References

Getting Started

• OSDev Wiki - Comprehensive kernel development resource
• Bare Bones - Minimal kernel implementation guide
• Brandon Friesen's Guide - Practical kernel development tutorial
• Linux Journal Introduction - Kernel development fundamentals
• Known Bugs - Common pitfalls to avoid

Operating System Theory

• Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces - Comprehensive OS concepts textbook
• OS Theory - Theoretical foundations
• xv6: A Simple Unix-like Teaching OS - MIT teaching operating system
• Kernel Newbies - Linux kernel development community

CPU Architecture & Hardware

• Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Manual - Official CPU reference
• x86 and amd64 Instruction Reference - Comprehensive instruction documentation
• Interrupt Handling - Interrupt implementation guide
• i386 Interrupts (MIT) - Interrupt architecture reference
• PS/2 Keyboard Hardware - Hardware implementation details

Filesystems

• Ext2 Documentation - Complete ext2 specification
• OSDev Ext2 - Implementation guide
• Linux Drive Naming Conventions - Device naming standards
• ArchWiki Device Files - Block device reference

Concurrency & Synchronization

• Rust Atomics and Locks - Comprehensive guide to mutexes, condition variables, atomics, and memory ordering

Development Tools & References

• nixpkgs Cross-Compilation - Cross-compiler setup
• Linux System Calls (x86/32) - Syscall reference table

Alternative Approaches

• Writing an OS in Rust - Modern kernel development in Rust