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 # slkern
 
-A small OS kernel for RV64 virtual platforms.
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+A small OS kernel for RV64 virtual platforms.
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+## History
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+Initially I planned to just fork xv6 (MIT's teaching OS) to demonstrate the C compiler but after the basics were working I kept going.
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+The kernel itself (not including tools) is now >50% new code, including features like priority-based scheduling and a reworked filesystem with support for multiple drives.
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+Some new tools have been added to the repository including a new mkfs implementation, while things like libc have been factored out into their own repositories. Other simple system tools like the shell & test programs remain from xv6 with small modifications.
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