Get a reference to the thread Context

Copy current VFS for new process

Sets the option for creating a new file. This option indicates whether a new file will be created if the file does not yet already exist. In order f

Drop a CommHandle by removing the Rendezvous pointer

Copies any value implementing <code>[AsRef]&lt;[OsStr]&gt;</code> into a newly allocated [`OsString`].

The following (private!) function allows construction of a path from a u8 slice, which is only safe when it is known to follow the OsStr encoding.

Reconstruct a Message from register values returned by a receive syscall. This should be the inverse of to_values, and consistent with the kernel Mes

Take data passed via syscall and convert to a kernel Message object. If the user passed rendezvous or memory handles then these are removed from the

Lookup and return shared reference to a directory

Lookup and return shared reference to a file

Set up syscall handler Note: This depends on the order of the GDT table <https://nfil.dev/kernel/rust/coding/rust-kernel-to-userspace-and-back/>

Initialize a new OffsetPageTable. This function must be only called once to avoid aliasing `&mut` references (which is undefined behavior).

Initialise a frame to hold the KernelInfo struct

Function called by the bootloader via _start entry point declared in entry_point! above Inputs BootInfo Bootloader memory mapping information

Main kernel thread entry point This is the first process added to the scheduler which is started once basic kernel functions have been initialised in

Make a sub-directory

Create a new file, returning a shared reference

Monotonic count of he number of microseconds since restart Uses PIT interrupts to calibrate the TSC. Calibration calculated by the kernel and stored

Add a communication handle as a path in the VFS

Creates a blank new set of options ready for configuration. All options are initially set to `false`. # Examples ```no_run use std::fs::OpenOptions

Create a new MacAddress from bytes

Create a new Writer Will be inactive; call `activate()` method to write to video memory.

Create an empty set of mount points

Launch a login process on a new console Returns the console to enable switching to/from this login/shell

Open an existing file. If it doesn't exist return an empty File.