Compute Node Kernel interfaces
This chapter describes the kernel interfaces that the CNK provides for applications that run on compute nodes. It includes the following information:
5.1 Lightweight principles
The CNK is designed as a simple and lightweight kernel to maximize performance and reliability for high-performance computing (HPC) applications. It provides an environment for running user processes that is similar to Linux. It is not a full Linux kernel implementation. Instead, it implements ...

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