Running Linux Containers on an illumos Kernel

illumos · Talk · 1 h 45 min · 2014 · YouTube title: illumos day 2014: The Dream is Alive! Running Linux containers on an illumos kernel

Why it's here

HN points to it as an entertaining deep dive on Linux emulation on SmartOS and on how the Solaris kernel and libc are tightly coupled.

What it covers

Bryan Cantrill's illumos Day 2014 talk on running Linux containers on an illumos kernel via LX-branded zones. He covers emulating Linux syscalls on SmartOS and compares Linux and Solaris-derived systems.