Useful links

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)