Merge branch 'post-08' into post-09

Fix: `target-pointer-width` field now expects an integer

.cargo/config.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [unstable]
-build-std = ["core", "compiler_builtins", "alloc"]
+build-std = ["core", "compiler_builtins"]
 build-std-features = ["compiler-builtins-mem"]
 
 [build]

Cargo.lock

@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 # This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
-version = 3
+version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bit_field"
-version = "0.10.1"
+version = "0.10.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dcb6dd1c2376d2e096796e234a70e17e94cc2d5d54ff8ce42b28cef1d0d359a4"
+checksum = "dc827186963e592360843fb5ba4b973e145841266c1357f7180c43526f2e5b61"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
-version = "1.2.1"
+version = "1.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cf1de2fe8c75bc145a2f577add951f8134889b4795d47466a54a5c846d691693"
+checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "2.9.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6a65b545ab31d687cff52899d4890855fec459eb6afe0da6417b8a18da87aa29"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "blog_os"
@@ -20,10 +26,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bootloader",
  "lazy_static",
- "linked_list_allocator",
  "pc-keyboard",
  "pic8259",
- "spin",
+ "spin 0.5.2",
  "uart_16550",
  "volatile 0.2.7",
  "x86_64",
@@ -31,35 +36,17 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bootloader"
-version = "0.9.29"
+version = "0.9.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "365861702868e2a37b4247aaecc7bd8f4389baec8d025497ad8ba7ff37ee9440"
+checksum = "7bdfddac270bbdd45903296bc1caf29a7fdce6b326aaf0bbab7f04c5f98b7447"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
-version = "1.4.0"
+version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
+checksum = "bbd2bcb4c963f2ddae06a2efc7e9f3591312473c50c6685e1f298068316e66fe"
 dependencies = [
- "spin",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "linked_list_allocator"
-version = "0.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d0b725207570aa16096962d0b20c79f8a543df2280bd3c903022b9b0b4d7ea68"
-dependencies = [
- "spinning_top",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "lock_api"
-version = "0.4.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0382880606dff6d15c9476c416d18690b72742aa7b605bb6dd6ec9030fbf07eb"
-dependencies = [
- "scopeguard",
+ "spin 0.9.8",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -70,18 +57,18 @@ checksum = "ed089a1fbffe3337a1a345501c981f1eb1e47e69de5a40e852433e12953c3174"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pic8259"
-version = "0.10.1"
+version = "0.10.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "08cc920d83ee33c0f9b73aa441e75468bf2d10c959a3eb6260cf720b05ac91a1"
+checksum = "cb844b5b01db1e0b17938685738f113bfc903846f18932b378bc0eabfa40e194"
 dependencies = [
  "x86_64",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "scopeguard"
-version = "1.1.0"
+name = "rustversion"
+version = "1.0.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d29ab0c6d3fc0ee92fe66e2d99f700eab17a8d57d1c1d3b748380fb20baa78cd"
+checksum = "b39cdef0fa800fc44525c84ccb54a029961a8215f9619753635a9c0d2538d46d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spin"
@@ -90,21 +77,19 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6e63cff320ae2c57904679ba7cb63280a3dc4613885beafb148ee7bf9aa9042d"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "spinning_top"
-version = "0.2.4"
+name = "spin"
+version = "0.9.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "75adad84ee84b521fb2cca2d4fd0f1dab1d8d026bda3c5bea4ca63b5f9f9293c"
-dependencies = [
- "lock_api",
-]
+checksum = "6980e8d7511241f8acf4aebddbb1ff938df5eebe98691418c4468d0b72a96a67"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uart_16550"
-version = "0.2.14"
+version = "0.2.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "503a6c0e6d82daa87985e662d120c0176b09587c92a68db22781b28ae95405dd"
+checksum = "614ff2a87880d4bd4374722268598a970bbad05ced8bf630439417347254ab2e"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "rustversion",
  "x86_64",
 ]
 
@@ -116,17 +101,18 @@ checksum = "f6b06ad3ed06fef1713569d547cdbdb439eafed76341820fb0e0344f29a41945"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "volatile"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e4c2dbd44eb8b53973357e6e207e370f0c1059990df850aca1eca8947cf464f0"
+checksum = "442887c63f2c839b346c192d047a7c87e73d0689c9157b00b53dcc27dd5ea793"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "x86_64"
-version = "0.14.7"
+version = "0.14.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fb611915c917c6296d11e23f71ff1ecfe49c5766daba92cd3df52df6b58285b6"
+checksum = "c101112411baafbb4bf8d33e4c4a80ab5b02d74d2612331c61e8192fc9710491"
 dependencies = [
  "bit_field",
- "bitflags",
- "volatile 0.4.4",
+ "bitflags 2.9.2",
+ "rustversion",
+ "volatile 0.4.6",
 ]

Cargo.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "blog_os"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Philipp Oppermann <dev@phil-opp.com>"]
-edition = "2018"
+edition = "2024"
 
 [[test]]
 name = "should_panic"
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@ x86_64 = "0.14.2"
 uart_16550 = "0.2.0"
 pic8259 = "0.10.1"
 pc-keyboard = "0.7.0"
-linked_list_allocator = "0.9.0"
 
 [dependencies.lazy_static]
 version = "1.0"
 features = ["spin_no_std"]
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "blog_os"
+test = true
+bench = false
+
 
 [package.metadata.bootimage]
 test-args = [

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# Blog OS (Heap Allocation)
+# Blog OS (Paging Implementation)
 
-[![Build Status](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/workflows/Code/badge.svg?branch=post-10)](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Code%22+branch%3Apost-10)
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/workflows/Code/badge.svg?branch=post-09)](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Code%22+branch%3Apost-09)
 
-This repository contains the source code for the [Heap Allocation][post] post of the [Writing an OS in Rust](https://os.phil-opp.com) series.
+This repository contains the source code for the [Paging Implementation][post] post of the [Writing an OS in Rust](https://os.phil-opp.com) series.
 
-[post]: https://os.phil-opp.com/heap-allocation/
+[post]: https://os.phil-opp.com/paging-implementation/
 
 **Check out the [master branch](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os) for more information.**
 

src/allocator.rs

@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-use alloc::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
-use core::ptr::null_mut;
-use linked_list_allocator::LockedHeap;
-use x86_64::{
-    structures::paging::{
-        mapper::MapToError, FrameAllocator, Mapper, Page, PageTableFlags, Size4KiB,
-    },
-    VirtAddr,
-};
-
-pub const HEAP_START: usize = 0x_4444_4444_0000;
-pub const HEAP_SIZE: usize = 100 * 1024; // 100 KiB
-
-#[global_allocator]
-static ALLOCATOR: LockedHeap = LockedHeap::empty();
-
-pub fn init_heap(
-    mapper: &mut impl Mapper<Size4KiB>,
-    frame_allocator: &mut impl FrameAllocator<Size4KiB>,
-) -> Result<(), MapToError<Size4KiB>> {
-    let page_range = {
-        let heap_start = VirtAddr::new(HEAP_START as u64);
-        let heap_end = heap_start + HEAP_SIZE - 1u64;
-        let heap_start_page = Page::containing_address(heap_start);
-        let heap_end_page = Page::containing_address(heap_end);
-        Page::range_inclusive(heap_start_page, heap_end_page)
-    };
-
-    for page in page_range {
-        let frame = frame_allocator
-            .allocate_frame()
-            .ok_or(MapToError::FrameAllocationFailed)?;
-        let flags = PageTableFlags::PRESENT | PageTableFlags::WRITABLE;
-        unsafe { mapper.map_to(page, frame, flags, frame_allocator)?.flush() };
-    }
-
-    unsafe {
-        ALLOCATOR.lock().init(HEAP_START, HEAP_SIZE);
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub struct Dummy;
-
-unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for Dummy {
-    unsafe fn alloc(&self, _layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
-        null_mut()
-    }
-
-    unsafe fn dealloc(&self, _ptr: *mut u8, _layout: Layout) {
-        panic!("dealloc should be never called")
-    }
-}

src/gdt.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use x86_64::VirtAddr;
 use x86_64::structures::gdt::{Descriptor, GlobalDescriptorTable, SegmentSelector};
 use x86_64::structures::tss::TaskStateSegment;
-use x86_64::VirtAddr;
 
 pub const DOUBLE_FAULT_IST_INDEX: u16 = 0;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct Selectors {
 }
 
 pub fn init() {
-    use x86_64::instructions::segmentation::{Segment, CS};
+    use x86_64::instructions::segmentation::{CS, Segment};
     use x86_64::instructions::tables::load_tss;
 
     GDT.0.load();

src/interrupts.rs

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ extern "x86-interrupt" fn timer_interrupt_handler(_stack_frame: InterruptStackFr
 }
 
 extern "x86-interrupt" fn keyboard_interrupt_handler(_stack_frame: InterruptStackFrame) {
-    use pc_keyboard::{layouts, DecodedKey, HandleControl, Keyboard, ScancodeSet1};
+    use pc_keyboard::{DecodedKey, HandleControl, Keyboard, ScancodeSet1, layouts};
     use spin::Mutex;
     use x86_64::instructions::port::Port;
 

src/lib.rs

@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 #![test_runner(crate::test_runner)]
 #![reexport_test_harness_main = "test_main"]
 
-extern crate alloc;
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 
-pub mod allocator;
 pub mod gdt;
 pub mod interrupts;
 pub mod memory;
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn hlt_loop() -> ! {
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-use bootloader::{entry_point, BootInfo};
+use bootloader::{BootInfo, entry_point};
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 entry_point!(test_kernel_main);

src/main.rs

@@ -4,19 +4,15 @@
 #![test_runner(blog_os::test_runner)]
 #![reexport_test_harness_main = "test_main"]
 
-extern crate alloc;
-
-use alloc::{boxed::Box, rc::Rc, vec, vec::Vec};
 use blog_os::println;
-use bootloader::{entry_point, BootInfo};
+use bootloader::{BootInfo, entry_point};
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 
 entry_point!(kernel_main);
 
 fn kernel_main(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
-    use blog_os::allocator;
     use blog_os::memory::{self, BootInfoFrameAllocator};
-    use x86_64::VirtAddr;
+    use x86_64::{VirtAddr, structures::paging::Page};
 
     println!("Hello World{}", "!");
     blog_os::init();
@@ -25,31 +21,13 @@ fn kernel_main(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
     let mut mapper = unsafe { memory::init(phys_mem_offset) };
     let mut frame_allocator = unsafe { BootInfoFrameAllocator::init(&boot_info.memory_map) };
 
-    allocator::init_heap(&mut mapper, &mut frame_allocator).expect("heap initialization failed");
+    // map an unused page
+    let page = Page::containing_address(VirtAddr::new(0xdeadbeaf000));
+    memory::create_example_mapping(page, &mut mapper, &mut frame_allocator);
 
-    // allocate a number on the heap
-    let heap_value = Box::new(41);
-    println!("heap_value at {:p}", heap_value);
-
-    // create a dynamically sized vector
-    let mut vec = Vec::new();
-    for i in 0..500 {
-        vec.push(i);
-    }
-    println!("vec at {:p}", vec.as_slice());
-
-    // create a reference counted vector -> will be freed when count reaches 0
-    let reference_counted = Rc::new(vec![1, 2, 3]);
-    let cloned_reference = reference_counted.clone();
-    println!(
-        "current reference count is {}",
-        Rc::strong_count(&cloned_reference)
-    );
-    core::mem::drop(reference_counted);
-    println!(
-        "reference count is {} now",
-        Rc::strong_count(&cloned_reference)
-    );
+    // write the string `New!` to the screen through the new mapping
+    let page_ptr: *mut u64 = page.start_address().as_mut_ptr();
+    unsafe { page_ptr.offset(400).write_volatile(0x_f021_f077_f065_f04e) };
 
     #[cfg(test)]
     test_main();

src/memory.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use bootloader::bootinfo::{MemoryMap, MemoryRegionType};
 use x86_64::{
-    structures::paging::{FrameAllocator, OffsetPageTable, PageTable, PhysFrame, Size4KiB},
     PhysAddr, VirtAddr,
+    structures::paging::{
+        FrameAllocator, Mapper, OffsetPageTable, Page, PageTable, PhysFrame, Size4KiB,
+    },
 };
 
 /// Initialize a new OffsetPageTable.
@@ -11,8 +13,10 @@ use x86_64::{
 /// `physical_memory_offset`. Also, this function must be only called once
 /// to avoid aliasing `&mut` references (which is undefined behavior).
 pub unsafe fn init(physical_memory_offset: VirtAddr) -> OffsetPageTable<'static> {
-    let level_4_table = active_level_4_table(physical_memory_offset);
-    OffsetPageTable::new(level_4_table, physical_memory_offset)
+    unsafe {
+        let level_4_table = active_level_4_table(physical_memory_offset);
+        OffsetPageTable::new(level_4_table, physical_memory_offset)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Returns a mutable reference to the active level 4 table.
@@ -30,7 +34,25 @@ unsafe fn active_level_4_table(physical_memory_offset: VirtAddr) -> &'static mut
     let virt = physical_memory_offset + phys.as_u64();
     let page_table_ptr: *mut PageTable = virt.as_mut_ptr();
 
-    &mut *page_table_ptr // unsafe
+    unsafe { &mut *page_table_ptr }
+}
+
+/// Creates an example mapping for the given page to frame `0xb8000`.
+pub fn create_example_mapping(
+    page: Page,
+    mapper: &mut OffsetPageTable,
+    frame_allocator: &mut impl FrameAllocator<Size4KiB>,
+) {
+    use x86_64::structures::paging::PageTableFlags as Flags;
+
+    let frame = PhysFrame::containing_address(PhysAddr::new(0xb8000));
+    let flags = Flags::PRESENT | Flags::WRITABLE;
+
+    let map_to_result = unsafe {
+        // FIXME: this is not safe, we do it only for testing
+        mapper.map_to(page, frame, flags, frame_allocator)
+    };
+    map_to_result.expect("map_to failed").flush();
 }
 
 /// A FrameAllocator that always returns `None`.

tests/basic_boot.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 use blog_os::println;
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 
-#[no_mangle] // don't mangle the name of this function
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)] // don't mangle the name of this function
 pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
     test_main();
 

tests/heap_allocation.rs

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-#![no_std]
-#![no_main]
-#![feature(custom_test_frameworks)]
-#![test_runner(blog_os::test_runner)]
-#![reexport_test_harness_main = "test_main"]
-
-extern crate alloc;
-
-use alloc::{boxed::Box, vec::Vec};
-use blog_os::allocator::HEAP_SIZE;
-use bootloader::{entry_point, BootInfo};
-use core::panic::PanicInfo;
-
-entry_point!(main);
-
-fn main(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
-    use blog_os::allocator;
-    use blog_os::memory::{self, BootInfoFrameAllocator};
-    use x86_64::VirtAddr;
-
-    blog_os::init();
-    let phys_mem_offset = VirtAddr::new(boot_info.physical_memory_offset);
-    let mut mapper = unsafe { memory::init(phys_mem_offset) };
-    let mut frame_allocator = unsafe { BootInfoFrameAllocator::init(&boot_info.memory_map) };
-    allocator::init_heap(&mut mapper, &mut frame_allocator).expect("heap initialization failed");
-
-    test_main();
-    loop {}
-}
-
-#[test_case]
-fn simple_allocation() {
-    let heap_value_1 = Box::new(41);
-    let heap_value_2 = Box::new(13);
-    assert_eq!(*heap_value_1, 41);
-    assert_eq!(*heap_value_2, 13);
-}
-
-#[test_case]
-fn large_vec() {
-    let n = 1000;
-    let mut vec = Vec::new();
-    for i in 0..n {
-        vec.push(i);
-    }
-    assert_eq!(vec.iter().sum::<u64>(), (n - 1) * n / 2);
-}
-
-#[test_case]
-fn many_boxes() {
-    for i in 0..HEAP_SIZE {
-        let x = Box::new(i);
-        assert_eq!(*x, i);
-    }
-}
-
-#[panic_handler]
-fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
-    blog_os::test_panic_handler(info)
-}

tests/should_panic.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #![no_std]
 #![no_main]
 
-use blog_os::{exit_qemu, serial_print, serial_println, QemuExitCode};
+use blog_os::{QemuExitCode, exit_qemu, serial_print, serial_println};
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 
-#[no_mangle]
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
 pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
     should_fail();
     serial_println!("[test did not panic]");

tests/stack_overflow.rs

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 #![no_main]
 #![feature(abi_x86_interrupt)]
 
-use blog_os::{exit_qemu, serial_print, serial_println, QemuExitCode};
+use blog_os::{QemuExitCode, exit_qemu, serial_print, serial_println};
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use x86_64::structures::idt::{InterruptDescriptorTable, InterruptStackFrame};
 
-#[no_mangle]
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
 pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
     serial_print!("stack_overflow::stack_overflow...\t");
 

x86_64-blog_os.json

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "data-layout": "e-m:e-p270:32:32-p271:32:32-p272:64:64-i64:64-i128:128-f80:128-n8:16:32:64-S128",
     "arch": "x86_64",
     "target-endian": "little",
-    "target-pointer-width": "64",
-    "target-c-int-width": "32",
+    "target-pointer-width": 64,
+    "target-c-int-width": 32,
     "os": "none",
     "executables": true,
     "linker-flavor": "ld.lld",