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By leveraging specialization and the use of minimalistic OSes, unikernels are able to yield impressive numbers, including fast instantiation times (tens of milliseconds or less), tiny memory footprints (a few MBs or even KBs), and high consolidation (e.g., being able to run many instances on a single device), not to mention a reduced attack surface and easier certification.
The fundamental drawback of unikernels is that they require that applications be manually ported to the underlying minimalistic OS; this requires both expert work and often considerable amount of time.
To address this, we present Unikraft, a Xen sub-project aimed at automating the process of building customized unikernels tailored
to specific applications and thus significantly reducing development time. We will provide a detailed explanation of the system as well as a demonstration of it.
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XPDDS18: Unleashing the Power of Unikernels with Unikraft - Florian Schmidt, NEC Laboratories Europe GmbH
1. Unleashing the
Power of Unikernels with
Florian Schmidt, Research Scientist, NEC Laboratories Europe
This work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and
innovation program under grant agreements no. 675806 (“5G CITY”) and 761592
(“5G ESSENCE”). This work reflects only the author’s views and the European Commis-
sion is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.