Add bootable kernel with basic print function

5 files changed, 131 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Prerequisites
+*.d
+
+# Object files
+*.o
+*.ko
+*.obj
+*.elf
+
+# Linker output
+*.ilk
+*.map
+*.exp
+
+# Precompiled Headers
+*.gch
+*.pch
+
+# Libraries
+*.lib
+*.a
+*.la
+*.lo
+
+# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.so.*
+*.dylib
+
+# Executables
+*.exe
+*.out
+*.app
+*.i*86
+*.x86_64
+*.hex
+
+# Debug files
+*.dSYM/
+*.su
+*.idb
+*.pdb
+
+# Kernel Module Compile Results
+*.mod*
+*.cmd
+.tmp_versions/
+modules.order
+Module.symvers
+Mkfile.old
+dkms.conf
+
+bin/
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diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+mkdir -p bin
+rm -f bin/*
+nasm -f elf32 kernel-bootstrap.asm -o bin/kernel-bootstrap.o
+gcc -m32 -std=c99 -c kernel.c -o bin/kernelc.o
+ld -m elf_i386 -T link.ld -o bin/kernel bin/kernel-bootstrap.o bin/kernelc.o
diff --git a/kernel-bootstrap.asm b/kernel-bootstrap.asm
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+bits 32                   ; nasm 32-bit mode
+section .text
+
+                          ; multiboot header
+align 4
+dd 0x1BADB002
+dd 0x00
+dd - (0x1BADB002 + 0x00)  ; checksum
+
+global start
+extern kernel_entrypoint
+
+                          ; call kernel and halt
+start:
+  cli                     ; disable interrups
+  mov esp, stack_space
+  call kernel_entrypoint
+  hlt
+
+section .bss
+resb 8192
+stack_space:
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diff --git a/kernel.c b/kernel.c
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+++ b/kernel.c
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+
+#define FRAME_SIZE (80 * 25 * 2) // 80 cols, 25 rows, 2 bytes per char
+
+char *video_ram = (char *) 0xB8000;
+int cursor_pos = 0;
+
+void clear_screen()
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < FRAME_SIZE; i = i + 2)
+  {
+    video_ram[i] = ' ';
+    video_ram[i + 1] = 0x07;
+  };
+  cursor_pos = 0;
+}
+
+void print(char *msg) 
+{
+  int j = 0;
+  while (msg[j] != '\0')
+  {
+    video_ram[cursor_pos++] = msg[j];
+    video_ram[cursor_pos++] = 0x07;
+    ++j;
+  }
+}
+
+
+void run_kern()
+{
+  clear_screen();
+
+  print("I am a kernel!");
+  print(" another message");
+}
+
+void kernel_entrypoint()
+{
+  run_kern();
+}
diff --git a/link.ld b/link.ld
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+OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf32-i386)
+ENTRY(start)
+SECTIONS
+ {
+   . = 0x100000;
+   .text : { *(.text) }
+   .data : { *(.data) }
+   .bss  : { *(.bss)  }
+ }
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