Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
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Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
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Re: Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
#2I managed to get it compiled entirely with clang, but for the fact that clang doesn't have 16-bit assembler support (yet).
I really like it for the fact that it's the bare essentials of a complete kernel. When wondering how, for example, scheduling works, this is a much better idea on how the mechanics work. Obviously, the algorithms used might be far more sophisticated in a modern, production kernel, but that's not why you would use X6v.
Re: Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
#3Will be nice to have a Cross Reference of the code, to be able to give it a view. Something like:
Re: Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
#4Will be nice to have a Cross Reference of the code, to be able to give it a view. Something like: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxr/
I heartily agree. In the meantime, the PDF print of the code isn't bad: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2011/xv6/xv6-rev6.pdf
Re: Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
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Re: Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
#6This was posted not to long ago, but I think it's absolutely fantastic. It's like restoring a classic ford pickup, but tossing in an AC unit and some new brakes.
Re: Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
#7I managed to get it compiled entirely with clang, but for the fact that clang doesn't have 16-bit assembler support (yet). I really like it for the fact that it's the bare essentials of a complete kernel. When wondering how, for example, scheduling works, this is a much better idea on how the mechanics work. Obviously, the algorithms used might be far more sophisticated in a modern, production kernel, but that's not…
It's "Xv6", not "X6v", btw. It's a kind of portmanteau of x86 and V6.
Edit: (For context, the submission title was originally "X6v".)
Re: Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
#8Will be nice to have a Cross Reference of the code, to be able to give it a view. Something like: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxr/
Haven't used LXR. I've used GNU GLOBAL and OpenGrok. I like OpenGrok.
There's a comparison (that includes LXR) on the OpenGrok site.
Re: Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
#9I managed to get it compiled entirely with clang, but for the fact that clang doesn't have 16-bit assembler support (yet). I really like it for the fact that it's the bare essentials of a complete kernel. When wondering how, for example, scheduling works, this is a much better idea on how the mechanics work. Obviously, the algorithms used might be far more sophisticated in a modern, production kernel, but that's not…
It's "Xv6", not "X6v", btw. It's a kind of portmanteau of x86 and V6. Edit: (For context, the submission title was originally "X6v".)
Yes, thank you.
Re: Xv6 - Unix V6 rewritten in modern, ANSI C for MIT 6.828
#10Link to previous topic [1] and the booklet [2]