hk - an operating system kernel written in Rust
Design goals
Modern multi-processing
Multi-threaded, multi-core: Designed for modern 64-bit multi-core processors.
Initially targeting x86-64 and aarch64.
Device tree
The kernel uses a device tree to describe the hardware components of the system. This allows for a flexible and extensible way to manage hardware resources.
Linux compatible
Uses the Linux syscall ABI for each respective architecture.
Wishlist
- hybrid kernel/user model for DMA'ing device drivers
- eBPF even more widely used
- Policy cut-off for legacy hardware: Require >= 2021 ? Open to debate.
Building etc
Run make check or make check-arm. Run make help for more info.
Requires qemu, dosfstools, and iso tools.
Naming
hk stands for... happy koala, or hacker kernel, or hong kong,