Could vpcloud be modified to run "in kernel space" instead of user space

[bmullan]

Curiosity question...

Wireguard normally runs in-kernel but there is a user space version.

The in-kernel Wireguard is incredibly faster that the user-space version.

I'm not a programmer but wondered how hard it would be (or if even possible) to build a version of
vpncloud that runs in the kernel?

[dswd]

Hi Brian,

I don't think this is feasible right now. Kernel code has a lot of restrictions, regarding e.g. memory management and threading.
Also considering the ease of installation and support for other platforms, I am not sure this is the way to go.

[bmullan]

Ok thanks

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