flail

A library for implementing kernel panics.

Requirements

1. An stddef.h which defines size_t.
2. A putchar()-equivalent. It does not need to have any specific name.
   • Accepts a single int and, presumably, prints it (after casting to an unsigned char).
   • The return value isn't used, but I recommend following the POSIX/C standards.

Usage

#include <flail.h> /* Note: flail.h uses stddef.h. */

// Operating system information to include in the panic message.
const char *info_str = "Some Operating System v1.0";

int custom_putchar(int c) {
  // Implement me!
  return c; // It "worked."
}

void kernel_main() {
    flail_init(info_str, &custom_putchar);
    flail_panic("oh no");
}

License

The code is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.