CSCE 410/611/613: MP4 -- README.TXT
This file describes the content of this directory.
A file marked with (*) may be of some interest to the
student, and he/she may want to have a look at it.
A file marked with (**) is important for this MP, and the
student is strongly encouraged to study the contents of this file.
BOCH Environment:
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FILE: DESCRIPTION:
BIOS-bochs-latest BIOS file.
VGABIOS-lgpl-latest BIOS file for the graphics system.
dev_kernel_grub.img Image file of the boot floopy.
bochsrc.bxrc Description file for the system.
Type 'bochs -f bochsrc.bxrc' to
start emulation.
COMPILATION:
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FILE: DESCRIPTION:
makefile (**) Makefile for Linux 64-bit environment.
Works with the provided linux image.
Type "make" to create the kernel.
linker.ld The linker script.
OS COMPONENTS:
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FILE: DESCRIPTION:
start.asm (*) The bootloader starts code in this file, which in turn
jumps to the main entry in File "kernel.C".
kernel.C (**) Main file, where the OS components are set up, and the
system gets going.
Define or undefine macro _TEST_PAGE_TABLE_ to
test either the page table implementation or the
implementation of the virtual memory allocator.
assert.H/C Implements the "assert()" utility.
utils.H/C Various utilities (e.g. memcpy, strlen,
port I/O, etc.)
console.H/C Routines to print to the screen.
machine.H (*) Definitions of some system constants and low-level
machine operations.
(Primarily memory sizes, register set, and
enable/disable interrupts)
gdt.H/C Global Descriptor Table.
gdt_low.asm Low-level GDT code, included in "start.asm".
idt.H/C Interrupt Descriptor Table.
idt_low.asm Low-level IDT code, included in "start.asm".
irq.H/C mapping of IRQ's into the IDT.
irq_low.asm Low-level IRQ stuff. (Primarily the interrupt service
routines and the routine stub that branches out to the
interrupt dispatcher in "interrupts.C". Included in
"start.asm".
exceptions.H/C (*) The exception dispatcher.
interrupts.H/C The interrupt dispatcher.
console.H/C Routines to print to the screen.
simple_timer.H/C (*) Routines to control the periodic interval
timer. This is an example of an interrupt
handler.
simple_keyboard.H/C(*) Routines to access the keyboard. Primarily as
way to wait until user presses key.
machine_low.H/asm Various low-level x86 specific stuff.
paging_low.H/asm (**) Low-level code to control the registers needed for
memory paging.
page_table.H/C (**) Definition and empty implementation of a
page table manager. In addition to interface,
the .H file defines a few private members that
should guide the implementation.
cont_frame_pool.H/C(**) Definition and empty implementation of a
physical frame memory manager that
supports contiguous
allocation. NOTE that the comments in
the implementation file give a recipe
of how to implement such a frame pool.
vm_pool.H/C(**) Definition and implementation of a virtual
memory pool.
UTILITIES:
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FILE: DESCRIPTION:
copykernel.sh (**) Simple script to copy the kernel onto
the floppy image.
The script mounts the floppy image, copies the kernel
image onto it, and then unmounts the floppy image again.
In rare cases the paths in the file may need to be
edited to make them reflect the student's environment.
