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Microkernel operating system This article is about the operating system. For other uses, see Wombat (disambiguation). Operating system

Wombat
Developer	National ICT Australia
OS family	L4
Initial release	2004; 21 years ago (2004)
Latest release	2.6.9.1
Marketing target	Embedded systems
Available in	English
Platforms	x86, ARM, MIPS
Kernel type	Microkernel paravirtualised Linux (running on L4Ka::Pistachio and IGUANA)
License	GPLv2

In computing, Wombat is an operating system, a high-performance virtualised Linux embedded operating system marketed by Open Kernel Labs, a spin-off of National ICT Australia's (now NICTA) Embedded, Real Time, Operating System Program.

Wombat is a de-privileged (paravirtualised) Linux running on an L4 and IGUANA system. It is optimized for embedded systems.

References

^ "Beta release of Kenge, Iguana and Wombat". Retrieved 2010-03-12.
^ Leslie, Ben; van Schaik, Carl; Heiser, Gernot (April 2005). "Wombat: A portable user-mode Linux for embedded systems". Proceedings of Linux.conf.au (2005). Canberra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-21 – via ts.data61.csiro.au/publications/papers/Leslie_vSH_05.abstract.

POSIX support

Unix-like	DNIX Junos OS LynxOS Multi-Environment Real-Time^ (MERT – Unix-RT) OS2000 QNX^ Real-Time Linux° RTLinux° UNOS
LiteOS	LiteOS°
Partial	ChorusOS^ Integrity^ Nucleus RTOS^ NuttX^° Operating System Embedded^ (OSE) PX5 RTOS^ RIOT^°

TRON support

ITRON project T-Kernel Micro T-Kernel T-Engine Forum (organization) T-License
Partial	eCos° RTEMS°

L4 kernel

Low resource

POSIX support

Unix-like	ARX GNU Hurd° Lites MeikOS Minix° Minix-vmd° Minix 3° MkLinux° Multi-Environment Real-Time^ (MERT – Unix-RT) OS2000 QNX^ Redox° Spring Tinix UNICOS VSTa
Partial	ChorusOS^ Integrity^ Nucleus RTOS^ NuttX^° OSE^ RIOT^°