rust-osdev / rust-osdev/bootloader

Global Page Flag & Kernel Mapping

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Description

Hi,
as I written in the title it would be a good idea to enable global pages and map the kernel using this flag.
Doing this any kernel mapping would be implicitly duplicated across all the address spaces.

Keep it up!
Waiting UEFI rework's release

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The issue names no files or tests. Start by locating the bootloader's page-table and kernel-mapping entry points, then determine how global pages should be enabled and propagated across address spaces. Done means kernel mappings are implicitly duplicated across all address spaces without breaking the planned UEFI rework.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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