Can postmarketOS use 2 kernels? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by mecen@lemmy.world to c/postmarketos@lemmy.world

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Can some functionalities for os be passed to second kernel?

For example there could be docker or some other VM with Halium kernel to use some apps for example WiFi, camera and SIM calling?

Example can be qubesos which uses separate VM to do networking and other functions.

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[-] paper_moon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yah, I mean, thats true. I guess I was hoping the multi kernel thing would be more of a 1-time development effort that would work across phones, so once you got it set up it would help all phones accomplish the same thing. I'm not a kernel dev though so I have no idea in reality how this stuff actually works under the hood.

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

There would be shared parts for sure, but knowing the nightmare that is phone boot environments I feel like it would need a lot of effort per device still.

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