xv6 is a modern re-implementation of Sixth Edition Unix in ANSI C for multiprocessor x86/x86_64 systems.
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web more doc tweaks 2009-07-12 18:33:37 -07:00
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.gdbinit.tmpl qemu-gdb target and script 2009-09-15 17:15:36 -04:00
.gitignore ignore .gitignore 2009-09-15 17:21:02 -04:00
asm.h
bio.c group locks into structs they protect. 2009-05-31 05:12:21 +00:00
bootasm.S bootasm cleanup 2009-07-11 19:15:32 -07:00
bootmain.c xv6: boot loader adjustments 2009-03-08 21:41:30 +00:00
bootother.S shuffle and tweak for formatting. 2009-08-08 01:07:30 -07:00
buf.h
BUGS
cat.c
console.c assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
cuth
defs.h assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
dot-bochsrc make bochsrc work for bochs 2.2.6 2008-09-03 14:10:47 +00:00
echo.c
elf.h shuffle and tweak for formatting. 2009-08-08 01:07:30 -07:00
exec.c assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
fcntl.h
file.c shuffle and tweak for formatting. 2009-08-08 01:07:30 -07:00
file.h shuffle and tweak for formatting. 2009-08-08 01:07:30 -07:00
forktest.c
fs.c assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
fs.h drop NADDRS and INDIRECT; too many names 2009-05-31 00:59:37 +00:00
grep.c
ide.c assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
init.c group locks into structs they protect. 2009-05-31 05:12:21 +00:00
initcode.S rearrangements and cleanup for text 2009-07-11 19:26:01 -07:00
ioapic.c trap cleanup 2009-07-11 19:24:56 -07:00
kalloc.c rearrangements and cleanup for text 2009-07-11 19:26:01 -07:00
kbd.c be consistent: no underscores in function names 2009-03-08 22:07:13 +00:00
kbd.h
kill.c tab police 2009-05-31 00:39:17 +00:00
lapic.c lapic: disable microdelay because it makes Bochs slow 2009-09-02 10:06:37 -07:00
LICENSE Add MIT license file; update xv6-rev2.tar.gz with LICENSE. 2009-05-26 16:58:33 +00:00
ln.c
ls.c
LucidaSans-Typewriter83
main.c another attempt at cpu-local variables. 2009-09-02 10:07:59 -07:00
Makefile rev3 2009-09-15 17:21:14 -04:00
mkdir.c
mkfs.c drop NADDRS and INDIRECT; too many names 2009-05-31 00:59:37 +00:00
mmu.h assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
mp.c assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
mp.h
Notes
param.h
picirq.c shuffle and tweak for formatting. 2009-08-08 01:07:30 -07:00
pipe.c assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
pr.pl remove //DOC in the right place 2009-07-12 19:07:30 -07:00
printf.c
proc.c formatting tweaks 2009-09-03 00:46:15 -07:00
proc.h another attempt at cpu-local variables. 2009-09-02 10:07:59 -07:00
README
rm.c
runoff shuffle and tweak for formatting. 2009-08-08 01:07:30 -07:00
runoff.list assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
runoff.spec shuffle and tweak for formatting. 2009-08-08 01:07:30 -07:00
runoff1 remove //DOC in the right place 2009-07-12 19:07:30 -07:00
sh.c
show1
sign.pl
sleep1.p
spinlock.c assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
spinlock.h assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
spinp
stat.h move T_DIR etc into stat.h; move type up 2009-05-31 00:26:10 +00:00
string.c xv6: use stosb for memset 2009-03-08 21:38:30 +00:00
swtch.S initproc, usegment, swtch tweaks 2009-07-11 19:28:29 -07:00
symlink.patch
syscall.c assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
syscall.h
sysfile.c assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
sysproc.c assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
timer.c shuffle and tweak for formatting. 2009-08-08 01:07:30 -07:00
toc.ftr assorted fixes: 2009-08-30 23:02:08 -07:00
toc.hdr
trap.c formatting tweaks 2009-09-03 00:46:15 -07:00
trapasm.S initproc, usegment, swtch tweaks 2009-07-11 19:28:29 -07:00
traps.h s/IRQ_OFFSET/T_IRQ0/: it's a trap number, not an irq number. 2009-07-11 18:17:32 -07:00
TRICKS more doc tweaks 2009-07-12 18:33:37 -07:00
types.h
uart.c shuffle and tweak for formatting. 2009-08-08 01:07:30 -07:00
ulib.c xv6: use stosb for memset 2009-03-08 21:38:30 +00:00
umalloc.c
user.h
usertests.c group locks into structs they protect. 2009-05-31 05:12:21 +00:00
usys.S usys.S: put before init.c, STUB -> SYSCALL 2009-05-31 02:14:04 +00:00
vectors.pl sync with c; .text is implied 2009-05-31 01:00:38 +00:00
wc.c
x86.h can set just %gs now. 2009-09-02 10:09:34 -07:00
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xv6.ps new pdf 2009-09-03 00:46:28 -07:00
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xv6 is a re-implementation of Dennis Ritchie's and Ken Thompson's Unix
Version 6 (v6).  xv6 loosely follows the structure and style of v6,
but is implemented for a modern x86-based multiprocessor using ANSI C.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

xv6 is inspired by John Lions's Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition (Peer
to Peer Communications; ISBN: 1-57398-013-7; 1st edition (June 14,
2000)). See also http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2007/v6.html, which
provides pointers to on-line resources for v6.

xv6 borrows code from the following sources:
    JOS (asm.h, elf.h, mmu.h, bootasm.S, ide.c, console.c, and others)
    Plan 9 (bootother.S, mp.h, mp.c, lapic.c)
    FreeBSD (ioapic.c)
    NetBSD (console.c)

The following people made contributions:
    Russ Cox (context switching, locking)
    Cliff Frey (MP)
    Xiao Yu (MP)

The code in the files that constitute xv6 is
Copyright 2006-2007 Frans Kaashoek, Robert Morris, and Russ Cox.

ERROR REPORTS

If you spot errors or have suggestions for improvement, please send
email to Frans Kaashoek and Robert Morris (kaashoek,rtm@csail.mit.edu). 

BUILDING AND RUNNING XV6

To build xv6 on an x86 ELF machine (like Linux or FreeBSD), run "make".
On non-x86 or non-ELF machines (like OS X, even on x86), you will
need to install a cross-compiler gcc suite capable of producing x86 ELF
binaries.  See http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2007/tools.html.
Then run "make TOOLPREFIX=i386-jos-elf-".

To run xv6, you can use Bochs or QEMU, both PC simulators.
Bochs makes debugging easier, but QEMU is much faster. 
To run in Bochs, run "make bochs" and then type "c" at the bochs prompt.
To run in QEMU, run "make qemu".  Both log the xv6 screen output to 
standard output.

To create a typeset version of the code, run "make xv6.pdf".
This requires the "mpage" text formatting utility.
See http://www.mesa.nl/pub/mpage/.