https://rfcorner.in/tags/performance/Recent content in Performance on Dhiru's NotebookHugoen-usSun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rfcorner.in/posts/minimal-kernels-attack-surface/Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rfcorner.in/posts/minimal-kernels-attack-surface/<blockquote> <p>"While minimal kernels cannot prevent every vulnerability, reducing attack surface by removing unnecessary kernel features, drivers, and services can proactively mitigate many classes of security issues and reduce exploitability."</p> </blockquote> <p>For a long time, Linux optimization work was seen mostly as a performance exercise.</p> <p>Faster boot times. Smaller images. Lower RAM usage. Better cache behavior.</p> <p>But over the years, something interesting became increasingly obvious:</p> <p>Optimization and security are often deeply related.</p>