In OS X you may find the process "kernel_task" taking up a large amount of RAM. Here is why this is happening and what you can do about it.

The OS has five layers, with OS Layer 0 interacting with the hardware, OS Layer 1 running a security monitor, OS Layer 2 hosting the custom Linux kernel, OS Layer 3 covering on-chip connectivity ...

IncludeOS is a unikernel, a special type of library operating system that allows developers to write and run their application in the cloud… in place, that is, of a more traditional OS.

Rust for Linux? The move to make Rust a second language for developing the Linux kernel is gathering momentum. But there are still challenges ahead.

He combined the name MINIX with his own name and dubbed the new operating system Linux. The Linux kernel The Linux kernel is the core of the operating system.

イーソルではこれまで、μITRON仕様準拠リアルタイムOSと3つのプロファイルを持つeT-KernelのリアルタイムOSをラインアップしているが、eT-Kernel/POSIX ...

Some of Linux's best and brightest kernel developers talk about the state of Linux development today.

After a long delay due to kernel.org being hacked in August 2011, Linux 3.2 has finally been released. It's a whopper of a release with optimizations and tweaks in nearly every facet of the OS ...

A newly discovered silicon-level flaw in Intel's chip designs is forcing operating system manufacturers to update kernels and other software components to rectify the issue, changes that will ...

Haiku OS would be closer to what I am asking about. I thus changed BeOS to Haiku OS where appropriate. Yes, BeOS was ahead of its time. However, kernels have advanced in the last 10 years.