From 9af5588c30c4126a2800aae1afcb0de2c373dc6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benji Dial <benji@benjidial.net>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:40:47 -0400
Subject: rewrite application stuff in the kernel to support multitasking

---
 documentation/kernel-interfaces/syscalls.txt | 175 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 175 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 documentation/kernel-interfaces/syscalls.txt

(limited to 'documentation/kernel-interfaces/syscalls.txt')

diff --git a/documentation/kernel-interfaces/syscalls.txt b/documentation/kernel-interfaces/syscalls.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca93b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/kernel-interfaces/syscalls.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+rax, rdi, rsi, rdx are in/out paramters.
+rbx, rbp, rsp, r12-r15 are preserved.
+rcx, rflags, r8-r11 are clobbered.
+
+interrupts (including the timer!) are disabled during system calls.
+
+stream result:
+   0 = success
+   1 = bad handle
+   2 = io error
+   3 = out of bounds
+   4 = does not exist
+   5 = not a regular file
+   6 = not an executable
+   7 = not writable
+   8 = not seekable
+   9 = socket id already used
+  10 = socket id not in use
+  11 = socket listener closed
+  12 = other end closed
+  13 = already exists
+  14 = not sized
+
+encode color:
+  rax in: 0
+  edi in: r + g * 256 + b * 65536
+  eax out: encoded color
+
+get framebuffer:
+  rax in: 1
+  rax out: pointer to framebuffer
+  rdi out: width + height * 2 ** 32
+  esi out: pitch
+  framebuffer is always 32 bpp. use the encode color syscall
+  to encode colors. pitch is in dwords, not in bytes.
+
+open file:
+  rax in: 2
+  rdi in: pointer to file path
+  rsi in: file path length
+  rdx in:
+    bit 0: allow creation
+    bit 1: only allow creation
+  rax out: stream result
+  rdi out: stream handle (if rax = success)
+
+end this thread:
+  rax in: 3
+  edi in: exit code (signed, only used if this was last thread)
+
+get new pages:
+  rax in: 4
+  rdi in: number of pages to allocate
+  rax out: start of first page
+  the allocated pages are next to each other, writable, and not executable.
+
+get input packet:
+  rax in: 5
+  al out:
+    bit 7: was mouse packet
+    if bit 7:
+      bit 0: left mouse button down
+      bit 1: right mouse button down
+      bit 2: middle mouse button down
+  if bit 7:
+    di out: mouse x change (signed)
+    si out: mouse y change (signed)
+  else:
+    edi out: key packet
+
+create private socket:
+  rax in: 6
+  rax out: end 1 stream handle
+  rdi out: end 2 stream handle
+
+create socket listener:
+  rax in: 7
+  rdi in: pointer to id string
+  rsi in: id string length
+  rax out: stream result
+  rdi out: listener handle (if rax = 0)
+
+stop socket listener:
+  rax in: 8
+  rdi in: listener handle
+
+accept socket connection:
+  rax in: 9
+  rdi in: listener handle
+  rax out: stream result
+  rdi out: stream handle
+
+connect to socket:
+  rax in: 10
+  rdi in: pointer to id string
+  rsi in: id string length
+  rax out: stream result
+  rdi out: stream handle (if rax = 0)
+
+close stream:
+  rax in: 11
+  rdi in: stream handle
+
+seek stream:
+  returns "not seekable" for sockets
+  rax in: 12
+  rdi in: stream handle
+  sil in:
+    0 = relative to beginning
+    1 = relative to end
+    2 = relative to current position
+  rdx in: offset (signed)
+  rax out: stream result
+
+read from stream:
+  rax in: 13
+  rdi in: stream handle
+  rsi in: count
+  rdx in: pointer to buffer
+  rax out: stream result
+
+write to stream:
+  rax in: 14
+  rdi in: stream handle
+  rsi in: count
+  rdx in: pointer to buffer
+  rax out: stream result
+
+get stream length:
+  returns "not sized" for sockets
+  rax in: 15
+  rdi in: stream handle
+  rax out: stream result
+  rdi out: stream length (if rax = success)
+
+start process:
+  rax in: 16
+  rdi in: pointer to process start info struct
+  rax out: stream result
+  rdi out: process handle (if rax = success)
+  process start info struct:
+    qword: file path length
+    qword: pointer to file path
+    qword: count of environment variables
+    qword: pointer to array of environment variable structs
+    qword: count of gifted stream ends
+    qword: pointer to array of gifted stream structs
+  environment variable struct:
+    qword: name length
+    qword: pointer to name
+    qword: value length
+    qword: pointer to value
+  gifted stream struct:
+    qword: stream handle here
+    qword: new stream handle in child
+      new handle must be < 65536
+  any gifted streams must not have threads waiting to read from our end
+
+end this process:
+  rax in: 17
+  edi in: exit code (signed)
+
+set stream length:
+  returns "not sized" for sockets
+  rax in: 18
+  rdi in: stream handle
+  rsi in: new length
+  rax out: stream result
+
+get other end process handle:
+  returns "other end closed" for files
+  rax in: 19
+  rdi in: stream handle
+  rax out: stream result
+  rdi out: process handle (if rax = success)
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