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The purpose of this wiki is to document information collected in regard to Operating System development. The main aims of this venture are,

Here is a link to the Glossary.

And the major help in this regard, OSDEV Wiki.

[edit] Understanding the basics

As the first steps in this regard, I have begun reading about the basics of,

• Booting
• Interrupts
• Virtual Addresses
• Devices
• Process scheduling
• VGA/SVGA

Another division of this list could be,

• Assembly level implementation
• Switching to C
• System calls and interrupts
• Porting software to the new platform
• Paging and swapping
• Context switching
• DMA

[edit] Understanding kernels

In this regard, I have started reaading,

• The Design of the UNIX operating system - currently reading
• Understanding the Linux kernel - to be started
• The intel microprocessors - paused

[edit] Proposing pros and cons

[edit] New requirements

• Understanding The Requirements

[edit] Proposing new ideas

[edit] Design of a new kernel

[edit] Analysis of pros and cons

[edit] A step by step development plan

[edit] Implementation and release schedule

[edit] Testing and bug fixes