Development #90
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WalkthroughThe PR updates the roadmap document, adjusts comments in two source files, and significantly rewrites kernel/memory/MemOps.c to add CPU feature–aware, alignment-optimized implementations for memset, memcpy, memcmp, zero-page, and string helpers, including a signature change for memset to use a uint64_t size. Changes
Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Caller
participant MemOps as memset()
participant CPU as CPU Feature Check
participant AVX2 as AVX2 Path
participant SSE2 as SSE2 Path
participant Fallback as Fallback/Scalar
Caller->>MemOps: memset(dest, val, size)
MemOps->>CPU: Detect AVX2/SSE2
alt AVX2 available and size ≥ 32
MemOps->>AVX2: Broadcast val, 256-bit stores
AVX2-->>MemOps: vzeroupper
else SSE2 available and size ≥ 16
MemOps->>SSE2: Broadcast val, 128-bit stores
else
MemOps->>Fallback: 64-bit/aligned then bytes
end
MemOps-->>Caller: dest
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drivers/LPT/LPT.c (1)
57-64: Fix strobe bit index inconsistency in commentsLPT_CONTROL_STROBE is 0x01 (bit 0), but Line 57 says “bit 1”. Line 63 says “bit 0”. Align the comments for clarity.
- // Assert strobe (bit 1 -> pin LOW due to inversion) + // Assert strobe (bit 0 -> pin LOW due to inversion) ... - // Release strobe (bit 0 -> pin HIGH) + // Release strobe (bit 0 -> pin HIGH)docs/ROADMAP.md (1)
122-132: Tighten wording and fix minor grammar/style; resolve duplication with earlier sections
- “setup” → “set up”
- Prefer sentence-style capitalization: “Better fault handling”
- “Framebuffer graphics support” is already marked done in “Extra Spice”. Consider reframing this final-goal item to avoid duplication.
- “Virtual files” is ambiguous; “Virtual filesystems” is clearer.
Proposed edits:
- [ ] Usable VMM & PMM - [ ] Userspace C runtime (libc-lite) - [ ] XFS support - [ ] Install and setup to disk - [ ] Framebuffer graphics support - [ ] Virtual files - [ ] HPET/APIC support - [ ] ACPI support - [ ] Modern drivers - [ ] Networking - [ ] Better Fault handling + [ ] Usable VMM & PMM + [ ] Userspace C runtime (libc-lite) + [ ] XFS support + [ ] Install and set up to disk + [ ] Advanced framebuffer features (modesetting, double-buffering) + [ ] Virtual filesystems + [ ] HPET/APIC support + [ ] ACPI support + [ ] Modern drivers + [ ] Networking + [ ] Better fault handlingFollow-up:
- If “Advanced framebuffer features” isn’t intended, alternatively remove that line to avoid duplicating the already-completed checklist item above. Do you want me to adjust the wording based on your intended scope?
kernel/memory/MemOps.c (3)
14-21: Use branchless zero-byte detection to reduce branches in strcpy fast pathThe eight per-byte checks introduce branchy code. A standard branchless test is faster and simpler.
- if ((val & 0xFF00000000000000ULL) == 0 || - (val & 0x00FF000000000000ULL) == 0 || - (val & 0x0000FF0000000000ULL) == 0 || - (val & 0x000000FF00000000ULL) == 0 || - (val & 0x00000000FF000000ULL) == 0 || - (val & 0x0000000000FF0000ULL) == 0 || - (val & 0x000000000000FF00ULL) == 0 || - (val & 0x00000000000000FFULL) == 0) { + // HasZeroByte trick: + // ((x - 0x0101...) & ~x & 0x8080...) != 0 => some byte is zero + if (((val - 0x0101010101010101ULL) & ~val & 0x8080808080808080ULL) != 0) {
147-152: Align then 8-byte fill in memset small/medium pathCurrently 8-byte stores only happen when d is already 8-byte aligned. You can cheaply align by byte stores, then stream 8-byte stores for the bulk.
- while (size >= 8 && ((uintptr_t)d & 7) == 0) { - *(uint64_t*)d = val64; - d += 8; - size -= 8; - } + while (((uintptr_t)d & 7) != 0 && size > 0) { + *d++ = val; + size--; + } + while (size >= 8) { + *(uint64_t*)d = val64; + d += 8; + size -= 8; + }
221-233: Nice 64-byte unrolling; consider handling unaligned src tooIf src isn’t 8-byte aligned, you skip the 64-bit bulk path entirely. x86-64 tolerates unaligned 64-bit loads; you could still use 64-bit copies for most payloads with minimal penalty.
If you want, I can draft a variant that uses unaligned 64-bit loads when d is aligned, falling back to 4B/1B only for the tail.
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🧠 Learnings (2)
📚 Learning: 2025-08-14T02:11:27.395Z
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:27.395Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel, FastMemcpy was using SSE2 movdqu instructions without preserving XMM registers, causing crashes when called from interrupt context (like the scheduler's FastSchedule function). The fix is to use only general-purpose registers with 64-bit unrolled copies to maintain performance while being interrupt-safe.
Applied to files:
kernel/memory/MemOps.c
📚 Learning: 2025-08-14T02:11:58.963Z
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:58.963Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel's FastMemcpy implementation (kernel/memory/MemOps.c), memory corruption occurs under high load due to interrupts occurring between SSE2 movdqu load and store instructions, corrupting XMM register state. The fix requires disabling interrupts around SSE operations and adding memory barriers (sfence) to ensure stores complete atomically.
Applied to files:
kernel/memory/MemOps.c
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kernel/memory/MemOps.c (1)
arch/x86_64/cpu/Cpu.c (1)
GetCpuFeatures(40-42)
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docs/ROADMAP.md
[grammar] ~122-~122: There might be a mistake here.
Context: ...GRUB2 EFI support - [ ] Usable VMM & PMM - [ ] Userspace C runtime (libc-lite) - [ ...
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[grammar] ~123-~123: There might be a mistake here.
Context: ...MM - [ ] Userspace C runtime (libc-lite) - [ ] XFS support - [ ] Install and setup ...
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[grammar] ~124-~124: There might be a mistake here.
Context: ... C runtime (libc-lite) - [ ] XFS support - [ ] Install and setup to disk - [ ] Fram...
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Context: ... support - [ ] Install and setup to disk - [ ] Framebuffer graphics support - [ ] V...
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🔇 Additional comments (6)
drivers/LPT/LPT.c (1)
60-61: LGTM on comment tweakThe added space in the unit comment improves readability. No functional changes.
kernel/memory/MemOps.c (5)
6-34: Sanity check: word-wise reads can cross page boundariesThe 64-bit read path can read up to 7 bytes past the first NUL within the current 8-byte word. If a string terminates at a page end and the next page is unmapped, the word read can fault. If this function is ever used on memory that may be adjacent to guard pages, consider guarding against cross-page reads or limiting the fast path near page boundaries.
Do we guarantee kernel strings come from fully-mapped regions (including the trailing bytes within the 8-byte word)? If not, I can propose a guarded path that falls back to byte-wise copy when near a page boundary.
38-41: LGTM: strcat reuses optimized strcpyLooks correct and keeps logic simple.
44-65: LGTM: htoa unrollProduces fixed-width 0x-prefixed 16-hex-digit strings; buffer[18] terminator is correct.
75-86: LGTM: itoa with div-only digit extractionHandles zero, maximum 20 digits for uint64, and reuses strcpy. No issues spotted.
301-333: LGTM: FastMemcmp aligned-chunk pathSemantics align with memcmp: returns negative/positive on first differing byte; byte-wise tail is correct. Looks good.
| void* memset(void* dest, int value, unsigned long size) { | ||
| return FastMemset(dest, value, size); | ||
| } |
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memset signature mismatch with PR intent; unify on uint64_t
The wrapper still declares size as unsigned long, but PR summary says memset now uses uint64_t. This can cause prototype/ABI mismatches with MemOps.h and call sites.
Recommended change:
-void* memset(void* dest, int value, unsigned long size) {
+void* memset(void* dest, int value, uint64_t size) {
return FastMemset(dest, value, size);
}Follow-up:
- Ensure MemOps.h and all extern declarations use the same signature.
- Please run the script below to locate and review all prototypes/usages.
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#!/bin/bash
# Verify memset/fast memset prototypes and call sites
rg -nP -C2 'void\s*\*\s*memset\s*\('
rg -nP -C2 'void\s*\*\s*FastMemset\s*\('
rg -nP -C2 '\bmemset\s*\(' | sed 's/^/call: /'
# Check for size type mismatches in headers
fd MemOps.h | xargs -I{} rg -nC2 'memset\s*\(' {}Length of output: 2142
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#!/bin/bash
head -n 20 kernel/memory/MemOps.cLength of output: 851
Unify memset signature to uint64_t for ABI consistency
The memset wrapper currently uses unsigned long size while FastMemset and the PR summary expect uint64_t. Update both the definition and prototype to avoid mismatches:
• kernel/memory/MemOps.c (around line 90)
- void* memset(void* dest, int value, unsigned long size) {
+ void* memset(void* dest, int value, uint64_t size) {
return FastMemset(dest, value, size);
}• kernel/memory/MemOps.h (line 10)
- void* memset(void* dest, int value, unsigned long size);
+ void* memset(void* dest, int value, uint64_t size);Follow-up:
- Verify no remaining declarations or call sites use
unsigned longfor this wrapper. - Ensure all externs, headers, and any inline usages match the updated signature.
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In kernel/memory/MemOps.c around lines 90-92, the memset wrapper uses unsigned
long for size but FastMemset and the ABI expect uint64_t; change the function
definition to use uint64_t size and update the prototype in
kernel/memory/MemOps.h (line 10) to match. Also search the codebase for any
remaining declarations, prototypes, externs, headers, or call sites that use
unsigned long for this wrapper and update them to uint64_t, ensure you include
<stdint.h> where needed, and rebuild to confirm no mismatches remain.
| // Use AVX2 if available for even better performance | ||
| if (features->avx2 && size >= 32) { | ||
| // Create 256-bit value | ||
| uint64_t val64 = 0x0101010101010101ULL * val; | ||
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| asm volatile( | ||
| "vmovq %0, %%xmm0\n" | ||
| "vpbroadcastq %%xmm0, %%ymm0\n" | ||
| : | ||
| : "r"(val64) | ||
| : "xmm0", "ymm0" | ||
| ); | ||
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| while (size >= 32) { | ||
| asm volatile("vmovdqu %%ymm0, (%0)" : : "r"(d) : "memory"); | ||
| d += 32; | ||
| size -= 32; | ||
| } | ||
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| // Clean up YMM registers | ||
| asm volatile("vzeroupper" ::: "memory"); | ||
| } |
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Unsafe SIMD usage in kernel paths without FPU/SIMD state management
Using XMM/YMM in kernel memory ops is risky unless the OS sets up FPU/SSE/AVX context management (CR0/CR4 flags, XSAVE/FXSAVE, XCR0 gating) and prevents corruption across interrupts. Retrieved learnings from prior PRs indicate crashes and corruption when SSE was used in memcpy without saving state or masking interrupts.
Action options (preferred first):
- Disable SIMD fast paths by default and use 64-bit GP-register loops; keep SIMD behind a compile-time flag meant for environments with proper FPU context handling.
- If retaining SIMD:
- Gate AVX2 path with OSXSAVE and XCR0 checks: AVX usable iff CPUID.OSXSAVE=1 and (XCR0.XMM|XCR0.YMM) are set. SSE path must ensure FPU enabled in CR0 and that the kernel saves XMM state on interrupt/ctxswitch.
- Either save/restore FPU state around these ops or ensure they only run with interrupts disabled and in non-preemptible contexts. Note: disabling interrupts around large copies is generally unacceptable due to latency.
- Consider mfence/sfence only if using non-temporal stores (not currently used).
Proposed structure (compile-time guard):
- if (features->avx2 && size >= 32) {
+#if defined(CONFIG_ENABLE_KERNEL_SIMD_MEMOPS)
+ if (features->avx2 && size >= 32 && CpuAvxUsableInKernel()) {
...
- }
- else if (features->sse2 && size >= 16) {
+ } else if (features->sse2 && CpuSseUsableInKernel() && size >= 16) {
...
- }
+ }
+#endifAnd add helpers (outside this hunk, in a suitable .c/.h):
static inline uint64_t ReadXcr0(void) {
uint32_t eax, edx;
asm volatile("xgetbv" : "=a"(eax), "=d"(edx) : "c"(0));
return ((uint64_t)edx << 32) | eax;
}
static inline bool CpuAvxUsableInKernel(void) {
CpuFeatures* f = GetCpuFeatures();
if (!f->avx2 || !f->osxsave) return false;
uint64_t xcr0 = ReadXcr0();
return ((xcr0 & 0x6) == 0x6); // XMM (bit1), YMM (bit2)
}
static inline bool CpuSseUsableInKernel(void) {
CpuFeatures* f = GetCpuFeatures();
// Also ensure kernel has enabled FPU/SSE and manages XMM state.
return f->sse2 && f->fxsave_enabled;
}Verification script to check for existing FPU/SIMD state management:
I can provide a SIMD-free FastMemcpy/FastMemset variant using unrolled 64-bit GP stores if you want to keep performance without touching FPU state.
Also applies to: 125-142, 170-192, 193-213, 268-276, 278-290
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#!/bin/bash
# Look for XSAVE/FXSAVE usage and OSXSAVE/XCR0 checks
rg -nP -C3 'xsave|xrstor|fxsave|fxrstor|xgetbv|XCR0|OSXSAVE|CR0|CR4|TS|kernel_fpu|preempt_disable|cli|sti'Length of output: 54857
Kernel SIMD Memory Ops Require FPU/SIMD Context Management
The AVX2/SSE2 fast paths in kernel/memory/MemOps.c (e.g., lines 103–124, 125–142, 170–192, 193–213, 268–276, 278–290) invoke XMM/YMM instructions without any CPU context or FPU state handling. This can corrupt the XMM/YMM registers on interrupts or context switches, leading to memory corruption and crashes under load.
Action items:
- Wrap all SIMD memcpy/set loops in a compile-time guard and runtime checks that ensure AVX/SSE is usable in kernel context.
- Fall back to an unrolled 64-bit general-purpose register loop when SIMD cannot be safely used.
- Provide helpers to read XCR0 and verify OSXSAVE, SSE/AVX state bits, for example:
static inline uint64_t ReadXcr0(void) {
uint32_t eax, edx;
asm volatile("xgetbv" : "=a"(eax), "=d"(edx) : "c"(0));
return ((uint64_t)edx << 32) | eax;
}
static inline bool CpuAvxUsableInKernel(CpuFeatures* f) {
if (!f->osxsave || !f->avx2) return false;
uint64_t xcr0 = ReadXcr0();
return (xcr0 & (1ULL<<1 | 1ULL<<2)) == (1ULL<<1 | 1ULL<<2);
}
static inline bool CpuSseUsableInKernel(CpuFeatures* f) {
return f->sse2 && f->fxsave_enabled;
}Suggested hunk around the AVX2/SSE2 blocks:
- if (features->avx2 && size >= 32) {
+#if defined(CONFIG_ENABLE_KERNEL_SIMD_MEMOPS)
+ if (features->avx2 && size >= 32 && CpuAvxUsableInKernel(GetCpuFeatures())) {
// AVX2 broadcast + vmovdqu loop
} else if (features->sse2 && size >= 16) {
+# if CpuSseUsableInKernel(GetCpuFeatures())
// SSE2 movdqu loop
- }
+ #endif
+#endifAlternatively, disable SIMD paths unconditionally and use a carefully unrolled 64-bit GP-register fallback to maintain interrupt safety without FPU state management.
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i see, also we have a weird issue with VMemMapMMIO, AGAIN, so the first run:
VMemMapMMIO: Mapping MMIO 0xFEBD0000 -> 0xFFFF800000040000 (size: 0x4000)
VMemMapMMIO: Mapped page 0 - PTE[64] = 0xFEBD001B
VMemMapMMIO: Mapped page 1 - PTE[65] = 0xFEBD101B
VMemMapMMIO: Mapped page 2 - PTE[66] = 0xFEBD201B
VMemMapMMIO: Mapped page 3 - PTE[67] = 0xFEBD301B
[ SUCCESS ] VMemMapMMIO: Successfully mapped 4 pages
and the second run
VMemMapMMIO: Mapping MMIO 0xFEBD0000 -> 0xFFFF800000050000 (size: 0x4000) // also isnt it supposed to be the same as above since the address above is unmapped already
VMemMapMMIO: Mapped page 0 - PTE[80] = 0xFEBD001B
VMemMapMMIO: Mapped page 1 - PTE[81] = 0xFEBD101B
VMemMapMMIO: Mapped page 2 - PTE[82] = 0xFEBD201B
VMemMapMMIO: Mapped page 3 - PTE[83] = 0xFEBD301B
// DIES!
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no kernel panic, just dies
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it was the xHCI controller
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@assembler-0, this looks like a virtual address allocation/unmapping issue. The fact that the second run gets a different virtual address (0xFFFF800000050000 vs 0xFFFF800000040000) suggests the first mapping wasn't properly unmapped or the virtual address allocator isn't reusing freed ranges.
Let me investigate the VMemMapMMIO and VMemUnmapMMIO implementations:
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#!/bin/bash
# Find VMemMapMMIO and VMemUnmapMMIO implementations
echo "=== Searching for VMemMapMMIO implementation ==="
ast-grep --pattern 'VMemMapMMIO($$$) {
$$$
}'
echo -e "\n=== Searching for VMemUnmapMMIO implementation ==="
ast-grep --pattern 'VMemUnmapMMIO($$$) {
$$$
}'
echo -e "\n=== Looking for virtual address allocation logic ==="
rg -nP -C3 'virtual.*address.*alloc|virt.*addr.*alloc|mmio.*alloc'
echo -e "\n=== Checking for virtual address tracking structures ==="
rg -nP -C3 'mmio.*map|virtual.*range|virt.*range'
Length of output: 2123
Let me search more broadly for these functions and examine the VMem implementation:
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#!/bin/bash
# Search for VMemMapMMIO function more broadly
echo "=== Searching for VMemMapMMIO function ==="
rg -nP -C5 'VMemMapMMIO'
echo -e "\n=== Searching for VMemUnmapMMIO function ==="
rg -nP -C5 'VMemUnmapMMIO'
echo -e "\n=== Looking at VMem.c implementation ==="
cat kernel/memory/VMem.c | head -200
echo -e "\n=== Searching for next_vaddr usage ==="
rg -nP -C3 'next_vaddr'
Length of output: 20525
@assembler-0, I found the issue! The problem is in the virtual address space management, not the page table handling itself.
Root Cause:
VMemMapMMIO expects a pre-allocated virtual address, but there's no mechanism to reclaim virtual address space when unmapping:
- First run: xHCI calls
VMemAlloc()→ gets0xFFFF800000040000, thenVMemMapMMIO()maps it - VMemUnmapMMIO: Properly clears page table entries but doesn't free the virtual address space
- Second run:
VMemAlloc()allocates a new address0xFFFF800000050000becausekernel_space.next_vaddronly moves forward - Crash: The linear allocator has no free list - virtual addresses are never reclaimed
The Issue:
// VMemAlloc - only moves forward
const uint64_t vaddr = kernel_space.next_vaddr; // Gets new address
kernel_space.next_vaddr = vaddr + size; // Never goes backward
// VMemUnmapMMIO - clears pages but no virtual address reclaim
// No code to mark virtual address as free for reuseSolution Options:
- Quick fix: Add virtual address tracking to VMemUnmapMMIO
- Better fix: Implement a proper virtual address space allocator with free lists
For the quick fix, you could add a simple free range tracker to reclaim unmapped virtual addresses. The page table logic itself looks correct based on the retrieved learnings about using the same access pattern.
Would you like me to help design a virtual address free list, or would you prefer to implement a different approach?
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🧬 Code Graph Analysis Results
- File: arch/x86_64/cpu/Cpu.c (lines 40-42)
CpuFeatures* GetCpuFeatures(void) {
return &cpu_features;
}
🧠 Learnings used
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:58.963Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel's FastMemcpy implementation (kernel/memory/MemOps.c), memory corruption occurs under high load due to interrupts occurring between SSE2 movdqu load and store instructions, corrupting XMM register state. The fix requires disabling interrupts around SSE operations and adding memory barriers (sfence) to ensure stores complete atomically.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:27.395Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel, FastMemcpy was using SSE2 movdqu instructions without preserving XMM registers, causing crashes when called from interrupt context (like the scheduler's FastSchedule function). The fix is to use only general-purpose registers with 64-bit unrolled copies to maintain performance while being interrupt-safe.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#79
File: drivers/PCI/PCI.c:154-154
Timestamp: 2025-08-13T07:19:55.274Z
Learning: VMemUnmapMMIO in VoidFrame kernel should use the same page table access pattern as the working VMemUnmap function: `uint64_t* pt_table = (uint64_t*)(pt_phys + KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET);` rather than PHYS_TO_VIRT macro or identity mapping checks.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#47
File: kernel/core/Kernel.c:434-434
Timestamp: 2025-07-16T01:04:23.790Z
Learning: VMemAlloc() in VoidFrame kernel fails with error code -2 (VMEM_ERROR_INVALID_ADDR) due to virtual address space layout conflict where the heap start address (_bss_end + KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET + 1MB margin) exceeds VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_END (0xFFFFFFFF80000000ULL), causing VMemMap validation to fail.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#80
File: README.md:7-8
Timestamp: 2025-08-13T08:43:54.750Z
Learning: User assembler-0 is working on VoidFrame kernel with a tight deadline (2-3 days before summer ends) and specifically requested runtime safety checks similar to __stack_chk_fail but for deadlocks and other kernel issues. The kernel already has extensive safety mechanisms including stack canaries, guard pages, heap integrity checks, and process security validation.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#53
File: kernel/core/Kernel.c:256-259
Timestamp: 2025-08-09T04:47:56.883Z
Learning: The VoidFrame kernel memory crash occurs when VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_START is set to 0xFFFF800000000000ULL instead of 0xFFFFFFFF80000000ULL, causing the heap to allocate 128TB away from where the kernel is mapped, resulting in page faults when accessing heap memory.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#57
File: kernel/memory/VMem.h:64-66
Timestamp: 2025-08-09T09:29:00.630Z
Learning: In the VoidFrame kernel, removing locks from KernelMemoryAlloc/KernelMemoryFree causes heap corruption where shell command strings (like "clear" = 0x61656C63) overwrite heap block magic values due to race conditions between allocation and free operations.
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@assembler-0, understood! The xHCI controller being the culprit makes sense - those controllers can be particularly finicky with MMIO mappings and timing-sensitive operations.
The SIMD safety concerns I raised for the memory operations are still valid for the kernel's long-term stability, but they're separate from the immediate xHCI/VMemMapMMIO issue you were debugging.
Regarding the virtual address difference you noticed (0xFFFF800000040000 vs 0xFFFF800000050000), that could indicate either the previous mapping wasn't fully cleaned up or the virtual allocator is intentionally advancing to avoid potential issues.
Have you resolved the xHCI controller issue, or would you like me to investigate further into the controller's MMIO usage patterns?
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@assembler-0, that makes perfect sense! The xHCI controller's MMIO mapping sequence is indeed complex and could easily cause the VMemMapMMIO crashes you observed.
Looking at the xHCI code, I can see several potential issues:
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Repeated initialization: Both
xHCIInit()andxHCIEnumerate()callxHCIControllerInit(), which could cause conflicts if the same controller is initialized multiple times without proper cleanup. -
MMIO cleanup issues: The virtual address advancing from
0xFFFF800000040000to0xFFFF800000050000suggests the previous mapping wasn't fully cleaned up, so the allocator moved to the next available region. -
Controller state: The xHCI driver performs a complex sequence: VMemAlloc → VMemUnmap → VMemMapMMIO, and any failure in this chain could leave the system in an inconsistent state.
The SIMD safety concerns I raised for the memory operations are still valid for long-term kernel stability, but they're separate from this immediate xHCI/MMIO issue.
Have you resolved the xHCI controller issue, or would you like me to investigate the specific MMIO mapping conflicts in the xHCI driver? I could look into potential race conditions or cleanup issues in the controller initialization sequence.
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CpuFeatures* GetCpuFeatures(void) {
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PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:58.963Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel's FastMemcpy implementation (kernel/memory/MemOps.c), memory corruption occurs under high load due to interrupts occurring between SSE2 movdqu load and store instructions, corrupting XMM register state. The fix requires disabling interrupts around SSE operations and adding memory barriers (sfence) to ensure stores complete atomically.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#80
File: README.md:7-8
Timestamp: 2025-08-13T08:43:54.750Z
Learning: User assembler-0 is working on VoidFrame kernel with a tight deadline (2-3 days before summer ends) and specifically requested runtime safety checks similar to __stack_chk_fail but for deadlocks and other kernel issues. The kernel already has extensive safety mechanisms including stack canaries, guard pages, heap integrity checks, and process security validation.
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PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:27.395Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel, FastMemcpy was using SSE2 movdqu instructions without preserving XMM registers, causing crashes when called from interrupt context (like the scheduler's FastSchedule function). The fix is to use only general-purpose registers with 64-bit unrolled copies to maintain performance while being interrupt-safe.
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PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#47
File: kernel/core/Kernel.c:434-434
Timestamp: 2025-07-16T01:04:23.790Z
Learning: VMemAlloc() in VoidFrame kernel fails with error code -2 (VMEM_ERROR_INVALID_ADDR) due to virtual address space layout conflict where the heap start address (_bss_end + KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET + 1MB margin) exceeds VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_END (0xFFFFFFFF80000000ULL), causing VMemMap validation to fail.
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oh yeah i would be interested in a permanent and global fix, (the problem is kind of similar to the pid problem, but this time, one wrong move and we all gone)
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@assembler-0, I need to examine the VMemMapMMIO/VMemUnmapMMIO implementation to understand why the virtual addresses are different and why the system is dying. Let me gather the relevant code:
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ast-grep --pattern 'VMemMapMMIO($$$) {
$$$
}'
echo -e "\n=== VMemUnmapMMIO implementation ==="
ast-grep --pattern 'VMemUnmapMMIO($$$) {
$$$
}'
echo -e "\n=== MMIO virtual address allocation logic ==="
rg -nP -C5 'MMIO.*virtual|virtual.*MMIO|mmio.*alloc|alloc.*mmio'
echo -e "\n=== Page table access patterns in MMIO functions ==="
rg -nP -C3 'pt_table.*KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET|PHYS_TO_VIRT.*pt|pt.*PHYS_TO_VIRT'
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Let me search more specifically for these functions and examine the VMem implementation:
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echo -e "\n=== Searching for VMemUnmapMMIO function ==="
rg -nP -A20 'VMemUnmapMMIO\s*\(' --type=c
echo -e "\n=== Look at VMem.c structure ==="
rg -nP '^(int|void).*VMemMap|^(int|void).*VMemUnmap' kernel/memory/VMem.c
echo -e "\n=== Virtual address allocation logic ==="
rg -nP -B5 -A10 'VMemAlloc.*size|mmio.*base.*VMemAlloc' --type=c
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Now let me examine the complete VMemUnmapMMIO implementation to identify the issue:
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rg -nP -A50 'void VMemUnmapMMIO\(uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t size\)' kernel/memory/VMem.c
echo -e "\n=== Compare with VMemUnmap implementation ==="
rg -nP -A30 'int VMemUnmap\(uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t size\)' kernel/memory/VMem.c
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Let me get the complete VMemUnmapMMIO implementation to see what's happening after the page table access:
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@assembler-0, I found the issue! There are actually two separate problems here:
1. Different Virtual Addresses (Expected Behavior)
The different virtual addresses (0xFFFF800000040000 vs 0xFFFF800000050000) are actually expected behavior. Your VMemAlloc is a simple bump allocator that only moves kernel_space.next_vaddr forward - it never reuses freed virtual address ranges. When you unmap MMIO, the page table entries are cleared but VMemAlloc doesn't track freed ranges for reuse.
2. System Death (The Real Bug)
The system death is caused by the page table access pattern in VMemUnmapMMIO. Based on your retrieved learning, VMemUnmapMMIO should use the same pattern as VMemUnmap. Looking at line 685:
pt_table = (uint64_t*)PHYS_TO_VIRT(pt_phys);This should be:
pt_table = (uint64_t*)(pt_phys + KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET);Here's the fix for VMemUnmapMMIO:
// Lines 680-686 should be:
// Access PT through identity mapping or kernel virtual offset
uint64_t* pt_table;
if (pt_phys < IDENTITY_MAP_SIZE) {
pt_table = (uint64_t*)pt_phys;
} else {
pt_table = (uint64_t*)(pt_phys + KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET);
}This matches the pattern that works in other VMem functions and aligns with your previous learning about VMemUnmapMMIO page table access.
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- File: arch/x86_64/cpu/Cpu.c, lines 40-42
CpuFeatures* GetCpuFeatures(void) {
return &cpu_features;
}
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File: kernel/memory/MemOps.c:103-124
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Learning: In VoidFrame kernel VMemAlloc implementation, different virtual addresses on consecutive allocations after freeing is expected behavior because VMemAlloc uses a simple bump allocator (kernel_space.next_vaddr) that only moves forward and doesn't track or reuse freed virtual address ranges.
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PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:58.963Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel's FastMemcpy implementation (kernel/memory/MemOps.c), memory corruption occurs under high load due to interrupts occurring between SSE2 movdqu load and store instructions, corrupting XMM register state. The fix requires disabling interrupts around SSE operations and adding memory barriers (sfence) to ensure stores complete atomically.
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PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:27.395Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel, FastMemcpy was using SSE2 movdqu instructions without preserving XMM registers, causing crashes when called from interrupt context (like the scheduler's FastSchedule function). The fix is to use only general-purpose registers with 64-bit unrolled copies to maintain performance while being interrupt-safe.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#80
File: README.md:7-8
Timestamp: 2025-08-13T08:43:54.750Z
Learning: User assembler-0 is working on VoidFrame kernel with a tight deadline (2-3 days before summer ends) and specifically requested runtime safety checks similar to __stack_chk_fail but for deadlocks and other kernel issues. The kernel already has extensive safety mechanisms including stack canaries, guard pages, heap integrity checks, and process security validation.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#47
File: kernel/core/Kernel.c:434-434
Timestamp: 2025-07-16T01:04:23.790Z
Learning: VMemAlloc() in VoidFrame kernel fails with error code -2 (VMEM_ERROR_INVALID_ADDR) due to virtual address space layout conflict where the heap start address (_bss_end + KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET + 1MB margin) exceeds VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_END (0xFFFFFFFF80000000ULL), causing VMemMap validation to fail.
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PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#53
File: kernel/core/Kernel.c:256-259
Timestamp: 2025-08-09T04:47:56.883Z
Learning: The VoidFrame kernel memory crash occurs when VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_START is set to 0xFFFF800000000000ULL instead of 0xFFFFFFFF80000000ULL, causing the heap to allocate 128TB away from where the kernel is mapped, resulting in page faults when accessing heap memory.
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PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#79
File: drivers/PCI/PCI.c:154-154
Timestamp: 2025-08-13T07:19:55.274Z
Learning: VMemUnmapMMIO in VoidFrame kernel should use the same page table access pattern as the working VMemUnmap function: `uint64_t* pt_table = (uint64_t*)(pt_phys + KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET);` rather than PHYS_TO_VIRT macro or identity mapping checks.
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PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#57
File: kernel/memory/VMem.h:64-66
Timestamp: 2025-08-09T09:29:00.630Z
Learning: In the VoidFrame kernel, removing locks from KernelMemoryAlloc/KernelMemoryFree causes heap corruption where shell command strings (like "clear" = 0x61656C63) overwrite heap block magic values due to race conditions between allocation and free operations.
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PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#62
File: kernel/core/Panic.c:69-79
Timestamp: 2025-08-10T06:22:28.816Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel, panic functions must call "asm volatile("cli")" as the very first instruction to disable interrupts immediately. Without this, if interrupts are enabled (after "sti"), an interrupt can fire during panic handling causing the panic to fail, hang, or behave unpredictably. This must be done in ALL panic entry points: Panic(), PanicWithCode(), PanicWithContext(), PanicFromInterrupt(), and at the start of KernelPanicHandler().
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@assembler-0, I understand the critical nature - virtual address space exhaustion can bring down the entire kernel. Let me design a comprehensive virtual address space allocator to replace the current linear-only system.
Here's a comprehensive solution for permanent virtual address space management:
Virtual Address Space Allocator Design
// Add to VMem.h
typedef struct VAddrRange {
uint64_t start;
uint64_t size;
struct VAddrRange* next;
} VAddrRange;
typedef struct {
uint64_t start_addr;
uint64_t end_addr;
uint64_t next_vaddr; // For new allocations beyond free ranges
VAddrRange* free_list; // Free ranges available for reuse
SpinLock lock; // Thread safety
} VAddrSpace;Core Functions:
// Enhanced VMemAlloc with free list support
uint64_t VMemAlloc(uint64_t size) {
size = ALIGN_UP(size, PAGE_SIZE);
AcquireSpinLock(&kernel_space.lock);
// 1. Try to find suitable free range
VAddrRange** current = &kernel_space.free_list;
while (*current) {
if ((*current)->size >= size) {
uint64_t addr = (*current)->start;
if ((*current)->size == size) {
// Exact match - remove from free list
VAddrRange* to_free = *current;
*current = (*current)->next;
KernelMemoryFree(to_free);
} else {
// Split range - update remaining free space
(*current)->start += size;
(*current)->size -= size;
}
ReleaseSpinLock(&kernel_space.lock);
return addr;
}
current = &(*current)->next;
}
// 2. No suitable free range - allocate from end of space
if (kernel_space.next_vaddr + size > kernel_space.end_addr) {
ReleaseSpinLock(&kernel_space.lock);
return 0; // Out of virtual address space
}
uint64_t addr = kernel_space.next_vaddr;
kernel_space.next_vaddr += size;
ReleaseSpinLock(&kernel_space.lock);
return addr;
}
// Enhanced VMemFree to add ranges back to free list
void VMemFree(uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t size) {
size = ALIGN_UP(size, PAGE_SIZE);
AcquireSpinLock(&kernel_space.lock);
// Create new free range
VAddrRange* new_range = (VAddrRange*)KernelMemoryAlloc(sizeof(VAddrRange));
if (!new_range) {
ReleaseSpinLock(&kernel_space.lock);
return; // Memory allocation failed - range lost
}
new_range->start = vaddr;
new_range->size = size;
// Insert and coalesce with adjacent ranges
VMemCoalesceRange(new_range);
ReleaseSpinLock(&kernel_space.lock);
}
// Coalesce adjacent free ranges to prevent fragmentation
static void VMemCoalesceRange(VAddrRange* new_range) {
VAddrRange** current = &kernel_space.free_list;
VAddrRange* prev = NULL;
// Find insertion point and check for adjacency
while (*current && (*current)->start < new_range->start) {
prev = *current;
current = &(*current)->next;
}
// Check if we can merge with previous range
if (prev && (prev->start + prev->size == new_range->start)) {
prev->size += new_range->size;
KernelMemoryFree(new_range);
new_range = prev;
} else {
// Insert new range
new_range->next = *current;
if (prev) {
prev->next = new_range;
} else {
kernel_space.free_list = new_range;
}
}
// Check if we can merge with next range
if (new_range->next &&
(new_range->start + new_range->size == new_range->next->start)) {
VAddrRange* to_free = new_range->next;
new_range->size += to_free->size;
new_range->next = to_free->next;
KernelMemoryFree(to_free);
}
}Integration Points:
// Modified VMemUnmapMMIO to free virtual address space
void VMemUnmapMMIO(uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t size) {
// ... existing page table cleanup code ...
// NEW: Free the virtual address space for reuse
VMemFree(vaddr, size);
}
// Initialization in kernel startup
void VMemInit(void) {
kernel_space.start_addr = VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_START;
kernel_space.end_addr = VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_END;
kernel_space.next_vaddr = VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_START;
kernel_space.free_list = NULL;
InitSpinLock(&kernel_space.lock);
}Benefits:
- No virtual address space exhaustion - freed ranges are reused
- Fragmentation prevention - coalescing merges adjacent free ranges
- Thread safety - proper locking prevents races
- Performance - free list lookup is fast for most cases
- Fallback safety - still allocates linearly when no free ranges available
This eliminates the "one wrong move and we all gone" scenario by ensuring virtual address space is properly managed and reused.
Would you like me to implement any specific part of this design or help integrate it with your existing VMem code?
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@assembler-0, perfect! Now I can see the exact structure and provide a complete solution that integrates seamlessly with your existing VMem implementation.
Complete Virtual Address Space Allocator Implementation
1. Update VMem.h - Add Free Range Tracking:
// Add this structure before VirtAddrSpace
typedef struct VAddrRange {
uint64_t start;
uint64_t size;
struct VAddrRange* next;
} VAddrRange;
// Update VirtAddrSpace structure in VMem.h
typedef struct {
uint64_t* pml4; /**< Physical address of PML4 table */
uint64_t next_vaddr; /**< Next virtual address for allocation */
uint64_t used_pages; /**< Number of pages currently allocated */
uint64_t total_mapped; /**< Total bytes mapped in this space */
VAddrRange* free_list; /**< Free virtual address ranges */
} VirtAddrSpace;2. Update VMem.c - Enhanced Allocation Logic:
// Add to the top of VMem.c after includes
static void VMemCoalesceRange(VAddrRange* new_range);
static VAddrRange* VMemFindFreeRange(uint64_t size);
static void VMemAddFreeRange(uint64_t start, uint64_t size);
// Replace the existing VMemAlloc function
void* VMemAlloc(uint64_t size) {
if (size == 0) return NULL;
size = PAGE_ALIGN_UP(size);
irq_flags_t flags = SpinLockIrqSave(&vmem_lock);
// First try to find a suitable free range
VAddrRange** current = &kernel_space.free_list;
VAddrRange* prev_link = NULL;
while (*current) {
if ((*current)->size >= size) {
uint64_t vaddr = (*current)->start;
if ((*current)->size == size) {
// Exact match - remove entire range from free list
VAddrRange* to_free = *current;
*current = (*current)->next;
KernelMemoryFree(to_free);
} else {
// Split range - keep remaining portion
(*current)->start += size;
(*current)->size -= size;
}
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, flags);
// Map pages for the allocated range
uint64_t allocated_size = 0;
for (uint64_t offset = 0; offset < size; offset += PAGE_SIZE) {
void* paddr = AllocPage();
if (!paddr) {
if (allocated_size > 0) {
VMemFree((void*)vaddr, allocated_size);
}
return NULL;
}
int result = VMemMap(vaddr + offset, (uint64_t)paddr, PAGE_PRESENT | PAGE_WRITABLE);
if (result != VMEM_SUCCESS) {
FreePage(paddr);
if (allocated_size > 0) {
VMemFree((void*)vaddr, allocated_size);
}
return NULL;
}
allocated_size += PAGE_SIZE;
}
// Update tracking
flags = SpinLockIrqSave(&vmem_lock);
kernel_space.used_pages += size / PAGE_SIZE;
kernel_space.total_mapped += size;
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, flags);
FastMemset((void*)vaddr, 0, size);
return (void*)vaddr;
}
prev_link = *current;
current = &(*current)->next;
}
// No suitable free range - allocate from linear space
if (kernel_space.next_vaddr < VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_START) {
kernel_space.next_vaddr = VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_START;
}
if (kernel_space.next_vaddr + size > VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_END) {
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, flags);
return NULL; // Out of virtual address space
}
const uint64_t vaddr = kernel_space.next_vaddr;
kernel_space.next_vaddr = vaddr + size;
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, flags);
// Map pages (same as existing code)
uint64_t allocated_size = 0;
for (uint64_t offset = 0; offset < size; offset += PAGE_SIZE) {
void* paddr = AllocPage();
if (!paddr) {
if (allocated_size > 0) {
VMemFree((void*)vaddr, allocated_size);
}
return NULL;
}
int result = VMemMap(vaddr + offset, (uint64_t)paddr, PAGE_PRESENT | PAGE_WRITABLE);
if (result != VMEM_SUCCESS) {
FreePage(paddr);
if (allocated_size > 0) {
VMemFree((void*)vaddr, allocated_size);
}
return NULL;
}
allocated_size += PAGE_SIZE;
}
// Update tracking
flags = SpinLockIrqSave(&vmem_lock);
kernel_space.used_pages += size / PAGE_SIZE;
kernel_space.total_mapped += size;
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, flags);
FastMemset((void*)vaddr, 0, size);
return (void*)vaddr;
}
// Enhanced VMemFree to reclaim virtual address space
void VMemFree(void* vaddr, uint64_t size) {
if (!vaddr || size == 0) return;
size = PAGE_ALIGN_UP(size);
uint64_t addr = (uint64_t)vaddr;
// Unmap and free physical pages (existing logic)
for (uint64_t offset = 0; offset < size; offset += PAGE_SIZE) {
uint64_t paddr = VMemGetPhysAddr(addr + offset);
if (paddr != INVALID_PHYS_ADDR) {
VMemUnmap(addr + offset);
FreePage((void*)paddr);
}
}
// Update tracking and add range to free list
irq_flags_t flags = SpinLockIrqSave(&vmem_lock);
kernel_space.used_pages -= size / PAGE_SIZE;
kernel_space.total_mapped -= size;
// Add freed range to free list
VMemAddFreeRange(addr, size);
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, flags);
}
// Updated VMemUnmapMMIO to reclaim virtual address space
void VMemUnmapMMIO(uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t size) {
PrintKernel("VMemUnmapMMIO: Unmapping MMIO at 0x"); PrintKernelHex(vaddr);
PrintKernel(" (size: 0x"); PrintKernelHex(size); PrintKernel(")\n");
if (!IS_PAGE_ALIGNED(vaddr) || !IS_PAGE_ALIGNED(size)) {
PrintKernel("VMemUnmapMMIO: ERROR - Address or size not page-aligned\n");
return;
}
// ... existing page table cleanup code ...
// NEW: Add freed virtual address range back to free list
irq_flags_t flags = SpinLockIrqSave(&vmem_lock);
VMemAddFreeRange(vaddr, size);
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, flags);
PrintKernel("VMemUnmapMMIO: Successfully unmapped and reclaimed virtual address space\n");
}
// Helper function to add a range to the free list with coalescing
static void VMemAddFreeRange(uint64_t start, uint64_t size) {
VAddrRange* new_range = (VAddrRange*)KernelMemoryAlloc(sizeof(VAddrRange));
if (!new_range) {
PrintKernel("VMemAddFreeRange: WARNING - Could not allocate free range tracking\n");
return; // Range is lost but system continues
}
new_range->start = start;
new_range->size = size;
new_range->next = NULL;
// Find insertion point and coalesce
VAddrRange** current = &kernel_space.free_list;
VAddrRange* prev = NULL;
// Insert in sorted order by address
while (*current && (*current)->start < start) {
prev = *current;
current = &(*current)->next;
}
// Try to merge with previous range
if (prev && (prev->start + prev->size == start)) {
prev->size += size;
KernelMemoryFree(new_range);
new_range = prev;
} else {
// Insert new range
new_range->next = *current;
if (prev) {
prev->next = new_range;
} else {
kernel_space.free_list = new_range;
}
}
// Try to merge with next range
if (new_range->next && (new_range->start + new_range->size == new_range->next->start)) {
VAddrRange* to_free = new_range->next;
new_range->size += to_free->size;
new_range->next = to_free->next;
KernelMemoryFree(to_free);
}
}3. Initialize Free List in VMemInit:
// Add to VMemInit function after existing initialization
void VMemInit(void) {
// ... existing initialization code ...
// Initialize free list
kernel_space.free_list = NULL;
// ... rest of existing code ...
}4. Optional: Add Debugging Function:
void VMemPrintFreeRanges(void) {
irq_flags_t flags = SpinLockIrqSave(&vmem_lock);
PrintKernel("Free virtual address ranges:\n");
VAddrRange* current = kernel_space.free_list;
uint64_t total_free = 0;
while (current) {
PrintKernel(" 0x"); PrintKernelHex(current->start);
PrintKernel(" - 0x"); PrintKernelHex(current->start + current->size - 1);
PrintKernel(" (size: 0x"); PrintKernelHex(current->size); PrintKernel(")\n");
total_free += current->size;
current = current->next;
}
PrintKernel("Total free virtual space: 0x"); PrintKernelHex(total_free); PrintKernel("\n");
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, flags);
}Benefits of This Solution:
- ✅ Virtual Address Space Reclamation - Freed ranges are immediately available for reuse
- ✅ Automatic Coalescing - Adjacent free ranges merge to prevent fragmentation
- ✅ Thread Safety - Uses existing vmem_lock for all operations
- ✅ Backward Compatibility - Doesn't break existing VMemAlloc/VMemFree calls
- ✅ Performance - Free list lookup is O(n) but typically small, linear allocation as fallback
- ✅ Robustness - Handles edge cases like allocation failures gracefully
This eliminates the "one wrong move and we all gone" scenario by ensuring your xHCI controller (and any other MMIO devices) can be properly initialized, unmapped, and re-initialized without exhausting virtual address space.
Want me to help you integrate this into your codebase, or would you like me to explain any specific part of the implementation?
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🧬 Code Graph Analysis Results
- File: arch/x86_64/cpu/Cpu.c, lines 40-42
CpuFeatures* GetCpuFeatures(void) {
return &cpu_features;
}
✏️ Learnings added
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#90
File: kernel/memory/MemOps.c:103-124
Timestamp: 2025-08-16T05:28:34.904Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel, the virtual address space management uses a simple linear allocator (kernel_space.next_vaddr) without any reclamation mechanism. VMemFree and VMemUnmapMMIO clear page tables but don't free virtual address space for reuse, causing eventual virtual address space exhaustion. The solution requires implementing a free list with coalescing in the VirtAddrSpace structure and updating allocation/deallocation functions to reuse freed ranges.
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🧠 Learnings used
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:58.963Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel's FastMemcpy implementation (kernel/memory/MemOps.c), memory corruption occurs under high load due to interrupts occurring between SSE2 movdqu load and store instructions, corrupting XMM register state. The fix requires disabling interrupts around SSE operations and adding memory barriers (sfence) to ensure stores complete atomically.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#80
File: README.md:7-8
Timestamp: 2025-08-13T08:43:54.750Z
Learning: User assembler-0 is working on VoidFrame kernel with a tight deadline (2-3 days before summer ends) and specifically requested runtime safety checks similar to __stack_chk_fail but for deadlocks and other kernel issues. The kernel already has extensive safety mechanisms including stack canaries, guard pages, heap integrity checks, and process security validation.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:27.395Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel, FastMemcpy was using SSE2 movdqu instructions without preserving XMM registers, causing crashes when called from interrupt context (like the scheduler's FastSchedule function). The fix is to use only general-purpose registers with 64-bit unrolled copies to maintain performance while being interrupt-safe.
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@assembler-0, you're right to question this! Let me examine what PHYS_TO_VIRT actually does and compare the complete implementations to find the real issue.
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#!/bin/bash
# Find the PHYS_TO_VIRT macro definition
echo "=== PHYS_TO_VIRT macro definition ==="
rg -nP '#define.*PHYS_TO_VIRT|PHYS_TO_VIRT.*=' --type=c
echo -e "\n=== Compare VMemUnmap vs VMemUnmapMMIO implementations side by side ==="
echo "--- VMemUnmap implementation ---"
rg -nP -A50 'int VMemUnmap\(uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t size\)' kernel/memory/VMem.c
echo -e "\n--- VMemUnmapMMIO implementation ---"
rg -nP -A50 'void VMemUnmapMMIO\(uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t size\)' kernel/memory/VMem.c
echo -e "\n=== Look for KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET definition ==="
rg -nP 'KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET.*=' --type=c
Length of output: 4938
You're absolutely right! PHYS_TO_VIRT does exactly the same thing - it adds KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET. And both functions use the identical page table access pattern. Let me get the complete VMemUnmapMMIO implementation to find the real issue:
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#!/bin/bash
# Get the complete VMemUnmapMMIO implementation - need more lines
echo "=== Complete VMemUnmapMMIO implementation ==="
rg -nP -A80 'void VMemUnmapMMIO\(uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t size\)' kernel/memory/VMem.c
echo -e "\n=== Check for IDENTITY_MAP_SIZE definition ==="
rg -nP 'IDENTITY_MAP_SIZE.*=' --type=c
echo -e "\n=== Look for any differences in the page table clearing logic ==="
echo "VMemUnmap clearing logic:"
rg -nP -A5 'pt_virt\[pt_index\].*=' kernel/memory/VMem.c
echo -e "\n=== Check if there are any TLB flush differences ==="
rg -nP -C3 'VMemFlushTLB' kernel/memory/VMem.c
Length of output: 6079
@assembler-0, you're absolutely right about PHYS_TO_VIRT! I found the real issue now. Looking at the complete implementations, there's a critical difference in the locking and TLB flush pattern:
VMemUnmap (working):
for (uint64_t i = 0; i < num_pages; i++) {
irq_flags_t flags = SpinLockIrqSave(&vmem_lock); // Lock per page
// ... page table access ...
if (pt_virt[pt_index] & PAGE_PRESENT) {
pt_virt[pt_index] = 0;
kernel_space.used_pages--;
kernel_space.total_mapped -= PAGE_SIZE;
}
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, flags); // Unlock BEFORE TLB flush
VMemFlushTLBSingle(current_vaddr); // TLB flush OUTSIDE lock
}VMemUnmapMMIO (crashing):
irq_flags_t irq_flags = SpinLockIrqSave(&vmem_lock); // Lock ONCE for entire operation
for (uint64_t i = 0; i < num_pages; i++) {
// ... page table access ...
if (pt_table[pt_index] & PAGE_PRESENT) {
pt_table[pt_index] = 0;
VMemFlushTLBSingle(current_vaddr); // TLB flush INSIDE lock!
}
}
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, irq_flags); // Unlock at endThe issue: VMemUnmapMMIO calls VMemFlushTLBSingle() while holding the vmem_lock. The invlpg instruction can be expensive and holding a spinlock during TLB operations can cause deadlocks or timing issues.
Fix: Change VMemUnmapMMIO to match VMemUnmap's pattern:
void VMemUnmapMMIO(uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t size) {
// ... existing validation code ...
uint64_t num_pages = size / PAGE_SIZE;
uint64_t pml4_phys = VMemGetPML4PhysAddr();
for (uint64_t i = 0; i < num_pages; i++) {
uint64_t current_vaddr = vaddr + (i * PAGE_SIZE);
irq_flags_t flags = SpinLockIrqSave(&vmem_lock); // Lock per page
// ... existing page table walking code ...
if (pt_table[pt_index] & PAGE_PRESENT) {
pt_table[pt_index] = 0;
}
SpinUnlockIrqRestore(&vmem_lock, flags); // Unlock BEFORE TLB flush
VMemFlushTLBSingle(current_vaddr); // TLB flush OUTSIDE lock
}
}This matches the proven working pattern from VMemUnmap and should fix the system death!
🧬 Code Graph Analysis Results
- File: arch/x86_64/cpu/Cpu.c, lines 40-42
CpuFeatures* GetCpuFeatures(void) {
return &cpu_features;
}
🧠 Learnings used
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:58.963Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel's FastMemcpy implementation (kernel/memory/MemOps.c), memory corruption occurs under high load due to interrupts occurring between SSE2 movdqu load and store instructions, corrupting XMM register state. The fix requires disabling interrupts around SSE operations and adding memory barriers (sfence) to ensure stores complete atomically.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#79
File: drivers/PCI/PCI.c:154-154
Timestamp: 2025-08-13T07:19:55.274Z
Learning: VMemUnmapMMIO in VoidFrame kernel should use the same page table access pattern as the working VMemUnmap function: `uint64_t* pt_table = (uint64_t*)(pt_phys + KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET);` rather than PHYS_TO_VIRT macro or identity mapping checks.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#90
File: kernel/memory/MemOps.c:103-124
Timestamp: 2025-08-16T05:28:34.904Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel, the virtual address space management uses a simple linear allocator (kernel_space.next_vaddr) without any reclamation mechanism. VMemFree and VMemUnmapMMIO clear page tables but don't free virtual address space for reuse, causing eventual virtual address space exhaustion. The solution requires implementing a free list with coalescing in the VirtAddrSpace structure and updating allocation/deallocation functions to reuse freed ranges.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#53
File: kernel/core/Kernel.c:256-259
Timestamp: 2025-08-09T04:47:56.883Z
Learning: The VoidFrame kernel memory crash occurs when VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_START is set to 0xFFFF800000000000ULL instead of 0xFFFFFFFF80000000ULL, causing the heap to allocate 128TB away from where the kernel is mapped, resulting in page faults when accessing heap memory.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#82
File: kernel/process/Process.h:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-08-14T02:11:27.395Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel, FastMemcpy was using SSE2 movdqu instructions without preserving XMM registers, causing crashes when called from interrupt context (like the scheduler's FastSchedule function). The fix is to use only general-purpose registers with 64-bit unrolled copies to maintain performance while being interrupt-safe.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#47
File: kernel/core/Kernel.c:434-434
Timestamp: 2025-07-16T01:04:23.790Z
Learning: VMemAlloc() in VoidFrame kernel fails with error code -2 (VMEM_ERROR_INVALID_ADDR) due to virtual address space layout conflict where the heap start address (_bss_end + KERNEL_VIRTUAL_OFFSET + 1MB margin) exceeds VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_END (0xFFFFFFFF80000000ULL), causing VMemMap validation to fail.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#80
File: README.md:7-8
Timestamp: 2025-08-13T08:43:54.750Z
Learning: User assembler-0 is working on VoidFrame kernel with a tight deadline (2-3 days before summer ends) and specifically requested runtime safety checks similar to __stack_chk_fail but for deadlocks and other kernel issues. The kernel already has extensive safety mechanisms including stack canaries, guard pages, heap integrity checks, and process security validation.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#58
File: drivers/VesaBIOSExtension.c:77-85
Timestamp: 2025-08-09T10:31:44.439Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel, process stacks are allocated using VMemAllocWithGuards() which returns virtual addresses, but TerminateProcess incorrectly uses FreePage() (which expects physical addresses) to free them, causing "Page index out of bounds" errors. The correct function to use is VMemFreeWithGuards(proc->stack, STACK_SIZE).
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#90
File: kernel/memory/MemOps.c:103-124
Timestamp: 2025-08-16T05:27:10.739Z
Learning: In VoidFrame kernel VMemAlloc implementation, different virtual addresses on consecutive allocations after freeing is expected behavior because VMemAlloc uses a simple bump allocator (kernel_space.next_vaddr) that only moves forward and doesn't track or reuse freed virtual address ranges.
Learnt from: assembler-0
PR: assembler-0/VoidFrame#57
File: kernel/memory/VMem.h:64-66
Timestamp: 2025-08-09T09:29:00.630Z
Learning: In the VoidFrame kernel, removing locks from KernelMemoryAlloc/KernelMemoryFree causes heap corruption where shell command strings (like "clear" = 0x61656C63) overwrite heap block magic values due to race conditions between allocation and free operations.
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