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Ron Minnich

On The Metal

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UEFI in Linux and ARM Systems, Orbit Project, and Open Titan Compilation

This chapter covers the importance of UEFI in Linux and ARM systems, the Orbit project, and the compilation of Orbit for the open Titan. It discusses the use of Rust and assembly code, finding bugs in Rust related to atomics, and running the kernel in M mode with paging enabled. The chapter also explores the implications of having a big kernel with paging enabled, the potential of virtual machine capabilities in RISC-V, advancements in hardware technology, and the end of Moore's law.

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