Comment on Theo de Raadt: "You've been smoking something mind altering" (2007)parentComments−xattt2moreplaces an ultra-functional general-purpose kernel evolved over decades to support every conceivable application with a drastically smaller "kernel"Is a Proxmox kernel that much smaller than a typical Linux kernel?−dehrmann2moIsn't Proxmox a management layover over Debian and KVM? I doubt the kernel is even smaller.−xattt2moYes, so this narrative about hypervisors needing to be this skinny layer is a bit bunk.−tptacek2moI don't know. I don't use Proxmox.
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Is a Proxmox kernel that much smaller than a typical Linux kernel?
Isn't Proxmox a management layover over Debian and KVM? I doubt the kernel is even smaller.
Yes, so this narrative about hypervisors needing to be this skinny layer is a bit bunk.
I don't know. I don't use Proxmox.