WSL kernel as Linux container implementation

[nylnx]

I do see huge potential in a collaboration of the WSL with the Docker for Windows team. As it stands the Linux container support in Docker for Windows is pretty lackluster. If the WSL team collaborates with the Docker team and shares information about the implementation and WSL kernel, it would be possible to drop the need for Hyper-V and other virtualization technology. It would enable "native" Linux container support which would be a huge step and go a long way in a modern Windows OS.

I file this issue here since I found no other way of contacting the correct people. It seems the first step would have to be from the WSL team as WSL is not open source.

[onomatopellan]

Although it's a not supported scenario yet, you can run the Docker engine inside WSL on April 2018 Update.

As WSL team keeps implementing new features and syscalls, things like official native Docker support will have more sense, since right now every WSL limitation will also appear inside the Docker containers.

[nylnx]

I've seen that and it seems that WSL is close to release fully featured version soon. At least the uservoice page doesn't have major issues on it anymore. But for Docker, it seems, that WSL is just an unnecessary layer. If Docker for Windows could utilize the kernel of WSL directly, it would probably benefit a lot in terms of performance and integration.

[therealkenc]

#2114 #1856 etc etc