Switch back to official nightly

The Wake trait is based on Arc, which leads to deallocation on wakes. Since interrupts should not (de)allocate, this can lead to a deadlock.

.cargo/config

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-[unstable]
-build-std = ["core", "compiler_builtins"]
-build-std-features = ["compiler-builtins-mem"]
-
 [build]
 target = "x86_64-blog_os.json"
 

.github/workflows/build-code.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+name: Build Code
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+      - '!staging.tmp'
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '40 3 * * *'   # every day at 3:40
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: "Test"
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platform: [
+          ubuntu-latest,
+          macos-latest,
+          windows-latest
+        ]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+
+    steps:
+    - name: "Checkout Repository"
+      uses: actions/checkout@v1
+
+    - name: Install Rustup
+      run: |
+        curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain nightly
+        echo ::add-path::$HOME/.cargo/bin
+      if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+
+    - name: "Print Rust Version"
+      run: |
+        rustc -Vv
+        cargo -Vv
+
+    - name: "Install Rustup Components"
+      run: rustup component add rust-src llvm-tools-preview
+    - name: "Install cargo-xbuild"
+      run: cargo install cargo-xbuild --debug
+    - name: "Install bootimage"
+      run: cargo install bootimage --debug
+
+    - name: "Run cargo xbuild"
+      run: cargo xbuild
+    - name: "Create Bootimage"
+      run: cargo bootimage
+
+     # install QEMU
+    - name: Install QEMU (Linux)
+      run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install qemu-system-x86
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+    - name: Install QEMU (macOS)
+      run: brew install qemu
+      if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+      env:
+        HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: 1
+        HOMEBREW_NO_BOTTLE_SOURCE_FALLBACK: 1
+        HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP: 1
+    - name: Install Scoop (Windows)
+      run: |
+        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"
+      run: qemu-system-x86_64 --version
+
+    - name: "Run cargo xtest"
+      run: cargo xtest
+
+  check_formatting:
+    name: "Check Formatting"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: "Use the latest Rust nightly with rustfmt"
+      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      with:
+          toolchain: nightly
+          profile: minimal
+          components: rustfmt
+          override: true
+    - run: cargo fmt -- --check

.github/workflows/code.yml

@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-name: Code
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - '*'
-      - '!staging.tmp'
-    tags:
-      - '*'
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '40 3 * * *'   # every day at 3:40
-  pull_request:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  check:
-    name: Check
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        platform: [
-          ubuntu-latest,
-          macos-latest,
-          windows-latest
-        ]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install Rust Toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: nightly
-      - name: Install `rust-src` Rustup Component
-        run: rustup component add rust-src
-      - name: Run `cargo check`
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: check
-
-  test:
-    name: Test
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        platform: [
-          ubuntu-latest,
-          macos-latest,
-          windows-latest
-        ]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Install Rust Toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: nightly
-      - name: Install bootimage
-        run: cargo install bootimage --debug
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install Rustup Components
-        run: rustup component add rust-src llvm-tools-preview
-      - name: Run `cargo bootimage`
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: bootimage
-
-      # install QEMU
-      - name: Install QEMU (Linux)
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install qemu-system-x86
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-      - name: Install QEMU (macOS)
-        run: brew install qemu
-        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-        env:
-          HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: 1
-          HOMEBREW_NO_BOTTLE_SOURCE_FALLBACK: 1
-          HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP: 1
-      - name: Install QEMU (Windows)
-        run: |
-          choco install qemu --version 2021.5.5
-          echo "$Env:Programfiles\qemu" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        shell: pwsh
-      - name: "Print QEMU Version"
-        run: qemu-system-x86_64 --version
-
-      - name: Run `cargo test`
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: test
-
-  check_formatting:
-    name: Check Formatting
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install Rust Toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: nightly
-          components: rustfmt
-          override: true
-      - name: Run `cargo fmt`
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: fmt
-          args: --all -- --check
-
-  clippy:
-    name: Clippy
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install Rust Toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: nightly
-          components: clippy, rust-src
-          override: true
-      - name: Run `cargo clippy`
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: clippy

Cargo.lock

@@ -1,74 +1,210 @@
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- "pic8259",
- "spin 0.5.2",
+ "pic8259_simple",
+ "spin",
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- "volatile 0.2.7",
+ "volatile",
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+
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+dependencies = [
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+]
+
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+
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+
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+version = "1.0.17"
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+dependencies = [
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- "bitflags 1.3.2",
- "rustversion",
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+name = "unicode-xid"
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- "bitflags 2.9.2",
- "rustversion",
- "volatile 0.4.6",
+ "bitflags",
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Cargo.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "blog_os"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Philipp Oppermann <dev@phil-opp.com>"]
-edition = "2024"
+edition = "2018"
 
 [[test]]
 name = "should_panic"
@@ -13,31 +13,37 @@ name = "stack_overflow"
 harness = false
 
 [dependencies]
-bootloader = { version = "0.9", features = ["map_physical_memory"] }
+bootloader = { version = "0.8.8", features = ["map_physical_memory"]}
 volatile = "0.2.6"
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-x86_64 = "0.14.2"
+x86_64 = "0.9.6"
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-pic8259 = "0.10.1"
-pc-keyboard = "0.7.0"
+pic8259_simple = "0.1.1"
+pc-keyboard = "0.5.0"
+linked_list_allocator = "0.8.0"
+cooked-waker = "1.0.2"
 
 [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 = "0.2.0"
+default-features = false
+
+[dependencies.futures-util]
+version = "0.3.4"
+default-features = false
+features = ["alloc"]
 
 [package.metadata.bootimage]
 test-args = [
-    "-device",
-    "isa-debug-exit,iobase=0xf4,iosize=0x04",
-    "-serial",
-    "stdio",
-    "-display",
-    "none",
+    "-device", "isa-debug-exit,iobase=0xf4,iosize=0x04", "-serial", "stdio",
+    "-display", "none"
 ]
-test-success-exit-code = 33 # (0x10 << 1) | 1
+test-success-exit-code = 33         # (0x10 << 1) | 1

README.md

@@ -1,32 +1,28 @@
-# Blog OS (Paging Implementation)
+# Blog OS (Heap Allocation)
 
-[![Build Status](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/workflows/Code/badge.svg?branch=post-09)](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Code%22+branch%3Apost-09)
+[![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)
 
-This repository contains the source code for the [Paging Implementation][post] post of the [Writing an OS in Rust](https://os.phil-opp.com) series.
+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.
 
-[post]: https://os.phil-opp.com/paging-implementation/
+[post]: https://os.phil-opp.com/heap-allocation/
 
 **Check out the [master branch](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os) for more information.**
 
 ## Building
 
-This project requires a nightly version of Rust because it uses some unstable features. At least nightly _2020-07-15_ is required for building. You might need to run `rustup update nightly --force` to update to the latest nightly even if some components such as `rustfmt` are missing it.
-
-You can build the project by running:
+You need a nightly Rust compiler. First you need to install the `cargo-xbuild` and `bootimage` tools:
 
 ```
-cargo build
+cargo install cargo-xbuild bootimage
 ```
 
-To create a bootable disk image from the compiled kernel, you need to install the [`bootimage`] tool:
-
-[`bootimage`]: https://github.com/rust-osdev/bootimage
+Then you can build the project by running:
 
 ```
-cargo install bootimage
+cargo xbuild
 ```
 
-After installing, you can create the bootable disk image by running:
+To create a bootable disk image, run:
 
 ```
 cargo bootimage
@@ -43,10 +39,10 @@ You can run the disk image in [QEMU] through:
 [QEMU]: https://www.qemu.org/
 
 ```
-cargo run
+cargo xrun
 ```
 
-[QEMU] and the [`bootimage`] tool need to be installed for this.
+Of course [QEMU] needs to be installed for this.
 
 You can also write the image to an USB stick for booting it on a real machine. On Linux, the command for this is:
 

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;
+        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)
+}

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!(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/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;
 
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ lazy_static! {
     static ref TSS: TaskStateSegment = {
         let mut tss = TaskStateSegment::new();
         tss.interrupt_stack_table[DOUBLE_FAULT_IST_INDEX as usize] = {
-            const STACK_SIZE: usize = 4096 * 5;
+            const STACK_SIZE: usize = 4096;
             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);
     }
 }

src/interrupts.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 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, PageFaultErrorCode};
 
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ 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: InterruptStackFrame,
+    stack_frame: &mut InterruptStackFrame,
     error_code: PageFaultErrorCode,
 ) {
     use x86_64::registers::control::Cr2;
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ extern "x86-interrupt" fn page_fault_handler(
 }
 
 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()
@@ -79,32 +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()
@@ -112,8 +92,13 @@ extern "x86-interrupt" fn keyboard_interrupt_handler(_stack_frame: InterruptStac
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+use crate::{serial_print, serial_println};
+
 #[test_case]
 fn test_breakpoint_exception() {
+    serial_print!("test_breakpoint_exception...");
     // invoke a breakpoint exception
     x86_64::instructions::interrupts::int3();
+    serial_println!("[ok]");
 }

src/lib.rs

@@ -2,15 +2,23 @@
 #![cfg_attr(test, no_main)]
 #![feature(custom_test_frameworks)]
 #![feature(abi_x86_interrupt)]
+#![feature(alloc_error_handler)]
+#![feature(const_fn)]
+#![feature(alloc_layout_extra)]
+#![feature(const_in_array_repeat_expressions)]
 #![test_runner(crate::test_runner)]
 #![reexport_test_harness_main = "test_main"]
 
+extern crate alloc;
+
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 
+pub mod allocator;
 pub mod gdt;
 pub mod interrupts;
 pub mod memory;
 pub mod serial;
+pub mod task;
 pub mod vga_buffer;
 
 pub fn init() {
@@ -19,25 +27,11 @@ pub fn init() {
     unsafe { interrupts::PICS.lock().initialize() };
     x86_64::instructions::interrupts::enable();
 }
-pub trait Testable {
-    fn run(&self) -> ();
-}
 
-impl<T> Testable for T
-where
-    T: Fn(),
-{
-    fn run(&self) {
-        serial_print!("{}...\t", core::any::type_name::<T>());
-        self();
-        serial_println!("[ok]");
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn test_runner(tests: &[&dyn Testable]) {
+pub fn test_runner(tests: &[&dyn Fn()]) {
     serial_println!("Running {} tests", tests.len());
     for test in tests {
-        test.run();
+        test();
     }
     exit_qemu(QemuExitCode::Success);
 }
@@ -72,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn hlt_loop() -> ! {
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-use bootloader::{BootInfo, entry_point};
+use bootloader::{entry_point, BootInfo};
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 entry_point!(test_kernel_main);
@@ -90,3 +84,8 @@ fn test_kernel_main(_boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
 fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
     test_panic_handler(info)
 }
+
+#[alloc_error_handler]
+fn alloc_error_handler(layout: alloc::alloc::Layout) -> ! {
+    panic!("allocation error: {:?}", layout)
+}

src/main.rs

@@ -4,15 +4,19 @@
 #![test_runner(blog_os::test_runner)]
 #![reexport_test_harness_main = "test_main"]
 
+extern crate alloc;
+
 use blog_os::println;
-use bootloader::{BootInfo, entry_point};
+use bootloader::{entry_point, BootInfo};
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 
 entry_point!(kernel_main);
 
 fn kernel_main(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
+    use blog_os::allocator;
     use blog_os::memory::{self, BootInfoFrameAllocator};
-    use x86_64::{VirtAddr, structures::paging::Page};
+    use blog_os::task::{keyboard, simple_executor::SimpleExecutor, Task};
+    use x86_64::VirtAddr;
 
     println!("Hello World{}", "!");
     blog_os::init();
@@ -21,13 +25,12 @@ fn kernel_main(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
     let mut mapper = unsafe { memory::init(phys_mem_offset) };
     let mut frame_allocator = unsafe { BootInfoFrameAllocator::init(&boot_info.memory_map) };
 
-    // map an unused page
-    let page = Page::containing_address(VirtAddr::new(0xdeadbeaf000));
-    memory::create_example_mapping(page, &mut mapper, &mut frame_allocator);
+    allocator::init_heap(&mut mapper, &mut frame_allocator).expect("heap initialization failed");
 
-    // write the string `New!` to the screen through the new mapping
-    let page_ptr: *mut u64 = page.start_address().as_mut_ptr();
-    unsafe { page_ptr.offset(400).write_volatile(0x_f021_f077_f065_f04e) };
+    let mut executor = SimpleExecutor::new();
+    executor.spawn(Task::new(example_task()));
+    executor.spawn(Task::new(keyboard::print_keypresses()));
+    executor.run();
 
     #[cfg(test)]
     test_main();
@@ -36,6 +39,15 @@ fn kernel_main(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
     blog_os::hlt_loop();
 }
 
+async fn async_number() -> u32 {
+    42
+}
+
+async fn example_task() {
+    let number = async_number().await;
+    println!("async number: {}", number);
+}
+
 /// This function is called on panic.
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 #[panic_handler]
@@ -49,8 +61,3 @@ fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
 fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
     blog_os::test_panic_handler(info)
 }
-
-#[test_case]
-fn trivial_assertion() {
-    assert_eq!(1, 1);
-}

src/memory.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use bootloader::bootinfo::{MemoryMap, MemoryRegionType};
 use x86_64::{
-    PhysAddr, VirtAddr,
     structures::paging::{
         FrameAllocator, Mapper, OffsetPageTable, Page, PageTable, PhysFrame, Size4KiB,
+        UnusedPhysFrame,
     },
+    PhysAddr, VirtAddr,
 };
 
 /// Initialize a new OffsetPageTable.
@@ -13,10 +14,8 @@ use x86_64::{
 /// `physical_memory_offset`. Also, this function must be only called once
 /// to avoid aliasing `&mut` references (which is undefined behavior).
 pub unsafe fn init(physical_memory_offset: VirtAddr) -> OffsetPageTable<'static> {
-    unsafe {
-        let level_4_table = active_level_4_table(physical_memory_offset);
-        OffsetPageTable::new(level_4_table, physical_memory_offset)
-    }
+    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.
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ unsafe fn active_level_4_table(physical_memory_offset: VirtAddr) -> &'static mut
     let virt = physical_memory_offset + phys.as_u64();
     let page_table_ptr: *mut PageTable = virt.as_mut_ptr();
 
-    unsafe { &mut *page_table_ptr }
+    &mut *page_table_ptr // unsafe
 }
 
 /// Creates an example mapping for the given page to frame `0xb8000`.
@@ -46,12 +45,11 @@ pub fn create_example_mapping(
     use x86_64::structures::paging::PageTableFlags as Flags;
 
     let frame = PhysFrame::containing_address(PhysAddr::new(0xb8000));
+    // FIXME: ONLY FOR TEMPORARY TESTING
+    let unused_frame = unsafe { UnusedPhysFrame::new(frame) };
     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)
-    };
+    let map_to_result = mapper.map_to(page, unused_frame, flags, frame_allocator);
     map_to_result.expect("map_to failed").flush();
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn create_example_mapping(
 pub struct EmptyFrameAllocator;
 
 unsafe impl FrameAllocator<Size4KiB> for EmptyFrameAllocator {
-    fn allocate_frame(&mut self) -> Option<PhysFrame> {
+    fn allocate_frame(&mut self) -> Option<UnusedPhysFrame> {
         None
     }
 }
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ impl BootInfoFrameAllocator {
     }
 
     /// Returns an iterator over the usable frames specified in the memory map.
-    fn usable_frames(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = PhysFrame> {
+    fn usable_frames(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = UnusedPhysFrame> {
         // get usable regions from memory map
         let regions = self.memory_map.iter();
         let usable_regions = regions.filter(|r| r.region_type == MemoryRegionType::Usable);
@@ -93,12 +91,14 @@ impl BootInfoFrameAllocator {
         // 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)))
+        let frames = frame_addresses.map(|addr| PhysFrame::containing_address(PhysAddr::new(addr)));
+        // we know that the frames are really unused
+        frames.map(|f| unsafe { UnusedPhysFrame::new(f) })
     }
 }
 
 unsafe impl FrameAllocator<Size4KiB> for BootInfoFrameAllocator {
-    fn allocate_frame(&mut self) -> Option<PhysFrame> {
+    fn allocate_frame(&mut self) -> Option<UnusedPhysFrame> {
         let frame = self.usable_frames().nth(self.next);
         self.next += 1;
         frame

src/task/keyboard.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+use crate::print;
+use crate::println;
+use conquer_once::spin::OnceCell;
+use core::{
+    pin::Pin,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
+use crossbeam_queue::ArrayQueue;
+use futures_util::stream::StreamExt;
+use futures_util::{stream::Stream, 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) => 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 +1,26 @@
+use alloc::boxed::Box;
+use core::task::{Context, Poll};
+use core::{future::Future, pin::Pin};
+
+pub mod keyboard;
+pub mod simple_executor;
+
+pub struct Task {
+    future: Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()>>>,
+}
+
+impl Task {
+    pub fn new(future: impl Future<Output = ()> + 'static) -> Task {
+        Task {
+            future: Box::pin(future),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn poll(&mut self, context: &mut Context) -> Poll<()> {
+        self.future.as_mut().poll(context)
+    }
+
+    fn id(&self) -> usize {
+        &*self.future as *const _ as *const () as usize
+    }
+}

src/task/simple_executor.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+use super::Task;
+use alloc::{
+    collections::{BTreeMap, VecDeque},
+    sync::Arc,
+};
+use cooked_waker::IntoWaker;
+use core::task::{Context, Poll};
+use crossbeam_queue::ArrayQueue;
+
+pub struct SimpleExecutor {
+    task_queue: VecDeque<Task>,
+    waiting_tasks: BTreeMap<usize, Task>,
+    wake_queue: Arc<ArrayQueue<usize>>,
+}
+
+impl SimpleExecutor {
+    pub fn new() -> SimpleExecutor {
+        SimpleExecutor {
+            task_queue: VecDeque::new(),
+            waiting_tasks: BTreeMap::new(),
+            wake_queue: Arc::new(ArrayQueue::new(100)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn spawn(&mut self, task: Task) {
+        self.task_queue.push_back(task)
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self) {
+        loop {
+            self.handle_wakeups();
+            self.run_ready_tasks();
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handle_wakeups(&mut self) {
+        while let Ok(task_id) = self.wake_queue.pop() {
+            if let Some(task) = self.waiting_tasks.remove(&task_id) {
+                self.task_queue.push_back(task);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn run_ready_tasks(&mut self) {
+        while let Some(mut task) = self.task_queue.pop_front() {
+            let waker = TaskWaker {
+                task_id: task.id(),
+                wake_queue: self.wake_queue.clone(),
+            }
+            .into_waker();
+            let mut context = Context::from_waker(&waker);
+            match task.poll(&mut context) {
+                Poll::Ready(()) => {} // task done
+                Poll::Pending => {
+                    if self.waiting_tasks.insert(task.id(), task).is_some() {
+                        panic!("Same task inserted into waiting_tasks twice");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, IntoWaker)]
+struct TaskWaker {
+    task_id: usize,
+    wake_queue: Arc<ArrayQueue<usize>>,
+}
+
+impl TaskWaker {
+    fn wake_task(&self) {
+        self.wake_queue.push(self.task_id).expect("wake queue full");
+    }
+}
+
+impl cooked_waker::WakeRef for TaskWaker {
+    fn wake_by_ref(&self) {
+        self.wake_task();
+    }
+}
+
+impl cooked_waker::Wake for TaskWaker {
+    fn wake(self) {
+        self.wake_task();
+    }
+}

src/vga_buffer.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use spin::Mutex;
 use volatile::Volatile;
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+use crate::{serial_print, serial_println};
+
 lazy_static! {
     /// A global `Writer` instance that can be used for printing to the VGA text buffer.
     ///
@@ -177,14 +180,18 @@ pub fn _print(args: fmt::Arguments) {
 
 #[test_case]
 fn test_println_simple() {
+    serial_print!("test_println... ");
     println!("test_println_simple output");
+    serial_println!("[ok]");
 }
 
 #[test_case]
 fn test_println_many() {
+    serial_print!("test_println_many... ");
     for _ in 0..200 {
         println!("test_println_many output");
     }
+    serial_println!("[ok]");
 }
 
 #[test_case]
@@ -192,6 +199,8 @@ fn test_println_output() {
     use core::fmt::Write;
     use x86_64::instructions::interrupts;
 
+    serial_print!("test_println_output... ");
+
     let s = "Some test string that fits on a single line";
     interrupts::without_interrupts(|| {
         let mut writer = WRITER.lock();
@@ -201,4 +210,6 @@ fn test_println_output() {
             assert_eq!(char::from(screen_char.ascii_character), c);
         }
     });
+
+    serial_println!("[ok]");
 }

tests/basic_boot.rs

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #![test_runner(blog_os::test_runner)]
 #![reexport_test_harness_main = "test_main"]
 
-use blog_os::println;
+use blog_os::{println, serial_print, serial_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();
 
@@ -21,5 +21,7 @@ fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
 
 #[test_case]
 fn test_println() {
+    serial_print!("test_println... ");
     println!("test_println output");
+    serial_println!("[ok]");
 }

tests/heap_allocation.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#![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, serial_print, serial_println};
+use bootloader::{entry_point, BootInfo};
+use core::panic::PanicInfo;
+
+entry_point!(main);
+
+fn main(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
+    use blog_os::allocator;
+    use blog_os::memory::{self, BootInfoFrameAllocator};
+    use x86_64::VirtAddr;
+
+    blog_os::init();
+    let phys_mem_offset = VirtAddr::new(boot_info.physical_memory_offset);
+    let mut mapper = unsafe { memory::init(phys_mem_offset) };
+    let mut frame_allocator = unsafe { BootInfoFrameAllocator::init(&boot_info.memory_map) };
+    allocator::init_heap(&mut mapper, &mut frame_allocator).expect("heap initialization failed");
+
+    test_main();
+    loop {}
+}
+
+#[test_case]
+fn simple_allocation() {
+    serial_print!("simple_allocation... ");
+    let heap_value = Box::new(41);
+    assert_eq!(*heap_value, 41);
+    serial_println!("[ok]");
+}
+
+#[test_case]
+fn large_vec() {
+    serial_print!("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);
+    serial_println!("[ok]");
+}
+
+#[test_case]
+fn many_boxes() {
+    serial_print!("many_boxes... ");
+    for i in 0..HEAP_SIZE {
+        let x = Box::new(i);
+        assert_eq!(*x, i);
+    }
+    serial_println!("[ok]");
+}
+
+#[test_case]
+fn many_boxes_long_lived() {
+    serial_print!("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
+    serial_println!("[ok]");
+}
+
+#[panic_handler]
+fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
+    blog_os::test_panic_handler(info)
+}

tests/should_panic.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #![no_std]
 #![no_main]
 
-use blog_os::{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]");
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
 }
 
 fn should_fail() {
-    serial_print!("should_panic::should_fail...\t");
+    serial_print!("should_fail... ");
     assert_eq!(0, 1);
 }
 

tests/stack_overflow.rs

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 #![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");
+    serial_print!("stack_overflow... ");
 
     blog_os::gdt::init();
     init_test_idt();
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
 #[allow(unconditional_recursion)]
 fn stack_overflow() {
     stack_overflow(); // for each recursion, the return address is pushed
-    volatile::Volatile::new(0).read(); // prevent tail recursion optimizations
 }
 
 lazy_static! {
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ 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]");

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"
   }