Osdev-Notes

A book that explore how to write an Operating System from scratch

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Osdev-Notes - Latest Release

Published by dreamos82 6 months ago

As usual this updates bring more typo fixes, but also few sections have been expanded.

  • Typo fixes
  • Expand Syscall example chapter
  • Expand ELF chapter, and fixing code in one of examples

Printed versions of the book are available here: https://www.lulu.com/search?sortBy=RELEVANCE&page=1&q=osdev+notes&pageSize=10&adult_audience_rating=00

Osdev-Notes - First Edition Rev. 2

Published by dreamos82 11 months ago

Another update, wiht a lot of fixes, and few more additions.

  • Add more information on the Memory protection chapter, abouit its future implications
  • Emergency grammar fix!
  • Fix tss structure in Userspace/Handling_Interrupt chapter
  • Add watchpoint information on gdb chapter
  • Add explanation on how to test when entering userspace
  • Fix some examples in the Nasm appendix, and add new section with loop cycle example.
Osdev-Notes - Firest Edition Rev. 1

Published by dreamos82 about 1 year ago

Various typo fixes, and other improvements.
Add new cross compiling section.

  • Add Cross Compiling appendix chapter
  • Linker chapter improvements
  • Various typos fix
  • Add more details on the Thread Sleep section
  • Improve readability of Virtual Memory Management illustration.
  • Fix broken links
  • Fix Cover Alignment
  • Add paragraph about lockfree queues in IPC chapter
  • Add more details in the VMM Section of Process and Threads chapter
  • Explain content of Segment Selectors in GDT chapter
  • Improve readability of some parts inside Userspace chapters

We made also an hardcover version of the book, available here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/dean-tuckey-and-ivan-gualandri/osdev-notes/hardcover/product-je5drpr.html?page=1&pageSize=4

While the paperback version (updated) is still available here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/dean-tuckey-and-ivan-gualandri/osdev-notes/paperback/product-mpzp5v.html

Osdev-Notes - latest-master

Published by dreamos82 about 1 year ago

This is the latest pdf generated directly from current master.

It is update on every single commit to master.

Osdev-Notes - First Edition

Published by dreamos82 over 1 year ago