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@@ -45,3 +45,28 @@ out of this repo. + `clean/clean_docs/clean_run/clean_all`: Clean compile artefacts, clean documentation artefacts, clean run artefacts and clean all artefacts, respectively. Note that `clean_run` and `clean_all` may need root privileges. + +# Top-level view + +This should eventually be moved into documentation with more details, but in short, `kmi` is a hybrid +kernel with thread migration as the main method of inter-process communication. The kernel itself +handles interrupts, memory management and thread migration, but everything else is inteded to be +up to the operating system built on top of the kernel. + +I chose thread migration as the main IPC method because it seemed interesting, somewhat out of the +ordinary and has some parallel features that I think might come in handy as computers slowly but surely +become more parallel. + +I chose to implement memory management in the kernel mainly for ease of development. While I am +generally in favor of microkernels and separating responsibilities, I find that memory is central +enough to computers that trying to write a kernel without memory management would be too difficult +for me. + +# Future plans + +Interrupt and exception handling is still largely TODO. + +To keep things interesting I'm working on a heavily simplified Unix-like operating system, +as of yet unreleased, that runs on the `kmi` kernel, with my main goals to provide a shell environment +and disk access. I'm hoping that having a somewhat usable 'full' system will help me run into bugs more +effectively and keep me more motivated to work on the project. |