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May 20, 2025 · Fundamentals

Why HarmonyOS Microkernel Can Run Linux and Emulate Linux Containers

Although HarmonyOS uses a microkernel rather than a monolithic Linux kernel, it achieves Linux compatibility and container emulation through a combination of POSIX support, an ABI shim layer, high‑performance IPC/RPC mechanisms, and the Hardware Driver Framework, which together translate Linux calls into microkernel services.