Shift lines up instead of clearing the screen when full

A subset of this feature was stabilized in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/69362,
and none of the still-unstable methods are in use in `blog_os`

.cargo/config.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 [unstable]
-build-std = ["core", "compiler_builtins", "alloc"]
+# 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"

Cargo.lock

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
+[[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"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bit_field"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -17,6 +29,10 @@ name = "blog_os"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bootloader",
+ "conquer-once",
+ "crossbeam-queue",
+ "font8x8",
+ "futures-util",
  "lazy_static",
  "linked_list_allocator",
  "pc-keyboard",
@@ -31,8 +47,36 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "bootloader"
 version = "0.9.8"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bootloader-locator"
+version = "0.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0ad686b9b47363de7d36c05fb6885f17d08d0f2d15b1bc782a101fe3c94a2c7c"
+checksum = "aaaa9db3339d32c2622f2e5d0731eb82a468d3439797c9d4fe426744fe2bd551"
+dependencies = [
+ "json",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg-if"
+version = "0.1.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4785bdd1c96b2a846b2bd7cc02e86b6b3dbf14e7e53446c4f54c92a361040822"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "conquer-once"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "96eb12fb69466716fbae9009d389e6a30830ae8975e170eff2d2cff579f9efa3"
+dependencies = [
+ "conquer-util",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "conquer-util"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "654fb2472cc369d311c547103a1fa81d467bef370ae7a0680f65939895b1182a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cpuio"
@@ -40,6 +84,71 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d531514efb06912141fa65967447de805691b685a7565c87d1765afe34a98aa7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-queue"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c695eeca1e7173472a32221542ae469b3e9aac3a4fc81f7696bcad82029493db"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.7.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3c7c73a2d1e9fc0886a08b93e98eb643461230d5f1925e4036204d5f2e261a8"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "disk_image"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "bootloader-locator",
+ "locate-cargo-manifest",
+ "runner-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "font8x8"
+version = "0.2.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44226c40489fb1d602344a1d8f1b544570c3435e396dda1eda7b5ef010d8f1be"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-core"
+version = "0.3.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f25592f769825e89b92358db00d26f965761e094951ac44d3663ef25b7ac464a"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-task"
+version = "0.3.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7b0a34e53cf6cdcd0178aa573aed466b646eb3db769570841fda0c7ede375a27"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-util"
+version = "0.3.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "22766cf25d64306bedf0384da004d05c9974ab104fcc4528f1236181c18004c5"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-task",
+ "pin-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "json"
+version = "0.12.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "078e285eafdfb6c4b434e0d31e8cfcb5115b651496faca5749b88fafd4f23bfd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -49,6 +158,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "spin",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libc"
+version = "0.2.76"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "755456fae044e6fa1ebbbd1b3e902ae19e73097ed4ed87bb79934a867c007bc3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "linked_list_allocator"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -58,6 +173,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "spinning_top",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "locate-cargo-manifest"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "db985b63431fe09e8d71f50aeceffcc31e720cb86be8dad2f38d084c5a328466"
+dependencies = [
+ "json",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -82,12 +206,46 @@ dependencies = [
  "cpuio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pin-utils"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5894c618ce612a3fa23881b152b608bafb8c56cfc22f434a3ba3120b40f7b587"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro2"
+version = "1.0.20"
+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"
@@ -109,6 +267,37 @@ 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",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "uart_16550"
 version = "0.2.7"
@@ -120,16 +309,29 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "volatile"
-version = "0.2.6"
+name = "unicode-xid"
+version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6af0edf5b4faacc31fc51159244d78d65ec580f021afcef7bd53c04aeabc7f29"
+checksum = "f7fe0bb3479651439c9112f72b6c505038574c9fbb575ed1bf3b797fa39dd564"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "volatile"
+version = "0.3.0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wait-timeout"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9f200f5b12eb75f8c1ed65abd4b2db8a6e1b138a20de009dacee265a2498f3f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "x86_64"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "365de37eb7c6da582cbb510dd0f3f1235d24ff6309a8a96e8a9909cc9bfd608f"
+checksum = "7c6e9604d08cf91ba0e5cc2175e8cbbdeeb2b8230b818fd9052604c4c5ffd620"
 dependencies = [
  "bit_field",
  "bitflags",

Cargo.toml

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Philipp Oppermann <dev@phil-opp.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
+[workspace]
+members = [
+    "disk_image",
+]
+
 [[test]]
 name = "should_panic"
 harness = false
@@ -13,24 +18,34 @@ name = "stack_overflow"
 harness = false
 
 [dependencies]
-bootloader = { version = "0.9.8", features = ["map_physical_memory"]}
+bootloader = { path = "../../uefi-test"}
 rlibc = "1.0.0"
-volatile = "0.2.6"
 spin = "0.5.2"
 x86_64 = "0.11.0"
 uart_16550 = "0.2.0"
 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"]
 
+[dependencies.crossbeam-queue]
+version = "0.2.1"
+default-features = false
+features = ["alloc"]
 
-[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.conquer-once]
+version = "0.2.1"
+default-features = false
+
+[dependencies.futures-util]
+version = "0.3.4"
+default-features = false
+features = ["alloc"]
+
+[package.metadata.bootloader]
+map-physical-memory = true

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# Blog OS (Heap Allocation)
+# Blog OS (Async/Await)
 
-[![Build Status](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/workflows/Build%20Code/badge.svg?branch=post-10)](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Build+Code%22+branch%3Apost-10)
+[![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 [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 [Async/Await][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/async-await/
 
 **Check out the [master branch](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os) for more information.**
 

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"

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)
+}

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)
+}

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(())
+}

src/allocator.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use alloc::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
 use core::ptr::null_mut;
-use linked_list_allocator::LockedHeap;
+use fixed_size_block::FixedSizeBlockAllocator;
 use x86_64::{
     structures::paging::{
         mapper::MapToError, FrameAllocator, Mapper, Page, PageTableFlags, Size4KiB,
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ use x86_64::{
     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: LockedHeap = LockedHeap::empty();
+static ALLOCATOR: Locked<FixedSizeBlockAllocator> = Locked::new(FixedSizeBlockAllocator::new());
 
 pub fn init_heap(
     mapper: &mut impl Mapper<Size4KiB>,
@@ -52,3 +56,27 @@ unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for Dummy {
         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)
+}

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;
+        }
+    }
+}

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);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

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)
+    }
+}

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);
+        }
+    });
+}

src/interrupts.rs

@@ -80,28 +80,11 @@ extern "x86-interrupt" fn timer_interrupt_handler(_stack_frame: &mut InterruptSt
 }
 
 extern "x86-interrupt" fn keyboard_interrupt_handler(_stack_frame: &mut InterruptStackFrame) {
-    use pc_keyboard::{layouts, DecodedKey, HandleControl, Keyboard, ScancodeSet1};
-    use spin::Mutex;
     use x86_64::instructions::port::Port;
 
-    lazy_static! {
-        static ref KEYBOARD: Mutex<Keyboard<layouts::Us104Key, ScancodeSet1>> = Mutex::new(
-            Keyboard::new(layouts::Us104Key, ScancodeSet1, 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()

src/lib.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #![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"]
 
@@ -12,11 +15,12 @@ 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();

src/main.rs

@@ -6,62 +6,45 @@
 
 extern crate alloc;
 
-use alloc::{boxed::Box, rc::Rc, vec, vec::Vec};
 use blog_os::println;
+use blog_os::task::{executor::Executor, keyboard, Task};
 use bootloader::{entry_point, BootInfo};
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 
 entry_point!(kernel_main);
 
-fn kernel_main(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
+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);
+    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_map) };
+    let mut frame_allocator = unsafe { BootInfoFrameAllocator::init(&boot_info.memory_regions) };
 
     allocator::init_heap(&mut mapper, &mut frame_allocator).expect("heap initialization failed");
 
-    // 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)
-    );
-
     #[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();
 }
@@ -72,6 +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);

src/memory.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use bootloader::bootinfo::{MemoryMap, MemoryRegionType};
+use bootloader::memory_map::{MemoryRegion, MemoryRegionKind};
 use x86_64::{
     structures::paging::{
         FrameAllocator, Mapper, OffsetPageTable, Page, PageTable, PhysFrame, Size4KiB,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ unsafe impl FrameAllocator<Size4KiB> for EmptyFrameAllocator {
 
 /// A FrameAllocator that returns usable frames from the bootloader's memory map.
 pub struct BootInfoFrameAllocator {
-    memory_map: &'static MemoryMap,
+    memory_map: &'static [MemoryRegion],
     next: usize,
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl BootInfoFrameAllocator {
     /// 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 MemoryMap) -> Self {
+    pub unsafe fn init(memory_map: &'static [MemoryRegion]) -> Self {
         BootInfoFrameAllocator {
             memory_map,
             next: 0,
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ impl BootInfoFrameAllocator {
     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.region_type == MemoryRegionType::Usable);
+        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.range.start_addr()..r.range.end_addr());
+        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

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();
+    }
+}

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),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

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))
+    }
+}

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()) }
+}

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);
-        }
-    });
-}

tests/heap_allocation.rs

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ fn main(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
     use x86_64::VirtAddr;
 
     blog_os::init();
-    let phys_mem_offset = VirtAddr::new(boot_info.physical_memory_offset);
+    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_map) };
+    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();
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ fn many_boxes() {
     }
 }
 
+#[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)