The future belongs to unikernels - Andrew Stuart - LCA2016

Andrew Stuart gave an overview of the current state of unikernels:

Overview

• Unikernel zoo is increasing.
  • MirageOS is the most mature at present and requires code written in OCaml.
  • HalVM requires you code to be written in Haskell
  • Ling requires your code to be written in Erlang.
  • runtime.js some thing as the above but in JavaScript.
  • OSv is not language specific and very minimalist.
  • rump kernels is essentially a very stripped down version of NetBSD and will run some other unikernels.
• Threading, not forking.
• Might be a Linux based unikernel coming.

Unikernels and Security

• Suggests machines with user sign-in capabilities will be come less come due to security risks.
• Unikernels are not invulnerable.
• MirageOS have a bitcoin pinata.