Book Review: User Mode Linux
I’ve read and reviewed a number of books where the author was describing someone else’s innovations. Finally I am looking at a text where the creator describes how to use his creation. I suppose it’s a little like Dr. Frankenstein writing a manual on how to build a person from “used” parts but that sounds a tad macabre. While it’s not unheard of to find an accomplished software developer who can also write, it’s not exactly a common occurrence. With that thought, I opened up “User Mode Linux” and dug into the first chapter.
The common misunderstanding that many people seem to have about User Mode Linux (UML) is that it is just another version of virtualization software such as VMWare or Xen.
UML Linux virtual machines are quite a bit more disposable than virtual machines under VMWare or other similar applications. An UML “machine” can be created and destroyed in mere seconds. Also, UML VMs are not limited to the hardware running on the host machine.
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