rust-embedded/rust-raspi3-OS-tutorials

Features

• Monolithic Kernels - Implements a monolithic kernel where all core OS services and drivers run in privileged mode.
• Tutorials - Ships as a comprehensive guide for building a low-level operating system from scratch using Rust.
• Embedded Hardware Cross-Compilation - Implements a toolchain for targeting ARMv8 architecture on the Raspberry Pi 3 from a host machine.
• Serial Port Interfaces - Provides a low-level driver that communicates directly with SoC serial port registers for system logging.
• Hardware Exception Handlers - Implements kernel-level exception handling using a vector table to manage system stability and hardware events.
• Physical Address Mapping - Implements virtual-to-physical address translation using page tables for system resource isolation.
• Embedded Operating Systems - Provides a framework for creating a modular, low-level kernel with integrated memory management and hardware drivers.
• Operating System Development - Provides a framework for building a low-level operating system kernel from scratch using Rust.
• Raspberry Pi Systems Programming - Focuses on writing custom kernel code specifically for the Raspberry Pi 3 hardware architecture.
• Bare Metal Development - Provides resources for troubleshooting code running directly on hardware using serial consoles and on-chip debuggers.
• Virtual Memory Management - Implements virtual memory mapping and translation to isolate system resources and processes.
• Kernel Deployment Tools - Provides a dedicated deployer for loading compiled kernels onto physical devices on demand via UART.
• Binary Emulators - Supports running kernel binaries in a software-simulated environment to verify logic before physical deployment.
• Hardware Interfacing and Drivers - Implements a driver for direct communication between the kernel and the SoC serial port for system output.
• Kernel Construction - Provides the process and resources for assembling standalone binaries that execute directly on hardware.
• Kernel Deployment Tools - Includes a dedicated deployer that uses a serial interface and chainloader to boot kernel images on physical hardware.
• Kernel Loading Mechanisms - Provides a mechanism to transfer compiled kernel images from a host to a target device via UART.
• Hardware Emulators - Uses software emulation to verify kernel functionality on a host system without physical hardware.
• System Emulators - Enables testing of kernel functionality via system emulation before deploying to physical hardware.
• Hardware Debugging Interfaces - Integrates with on-chip debuggers to inspect the state of the running kernel on physical hardware.
• Bootstrapping Chainloaders - Includes a chainloader that allows executing custom kernel images over a serial connection.
• Learning Resources - Guided tutorials for building a monolithic OS kernel.

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