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https://github.com/mars-research/redleaf
RedLeaf Operating System
https://github.com/mars-research/redleaf
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RedLeaf Operating System
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mars-research/redleaf
- Owner: mars-research
- Created: 2019-08-22T18:57:46.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-05-09T22:18:49.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-10T20:12:47.506Z (3 months ago)
- Language: Rust
- Size: 12.1 MB
- Stars: 111
- Watchers: 14
- Forks: 7
- Open Issues: 35
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# RedLeaf
RedLeaf is a research operating system developed from scratch in Rust to explore the impact of language safety on operating system organization.
## Setup
### Downloading the code
```
git clone --recursive https://github.com/mars-research/redleaf.git
```
### Nix
The easiest way to set up a reproducible environment with all dependencies is with [Nix](https://nixos.org/download.html).
With Nix installed, simply enter the provided nix-shell environment with:
```
nix-shell
```
### Bash Script
There is also a bash script meant for Debian-based distributions and does not ensure reproducible builds:
``` bash
./setup.sh
```
## Building
You need a very recent nightly Rust toolchain with the `rust-src` component, and also the `nasm` assembler.
If you wish to generate a bootable `.iso` image (required for the `qemu` targets), you also need to have `grub-mkrescue` in your PATH.
```
make check # Verify that the tree is buildable
make kernel # Build kernel proper
make domains # Build domains
make mb2 # Build Multiboot v2 kernel image (redleaf.mb2)
make iso # Build bootable ISO (redleaf.iso)
make qemu # Build and launch QEMU
make qemu-nox # Build and launch QEMU in headless mode
make qemu-kvm # Build and launch QEMU with KVM
```
For the `qemu` targets, specify `GDB=true` to start a GDB server and pause execution on boot.
By default, the build system will build everything in the `release` mode with optimizations enabled, and you can override this behavior by passing `DEBUG=true`.
## Foliage
Foliage is a multi-purpose tool that helps you inspect domain dependencies, validate their safeness, and discover potential pitfalls.
You can invoke the tool at the project root with `./fo`.
For example, to view information about the `ixgbe` domain, run:
```
./fo crate ixgbe
```
## Publication
[RedLeaf: Isolation and Communication in a Safe Operating System(OSDI 20)](https://www.usenix.org/conference/osdi20/presentation/narayanan-vikram)