rust-osdev / rust-osdev/bootloader
Documentation on initial state
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Description
Is there any documentation about the state of the system when _start function is invoked by the bootloader? For example, what features are enabled, what is the layout of memory, what state are the processors in?
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Research direction
Start by locating the _start entry point invoked by the bootloader and inspect the surrounding project documentation. Document the enabled features, memory layout, and processor state at invocation, with enough context to explain the bootloader handoff. Done means the initial state is described for each relevant case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100