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<h2 id="anykernel">Anykernel</h2>
<p>An anykernel is different in concept from <a href="/facts/Microkernel/wsaWtYCU">microkernels</a>, <a href="/facts/Exokernel/xW4j43ua">exokernels</a>, <a href="/facts/Separation_kernel/d2zsWB3z">partitioned kernels</a> or <a href="/facts/Hybrid_kernel/90UMyu5A">hybrid kernels</a> in that it tries to preserve the advantages of a <a href="/facts/Monolithic_kernel/33kvBcT9">monolithic kernel</a>, while still enabling the faster driver development and added security in user space.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> The "anykernel" concept refers to an architecture-agnostic approach to drivers where drivers can either be compiled into the monolithic kernel or be run as a userspace process, microkernel-style, without code changes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> With drivers, a wider concept is considered where not only <a href="/facts/Device_driver/rDYnHU1G">device drivers</a> are included but also <a href="/facts/File_system/FdPm90uc">file systems</a> and the <a href="/facts/Network_stack/Btj9FtwJ">networking</a> stack.
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<h2 id="file-system-access-utilities">File System Access Utilities</h2>

<p>The File System Access Utilities (fs-utils) is a subproject built with the rump libraries. It aims to have a set of utilities to access and modify a file system image without having to mount it. The fs-utils does not require a superuser account to access the image or device. The advantage of fs-utils over similar projects such as <a href="/facts/Mtools/HgpvxPK2">mtools</a> is supporting the usage of familiar <a href="/facts/Filesystem/FdPm90uc">filesystem</a> <a href="/facts/List_of_Unix_commands/EEuIsUx9">Unix commands</a> (<a href="/facts/Ls/5GsH3v2a">ls</a>, <a href="/facts/Cp_(Unix)/T7n2B1Fg">cp</a>, <a href="/facts/Mv_(Unix)/BScugd1B">mv</a>, <a href="/facts/Cd_(command)/GRT0BkeF">cd</a>, etc.) for a large number of file systems which are supported by <a href="/facts/NetBSD/PTm5HWls">NetBSD</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Filesystem_in_Userspace/RnSLIf1H">Filesystem in Userspace</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Unikernel/WebRwRRY">Unikernel</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li>Kantee, Antti (2016-08-02). <a href="http://www.fixup.fi/misc/rumpkernel-book/"><i>The Design and Implementation of the Anykernel and Rump Kernels</i></a> (Second ed.). p. 218.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.usenix.org/system/files/login/articles/login_1410_03_kantee.pdf"><i>Rump Kernels: No OS? No Problem!</i></a> by Antti Kantee and Justin Cormack (PDF)</li>
<li><a href="http://os.inf.tu-dresden.de/ddekit/">DDEKit</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1503.3/00254.html">LibOS</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"The Anykernel and Rump Kernels". Netbsd.org. Retrieved 2013-08-15. <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/docs/rump/" target="_blank">http://www.netbsd.org/docs/rump/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"FOSDEM 2013 - Interview: Antti Kantee:The Anykernel and Rump Kernels". 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-08-15. <a href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2013/interviews/2013-antii-kantee/" target="_blank">https://archive.fosdem.org/2013/interviews/2013-antii-kantee/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"FOSDEM 2013 - The Anykernel and Rump Kernels". 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-08-15. <a href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2013/schedule/event/operating_systems_anykernel/" target="_blank">https://archive.fosdem.org/2013/schedule/event/operating_systems_anykernel/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"FOSDEM 2014 - Rump Kernels, Just Components". 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2015-02-21. <a href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2014/schedule/event/01_uk_rump_kernels/" target="_blank">https://archive.fosdem.org/2014/schedule/event/01_uk_rump_kernels/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Hurd, Rump kernel, sound, and USB". FOSDEM 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016. <a href="https://fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/microkernels_hurd_rump_sound_usb/" target="_blank">https://fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/microkernels_hurd_rump_sound_usb/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>file system utilities <a href="https://github.com/stacktic/fs-utils" target="_blank">https://github.com/stacktic/fs-utils</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"Release notes for the Genode OS Framework 17.02". <a href="https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/17.02" target="_blank">https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/17.02</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>Kantee, Antti (2012). The Design and Implementation of the Anykernel and Rump Kernels (Ph.D). Aalto university. <a href="http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2012/isbn9789526049175/" target="_blank">http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2012/isbn9789526049175/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>"Rump File Systems: Kernel Code Reborn". Usenix.org. 2002-02-01. Retrieved 2013-08-15. <a href="https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/usenix09/tech/full_papers/kantee/kantee_html/" target="_blank">https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/usenix09/tech/full_papers/kantee/kantee_html/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:10"><p>Kantee, Antti; Ysmal, Arnaud (2009). Fs-utils: File Systems Access Tools for Userland (PDF) (Thesis). <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/~stacktic/ebc09_fs-utils_paper.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.netbsd.org/~stacktic/ebc09_fs-utils_paper.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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