diff --git a/Rsconscript b/Rsconscript index 87d288f..98c8804 100644 --- a/Rsconscript +++ b/Rsconscript @@ -1,3 +1,71 @@ configure do check_c_compiler "x86_64-elf-gcc", on_fail: "Install cross compiler from x86_64-cross directory" + check_program "genext2fs" + check_program "grub-mkstandalone" + check_program "mformat", on_fail: "Install the mtools package" +end + +build do + require "tmpdir" + + # EFI (w/ GRUB) partition size (MiB) + EFI_PART_SIZE = 8 + # HOS partition size (MiB) + HOS_PART_SIZE = 4 + + class Image < Builder + def run(options) + unless @cache.up_to_date?(@target, nil, @sources, @env) + print_run_message("Generating disk image #{@target}", nil) + Dir.mktmpdir do |tmpdir| + # Build a standalone GRUB. + File.open("#{tmpdir}/grub.cfg", "wb") do |fh| + fh.write(< header and a + printf implementation. There are no security restrictions, no + safeguards, no debugging mechanisms, only what the kernel provides + itself. It has absolute and complete power over the + machine. + */ + + /* + To set up a stack, we set the esp register to point to the top of the + stack (as it grows downwards on x86 systems). This is necessarily done + in assembly as languages such as C cannot function without a stack. + */ + mov $stack_top, %esp + + /* + This is a good place to initialize crucial processor state before the + high-level kernel is entered. It's best to minimize the early + environment where crucial features are offline. Note that the + processor is not fully initialized yet: Features such as floating + point instructions and instruction set extensions are not initialized + yet. The GDT should be loaded here. Paging should be enabled here. + C++ features such as global constructors and exceptions will require + runtime support to work as well. + */ + + /* + Enter the high-level kernel. The ABI requires the stack is 16-byte + aligned at the time of the call instruction (which afterwards pushes + the return pointer of size 4 bytes). The stack was originally 16-byte + aligned above and we've pushed a multiple of 16 bytes to the + stack since (pushed 0 bytes so far), so the alignment has thus been + preserved and the call is well defined. + */ + call kernel_main + + /* + If the system has nothing more to do, put the computer into an + infinite loop. To do that: + 1) Disable interrupts with cli (clear interrupt enable in eflags). + They are already disabled by the bootloader, so this is not needed. + Mind that you might later enable interrupts and return from + kernel_main (which is sort of nonsensical to do). + 2) Wait for the next interrupt to arrive with hlt (halt instruction). + Since they are disabled, this will lock up the computer. + 3) Jump to the hlt instruction if it ever wakes up due to a + non-maskable interrupt occurring or due to system management mode. + */ + cli +1: hlt + jmp 1b + +/* +Set the size of the _start symbol to the current location '.' minus its start. +This is useful when debugging or when you implement call tracing. +*/ +.size _start, . - _start diff --git a/src/kernel_main.c b/src/kernel_main.c new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1a22fb2 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/kernel_main.c @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +#include + +void kernel_main(void) +{ + for (;;) + { + (*(volatile uint16_t *)0xB8000)++; + } +} diff --git a/src/link.ld b/src/link.ld new file mode 100644 index 0000000..38ddd94 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/link.ld @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +/* The bootloader will look at this image and start execution at the symbol + designated as the entry point. */ +ENTRY(_start) + +/* Tell where the various sections of the object files will be put in the final + kernel image. */ +SECTIONS +{ + /* Begin putting sections at 1 MiB, a conventional place for kernels to be + loaded at by the bootloader. */ + . = 1M; + + /* First put the multiboot header, as it is required to be put very early + early in the image or the bootloader won't recognize the file format. + Next we'll put the .text section. */ + .text BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K) + { + *(.multiboot) + *(.text) + } + + /* Read-only data. */ + .rodata BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K) + { + *(.rodata) + } + + /* Read-write data (initialized) */ + .data BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K) + { + *(.data) + } + + /* Read-write data (uninitialized) and stack */ + .bss BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K) + { + *(COMMON) + *(.bss) + } + + /* The compiler may produce other sections, by default it will put them in + a segment with the same name. Simply add stuff here as needed. */ +}