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This is the latest pdf generated directly from current master.

It is update on every single commit to master.

v1.4

In this new release:

• Typo fixes
• Code (and typo) fixes on the framebuffer chapter.
• Add explanation of potential bug on converting GIMP Header file to RGB.
• Added missing flags on page table/dirs entries
• Rewrite and rearrangement of syscall/sysret section

Printed versions of the updated book are available here: https://www.lulu.com/search?sortBy=RELEVANCE&page=1&q=osdev+notes&pageSize=10&adult_audience_rating=00

From this release i start to acknowledge the all people that contributed to it (in no particular order, without including @dreamos82 and @DeanoBurrito since we are the authors).

Contributors to this release:

• @Hqnnqh
• @AnErrupTion
• @Moldytzu
• @MRRcode979
• @Roxve
• @andromdaa
• @malletgaetan

Thanks to everyone for your help!

v1.3

As usual this updates bring more typo fixes, but also few sections have been expanded.

• Typo fixes
• Expand Syscall example chapter
• Expand ELF chapter, and fixing code in one of examples

Printed versions of the book are available here: https://www.lulu.com/search?sortBy=RELEVANCE&page=1&q=osdev+notes&pageSize=10&adult_audience_rating=00

First Edition Rev. 2

Another update, wiht a lot of fixes, and few more additions.

• Add more information on the Memory protection chapter, abouit its future implications
• Emergency grammar fix!
• Fix tss structure in Userspace/Handling_Interrupt chapter
• Add watchpoint information on gdb chapter
• Add explanation on how to test when entering userspace
• Fix some examples in the Nasm appendix, and add new section with loop cycle example.

First Edition Rev. 1

Various typo fixes, and other improvements.
Add new cross compiling section.

• Add Cross Compiling appendix chapter
• Linker chapter improvements
• Various typos fix
• Add more details on the Thread Sleep section
• Improve readability of Virtual Memory Management illustration.
• Fix broken links
• Fix Cover Alignment
• Add paragraph about lockfree queues in IPC chapter
• Add more details in the VMM Section of Process and Threads chapter
• Explain content of Segment Selectors in GDT chapter
• Improve readability of some parts inside Userspace chapters

We made also an hardcover version of the book, available here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/dean-tuckey-and-ivan-gualandri/osdev-notes/hardcover/product-je5drpr.html?page=1&pageSize=4

While the paperback version (updated) is still available here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/dean-tuckey-and-ivan-gualandri/osdev-notes/paperback/product-mpzp5v.html

First Edition

This tag marks the first edition of the printed book.

The book is available here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/dean-tuckey-and-ivan-gualandri/osdev-notes/paperback/product-mpzp5v.html?q=osdev+notes&page=1&pageSize=4