KCNA · Question #92
What is the reference implementation of the OCI runtime specification?
The correct answer is C. runc. runc is the de facto reference implementation of the Open Container Initiative (OCI) runtime specification, defining how to run a container.
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What is the reference implementation of the OCI runtime specification?
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- Alxc
- Bcri-o
- Crunc
- Ddocker
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- C90% (46)
- D6% (3)
Why each option
runc is the de facto reference implementation of the Open Container Initiative (OCI) runtime specification, defining how to run a container.
LXC (Linux Containers) is an older container technology that predates OCI and is not its reference implementation.
cri-o is a Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface (CRI) implementation, which uses OCI runtimes like runc to actually execute containers.
runc is a lightweight, portable container runtime that implements the OCI runtime specification, handling the low-level details of creating and running containers, including setting up namespaces, cgroups, and root filesystems.
Docker Engine is a complete container platform that utilizes OCI runtimes (like runc) internally, but it is not the reference implementation itself.
Concept tested: OCI runtime specification implementation
Source: https://github.com/opencontainers/runc
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