Oracle Linux kernel developer Daniel Jordan contributes this post on enhancing the performance of padata. padata is a generic framework for parallel jobs in the...
Oracle Linux kernel developer Daniel Jordan contributes this post on enhancing the performance of padata. padata is a generic framework for parallel jobs in the kernel -- with a twist. It not only schedules jobs on multiple CPUs but also ensures that each job is properly serialized, i.e. finishes in the order it was submitted. This post will provide some background on this somewhat obscure feature of the core kernel and cover recent efforts to enhance its parallel performance...
Oracle Linux kernel developer Daniel Jordan contributes this post on enhancing the performance of padata. padata is a generic framework for parallel jobs in the kernel -- with a twist. It not only...
We are proud to announce the first Oracle Linux 7 Template for Oracle Linux KVM and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager. The new Oracle Linux 7 Template for...
We are proud to announce the first Oracle Linux 7 Template for Oracle Linux KVM and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager. The new Oracle Linux 7 Template for Oracle Linux KVM and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager supplies powerful automation. It is built on cloud-init, the same technology used today on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The template has been built with the following components/options: Oracle Linux 7 Update 7 x86_64 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 5 -...
We are proud to announce the first Oracle Linux 7 Template for Oracle Linux KVM and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager. The new Oracle Linux 7 Template for Oracle Linux KVM and Oracle...
We are pleased to announce Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows release 1.1.5. The Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows are paravirtualized (PV)...
We are pleased to announce Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows release 1.1.5. The Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows are paravirtualized (PV) drivers for Microsoft Windows guests that are running on Oracle Linux KVM. The Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows improve performance for network and block (disk) devices on Microsoft Windows guests and resolve common issues. What's New? Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows 1.1.5 provides: An updated...
We are pleased to announce Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows release 1.1.5. The Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows are paravirtualized (PV) drivers for Microsoft Windows guests that...
We are pleased to announce the availability of the Oracle Linux 7 Update 8 Beta release for the 64-bit Intel and AMD (x86_64) and 64-bit Arm (aarch64)...
We are pleased to announce the availability of the Oracle Linux 7 Update 8 Beta release for the 64-bit Intel and AMD (x86_64) and 64-bit Arm (aarch64) platforms. Oracle Linux 7 Update 8 Beta is an updated release that include bug fixes, security fixes and enhancements. It is fully binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 8 Beta. Updates include: A revised protection profile for General Purpose Operating Systems (OSPP) in the SCAP Security Guide...
We are pleased to announce the availability of the Oracle Linux 7 Update 8 Beta release for the 64-bit Intel and AMD (x86_64) and 64-bit Arm (aarch64) platforms. Oracle Linux 7 Update 8 Beta is an...
The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK), included as part of Oracle Linux, provides the latest open source innovations, optimizations and security for...
The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK), included as part of Oracle Linux, provides the latest open source innovations, optimizations and security for enterprise cloud workloads. The UEK Release 5, based on the upstream kernel 4.14, is the current UEK release that powers the production workloads on Oracle Linux 7 in the cloud or on-premises. Linux 5.4 is the Latest Stable Kernel release, and it is the mainline kernel that the UEK Release 6 tracks. You can experiment the UEK...
The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK), included as part of Oracle Linux, provides the latest open source innovations, optimizations and security for enterprise cloud workloads. The UEK Release 5,...
When we began work to include Kata Containers with Oracle Linux Cloud Native Environment I was immediately impressed with the change they bring to the security...
When we began work to include Kata Containers with Oracle Linux Cloud Native Environment I was immediately impressed with the change they bring to the security boundary of containers but I had to wonder, how does it work? This article attempts to briefly cover the What, When and How of Kata Containers. Before we dive into Kata Containers you may want to read the brief history of Linux containers. 1. What are Kata Containers? Kata Containers is an open source [project with a]...
When we began work to include Kata Containers with Oracle Linux Cloud Native Environment I was immediately impressed with the change they bring to the security boundary of containers but I had to...
The latest update to Oracle Linux Cloud Native Environment introduces new functionally that we'll cover in upcoming posts but before we dive into those...
The latest update to Oracle Linux Cloud Native Environment introduces new functionally that we'll cover in upcoming posts but before we dive into those features, let's take a look at the history of Linux containers to see how we got here. The first fundamental building block that led to the creation of Linux containers was submitted to the Kernel by Google. It was the first version of a feature named control groups or cgroups. A cgroup is a collection of processes whose use...
The latest update to Oracle Linux Cloud Native Environment introduces new functionally that we'll cover in upcoming posts but before we dive into those features, let's take a look at the history of...
Oracle is pleased to announce the general availability of Oracle Linux 8 Update 1. Individual RPM packages are available on the Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN)...
Oracle is pleased to announce the general availability of Oracle Linux 8 Update 1. Individual RPM packages are available on the Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) and the Oracle Linux yum server. ISO installation images will soon be available for download from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud and Docker images will soon be available via Oracle Container Registry and Docker Hub. Oracle Linux 8 Update 1 ships with Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK) (kernel-4.18.0-147.el8) kernel...
Oracle is pleased to announce the general availability of Oracle Linux 8 Update 1. Individual RPM packages are available on the Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) and the Oracle Linux yum server. ISO...
Oracle Linux kernel developer Tom Hromatka attended Linux Security Summit NA 2019. In this blog post, Tom discusses the presentation that he gave as well as...
Oracle Linux kernel developer Tom Hromatka attended Linux Security Summit NA 2019. In this blog post, Tom discusses the presentation that he gave as well as other talks he found interesting. Linux Security Summit North America 2019 I was one of the lucky attendees at the Linux Security Summit North America 2019 conference in sunny San Diego from August 19th through the 21st. Three major topics dominated this year's agenda - trusted computing, containers, and overall kernel...
Oracle Linux kernel developer Tom Hromatka attended Linux Security Summit NA 2019. In this blog post, Tom discusses the presentation that he gave as well as other talks he found interesting....
