KNI

KNI is an open-source software project that aims to provide a high-performance, scalable, and extensible runtime for containerized workloads. KNI stands for Kernel Network Interface, and it is designed to complement existing container runtime environments such as Docker and Kubernetes.

KNI is built on top of the Linux kernel and provides a user-space interface to manipulate network interfaces, routes, and packet processing. It allows containerized applications to access the underlying network stack of the host system, enabling features such as direct access to physical network interfaces, traffic shaping, and quality of service (QoS) management.

One of the key goals of the KNI project is to provide a more efficient and flexible way to manage network resources in containerized environments. By leveraging the Linux kernel's network stack, KNI is able to provide better performance and lower latency compared to traditional network abstractions.

KNI is part of the CloudABI project, which is a secure, sandboxed, and containerized architecture for building scalable and secure cloud systems. KNI is designed to work seamlessly with other CloudABI components, including the container runtime and the node management framework.

The KNI project has gained support from a number of companies and research institutions, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the University of Cambridge. The KNI source code is available on GitHub, and the project is actively maintained by a team of developers and contributors.