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@alswl: Did you know the Linux kernel has a feature introduced in 1997 that allows Apple Silicon Macs to efficiently run x86 containers? It's called binfmt_misc, introduced in Linux 2.1.43, nearly 30 years ago. The principle is extremely simple: Linux...

X AI KOLs Timeline · 3d ago Cached

This article introduces the binfmt_misc feature introduced in the Linux kernel in 1997. It allows registering rules to hand off binary execution to a specified interpreter. Today, combined with Rosetta on Apple Silicon Macs, it enables efficient x86 container operation, achieving performance close to 70-90% of native.

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Theseus: translating win32 to wasm

Lobsters Hottest · 2026-05-27 Cached

Translates Windows executables (win32/x86) to WebAssembly to run in the browser, discussing challenges like blocking vs async design.

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