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A comparison of operating systems written in Rust
https://github.com/flosse/rust-os-comparison
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A comparison of operating systems written in Rust
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/flosse/rust-os-comparison
- Owner: flosse
- Created: 2015-10-03T12:44:52.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-10-09T17:45:29.000Z (25 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-22T13:50:04.977Z (12 days ago)
- Topics: comparison, kernel, microcontroller, operating-system, rust, unmaintained
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- Size: 40 KB
- Stars: 709
- Watchers: 36
- Forks: 41
- Open Issues: 10
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Rust OS comparison
A comparison of operating systems written in [Rust](https://rustlang.org).
There are several open source operating systems written in Rust.
Most of them are proofs of concepts.
The only system that goes a step further is **redox**.
It comes with a window manager as well as basic applications like an
[editor](https://github.com/redox-os/sodium) and a file manager.
**Theseus** is approaching maturity with the ability to execute legacy components in a WASM sandboxed environment.
- **redox** ([repository](https://github.com/redox-os/redox) / [homepage](http://www.redox-os.org/))
- **Theseus OS** ([repository](https://github.com/theseus-os/Theseus) / [homepage](https://www.theseus-os.com/))
- **Tock** ([repository](https://github.com/helena-project/tock) / [homepage](http://www.tockos.org/))
- **intermezzOS** ([repository](https://github.com/intermezzos/kernel) / [homepage](http://intermezzos.github.io/))
- **reenix** ([repository](https://github.com/scialex/reenix))
- **rustboot** ([repository](https://github.com/charliesome/rustboot))
- **RustOS** ([repository](https://github.com/ryanra/RustOS))
- **QuiltOS** ([repository](https://github.com/QuiltOS/QuiltOS))
- **Tifflin (rust_os)** ([repository](https://github.com/thepowersgang/rust_os))
- **bkernel** ([repository](https://github.com/rasendubi/bkernel))
- **Quasar** ([repository](https://github.com/LeoTestard/Quasar))
- **SOS** ([repository](https://github.com/hawkw/sos-kernel))
- **MOROS** ([repository](https://github.com/vinc/moros) / [homepage](http://moros.cc/))
- **Fexlix OS** ([repository](https://github.com/mrgian/felix))
- **Aero** ([repository](https://github.com/Andy-Python-Programmer/aero))
| Name | Architectures | Pure Rust | Active? | Kernel architecture | Target | Userpace? | Optional GUI? | Contributors | Filesystem | License |
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------|---------|------------------------------|---------------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
| **redox** | x86 and x86_64 | yes | yes | Microkernel | General purpose | yes | yes | 60 | [ZFS]/[RedoxFS]/[FAT32] | MIT |
| **Theseus OS** | x86_64, ARM WIP | yes | yes | Safe-language SAS/SPL OS[^1] | General + Embedded | N/A | yes | 25 | Custom/FAT32 | MIT |
| **Tock** | Cortex M | | yes | | | | no | 40 | | APL 2 / MIT |
| **intermezzOS** | x86_64 | no | yes | ? | PoC | no | no | 18 | no | APL 2 / MIT |
| **RustOS** | i386 | ? | yes | None | PoC | no | no | 10 | no | APL 2 / MIT |
| **rustboot** | i386 | ? | no | None | PoC | no | no | 8 | no | MIT |
| **bkernel** | ARM | yes | yes | ? | Embedded devices | no | no | 4 | ? | GPL with linking exception |
| **SOS** | x86_64 | yes | yes | Microkernel | PoC | no | no | 3 | ? | MIT |
| **reenix** | [Brown's CS167/9] | no | no | Monolithic (current state) | PoC | no | no | 3 | ? | [unknown] |
| **Quasar** | x86_64 | ? | no | ? | ? | no | no | 2 | ? | ? |
| **Tifflin** | x86_64/amd64 | almost | yes | Monolithic | ? | ? | yes | 1 | ISO9660 | 2-Clause-BSD |
| **MOROS** | x86_64 | yes | yes | Monolithic | General purpose | limited | no | 1 | [MFS] | MIT |
| **Felix OS** | x86_64 | yes | yes | ? | General purpose | ? | no | 3 | [FAT16] Read Only | MIT |
| **Aero** | x86_64 | ? | yes | Monolithic | General purpose | ? | yes | 10 | ? | GPL |
| **Embassy** | many | yes | yes | embedded framework | embedded | n/a | no | 388 | ? | APL2 / MIT / CC 4.0 |
| **Hubris** | many | yes | yes | message passing kernel | embedded | n/a | no | 50 | ? | MPL 2.0 |
Also worth noting: [Robigalia](https://github.com/robigalia/sel4-sys), a sel4 userspace, written in Rust.
[Brown's CS167/9]: http://cs.brown.edu/courses/cs167/
[ZFS]: https://github.com/redox-os/zfs
[RedoxFS]: https://github.com/redox-os/redoxfs
[FAT32]: https://github.com/deepaksirone/redox-loader
[unknown]: https://github.com/scialex/reenix/issues/1
[MFS]: https://github.com/vinc/moros/blob/trunk/doc/filesystem.md
[^1]: Theseus is a safe-language OS that runs all components within a [Single Address Space (SAS)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_address_space_operating_system) and Single Privilege Level (SPL).
## Blog posts and papers
-[Writing the second video game for the Micro:bit in Rust](https://hackernoon.com/writing-the-second-video-game-for-the-micro-bit-in-rust-3cd8b5ab22d3)
- Talking Tock Week
- [5](http://www.tockos.org/blog/2016/talking-tock-5/),
- [4](http://www.tockos.org/blog/2016/talking-tock-4/),
- [3](http://www.tockos.org/blog/2016/talking-tock-3/),
- [2](http://www.tockos.org/blog/2016/talking-tock-2/),
- [1](http://www.tockos.org/blog/2016/talking-tock-1/)
- Theseus OS Documents
- [Theseus OS Book](https://www.theseus-os.com/Theseus/book/index.html)
- [Theseus OS Source Code Documentation](https://www.theseus-os.com/Theseus/doc/___Theseus_Crates___/index.html)
- [Theseus OS Conference Publications](https://www.theseus-os.com/Theseus/book/misc/papers_presentations.html)
- [Theseus OS source code on GitHub](https://github.com/theseus-os/Theseus)
- [Theseus OS Technical Blog](https://www.theseus-os.com/)
- [FreeRTOS meets Rust](http://www.hashmismatch.net/freertos-meets-rust/)
- [Pragmatic Bare Metal Rust](http://www.hashmismatch.net/pragmatic-bare-metal-rust/)
- This week in intermezzOS:
- [1](https://intermezzos.github.io/blog/articles/twii1/),
- [2](https://intermezzos.github.io/blog/articles/twii2/),
- [3](https://intermezzos.github.io/blog/articles/twii3/)
- [Writing an OS in Rust](http://os.phil-opp.com/)
- [Returning from Exceptions](http://os.phil-opp.com/returning-from-exceptions.html)
- [Allocating Frames](http://os.phil-opp.com/allocating-frames.html)
- [Printing to Screen](http://os.phil-opp.com/printing-to-screen.html)
- [Setup Rust](http://os.phil-opp.com/setup-rust.html)
- [Entering Long Mode](http://os.phil-opp.com/entering-longmode.html)
- [A minimal x86 kernel](http://blog.phil-opp.com/rust-os/multiboot-kernel.html)
- [Remap the Kernel](http://os.phil-opp.com/remap-the-kernel.html)
- [Kernel Heap](http://os.phil-opp.com/kernel-heap.html)
- [This Week in Redox 1](http://www.redox-os.org/news/this-week-in-redox-1/) / [Redox News](http://www.redox-os.org/news/)
- [Redox is Serious](http://dictator.redox-os.org/index.php?controller=post&action=view&id_post=17)
- [Reenix: Implementing a Unix-Like Operating System in Rust](https://scialex.github.io/reenix.pdf) (PDF)
- [Experiences Building an OS in Rust](https://mostlytyped.com/posts/experiences-building-an-os-in-ru)
- [Writing an OS in Rust in tiny steps (Steps 1-5)](http://jvns.ca/blog/2014/03/12/the-rust-os-story/)
- [My Rust OS will never be finished (and it's a success!)](http://jvns.ca/blog/2014/03/21/my-rust-os-will-never-be-finished/)
- [Ownership is Theft: Experiences Building an Embedded OS in Rust](http://amitlevy.com/papers/tock-plos2015.pdf) (PDF)
- [Using Rust for an Undergraduate OS Course](http://rust-class.org/0/pages/using-rust-for-an-undergraduate-os-course.html)
- [Running Rust on the Rumprun unikernel](https://gandro.github.io/2015/09/27/rust-on-rumprun/)
- [Making Popcorn: Adding a disk to a Rust Rumprun Unikernel](https://polyfractal.com/post/adding-a-disk-to-a-rust-rumprun-unikernel/)
- [bkernel: a Rust Operating System](http://www.alexeyshmalko.com/2015/bkernel-a-rust-operating-system/)
- [(x86_64) Why are platform features such as the red zone enabled by default?](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/x86-64-why-are-platform-features-such-as-the-red-zone-enabled-by-default/)
- [Operating system development wiki](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-wiki-backup/blob/master/Operating-system-development.md)
- [Create a secure POSIX-compatible userland on top of seL4](https://robigalia.org/)
- [Betriebssystem Redox in Rust geschrieben](http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/23383/betriebssystem-redox-in-rust-geschrieben.html) (German)
### Embedded Systems
- [Safer microcontrollers almost here](http://dylanmckay.io/blog/rust/avr/llvm/2017/02/09/safer-microcontrollers-almost-here.html)
- [Exploring ARM inline assembly in Rust](http://embed.rs/articles/2016/arm-inline-assembly-rust/)
- Bare Metal Rust
- [3: Configure your PIC to handle interrupts correctly](http://www.randomhacks.net/2015/11/16/bare-metal-rust-configure-your-pic-interrupts/)
- [2: Retarget your compiler so interrupts are not evil](http://www.randomhacks.net/2015/11/11/bare-metal-rust-custom-target-kernel-space/)
- [1: Low-level CPU I/O ports](http://www.randomhacks.net/2015/11/09/bare-metal-rust-cpu-port-io/)
- [Rust bare metal on ARM microcontroller](http://antoinealb.net/programming/2015/05/01/rust-on-arm-microcontroller.html)
- [Blinking an LED with Rust on a Beaglebone Black](http://theotherandygrove.com/blinking-an-led-with-rust-on-a-beaglebone-black/)
- [Zinc goals redefined and extended](http://zinc.rs/blog/#/2014/07/14/zinc-goals/)
- Rust on an Arduino Uno
- [Part 1](http://jakegoulding.com/blog/2016/01/02/rust-on-an-arduino-uno/)
- [Part 2](http://jakegoulding.com/blog/2016/01/17/rust-on-an-arduino-uno-part-2/)
- [Part 3](http://jakegoulding.com/blog/2016/01/24/rust-on-an-arduino-uno-part-3/)
- [Part 4](http://jakegoulding.com/blog/2016/05/12/rust-on-an-arduino-uno-part-4/)
- [Rust on Arduino Due](http://de.slideshare.net/kellogh/glue-con14)
- http://embedded.hannobraun.de/
- [Raspberry Pi Bare Metal Programming with Rust](https://blog.thiago.me/raspberry-pi-bare-metal-programming-with-rust/)
- [Running Rust code on a BBC micro:bit micro-controller](https://github.com/SimonSapin/rust-on-bbc-microbit)