rust-osdev / rust-osdev/bootloader
ap bringup util
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Description
I'm using the new bootloader+bootloader_api for my OS (huge fan, love how easy it is to use!), and currently banging my head on SMP. I was thinking a nice feature to have would be a util for bringing up application processors, using all of the existing work/code that's already in the bootloader for the boot processor. I don't know exactly what such a util api would look like... maybe each AP uses the same entrypoint but there's info in BootInfo to differentiate?
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing boot processor work in the bootloader and bootloader_api, with particular attention to SMP and how BootInfo is passed. Define the AP entrypoint and the information needed to distinguish processors. Done means a documented utility API can bring up application processors using the existing bootloader support.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100