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WebAssembly (Wasm) arch support for the Linux kernel

5 mentions on Hacker News by 4 people: 1 story, 4 comments · first 2025-11-01 · latest 2026-09-06

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  1. > I thought someone did a port of Linux to wasm I think someone did that here: https://github.com/joelseverin/linux-wasm
    comment by janjones · 2026-09-06 · in Any Nix package, live in the browser
  2. …API compatibility" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46118267 : > From joelseverin/linux-wasm: https://github.com/joelseverin/linux-wasm : >> Hint: Wasm lacks an MMU, meaning that Linux needs to be built in a NOMMU configuration From…
    comment by westurner · 2026-03-09 · in JSLinux Now Supports x86_64
  3. …https://github.com/ktock/vscode-container-wasm-gcc-example From joelseverin/linux-wasm: https://github.com/joelseverin/linux-wasm : > Hint: Wasm lacks an MMU, meaning that Linux needs to be built in a NOMMU configuration. Wasm programs…
    comment by westurner · 2025-12-02 · in Ghostty compiled to WASM with xterm.js API compatibility
  4. …packages into JavaScript. The author already wrote a console device. So, not much of a deal. https://github.com/joelseverin/linux-wasm/blob/master/patche...
    comment by s-macke · 2025-11-03 · in WebAssembly (WASM) arch support for the Linux kernel
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    WebAssembly (WASM) arch support for the Linux kernel
    story by marcodiego · 2025-11-01 · 65 comments