Shift lines up instead of clearing the screen when full

Force unlock the Writer on panic
Don't panic on unknown pixel formats
2025-12-16 14:27:49 +00:00 · 2020-09-09 19:00:51 +02:00 · 2020-09-09 16:35:52 +02:00 · 2020-09-09 16:35:29 +02:00 · 2020-09-09 15:31:43 +02:00 · 2020-08-16 18:03:10 +02:00
29 changed files with 1573 additions and 333 deletions
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 [unstable]
-build-std = ["core", "compiler_builtins"]
-build-std-features = ["compiler-builtins-mem"]
+# TODO: uncomment once https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/8687 is resolved
+# build-std = ["core", "alloc"]

 [build]
-target = "x86_64-blog_os.json"
+# TODO: uncomment once https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/8687 is resolved
+# target = "x86_64-blog_os.json"

 [target.'cfg(target_os = "none")']
-runner = "bootimage runner"
+runner = "cargo run --package disk_image --bin runner --quiet"
+
+[alias]
+xrun = "run --target x86_64-blog_os.json -Zbuild-std=core,alloc"
+bootimage = "run --package disk_image --bin disk_image --quiet"
--- a/.github/workflows/build-code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-code.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Code
+name: Build Code

 on:
  push:
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
  check:
    name: Check
    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform: [
          ubuntu-latest,
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
  test:
    name: Test
    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform: [
          ubuntu-latest,
@@ -78,10 +76,14 @@ jobs:
          HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: 1
          HOMEBREW_NO_BOTTLE_SOURCE_FALLBACK: 1
          HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP: 1
-      - name: Install QEMU (Windows)
+      - name: Install Scoop (Windows)
        run: |
-          choco install qemu --version 2021.5.5
-          echo "$Env:Programfiles\qemu" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          Invoke-Expression (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://get.scoop.sh')
+          echo ::add-path::$HOME\scoop\shims
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+      - name: Install QEMU (Windows)
+        run: scoop install qemu
        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
        shell: pwsh
      - name: "Print QEMU Version"
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1,74 +1,256 @@
 # This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
-version = 4
+[[package]]
+name = "anyhow"
+version = "1.0.32"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6b602bfe940d21c130f3895acd65221e8a61270debe89d628b9cb4e3ccb8569b"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "autocfg"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f8aac770f1885fd7e387acedd76065302551364496e46b3dd00860b2f8359b9d"

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-version = "0.10.2"
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-checksum = "dc827186963e592360843fb5ba4b973e145841266c1357f7180c43526f2e5b61"
+checksum = "ed8765909f9009617974ab6b7d332625b320b33c326b1e9321382ef1999b5d56"

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-version = "1.3.2"
+version = "1.2.1"
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-checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
-
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-checksum = "6a65b545ab31d687cff52899d4890855fec459eb6afe0da6417b8a18da87aa29"
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 [[package]]
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 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "bootloader",
+ "conquer-once",
+ "crossbeam-queue",
+ "font8x8",
+ "futures-util",
 "lazy_static",
+ "linked_list_allocator",
 "pc-keyboard",
- "pic8259",
- "spin 0.5.2",
+ "pic8259_simple",
+ "rlibc",
+ "spin",
 "uart_16550",
- "volatile 0.2.7",
+ "volatile",
 "x86_64",
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 [[package]]
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-version = "0.9.32"
+version = "0.9.8"
+
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+dependencies = [
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+
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+
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+
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+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "bootloader-locator",
+ "locate-cargo-manifest",
+ "runner-utils",
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+
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+ "spin",
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+
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+
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+checksum = "79b2de95ecb4691949fea4716ca53cdbcfccb2c612e19644a8bad05edcf9f47b"
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+ "scopeguard",
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+checksum = "af2a5497fb8e59bf8015f67b7dff238d75ef445e03f23edac24ac3a8f09be952"
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- "x86_64",
+ "cpuio",
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-name = "rustversion"
-version = "1.0.22"
+name = "pin-utils"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha.4"
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-checksum = "b39cdef0fa800fc44525c84ccb54a029961a8215f9619753635a9c0d2538d46d"
+checksum = "5894c618ce612a3fa23881b152b608bafb8c56cfc22f434a3ba3120b40f7b587"
+
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+name = "proc-macro2"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "175c513d55719db99da20232b06cda8bab6b83ec2d04e3283edf0213c37c1a29"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-xid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "quote"
+version = "1.0.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "aa563d17ecb180e500da1cfd2b028310ac758de548efdd203e18f283af693f37"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rlibc"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fc874b127765f014d792f16763a81245ab80500e2ad921ed4ee9e82481ee08fe"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "runner-utils"
+version = "0.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c9dc6848b056990cd51e72aa5556bdbea4a96013e8b18635d183c84159c2988f"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror",
+ "wait-timeout",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "scopeguard"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d29ab0c6d3fc0ee92fe66e2d99f700eab17a8d57d1c1d3b748380fb20baa78cd"

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-name = "spin"
-version = "0.9.8"
+name = "spinning_top"
+version = "0.1.0"
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-checksum = "6980e8d7511241f8acf4aebddbb1ff938df5eebe98691418c4468d0b72a96a67"
+checksum = "32d801a3a53bcf5071f85fef8d5cab9e5f638fc5580a37e6eb7aba4b37438d24"
+dependencies = [
+ "lock_api",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "1.0.40"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "963f7d3cc59b59b9325165add223142bbf1df27655d07789f109896d353d8350"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-xid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "1.0.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7dfdd070ccd8ccb78f4ad66bf1982dc37f620ef696c6b5028fe2ed83dd3d0d08"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "1.0.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bd80fc12f73063ac132ac92aceea36734f04a1d93c1240c6944e23a3b8841793"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]

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-version = "0.2.19"
+version = "0.2.7"
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-checksum = "614ff2a87880d4bd4374722268598a970bbad05ced8bf630439417347254ab2e"
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 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
- "rustversion",
+ "bitflags",
 "x86_64",
 ]

 [[package]]
-name = "volatile"
-version = "0.2.7"
+name = "unicode-xid"
+version = "0.2.1"
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-checksum = "f6b06ad3ed06fef1713569d547cdbdb439eafed76341820fb0e0344f29a41945"
+checksum = "f7fe0bb3479651439c9112f72b6c505038574c9fbb575ed1bf3b797fa39dd564"

 [[package]]
 name = "volatile"
-version = "0.4.6"
+version = "0.3.0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wait-timeout"
+version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "442887c63f2c839b346c192d047a7c87e73d0689c9157b00b53dcc27dd5ea793"
+checksum = "9f200f5b12eb75f8c1ed65abd4b2db8a6e1b138a20de009dacee265a2498f3f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]

 [[package]]
 name = "x86_64"
-version = "0.14.13"
+version = "0.11.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c101112411baafbb4bf8d33e4c4a80ab5b02d74d2612331c61e8192fc9710491"
+checksum = "7c6e9604d08cf91ba0e5cc2175e8cbbdeeb2b8230b818fd9052604c4c5ffd620"
 dependencies = [
 "bit_field",
- "bitflags 2.9.2",
- "rustversion",
- "volatile 0.4.6",
+ "bitflags",
 ]
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 name = "blog_os"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Philipp Oppermann <dev@phil-opp.com>"]
-edition = "2024"
+edition = "2018"
+
+[workspace]
+members = [
+    "disk_image",
+]

 [[test]]
 name = "should_panic"
@@ -13,31 +18,34 @@ name = "stack_overflow"
 harness = false

 [dependencies]
-bootloader = "0.9"
-volatile = "0.2.6"
+bootloader = { path = "../../uefi-test"}
+rlibc = "1.0.0"
 spin = "0.5.2"
-x86_64 = "0.14.2"
+x86_64 = "0.11.0"
 uart_16550 = "0.2.0"
-pic8259 = "0.10.1"
-pc-keyboard = "0.7.0"
+pic8259_simple = "0.2.0"
+pc-keyboard = "0.5.0"
+linked_list_allocator = "0.8.0"
+volatile = { path= "../../volatile", features = ["unstable"] }
+font8x8 = { version = "0.2.5", default-features = false, features = ["unicode"]}

 [dependencies.lazy_static]
 version = "1.0"
 features = ["spin_no_std"]

-[[bin]]
-name = "blog_os"
-test = false
-bench = false
+[dependencies.crossbeam-queue]
+version = "0.2.1"
+default-features = false
+features = ["alloc"]

+[dependencies.conquer-once]
+version = "0.2.1"
+default-features = false

-[package.metadata.bootimage]
-test-args = [
-    "-device",
-    "isa-debug-exit,iobase=0xf4,iosize=0x04",
-    "-serial",
-    "stdio",
-    "-display",
-    "none",
-]
-test-success-exit-code = 33 # (0x10 << 1) | 1
+[dependencies.futures-util]
+version = "0.3.4"
+default-features = false
+features = ["alloc"]
+
+[package.metadata.bootloader]
+map-physical-memory = true
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# Blog OS (Hardware Interrupts)
+# Blog OS (Async/Await)

-[![Build Status](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/workflows/Code/badge.svg?branch=post-07)](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Code%22+branch%3Apost-07)
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/workflows/Build%20Code/badge.svg?branch=post-12)](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Build+Code%22+branch%3Apost-12)

-This repository contains the source code for the [Hardware Interrupts][post] post of the [Writing an OS in Rust](https://os.phil-opp.com) series.
+This repository contains the source code for the [Async/Await][post] post of the [Writing an OS in Rust](https://os.phil-opp.com) series.

-[post]: https://os.phil-opp.com/hardware-interrupts/
+[post]: https://os.phil-opp.com/async-await/

 **Check out the [master branch](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os) for more information.**

--- a/disk_image/Cargo.toml
+++ b/disk_image/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "disk_image"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Philipp Oppermann <dev@phil-opp.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.32"
+bootloader-locator = "0.0.4"
+runner-utils = "0.0.2"
+locate-cargo-manifest = "0.2.0"
--- a/disk_image/src/bin/runner.rs
+++ b/disk_image/src/bin/runner.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use std::{
+    path::PathBuf,
+    process::{Command, ExitStatus},
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+const RUN_ARGS: &[&str] = &["-d", "int", "--no-reboot", "-s"];
+const TEST_ARGS: &[&str] = &[
+    "-device",
+    "isa-debug-exit,iobase=0xf4,iosize=0x04",
+    "-serial",
+    "stdio",
+    "-display",
+    "none",
+    "--no-reboot",
+];
+const TEST_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 10;
+
+fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let kernel_binary_path = {
+        let path = PathBuf::from(std::env::args().nth(1).unwrap());
+        path.canonicalize()?
+    };
+
+    let disk_image = disk_image::create_disk_image(&kernel_binary_path, true)?;
+
+    let mut run_cmd = Command::new("qemu-system-x86_64");
+    run_cmd
+        .arg("-drive")
+        .arg(format!("format=raw,file={}", disk_image.display()));
+
+    let binary_kind = runner_utils::binary_kind(&kernel_binary_path);
+    if binary_kind.is_test() {
+        run_cmd.args(TEST_ARGS);
+
+        let exit_status = run_test_command(run_cmd)?;
+        match exit_status.code() {
+            Some(33) => {} // success
+            other => return Err(anyhow!("Test failed (exit code: {:?})", other)),
+        }
+    } else {
+        run_cmd.args(RUN_ARGS);
+
+        let exit_status = run_cmd.status()?;
+        if !exit_status.success() {
+            std::process::exit(exit_status.code().unwrap_or(1));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn run_test_command(mut cmd: Command) -> anyhow::Result<ExitStatus> {
+    let status = runner_utils::run_with_timeout(&mut cmd, Duration::from_secs(TEST_TIMEOUT_SECS))?;
+    Ok(status)
+}
--- a/disk_image/src/lib.rs
+++ b/disk_image/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use std::{
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    process::Command,
+};
+
+pub fn create_disk_image(kernel_binary_path: &Path, bios_only: bool) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
+    let bootloader_manifest_path = bootloader_locator::locate_bootloader("bootloader")?;
+    let kernel_manifest_path = locate_cargo_manifest::locate_manifest()?;
+
+    let mut build_cmd = Command::new(env!("CARGO"));
+    build_cmd.current_dir(bootloader_manifest_path.parent().unwrap());
+    build_cmd.arg("builder");
+    build_cmd
+        .arg("--kernel-manifest")
+        .arg(&kernel_manifest_path);
+    build_cmd.arg("--kernel-binary").arg(&kernel_binary_path);
+    build_cmd
+        .arg("--target-dir")
+        .arg(kernel_manifest_path.parent().unwrap().join("target"));
+    build_cmd
+        .arg("--out-dir")
+        .arg(kernel_binary_path.parent().unwrap());
+    build_cmd.arg("--quiet");
+    if bios_only {
+        build_cmd.arg("--firmware").arg("bios");
+    }
+
+    if !build_cmd.status()?.success() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("build failed"));
+    }
+
+    let kernel_binary_name = kernel_binary_path.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
+    let disk_image = kernel_binary_path
+        .parent()
+        .unwrap()
+        .join(format!("bootimage-bios-{}.bin", kernel_binary_name));
+    if !disk_image.exists() {
+        return Err(anyhow!(
+            "Disk image does not exist at {} after bootloader build",
+            disk_image.display()
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(disk_image)
+}
--- a/disk_image/src/main.rs
+++ b/disk_image/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+const TARGET_NAME: &str = "x86_64-blog_os";
+const KERNEL_BINARIES: &[&str] = &["blog_os"];
+
+fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    // build all binaries
+    let mut build_cmd = Command::new(env!("CARGO"));
+    build_cmd.arg("build");
+    build_cmd.arg("--release");
+    build_cmd.arg("-Zbuild-std=core");
+    build_cmd
+        .arg("--target")
+        .arg(format!("{}.json", TARGET_NAME));
+    if !build_cmd.status()?.success() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("build failed"));
+    };
+
+    let kernel_manifest = locate_cargo_manifest::locate_manifest()?;
+    let target_dir_root = kernel_manifest.parent().unwrap().join("target");
+    let target_dir = target_dir_root.join(TARGET_NAME).join("release");
+
+    for binary_name in KERNEL_BINARIES {
+        let binary_path = {
+            let path = target_dir.join(binary_name);
+            path.canonicalize()?
+        };
+
+        let disk_image = disk_image::create_disk_image(&binary_path, false)?;
+
+        println!(
+            "Created disk image for binary {} at {}",
+            binary_name,
+            disk_image.display()
+        );
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
--- a/src/allocator.rs
+++ b/src/allocator.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+use alloc::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
+use core::ptr::null_mut;
+use fixed_size_block::FixedSizeBlockAllocator;
+use x86_64::{
+    structures::paging::{
+        mapper::MapToError, FrameAllocator, Mapper, Page, PageTableFlags, Size4KiB,
+    },
+    VirtAddr,
+};
+
+pub mod bump;
+pub mod fixed_size_block;
+pub mod linked_list;
+
+pub const HEAP_START: usize = 0x_4444_4444_0000;
+pub const HEAP_SIZE: usize = 100 * 1024; // 100 KiB
+
+#[global_allocator]
+static ALLOCATOR: Locked<FixedSizeBlockAllocator> = Locked::new(FixedSizeBlockAllocator::new());
+
+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")
+    }
+}
+
+/// A wrapper around spin::Mutex to permit trait implementations.
+pub struct Locked<A> {
+    inner: spin::Mutex<A>,
+}
+
+impl<A> Locked<A> {
+    pub const fn new(inner: A) -> Self {
+        Locked {
+            inner: spin::Mutex::new(inner),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn lock(&self) -> spin::MutexGuard<A> {
+        self.inner.lock()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Align the given address `addr` upwards to alignment `align`.
+///
+/// Requires that `align` is a power of two.
+fn align_up(addr: usize, align: usize) -> usize {
+    (addr + align - 1) & !(align - 1)
+}
--- a/src/allocator/bump.rs
+++ b/src/allocator/bump.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use super::{align_up, Locked};
+use alloc::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
+use core::ptr;
+
+pub struct BumpAllocator {
+    heap_start: usize,
+    heap_end: usize,
+    next: usize,
+    allocations: usize,
+}
+
+impl BumpAllocator {
+    /// Creates a new empty bump allocator.
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        BumpAllocator {
+            heap_start: 0,
+            heap_end: 0,
+            next: 0,
+            allocations: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Initializes the bump allocator with the given heap bounds.
+    ///
+    /// This method is unsafe because the caller must ensure that the given
+    /// memory range is unused. Also, this method must be called only once.
+    pub unsafe fn init(&mut self, heap_start: usize, heap_size: usize) {
+        self.heap_start = heap_start;
+        self.heap_end = heap_start.saturating_add(heap_size);
+        self.next = heap_start;
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for Locked<BumpAllocator> {
+    unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
+        let mut bump = self.lock(); // get a mutable reference
+
+        let alloc_start = align_up(bump.next, layout.align());
+        let alloc_end = match alloc_start.checked_add(layout.size()) {
+            Some(end) => end,
+            None => return ptr::null_mut(),
+        };
+
+        if alloc_end > bump.heap_end {
+            ptr::null_mut() // out of memory
+        } else {
+            bump.next = alloc_end;
+            bump.allocations += 1;
+            alloc_start as *mut u8
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn dealloc(&self, _ptr: *mut u8, _layout: Layout) {
+        let mut bump = self.lock(); // get a mutable reference
+
+        bump.allocations -= 1;
+        if bump.allocations == 0 {
+            bump.next = bump.heap_start;
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/allocator/fixed_size_block.rs
+++ b/src/allocator/fixed_size_block.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+use super::Locked;
+use alloc::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
+use core::{
+    mem,
+    ptr::{self, NonNull},
+};
+
+/// The block sizes to use.
+///
+/// The sizes must each be power of 2 because they are also used as
+/// the block alignment (alignments must be always powers of 2).
+const BLOCK_SIZES: &[usize] = &[8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048];
+
+/// Choose an appropriate block size for the given layout.
+///
+/// Returns an index into the `BLOCK_SIZES` array.
+fn list_index(layout: &Layout) -> Option<usize> {
+    let required_block_size = layout.size().max(layout.align());
+    BLOCK_SIZES.iter().position(|&s| s >= required_block_size)
+}
+
+struct ListNode {
+    next: Option<&'static mut ListNode>,
+}
+
+pub struct FixedSizeBlockAllocator {
+    list_heads: [Option<&'static mut ListNode>; BLOCK_SIZES.len()],
+    fallback_allocator: linked_list_allocator::Heap,
+}
+
+impl FixedSizeBlockAllocator {
+    /// Creates an empty FixedSizeBlockAllocator.
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        FixedSizeBlockAllocator {
+            list_heads: [None; BLOCK_SIZES.len()],
+            fallback_allocator: linked_list_allocator::Heap::empty(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Initialize the allocator with the given heap bounds.
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe because the caller must guarantee that the given
+    /// heap bounds are valid and that the heap is unused. This method must be
+    /// called only once.
+    pub unsafe fn init(&mut self, heap_start: usize, heap_size: usize) {
+        self.fallback_allocator.init(heap_start, heap_size);
+    }
+
+    /// Allocates using the fallback allocator.
+    fn fallback_alloc(&mut self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
+        match self.fallback_allocator.allocate_first_fit(layout) {
+            Ok(ptr) => ptr.as_ptr(),
+            Err(_) => ptr::null_mut(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for Locked<FixedSizeBlockAllocator> {
+    unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
+        let mut allocator = self.lock();
+        match list_index(&layout) {
+            Some(index) => {
+                match allocator.list_heads[index].take() {
+                    Some(node) => {
+                        allocator.list_heads[index] = node.next.take();
+                        node as *mut ListNode as *mut u8
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        // no block exists in list => allocate new block
+                        let block_size = BLOCK_SIZES[index];
+                        // only works if all block sizes are a power of 2
+                        let block_align = block_size;
+                        let layout = Layout::from_size_align(block_size, block_align).unwrap();
+                        allocator.fallback_alloc(layout)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            None => allocator.fallback_alloc(layout),
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn dealloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout) {
+        let mut allocator = self.lock();
+        match list_index(&layout) {
+            Some(index) => {
+                let new_node = ListNode {
+                    next: allocator.list_heads[index].take(),
+                };
+                // verify that block has size and alignment required for storing node
+                assert!(mem::size_of::<ListNode>() <= BLOCK_SIZES[index]);
+                assert!(mem::align_of::<ListNode>() <= BLOCK_SIZES[index]);
+                let new_node_ptr = ptr as *mut ListNode;
+                new_node_ptr.write(new_node);
+                allocator.list_heads[index] = Some(&mut *new_node_ptr);
+            }
+            None => {
+                let ptr = NonNull::new(ptr).unwrap();
+                allocator.fallback_allocator.deallocate(ptr, layout);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/allocator/linked_list.rs
+++ b/src/allocator/linked_list.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+use super::{align_up, Locked};
+use alloc::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
+use core::{mem, ptr};
+
+struct ListNode {
+    size: usize,
+    next: Option<&'static mut ListNode>,
+}
+
+impl ListNode {
+    const fn new(size: usize) -> Self {
+        ListNode { size, next: None }
+    }
+
+    fn start_addr(&self) -> usize {
+        self as *const Self as usize
+    }
+
+    fn end_addr(&self) -> usize {
+        self.start_addr() + self.size
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct LinkedListAllocator {
+    head: ListNode,
+}
+
+impl LinkedListAllocator {
+    /// Creates an empty LinkedListAllocator.
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            head: ListNode::new(0),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Initialize the allocator with the given heap bounds.
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe because the caller must guarantee that the given
+    /// heap bounds are valid and that the heap is unused. This method must be
+    /// called only once.
+    pub unsafe fn init(&mut self, heap_start: usize, heap_size: usize) {
+        self.add_free_region(heap_start, heap_size);
+    }
+
+    /// Adds the given memory region to the front of the list.
+    unsafe fn add_free_region(&mut self, addr: usize, size: usize) {
+        // ensure that the freed region is capable of holding ListNode
+        assert_eq!(align_up(addr, mem::align_of::<ListNode>()), addr);
+        assert!(size >= mem::size_of::<ListNode>());
+
+        // create a new list node and append it at the start of the list
+        let mut node = ListNode::new(size);
+        node.next = self.head.next.take();
+        let node_ptr = addr as *mut ListNode;
+        node_ptr.write(node);
+        self.head.next = Some(&mut *node_ptr)
+    }
+
+    /// Looks for a free region with the given size and alignment and removes
+    /// it from the list.
+    ///
+    /// Returns a tuple of the list node and the start address of the allocation.
+    fn find_region(&mut self, size: usize, align: usize) -> Option<(&'static mut ListNode, usize)> {
+        // reference to current list node, updated for each iteration
+        let mut current = &mut self.head;
+        // look for a large enough memory region in linked list
+        while let Some(ref mut region) = current.next {
+            if let Ok(alloc_start) = Self::alloc_from_region(&region, size, align) {
+                // region suitable for allocation -> remove node from list
+                let next = region.next.take();
+                let ret = Some((current.next.take().unwrap(), alloc_start));
+                current.next = next;
+                return ret;
+            } else {
+                // region not suitable -> continue with next region
+                current = current.next.as_mut().unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // no suitable region found
+        None
+    }
+
+    /// Try to use the given region for an allocation with given size and alignment.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the allocation start address on success.
+    fn alloc_from_region(region: &ListNode, size: usize, align: usize) -> Result<usize, ()> {
+        let alloc_start = align_up(region.start_addr(), align);
+        let alloc_end = alloc_start.checked_add(size).ok_or(())?;
+
+        if alloc_end > region.end_addr() {
+            // region too small
+            return Err(());
+        }
+
+        let excess_size = region.end_addr() - alloc_end;
+        if excess_size > 0 && excess_size < mem::size_of::<ListNode>() {
+            // rest of region too small to hold a ListNode (required because the
+            // allocation splits the region in a used and a free part)
+            return Err(());
+        }
+
+        // region suitable for allocation
+        Ok(alloc_start)
+    }
+
+    /// Adjust the given layout so that the resulting allocated memory
+    /// region is also capable of storing a `ListNode`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the adjusted size and alignment as a (size, align) tuple.
+    fn size_align(layout: Layout) -> (usize, usize) {
+        let layout = layout
+            .align_to(mem::align_of::<ListNode>())
+            .expect("adjusting alignment failed")
+            .pad_to_align();
+        let size = layout.size().max(mem::size_of::<ListNode>());
+        (size, layout.align())
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for Locked<LinkedListAllocator> {
+    unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
+        // perform layout adjustments
+        let (size, align) = LinkedListAllocator::size_align(layout);
+        let mut allocator = self.lock();
+
+        if let Some((region, alloc_start)) = allocator.find_region(size, align) {
+            let alloc_end = alloc_start.checked_add(size).expect("overflow");
+            let excess_size = region.end_addr() - alloc_end;
+            if excess_size > 0 {
+                allocator.add_free_region(alloc_end, excess_size);
+            }
+            alloc_start as *mut u8
+        } else {
+            ptr::null_mut()
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn dealloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout) {
+        // perform layout adjustments
+        let (size, _) = LinkedListAllocator::size_align(layout);
+
+        self.lock().add_free_region(ptr as usize, size)
+    }
+}
--- a/src/framebuffer.rs
+++ b/src/framebuffer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+use bootloader::boot_info::PixelFormat;
+use core::{fmt, slice};
+use font8x8::UnicodeFonts;
+use spin::Mutex;
+use volatile::Volatile;
+
+pub static WRITER: Mutex<Option<Writer>> = Mutex::new(None);
+
+pub fn init(framebuffer: &'static mut bootloader::boot_info::FrameBuffer) {
+    let mut writer = Writer {
+        info: framebuffer.info(),
+        buffer: Volatile::new(framebuffer.buffer()),
+        x_pos: 0,
+        y_pos: 0,
+    };
+    writer.clear();
+
+    // global writer should not be locked here
+    let mut global_writer = WRITER.try_lock().unwrap();
+    assert!(global_writer.is_none(), "Global writer already initialized");
+    *global_writer = Some(writer);
+}
+
+pub struct Writer {
+    buffer: Volatile<&'static mut [u8]>,
+    info: bootloader::boot_info::FrameBufferInfo,
+    x_pos: usize,
+    y_pos: usize,
+}
+
+impl Writer {
+    fn newline(&mut self) {
+        self.y_pos += 8;
+        self.carriage_return();
+    }
+
+    fn carriage_return(&mut self) {
+        self.x_pos = 0;
+    }
+
+    /// Erases all text on the screen
+    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
+        self.x_pos = 0;
+        self.y_pos = 0;
+        self.buffer.fill(0);
+    }
+
+    fn shift_lines_up(&mut self) {
+        let offset = self.info.stride * self.info.bytes_per_pixel * 8;
+        self.buffer.copy_within(offset.., 0);
+        self.y_pos -= 8;
+    }
+
+    fn width(&self) -> usize {
+        self.info.horizontal_resolution
+    }
+
+    fn height(&self) -> usize {
+        self.info.vertical_resolution
+    }
+
+    fn write_char(&mut self, c: char) {
+        match c {
+            '\n' => self.newline(),
+            '\r' => self.carriage_return(),
+            c => {
+                if self.x_pos >= self.width() {
+                    self.newline();
+                }
+                while self.y_pos >= (self.height() - 8) {
+                    self.shift_lines_up();
+                }
+                let rendered = font8x8::BASIC_FONTS
+                    .get(c)
+                    .expect("character not found in basic font");
+                self.write_rendered_char(rendered);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn write_rendered_char(&mut self, rendered_char: [u8; 8]) {
+        for (y, byte) in rendered_char.iter().enumerate() {
+            for (x, bit) in (0..8).enumerate() {
+                let on = *byte & (1 << bit) != 0;
+                self.write_pixel(self.x_pos + x, self.y_pos + y, on);
+            }
+        }
+        self.x_pos += 8;
+    }
+
+    fn write_pixel(&mut self, x: usize, y: usize, on: bool) {
+        let pixel_offset = y * self.info.stride + x;
+        let color = if on {
+            match self.info.pixel_format {
+                PixelFormat::RGB => [0x33, 0xff, 0x66, 0],
+                PixelFormat::BGR => [0x66, 0xff, 0x33, 0],
+                _other => [0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0],
+            }
+        } else {
+            [0, 0, 0, 0]
+        };
+        let bytes_per_pixel = self.info.bytes_per_pixel;
+        let byte_offset = pixel_offset * bytes_per_pixel;
+        self.buffer
+            .index_mut(byte_offset..(byte_offset + bytes_per_pixel))
+            .copy_from_slice(&color[..bytes_per_pixel]);
+    }
+
+    /// Writes the given ASCII string to the buffer.
+    ///
+    /// Wraps lines at `BUFFER_WIDTH`. Supports the `\n` newline character. Does **not**
+    /// support strings with non-ASCII characters, since they can't be printed in the VGA text
+    /// mode.
+    fn write_string(&mut self, s: &str) {
+        for char in s.chars() {
+            self.write_char(char);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Write for Writer {
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.write_string(s);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Like the `print!` macro in the standard library, but prints to the VGA text buffer.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! print {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::framebuffer::_print(format_args!($($arg)*)));
+}
+
+/// Like the `println!` macro in the standard library, but prints to the VGA text buffer.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! println {
+    () => ($crate::print!("\n"));
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::print!("{}\n", format_args!($($arg)*)));
+}
+
+/// Prints the given formatted string to the VGA text buffer
+/// through the global `WRITER` instance.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub fn _print(args: fmt::Arguments) {
+    use core::fmt::Write;
+    use x86_64::instructions::interrupts;
+
+    interrupts::without_interrupts(|| {
+        WRITER.lock().as_mut().unwrap().write_fmt(args).unwrap();
+    });
+}
+
+#[test_case]
+fn test_println_simple() {
+    println!("test_println_simple output");
+}
+
+#[test_case]
+fn test_println_many() {
+    for _ in 0..200 {
+        println!("test_println_many output");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test_case]
+fn test_println_output() {
+    use core::fmt::Write;
+    use x86_64::instructions::interrupts;
+
+    let s = "Some test string that fits on a single line";
+    interrupts::without_interrupts(|| {
+        let mut writer = WRITER.lock();
+        writeln!(writer, "\n{}", s).expect("writeln failed");
+        for (i, c) in s.chars().enumerate() {
+            let screen_char = writer.buffer.chars[BUFFER_HEIGHT - 2][i].read();
+            assert_eq!(char::from(screen_char.ascii_character), c);
+        }
+    });
+}
--- a/src/gdt.rs
+++ b/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;

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lazy_static! {
            const STACK_SIZE: usize = 4096 * 5;
            static mut STACK: [u8; STACK_SIZE] = [0; STACK_SIZE];

-            let stack_start = VirtAddr::from_ptr(&raw const STACK);
+            let stack_start = VirtAddr::from_ptr(unsafe { &STACK });
            let stack_end = stack_start + STACK_SIZE;
            stack_end
        };
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ struct Selectors {
 }

 pub fn init() {
-    use x86_64::instructions::segmentation::{CS, Segment};
+    use x86_64::instructions::segmentation::set_cs;
    use x86_64::instructions::tables::load_tss;

    GDT.0.load();
    unsafe {
-        CS::set_reg(GDT.1.code_selector);
+        set_cs(GDT.1.code_selector);
        load_tss(GDT.1.tss_selector);
    }
 }
--- a/src/interrupts.rs
+++ b/src/interrupts.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-use crate::{gdt, print, println};
+use crate::{gdt, hlt_loop, print, println};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use pic8259::ChainedPics;
+use pic8259_simple::ChainedPics;
 use spin;
-use x86_64::structures::idt::{InterruptDescriptorTable, InterruptStackFrame};
+use x86_64::structures::idt::{InterruptDescriptorTable, InterruptStackFrame, PageFaultErrorCode};

 pub const PIC_1_OFFSET: u8 = 32;
 pub const PIC_2_OFFSET: u8 = PIC_1_OFFSET + 8;
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ lazy_static! {
    static ref IDT: InterruptDescriptorTable = {
        let mut idt = InterruptDescriptorTable::new();
        idt.breakpoint.set_handler_fn(breakpoint_handler);
+        idt.page_fault.set_handler_fn(page_fault_handler);
        unsafe {
            idt.double_fault
                .set_handler_fn(double_fault_handler)
@@ -46,18 +47,31 @@ pub fn init_idt() {
    IDT.load();
 }

-extern "x86-interrupt" fn breakpoint_handler(stack_frame: InterruptStackFrame) {
+extern "x86-interrupt" fn breakpoint_handler(stack_frame: &mut InterruptStackFrame) {
    println!("EXCEPTION: BREAKPOINT\n{:#?}", stack_frame);
 }

+extern "x86-interrupt" fn page_fault_handler(
+    stack_frame: &mut InterruptStackFrame,
+    error_code: PageFaultErrorCode,
+) {
+    use x86_64::registers::control::Cr2;
+
+    println!("EXCEPTION: PAGE FAULT");
+    println!("Accessed Address: {:?}", Cr2::read());
+    println!("Error Code: {:?}", error_code);
+    println!("{:#?}", stack_frame);
+    hlt_loop();
+}
+
 extern "x86-interrupt" fn double_fault_handler(
-    stack_frame: InterruptStackFrame,
+    stack_frame: &mut InterruptStackFrame,
    _error_code: u64,
 ) -> ! {
    panic!("EXCEPTION: DOUBLE FAULT\n{:#?}", stack_frame);
 }

-extern "x86-interrupt" fn timer_interrupt_handler(_stack_frame: InterruptStackFrame) {
+extern "x86-interrupt" fn timer_interrupt_handler(_stack_frame: &mut InterruptStackFrame) {
    print!(".");
    unsafe {
        PICS.lock()
@@ -65,32 +79,12 @@ extern "x86-interrupt" fn timer_interrupt_handler(_stack_frame: InterruptStackFr
    }
 }

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

-    lazy_static! {
-        static ref KEYBOARD: Mutex<Keyboard<layouts::Us104Key, ScancodeSet1>> =
-            Mutex::new(Keyboard::new(
-                ScancodeSet1::new(),
-                layouts::Us104Key,
-                HandleControl::Ignore
-            ));
-    }
-
-    let mut keyboard = KEYBOARD.lock();
    let mut port = Port::new(0x60);
-
    let scancode: u8 = unsafe { port.read() };
-    if let Ok(Some(key_event)) = keyboard.add_byte(scancode) {
-        if let Some(key) = keyboard.process_keyevent(key_event) {
-            match key {
-                DecodedKey::Unicode(character) => print!("{}", character),
-                DecodedKey::RawKey(key) => print!("{:?}", key),
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    crate::task::keyboard::add_scancode(scancode);

    unsafe {
        PICS.lock()
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,25 @@
 #![cfg_attr(test, no_main)]
 #![feature(custom_test_frameworks)]
 #![feature(abi_x86_interrupt)]
+#![feature(alloc_error_handler)]
+#![feature(const_fn)]
+#![feature(const_in_array_repeat_expressions)]
+#![feature(wake_trait)]
 #![test_runner(crate::test_runner)]
 #![reexport_test_harness_main = "test_main"]

+extern crate alloc;
+extern crate rlibc;
+
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;

+pub mod allocator;
+pub mod framebuffer;
 pub mod gdt;
 pub mod interrupts;
+pub mod memory;
 pub mod serial;
-pub mod vga_buffer;
+pub mod task;

 pub fn init() {
    gdt::init();
@@ -70,10 +80,15 @@ pub fn hlt_loop() -> ! {
    }
 }

+#[cfg(test)]
+use bootloader::{entry_point, BootInfo};
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+entry_point!(test_kernel_main);
+
 /// Entry point for `cargo xtest`
 #[cfg(test)]
-#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
-pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
+fn test_kernel_main(_boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
    init();
    test_main();
    hlt_loop();
@@ -84,3 +99,8 @@ pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
 fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
    test_panic_handler(info)
 }
+
+#[alloc_error_handler]
+fn alloc_error_handler(layout: alloc::alloc::Layout) -> ! {
+    panic!("allocation error: {:?}", layout)
+}
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,26 +4,47 @@
 #![test_runner(blog_os::test_runner)]
 #![reexport_test_harness_main = "test_main"]

+extern crate alloc;
+
 use blog_os::println;
+use blog_os::task::{executor::Executor, keyboard, Task};
+use bootloader::{entry_point, BootInfo};
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;

-#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
-pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
-    println!("Hello World{}", "!");
+entry_point!(kernel_main);

+fn kernel_main(boot_info: &'static mut BootInfo) -> ! {
+    use blog_os::allocator;
+    use blog_os::memory::{self, BootInfoFrameAllocator};
+    use x86_64::VirtAddr;
+
+    blog_os::framebuffer::init(boot_info.framebuffer.as_mut().unwrap());
+
+    println!("Hello World{}", "!");
    blog_os::init();

+    let phys_mem_offset = VirtAddr::new(boot_info.physical_memory_offset.unwrap());
+    let mut mapper = unsafe { memory::init(phys_mem_offset) };
+    let mut frame_allocator = unsafe { BootInfoFrameAllocator::init(&boot_info.memory_regions) };
+
+    allocator::init_heap(&mut mapper, &mut frame_allocator).expect("heap initialization failed");
+
    #[cfg(test)]
    test_main();

-    println!("It did not crash!");
-    blog_os::hlt_loop();
+    let mut executor = Executor::new();
+    executor.spawn(Task::new(example_task()));
+    executor.spawn(Task::new(keyboard::print_keypresses()));
+    executor.run();
 }

 /// This function is called on panic.
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 #[panic_handler]
 fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
+    unsafe {
+        blog_os::framebuffer::WRITER.force_unlock();
+    };
    println!("{}", info);
    blog_os::hlt_loop();
 }
@@ -34,6 +55,15 @@ fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
    blog_os::test_panic_handler(info)
 }

+async fn async_number() -> u32 {
+    42
+}
+
+async fn example_task() {
+    let number = async_number().await;
+    println!("async number: {}", number);
+}
+
 #[test_case]
 fn trivial_assertion() {
    assert_eq!(1, 1);
--- a/src/memory.rs
+++ b/src/memory.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+use bootloader::memory_map::{MemoryRegion, MemoryRegionKind};
+use x86_64::{
+    structures::paging::{
+        FrameAllocator, Mapper, OffsetPageTable, Page, PageTable, PhysFrame, Size4KiB,
+    },
+    PhysAddr, VirtAddr,
+};
+
+/// Initialize a new OffsetPageTable.
+///
+/// This function is unsafe because the caller must guarantee that the
+/// complete physical memory is mapped to virtual memory at the passed
+/// `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)
+}
+
+/// Returns a mutable reference to the active level 4 table.
+///
+/// This function is unsafe because the caller must guarantee that the
+/// complete physical memory is mapped to virtual memory at the passed
+/// `physical_memory_offset`. Also, this function must be only called once
+/// to avoid aliasing `&mut` references (which is undefined behavior).
+unsafe fn active_level_4_table(physical_memory_offset: VirtAddr) -> &'static mut PageTable {
+    use x86_64::registers::control::Cr3;
+
+    let (level_4_table_frame, _) = Cr3::read();
+
+    let phys = level_4_table_frame.start_address();
+    let virt = physical_memory_offset + phys.as_u64();
+    let page_table_ptr: *mut PageTable = virt.as_mut_ptr();
+
+    &mut *page_table_ptr // unsafe
+}
+
+/// 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`.
+pub struct EmptyFrameAllocator;
+
+unsafe impl FrameAllocator<Size4KiB> for EmptyFrameAllocator {
+    fn allocate_frame(&mut self) -> Option<PhysFrame> {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+/// A FrameAllocator that returns usable frames from the bootloader's memory map.
+pub struct BootInfoFrameAllocator {
+    memory_map: &'static [MemoryRegion],
+    next: usize,
+}
+
+impl BootInfoFrameAllocator {
+    /// Create a FrameAllocator from the passed memory map.
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe because the caller must guarantee that the passed
+    /// memory map is valid. The main requirement is that all frames that are marked
+    /// as `USABLE` in it are really unused.
+    pub unsafe fn init(memory_map: &'static [MemoryRegion]) -> Self {
+        BootInfoFrameAllocator {
+            memory_map,
+            next: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an iterator over the usable frames specified in the memory map.
+    fn usable_frames(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = PhysFrame> {
+        // get usable regions from memory map
+        let regions = self.memory_map.iter();
+        let usable_regions = regions.filter(|r| r.kind == MemoryRegionKind::Usable);
+        // map each region to its address range
+        let addr_ranges = usable_regions.map(|r| r.start..r.end);
+        // transform to an iterator of frame start addresses
+        let frame_addresses = addr_ranges.flat_map(|r| r.step_by(4096));
+        // create `PhysFrame` types from the start addresses
+        frame_addresses.map(|addr| PhysFrame::containing_address(PhysAddr::new(addr)))
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl FrameAllocator<Size4KiB> for BootInfoFrameAllocator {
+    fn allocate_frame(&mut self) -> Option<PhysFrame> {
+        let frame = self.usable_frames().nth(self.next);
+        self.next += 1;
+        frame
+    }
+}
--- a/src/task/executor.rs
+++ b/src/task/executor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+use super::{Task, TaskId};
+use alloc::{collections::BTreeMap, sync::Arc, task::Wake};
+use core::task::{Context, Poll, Waker};
+use crossbeam_queue::ArrayQueue;
+
+pub struct Executor {
+    tasks: BTreeMap<TaskId, Task>,
+    task_queue: Arc<ArrayQueue<TaskId>>,
+    waker_cache: BTreeMap<TaskId, Waker>,
+}
+
+impl Executor {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Executor {
+            tasks: BTreeMap::new(),
+            task_queue: Arc::new(ArrayQueue::new(100)),
+            waker_cache: BTreeMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn spawn(&mut self, task: Task) {
+        let task_id = task.id;
+        if self.tasks.insert(task.id, task).is_some() {
+            panic!("task with same ID already in tasks");
+        }
+        self.task_queue.push(task_id).expect("queue full");
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self) -> ! {
+        loop {
+            self.run_ready_tasks();
+            self.sleep_if_idle();
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn run_ready_tasks(&mut self) {
+        // destructure `self` to avoid borrow checker errors
+        let Self {
+            tasks,
+            task_queue,
+            waker_cache,
+        } = self;
+
+        while let Ok(task_id) = task_queue.pop() {
+            let task = match tasks.get_mut(&task_id) {
+                Some(task) => task,
+                None => continue, // task no longer exists
+            };
+            let waker = waker_cache
+                .entry(task_id)
+                .or_insert_with(|| TaskWaker::new(task_id, task_queue.clone()));
+            let mut context = Context::from_waker(waker);
+            match task.poll(&mut context) {
+                Poll::Ready(()) => {
+                    // task done -> remove it and its cached waker
+                    tasks.remove(&task_id);
+                    waker_cache.remove(&task_id);
+                }
+                Poll::Pending => {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn sleep_if_idle(&self) {
+        use x86_64::instructions::interrupts::{self, enable_interrupts_and_hlt};
+
+        interrupts::disable();
+        if self.task_queue.is_empty() {
+            enable_interrupts_and_hlt();
+        } else {
+            interrupts::enable();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct TaskWaker {
+    task_id: TaskId,
+    task_queue: Arc<ArrayQueue<TaskId>>,
+}
+
+impl TaskWaker {
+    fn new(task_id: TaskId, task_queue: Arc<ArrayQueue<TaskId>>) -> Waker {
+        Waker::from(Arc::new(TaskWaker {
+            task_id,
+            task_queue,
+        }))
+    }
+
+    fn wake_task(&self) {
+        self.task_queue.push(self.task_id).expect("task_queue full");
+    }
+}
+
+impl Wake for TaskWaker {
+    fn wake(self: Arc<Self>) {
+        self.wake_task();
+    }
+
+    fn wake_by_ref(self: &Arc<Self>) {
+        self.wake_task();
+    }
+}
--- a/src/task/keyboard.rs
+++ b/src/task/keyboard.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+use crate::{print, println};
+use conquer_once::spin::OnceCell;
+use core::{
+    pin::Pin,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
+use crossbeam_queue::ArrayQueue;
+use futures_util::{
+    stream::{Stream, StreamExt},
+    task::AtomicWaker,
+};
+use pc_keyboard::{layouts, DecodedKey, HandleControl, Keyboard, ScancodeSet1};
+
+static SCANCODE_QUEUE: OnceCell<ArrayQueue<u8>> = OnceCell::uninit();
+static WAKER: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
+
+/// Called by the keyboard interrupt handler
+///
+/// Must not block or allocate.
+pub(crate) fn add_scancode(scancode: u8) {
+    if let Ok(queue) = SCANCODE_QUEUE.try_get() {
+        if let Err(_) = queue.push(scancode) {
+            println!("WARNING: scancode queue full; dropping keyboard input");
+        } else {
+            WAKER.wake();
+        }
+    } else {
+        println!("WARNING: scancode queue uninitialized");
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ScancodeStream {
+    _private: (),
+}
+
+impl ScancodeStream {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        SCANCODE_QUEUE
+            .try_init_once(|| ArrayQueue::new(100))
+            .expect("ScancodeStream::new should only be called once");
+        ScancodeStream { _private: () }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Stream for ScancodeStream {
+    type Item = u8;
+
+    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Option<u8>> {
+        let queue = SCANCODE_QUEUE
+            .try_get()
+            .expect("scancode queue not initialized");
+
+        // fast path
+        if let Ok(scancode) = queue.pop() {
+            return Poll::Ready(Some(scancode));
+        }
+
+        WAKER.register(&cx.waker());
+        match queue.pop() {
+            Ok(scancode) => {
+                WAKER.take();
+                Poll::Ready(Some(scancode))
+            }
+            Err(crossbeam_queue::PopError) => Poll::Pending,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn print_keypresses() {
+    let mut scancodes = ScancodeStream::new();
+    let mut keyboard = Keyboard::new(layouts::Us104Key, ScancodeSet1, HandleControl::Ignore);
+
+    while let Some(scancode) = scancodes.next().await {
+        if let Ok(Some(key_event)) = keyboard.add_byte(scancode) {
+            if let Some(key) = keyboard.process_keyevent(key_event) {
+                match key {
+                    DecodedKey::Unicode(character) => print!("{}", character),
+                    DecodedKey::RawKey(key) => print!("{:?}", key),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/task/mod.rs
+++ b/src/task/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use alloc::boxed::Box;
+use core::{
+    future::Future,
+    pin::Pin,
+    sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
+
+pub mod executor;
+pub mod keyboard;
+pub mod simple_executor;
+
+pub struct Task {
+    id: TaskId,
+    future: Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()>>>,
+}
+
+impl Task {
+    pub fn new(future: impl Future<Output = ()> + 'static) -> Task {
+        Task {
+            id: TaskId::new(),
+            future: Box::pin(future),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll(&mut self, context: &mut Context) -> Poll<()> {
+        self.future.as_mut().poll(context)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+struct TaskId(u64);
+
+impl TaskId {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        static NEXT_ID: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+        TaskId(NEXT_ID.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed))
+    }
+}
--- a/src/task/simple_executor.rs
+++ b/src/task/simple_executor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+use super::Task;
+use alloc::collections::VecDeque;
+use core::task::{Context, Poll, RawWaker, RawWakerVTable, Waker};
+
+pub struct SimpleExecutor {
+    task_queue: VecDeque<Task>,
+}
+
+impl SimpleExecutor {
+    pub fn new() -> SimpleExecutor {
+        SimpleExecutor {
+            task_queue: VecDeque::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn spawn(&mut self, task: Task) {
+        self.task_queue.push_back(task)
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self) {
+        while let Some(mut task) = self.task_queue.pop_front() {
+            let waker = dummy_waker();
+            let mut context = Context::from_waker(&waker);
+            match task.poll(&mut context) {
+                Poll::Ready(()) => {} // task done
+                Poll::Pending => self.task_queue.push_back(task),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn dummy_raw_waker() -> RawWaker {
+    fn no_op(_: *const ()) {}
+    fn clone(_: *const ()) -> RawWaker {
+        dummy_raw_waker()
+    }
+
+    let vtable = &RawWakerVTable::new(clone, no_op, no_op, no_op);
+    RawWaker::new(0 as *const (), vtable)
+}
+
+fn dummy_waker() -> Waker {
+    unsafe { Waker::from_raw(dummy_raw_waker()) }
+}
--- a/src/vga_buffer.rs
+++ b/src/vga_buffer.rs
@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
-use core::fmt;
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use spin::Mutex;
-use volatile::Volatile;
-
-lazy_static! {
-    /// A global `Writer` instance that can be used for printing to the VGA text buffer.
-    ///
-    /// Used by the `print!` and `println!` macros.
-    pub static ref WRITER: Mutex<Writer> = Mutex::new(Writer {
-        column_position: 0,
-        color_code: ColorCode::new(Color::Yellow, Color::Black),
-        buffer: unsafe { &mut *(0xb8000 as *mut Buffer) },
-    });
-}
-
-/// The standard color palette in VGA text mode.
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-#[repr(u8)]
-pub enum Color {
-    Black = 0,
-    Blue = 1,
-    Green = 2,
-    Cyan = 3,
-    Red = 4,
-    Magenta = 5,
-    Brown = 6,
-    LightGray = 7,
-    DarkGray = 8,
-    LightBlue = 9,
-    LightGreen = 10,
-    LightCyan = 11,
-    LightRed = 12,
-    Pink = 13,
-    Yellow = 14,
-    White = 15,
-}
-
-/// A combination of a foreground and a background color.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-#[repr(transparent)]
-struct ColorCode(u8);
-
-impl ColorCode {
-    /// Create a new `ColorCode` with the given foreground and background colors.
-    fn new(foreground: Color, background: Color) -> ColorCode {
-        ColorCode((background as u8) << 4 | (foreground as u8))
-    }
-}
-
-/// A screen character in the VGA text buffer, consisting of an ASCII character and a `ColorCode`.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-#[repr(C)]
-struct ScreenChar {
-    ascii_character: u8,
-    color_code: ColorCode,
-}
-
-/// The height of the text buffer (normally 25 lines).
-const BUFFER_HEIGHT: usize = 25;
-/// The width of the text buffer (normally 80 columns).
-const BUFFER_WIDTH: usize = 80;
-
-/// A structure representing the VGA text buffer.
-#[repr(transparent)]
-struct Buffer {
-    chars: [[Volatile<ScreenChar>; BUFFER_WIDTH]; BUFFER_HEIGHT],
-}
-
-/// A writer type that allows writing ASCII bytes and strings to an underlying `Buffer`.
-///
-/// Wraps lines at `BUFFER_WIDTH`. Supports newline characters and implements the
-/// `core::fmt::Write` trait.
-pub struct Writer {
-    column_position: usize,
-    color_code: ColorCode,
-    buffer: &'static mut Buffer,
-}
-
-impl Writer {
-    /// Writes an ASCII byte to the buffer.
-    ///
-    /// Wraps lines at `BUFFER_WIDTH`. Supports the `\n` newline character.
-    pub fn write_byte(&mut self, byte: u8) {
-        match byte {
-            b'\n' => self.new_line(),
-            byte => {
-                if self.column_position >= BUFFER_WIDTH {
-                    self.new_line();
-                }
-
-                let row = BUFFER_HEIGHT - 1;
-                let col = self.column_position;
-
-                let color_code = self.color_code;
-                self.buffer.chars[row][col].write(ScreenChar {
-                    ascii_character: byte,
-                    color_code,
-                });
-                self.column_position += 1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Writes the given ASCII string to the buffer.
-    ///
-    /// Wraps lines at `BUFFER_WIDTH`. Supports the `\n` newline character. Does **not**
-    /// support strings with non-ASCII characters, since they can't be printed in the VGA text
-    /// mode.
-    fn write_string(&mut self, s: &str) {
-        for byte in s.bytes() {
-            match byte {
-                // printable ASCII byte or newline
-                0x20..=0x7e | b'\n' => self.write_byte(byte),
-                // not part of printable ASCII range
-                _ => self.write_byte(0xfe),
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Shifts all lines one line up and clears the last row.
-    fn new_line(&mut self) {
-        for row in 1..BUFFER_HEIGHT {
-            for col in 0..BUFFER_WIDTH {
-                let character = self.buffer.chars[row][col].read();
-                self.buffer.chars[row - 1][col].write(character);
-            }
-        }
-        self.clear_row(BUFFER_HEIGHT - 1);
-        self.column_position = 0;
-    }
-
-    /// Clears a row by overwriting it with blank characters.
-    fn clear_row(&mut self, row: usize) {
-        let blank = ScreenChar {
-            ascii_character: b' ',
-            color_code: self.color_code,
-        };
-        for col in 0..BUFFER_WIDTH {
-            self.buffer.chars[row][col].write(blank);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Write for Writer {
-    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.write_string(s);
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-/// Like the `print!` macro in the standard library, but prints to the VGA text buffer.
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! print {
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::vga_buffer::_print(format_args!($($arg)*)));
-}
-
-/// Like the `println!` macro in the standard library, but prints to the VGA text buffer.
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! println {
-    () => ($crate::print!("\n"));
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::print!("{}\n", format_args!($($arg)*)));
-}
-
-/// Prints the given formatted string to the VGA text buffer
-/// through the global `WRITER` instance.
-#[doc(hidden)]
-pub fn _print(args: fmt::Arguments) {
-    use core::fmt::Write;
-    use x86_64::instructions::interrupts;
-
-    interrupts::without_interrupts(|| {
-        WRITER.lock().write_fmt(args).unwrap();
-    });
-}
-
-#[test_case]
-fn test_println_simple() {
-    println!("test_println_simple output");
-}
-
-#[test_case]
-fn test_println_many() {
-    for _ in 0..200 {
-        println!("test_println_many output");
-    }
-}
-
-#[test_case]
-fn test_println_output() {
-    use core::fmt::Write;
-    use x86_64::instructions::interrupts;
-
-    let s = "Some test string that fits on a single line";
-    interrupts::without_interrupts(|| {
-        let mut writer = WRITER.lock();
-        writeln!(writer, "\n{}", s).expect("writeln failed");
-        for (i, c) in s.chars().enumerate() {
-            let screen_char = writer.buffer.chars[BUFFER_HEIGHT - 2][i].read();
-            assert_eq!(char::from(screen_char.ascii_character), c);
-        }
-    });
-}
--- a/tests/basic_boot.rs
+++ b/tests/basic_boot.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 use blog_os::println;
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;

-#[unsafe(no_mangle)] // don't mangle the name of this function
+#[no_mangle] // don't mangle the name of this function
 pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
    test_main();

--- a/tests/heap_allocation.rs
+++ b/tests/heap_allocation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#![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.unwrap());
+    let mut mapper = unsafe { memory::init(phys_mem_offset) };
+    let mut frame_allocator = unsafe { BootInfoFrameAllocator::init(&boot_info.memory_regions) };
+    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);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test_case]
+fn many_boxes_long_lived() {
+    let long_lived = Box::new(1); // new
+    for i in 0..HEAP_SIZE {
+        let x = Box::new(i);
+        assert_eq!(*x, i);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(*long_lived, 1); // new
+}
+
+#[panic_handler]
+fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
+    blog_os::test_panic_handler(info)
+}
--- a/tests/should_panic.rs
+++ b/tests/should_panic.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #![no_std]
 #![no_main]

-use blog_os::{QemuExitCode, exit_qemu, serial_print, serial_println};
+use blog_os::{exit_qemu, serial_print, serial_println, QemuExitCode};
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;

-#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+#[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
    should_fail();
    serial_println!("[test did not panic]");
--- a/tests/stack_overflow.rs
+++ b/tests/stack_overflow.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 #![no_main]
 #![feature(abi_x86_interrupt)]

-use blog_os::{QemuExitCode, exit_qemu, serial_print, serial_println};
+use blog_os::{exit_qemu, serial_print, serial_println, QemuExitCode};
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use x86_64::structures::idt::{InterruptDescriptorTable, InterruptStackFrame};

-#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+#[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
    serial_print!("stack_overflow::stack_overflow...\t");

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn init_test_idt() {
 }

 extern "x86-interrupt" fn test_double_fault_handler(
-    _stack_frame: InterruptStackFrame,
+    _stack_frame: &mut InterruptStackFrame,
    _error_code: u64,
 ) -> ! {
    serial_println!("[ok]");
--- a/x86_64-blog_os.json
+++ b/x86_64-blog_os.json
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 {
    "llvm-target": "x86_64-unknown-none",
-    "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",
+    "data-layout": "e-m:e-i64:64-f80:128-n8:16:32:64-S128",
    "arch": "x86_64",
    "target-endian": "little",
    "target-pointer-width": "64",
-    "target-c-int-width": 32,
+    "target-c-int-width": "32",
    "os": "none",
    "executables": true,
    "linker-flavor": "ld.lld",
    "linker": "rust-lld",
    "panic-strategy": "abort",
    "disable-redzone": true,
-    "features": "-mmx,-sse,+soft-float",
-    "rustc-abi": "x86-softfloat"
+    "features": "-mmx,-sse,+soft-float"
  }