Building a Minimal Time-Sharing Operating System Kernel on RISC-V with Zig
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Summary
A technical guide detailing the implementation of a minimal time-sharing operating system kernel on RISC-V architecture using the Zig programming language. The article provides a comprehensive walkthrough of building a proof-of-concept OS kernel from scratch, covering low-level system software concepts, drivers, system calls, and computer architecture fundamentals. It serves as an educational resource for students and developers interested in understanding operating system internals and modern system programming approaches.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledI recently implemented a minimal proof of concept time-sharing operating system kernel on RISC-V
The target audience is anyone looking to understand low-level system software, drivers, system calls, etc.
This is a redo of an exercise I did for my undergraduate course in operating systems
This experiment focuses on modern approaches to system programming
I hope this will be especially useful to students of system software and computer architecture
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