# chyyuu/os_kernel_lab **Attribution required: if you use, quote, or summarise this content, you must credit and link back to [awesome-repositories.com](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/chyyuu-os-kernel-lab).** 4,045 stars · 1,890 forks · Rust · GPL-3.0 ## Links - GitHub: https://github.com/chyyuu/os_kernel_lab - Homepage: https://rcore-os.github.io/rCore-Tutorial-Book-v3/index.html - awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/chyyuu-os-kernel-lab.md ## Topics `kernel` `lab` `os` `risc-v` `rust` ## Description This project is an educational framework and toolkit designed for developing and testing operating system kernels. It provides a structured environment for implementing fundamental system primitives, including virtual memory management, preemptive process scheduling, and filesystem organization, using Rust and C. The framework is specifically oriented toward RISC-V and x86 architectures, serving as a laboratory for learning how to build core system software from the ground up. The project distinguishes itself by supporting both bare-metal deployment and hardware emulation, allowing developers to validate kernel logic on physical hardware or within simulated environments. It includes a comprehensive build toolchain that handles cross-architecture compilation and firmware initialization, ensuring that the kernel can be properly bootstrapped and executed across different target platforms. The system covers a broad range of low-level capabilities, including hardware abstraction layers that decouple system logic from specific processor designs and system-call interfaces that manage the boundary between user-space applications and kernel services. It also incorporates observability features, such as runtime logging and execution monitoring, to assist in the analysis of system behavior during development. ## Tags ### Operating Systems & Systems Programming - [Operating System Development](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/operating-system-development.md) — Builds and tests core operating system components like memory management, process scheduling, and file systems from scratch. - [RISC-V Kernel Implementations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/risc-v-kernel-implementations.md) — Provides an educational framework for building and testing operating system kernels on RISC-V and x86 architectures. - [Hardware Abstraction Layers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/hardware-abstraction-layers.md) — Decouples core system logic from specific processor architectures by providing a unified interface for hardware interactions. - [Kernel Development](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-core-internals/kernel-development.md) — Provides core system primitives including process management, memory allocation, and file storage for kernel development. ([source](https://rcore-os.github.io/rCore-Tutorial-Book-v3/)) - [Educational Kernel Projects](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-core-internals/kernel-development/educational-kernel-projects.md) — Offers a collection of laboratory exercises for implementing core operating system primitives like process scheduling and memory management. - [Memory Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-core-internals/process-and-memory-management/memory-management.md) — Manages dynamic memory allocation and virtual address spaces for kernel operations and system processes. ([source](https://github.com/chyyuu/os_kernel_lab/blob/main/README.md)) - [Kernel Memory Implementations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-core-internals/process-and-memory-management/memory-management-systems/kernel-memory-implementations.md) — Implements virtual memory paging and address space isolation for kernel and user-space operations. ([source](https://github.com/chyyuu/os_kernel_lab#readme)) - [Kernel Process Internals](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-process-internals.md) — Manages process lifecycles, thread support, and preemptive scheduling within the kernel. ([source](https://github.com/chyyuu/os_kernel_lab/blob/main/README.md)) - [System Call Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/system-call-interfaces.md) — Provides a secure boundary between user-space applications and kernel-level services through controlled software interrupts. - [Virtual Memory Mapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/virtual-memory-mapping.md) — Maps logical memory addresses to physical hardware locations to provide isolated and protected address spaces. - [Bare Metal Deployment Environments](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/bare-metal-runtimes/bare-metal-deployment-environments.md) — Executes compiled code directly on physical hardware platforms to validate system performance and low-level functionality. - [Custom Firmware Bootloaders](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/custom-firmware-bootloaders.md) — Initializes the hardware environment and loads the kernel image into memory during the system startup sequence. - [System Boot Initializers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/system-resource-initializers/system-boot-initializers.md) — Prepares the execution environment by loading firmware and establishing essential hardware-level interactions during system startup. ([source](https://github.com/chyyuu/os_kernel_lab/blob/main/dev-env-info.md)) - [Bare Metal Development](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/systems-programming/bare-metal-development.md) — Provides a set of tools and source code for developing software that executes directly on hardware or within emulated environments. - [Hardware Emulators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/virtualization-emulation/hardware-emulators.md) — Simulates processor and peripheral device behavior to verify software logic without requiring access to physical hardware. ([source](https://github.com/chyyuu/os_kernel_lab/blob/main/dev-env-info.md)) - [System Emulators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/virtualization-emulation/hardware-emulators/hardware-interface-emulators/system-emulators.md) — Simulates complex hardware environments to verify and debug kernel logic before deploying software to physical processor targets. ### Part of an Awesome List - [Round-Robin Schedulers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/tasks-and-scheduling/cpu-task-scheduling-and-preemption/round-robin-schedulers.md) — Coordinates task execution using preemptive round-robin scheduling to ensure fair processor time distribution. ([source](https://github.com/chyyuu/os_kernel_lab#readme)) ### Development Tools & Productivity - [Kernel Build Systems](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/cross-platform-build-systems/kernel-build-systems.md) — Transforms source code into executable machine instructions compatible with target hardware architectures using specialized optimization utilities. ([source](https://github.com/chyyuu/os_kernel_lab/blob/main/dev-env-info.md)) - [Multi-Architecture Builds](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/cross-platform-build-targets/multi-architecture-builds.md) — Automates cross-compilation for multiple CPU targets using specialized toolchains and linker scripts. ### DevOps & Infrastructure - [Cross-Platform Execution](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/cross-platform-deployment-targets/cross-platform-execution.md) — Supports execution on both virtualized emulators and physical hardware platforms to ensure consistent performance and compatibility. ([source](https://rcore-os.github.io/rCore-Tutorial-Book-v3/index.html)) - [Bare Metal Orchestration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/infrastructure/private-enterprise-management/virtualization-bare-metal/bare-metal-orchestration.md) — Supports direct execution on physical hardware platforms to validate performance and functionality in real-world environments. ([source](https://rcore-os.github.io/rCore-Tutorial-Book-v3/)) ### Education & Learning Resources - [Embedded Systems Education](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/education-learning-resources/embedded-systems-education.md) — Provides learning resources for implementing fundamental system software and hardware interactions in resource-constrained environments. ### Hardware & IoT - [RISC-V Software Development](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/hardware-iot/risc-v-software-development.md) — Develops and debugs low-level software specifically designed to run on RISC-V hardware architectures and instruction sets.