Kernel-integrated instance-specific operational resources with virtualization
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJohn I. Buswell
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Abstract
A compressed platform-specific operating system kernel that allows a network boot of a platform-specific operating system kernel from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel is provided. The platform-specific operating system kernel, when booted over a network, dynamically builds from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel a bootable file system and boots application code. The compressed platform-specific operating system kernel includes an application interface code library, and integrated operating system kernel tools. An application is loaded from the bootable file system.
Claims25
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- providing a compressed platform-specific operating system kernel that allows a network boot of a platform-specific operating system kernel from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel that when booted over a network dynamically builds from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel a bootable file system and boots application code, where the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel comprises an application interface code library, and integrated operating system kernel tools;
- and
- loading an application from the bootable file system.
A system, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor programmed to:
- provide, via the memory, a compressed platform-specific operating system kernel that allows a network boot of a platform-specific operating system kernel from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel that when booted over a network dynamically builds from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel a bootable file system and boots application code, where the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel comprises an application interface code library, and integrated operating system kernel tools;
- and
- load an application from the bootable file system.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, where the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se and where the computer readable program code when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
- provide a compressed platform-specific operating system kernel that allows a network boot of a platform-specific operating system kernel from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel that when booted over a network dynamically builds from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel a bootable file system and boots application code, where the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel comprises an application interface code library, and integrated operating system kernel tools;
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- load an application from the bootable file system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.