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Re:Hyperlight: Virtual machine-based security for functions ... by wmf on Thursday November 07, 2024 @02:30PM (#42079997)
I guess if it uses CR3 it's a "process" and if it uses VMLAUNCH it's a "VM".
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Re:Hyperlight: Virtual machine-based security for functions ... by generalizations on Thursday November 07, 2024 @02:48PM (#42080179)
Heh. Going by that delineation we end up with very VM-ish containers and (now) very container-ish VMs. Though this seems like it's even more stripped down than a unikernel - which would also be a "VM" here.
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