Linux boot

• ​Linux/x86 boot protocol​

• ​Linux kernel parameters​

Protected mode

• ​64-ia-32-architectures-software-developer-vol-3a-part-1-manual.pdf​

Memory management in the Linux kernel

• ​Notes on the linux kernel VM subsystem by @lorenzo-stoakes​

Serial programming

• ​8250 UART Programming​

• ​Serial ports on OSDEV​

VGA

• ​Video Graphics Array (VGA)​

IO

• ​IO port programming​

GCC and GAS

• ​GCC type attributes​

• ​Assembler Directives​

Important data structures

• ​task_struct definition​

Useful links

• ​Linux x86 Program Start Up​

• ​Memory Layout in Program Execution (32 bits)​