Gila v0.2.0 - a Rust Microkernel

Gila is a Rust microkernel OS, inspired by the Xinu embedded OS. It will hopefully be capable of multitasking some day. I do not intend for Gila to be POSIX-like or compatible.

Work In Progress

Gila does nothing at all right now. Check back later. Or contribute.

Licensing

Licensed under the GNU Public License v3. See LICENSE for details.

Navigating

• boot.rs: Handles bootloader handoff. Gila uses Limine. Other bootloaders are NOT supported.
• display.rs: Handles text-mode display via the VGA buffer.
• lib.rs: Glue to make all files accessible from main.rs.
• main.rs: The entry point that gets called by the bootloader.
• memory.rs: Types relating to memory regions and allocation.
• panic.rs: The panic handler and associated functionality.
• process.rs: Process types and functions.
• resources.rs: Resources that are accessible from multiple parts of the code.

Building and running

To build an ISO image that you can boot, there are several prerequisites:

• rustup command installed
• limine command installed
• xorriso command installed
• make command installed
• qemu-system-x86_64 command installed (for running)

Then run make to invoke the Makefile.

• make prepare: Installs needed Rust toolchain.
• make clean: Cleans all built files.
• make gila: Builds the kernel ELF file.
• make iso: Builds the bootable ISO with Limine installed.
• make run: Builds the ISO and boots it in QEMU.

TODO: This build setup is not compatible with anything other than x86_64.

You can install all these dependencies automatically by using nix-shell and supplying shell.nix as an argument.

Credits

The linker script stuff is from limine-rust-template, which is available under the BSD 0-Clause License.