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Yer OS mode

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:14 pm
by inflater
(the question is in the poll)

My OS uses real mode with big 4GB protected-mode-segment memory access (also 640K is for code for OS or ANY apps! :cry:).

inflater

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:55 pm
by Jules
Current kernel is a 32-bit protected mode one, but I'm planning on updating to long mode (i.e. 64-bit) before it's finished, as I expect virtual address usage to be high enough that it will be necessary for any serious application.

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:02 pm
by AJ
A vote for pmode here. I would like to go to long mode in the future and as my kernel is in its' infancy, now would seem a good time - I just have some work to do on the existing code base first! (oh - and I don't (yet) have a 64-bit processor to try it with.. :roll:

Adam

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:47 pm
by Alboin
I voted pmode, but I am hoping for my os to eventually go into the top secret mode: Qmode. Which, I am sorry to say, was not on the list.

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:18 pm
by Combuster
Such a shame that phpbb polls dont support multiple answers. And apart from that i dont see anything related to non-x86 platforms so i think this poll is relatively poor.

Voted protected mode as that target is best supported by my kernel right now. I have an abandoned realmode kernel, and longmode and wide mode are currently on some corner of the design table.

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:15 am
by JoeKayzA
I'm heading for long mode only, although ATM there's not much to show yet. In the future I'm planning to go for PPC as well, and maybe do a backport to x86 real mode.

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:54 am
by AndrewAPrice
protected mode.. but unreal mode has been catching my eye

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:39 am
by Mike
Should have another option: Protected mode and long mode.

Mike

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:47 am
by Brynet-Inc
JoeKayzA wrote:I'm heading for long mode only, although ATM there's not much to show yet. In the future I'm planning to go for PPC as well, and maybe do a backport to x86 real mode.
That doesn't seem logical.. Long Mode 64bit.. Then "backport" to 16bit real mode?

I think you might of meant - x86 32bit protected mode.. (Right? :?)

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:24 pm
by JoeKayzA
Brynet-Inc wrote:That doesn't seem logical.. Long Mode 64bit.. Then "backport" to 16bit real mode?

I think you might of meant - x86 32bit protected mode.. (Right? :?)
I meant protected mode, you are right. :oops: Sorry, my fault!

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:38 pm
by Alboin
JoeKayzA wrote:
Brynet-Inc wrote:That doesn't seem logical.. Long Mode 64bit.. Then "backport" to 16bit real mode?

I think you might of meant - x86 32bit protected mode.. (Right? :?)
I meant protected mode, you are right. :oops: Sorry, my fault!
<godfather> :-({|= Ah, forget 'bout it. </godfather> Didn't mean much to begin with...