:10 PM
Since all of our meet-ups have been hosted in the States, we figured it was time to bring the party back home. We will be hosting a Sydney meet-up at the Red Oak Boutique Beer Café, July 8 at 7pm.
Come hang out with fellow developers, down a few beers and enjoy the general OK debauchery.
Here's where we will be:
REDOAK ...
Posted by Brenna Walters on June 24 at 04:10 PM
On a competitor's FAQ I found this little gem:
"In a secure processing environment it is important to keep the code size, and hence the 'attack surface' as small as possible."
At the surface, this looks like our TCB size matters argument (and small is beautiful in this case). But we tend to talk about the TCB ...
Posted by Gernot Heiser on June 17 at 06:30 PM
Our Chalk Talk (Webinar) "Creating Secure Mobile Devices" now Live!
Delve into the world of embedded virtualization, and software security in mobile devices with Gernot Heiser and Rob McCammon. In today's connected mobile devices, the OKL4 open source microkernel can provide security, virtualization, and a host of ...
Posted by Robert C. McCammon on June 16 at 08:19 PM
I am pleased to announce that OK Labs is extending our global reach with the opening of a European headquarters based in Paris (that’s France, not Paris, Texas). This marks an important milestone for OK Labs and adds to our capabilities for winning targeted accounts in the mobile/wireless market.
To lead OK’s efforts ...
Posted by Steve Subar on June 09 at 02:11 PM
2. OK Linux performance on IA-32
With OKL4 2.1, we've released a series of additional performance optimizations to OKL4 and OK Linux on ia32 architectures. And by additional improvements I really mean freakin' huge optimizations. This baby flies compared to the achieved performance of OKL4 1.5.
To give you a taste, ...
Posted by Abi Nourai on June 02 at 08:18 AM
In mid April, OK released version 2.1 of OKL4. If you're a developer and interested in engaging with OKL4, here's a few understated but cool features introduced in version 2.1 that you might find very interesting.
1. POSIX on OKL4
OKL4 introduces a lightweight POSIX layer implemented directly over the high-performance ...
Posted by Abi Nourai on May 27 at 09:45 AM
Open Kernel Labs Community Wiki
Over the past many months, the OKL4Community has been growing stronger than ever. There's a healthy bunch of participants actively using OKL4 as a basis for their projects. What's most impressive of all is seeing Community members share their knowledge and tricks-of-the-trade that ...
Posted by Tim Heath on May 22 at 05:26 PM
Earlier this year I presented at the linux.conf.au embedded miniconf, about how to port OKL4 to a new SoC. The video was taped and had until recently been available on the linux.conf.au 2008 website, but for some reason that website has gone awol, so I thought it was a good time to put up my own copy. These videos have ...
Posted by Benno Leslie on May 21 at 02:57 PM
A lot of people on the developer's mailing list have been asking for this video, so I figured we'd post it again.
Full Video Here:
http://media.benno.id.au/porting-okl4-new-soc_cif-highquality.ogg
http://media.benno.id.au/porting-okl4-new-soc_pal-highquality.ogg
Posted by Benno Leslie on May 20 at 11:02 AM
It only takes a second of your time to change the life of an Iguana.
Go to http://www.eg3.com/techchoice/
and show your support of Iggy, OK Labs and the team behind OKL4 and OK Linux.
Hit the skip button until page 5 - click strongly yes for us and you can just click skip unitl your done. If you skip, it will only ...
Posted by Marti Konstant on May 13 at 11:40 AM
You would think after a few hundred flights and around 300,000 miles the wonder of flying would have worn off. And to a very large extent it has. There is nothing magical or exciting being stuck in a cramped narrow seat for 12 hours, but there are definitely times when you can't help but be amazed where technology and ...
Posted by Benno Leslie on May 12 at 02:52 PM