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The new Windows subsystem for Linux architecture: a deep dive - BRK3068

Microsoft Developer · talk · Watch on YouTube

Operating systems & kernelsLinux & open-source ecosystems

What it is

A Microsoft Build 2019 session in which the WSL team explains the new WSL 2 architecture, which runs a real Linux kernel alongside Windows on a hypervisor. It covers faster file performance, Linux file access from Windows and better application support.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as the authoritative source for how WSL2 works and why Microsoft rebuilt it.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “You can learn more about the architecture of WSL2 in this video from Build”

    Explains the WSL2 architecture.

    filmgirlcw, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “Microsoft's Linux Kernel”

  2. “the Build talk where WSL2 was introduced is pretty in-depth and does a great job of talking about the motivation”

    In-depth talk on WSL2 motivation.

    mikepurvis, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “Wine 5.0”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: wsl2, hypervisor, microsoft build, linux kernel, 9p

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