xkernel 1.0

Author: Tianyi Wang
Email:  wang103@illinois.edu


Description:
This kernel is 32bit, in ELF format.


Source Tree:
arch/:          Architecture-specific source
data_struct/:   Built-in data structures
include:/       Kernel headers
kernel/:        Core subsystems
scripts/:       Various scripts used for building stuffs


To Compile:
Simply type 'make' to compile the kernel sources. This will
output the binary kernel 'xkernel' in ELF format.


To Run:
The kernel can be loaded using any bootloarder that supports
Multiboot Specification, such as GRUB, and run using
emulator. If you have qemu installed, you can start the
kernel by 'make run'.


To Debug:
In one console, do 'make test_qemu' to start qemu, which
will wait for a gdb remote connection. In another console,
do 'make test_gdb', then type 'target remote localhost:1234'
to start debugging.


Credits:
This project borrows code from the following sources:
(1) Linus Torvalds' Linux Kernel
(2) JamesM's Kernel Development Tutorials
(3) wiki.osdev.org