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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/briefs.rst | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/briefs/tb0001-pic-in-32-bit-x86-assembly.rst | 161 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/briefs/tb0002-x86_64_bootstrap.rst | 154 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/conf.py | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/cross.rst | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/index.rst | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/boot.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/boot.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/boot/pointers.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/boot/pointers.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/gate_descriptor.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/gate_descriptor.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/idt_flags.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/idt_flags.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/interrupt_descriptor_table copy.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/interrupt_descriptor_table copy.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/interrupt_descriptor_table_pointer copy.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/interrupt_descriptor_table_pointer copy.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/ist_offset.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/ist_offset.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/segment_selector.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/interrupt_descriptor_table/segment_selector.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/main.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/main.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/access_byte.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/access_byte.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/gdt_flags.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/gdt_flags.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/global_descriptor_table.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/global_descriptor_table.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/global_descriptor_table_pointer.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/global_descriptor_table_pointer.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/segment_descriptor_base.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/segment_descriptor_base.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/segment_descriptor_extension.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/segment_descriptor_extension.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/segment_descriptor_type.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/segment_descriptor_type.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/task_state_segment.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/segment_descriptor_table/task_state_segment.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/syscall.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/syscall.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/syscall/main.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/syscall/main.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/syscall/syscall_enable.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/syscall/syscall_enable.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/context_switching/syscall/syscall_handler.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/context_switching/syscall/syscall_handler.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/exception_handling.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/exception_handling.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/exception_handling/assert.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/exception_handling/assert.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/exception_handling/panic.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/exception_handling/panic.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/interrupt_handling.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/interrupt_handling.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/interrupt_handling/generic_interrupt_handler.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/interrupt_handling/generic_interrupt_handler.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/io.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/io.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/io/port_io.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/io/port_io.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/call.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/call.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/control_register.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/control_register.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/gdtr.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/gdtr.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/idtr.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/idtr.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/if.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/if.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/msr.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/msr.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/segment_register.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/segment_register.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/tlb.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/tlb.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/tr.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/cpu/tr.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/halt.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/halt.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/kernel/main.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/kernel/main.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/allocator.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/allocator.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/allocator/area_frame_allocator.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/allocator/area_frame_allocator.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/allocator/concept.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/allocator/concept.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/allocator/physical_frame.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/allocator/physical_frame.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/allocator/tiny_frame_allocator.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/allocator/tiny_frame_allocator.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/cpu.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/cpu.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/heap.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/heap.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/bump_allocator.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/bump_allocator.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/global_heap_allocator.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/global_heap_allocator.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/heap_allocator.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/heap_allocator.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/linked_list_allocator.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/linked_list_allocator.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/memory_block.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/memory_block.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/user_heap_allocator.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/heap/user_heap_allocator.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/main.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/main.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/multiboot.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/multiboot.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/multiboot/elf_symbols_section.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/multiboot/elf_symbols_section.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/multiboot/info.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/multiboot/info.rst) | 0 | ||||
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/multiboot/reader.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/multiboot/reader.rst) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/pre/arch/x86_64/memory/paging.rst (renamed from docs/arch/x86_64/memory/paging.rst) | 0 | ||||
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diff --git a/docs/arch.rst b/docs/arch.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 495d309..0000000 --- a/docs/arch.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,9 +0,0 @@ -Platform-Specific Infrastructure -================================ - -.. toctree:: - :maxdepth: 2 - :caption: Contents: - :glob: - - arch/* diff --git a/docs/briefs.rst b/docs/briefs.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1931345 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/briefs.rst @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +Technical Briefs +================ + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + :caption: Contents: + :glob: + + briefs/* diff --git a/docs/briefs/tb0001-pic-in-32-bit-x86-assembly.rst b/docs/briefs/tb0001-pic-in-32-bit-x86-assembly.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..503ff43 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/briefs/tb0001-pic-in-32-bit-x86-assembly.rst @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@ +Technical Brief 0001: Position-Independent Code (PIC) in 32-bit x86 Assembly for PIE Kernels +============================================================================================ + +The design of a modern x86-64 kernel, compiled as a Position-Independent Executable (PIE), necessitates a 32-bit assembly bootstrap stage for initial hardware setup. +This architectural requirement, however, introduces significant challenges during the linking phase. +A linker error may manifest during this process, presenting the following diagnostic: + +.. code-block:: text + + relocation R_X86_64_32 against symbol `...' can not be used when making a PIE object; recompile with -fPIE + +This error arises despite the explicit use of the ``-fPIE`` compilation flag for the object file in question. +Its occurrence indicates a fundamental incompatibility between the linking model of a PIE and the machine code generated from conventional 32-bit assembly instructions that reference symbolic addresses. +This scenario reveals a critical distinction between compiler-generated position independence and the manual implementation requi |