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![Architecture](https://img.shields.io/badge/arch-aarch64-blue)
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![Moss Boot Demo](etc/moss_demo.gif)
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* The compiler enforces that spinlocks cannot be held over sleep points,
eliminating a common class of kernel deadlocks.
### Process Management
* Full task management including scheduling and task migration via IPIs.
* Currently implements [51 Linux syscalls](./etc/syscalls_linux_aarch64.md); sufficient to execute most BusyBox
### Process Management
* Full task management including both UP and SMP scheduling via EEVDF and task migration via IPIs.
* Currently implements [85 Linux syscalls](./etc/syscalls_linux_aarch64.md); sufficient to execute most BusyBox
commands.
* Advanced forking capabilities via `clone()`.
* Process and thread signal delivery and raising support.
* Dynamic ELF binary loading with support for shared libraries.
### VFS & Filesystems
* Virtual File System with full async abstractions.
* Drivers:
* Ramdisk block device implementation.
* FAT32 filesystem driver (ro).
* `devtmpfs` driver for kernel character device access.
* Ext2/3/4 filesystem driver (ro).
* `devfs` driver for kernel character device access.
* `tmpfs` driver for temporary file storage in RAM (rw).
* `procfs` driver for process and kernel information exposure.
## `libkernel` & Testing
`moss` is built on top of `libkernel`, a utility library designed to be
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* Test Suite: A comprehensive suite of 230+ tests ensuring functionality across
architectures (e.g., validating Aarch64 page table parsing logic on an x86
host).
* Userspace Testing: A dedicated userspace test-suite to validate syscall behavior.
## Building and Running
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```
This will create an image file named `moss.img` in the root directory of the
project, format it as VFAT 32 and create the necessary files and directories for
project, format it as ext4 image and create the necessary files and directories for
the kernel.
### Running via QEMU
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* Basic Linux Syscall Compatibility (Testing through BusyBox).
* Networking Stack: TCP/IP implementation.
* Scheduler Improvements: Task load balancing.
* A fully read/write capable filesystem driver (e.g., ext2/4).
* Expanding coverage beyond the current 49 calls.
* A fully read/write capable filesystem driver.
* Expanding coverage beyond the current 85 calls.
## Contributing