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* Established remote connection to @morbius.mscs.mu.edu.
 
* Established remote connection to @morbius.mscs.mu.edu.
 
* Cloned Embedded Xinu and Virgil repositories to morbius.
 
* Cloned Embedded Xinu and Virgil repositories to morbius.
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=== Week 3 (06/13/22 - 06/19/22) ===
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* Disassembled Virgil code to study assembly code behind it.
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* Investigated all system calls Virgil uses.
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* Researched all system calls that Embedded Xinu provides.
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* Attended Dr. Praveen's research presentation.

Revision as of 00:27, 17 June 2022

Max Berner

Marquette REU Summer 2022

Advisor: Dr. Brylow

Summer 2022 Project: https://reu.cs.mu.edu/index.php/Porting_Embedded_XINU_to_Virgil

Weekly Logs

Week 1 (05/31/22 - 06/05/22)

  • Met the cohort, mentor, and research group.
  • Reviewed potential subjects of research 
 - Updating Exploring CS curriculum
 - Porting Embedded XINU to Virgil Programming Language
 - Porting Embedded XINU to RISC-V Architecture
  • Researched RISC-V as a potential processor to port OS Xinu over to. 
 - RISC-V is most applicable for small devices with it's energy conservation and great performance for strictly simple tasks.
 - RISC refers to Reduced Instruction Set Computer
 - Advantage: Open-Source license that does not require fees to use
 - Advantage: Creating a custom chip is easier
 - Advantage: Base module is extremely limited, allowing customization/optimization.
 - Advantage: Power efficient, magnitudes less energy than CISC models. 
 - Disadvantage: Not many purchasable, brand-name RISC-V processors available. 
 - Disadvantage: With only simple instructions available, complex tasks are slower.
  • Conducted personal research into single-board computers, hardware architecture, and assembly language to contextualize my research of RISC-V.
  • Completed online RCR training modules through CITI program
  • Began research into Virgil

Week 2 (06/06/22 - 06/12/22)

  • Completed in-person RCR training
  • Created wiki page for Porting Embedded XINU to Virgil Programming Language.
  • Began contextual research into porting and operating systems.
  • Attended technical writing presentation
  • Installed and set-up Debian, a Linux environment on my Windows computer through WSL. (Required since Virgil does not compile to Windows)
  • Executed a "Hello World!" written in Virgil on Debian
  • Established remote connection to @morbius.mscs.mu.edu.
  • Cloned Embedded Xinu and Virgil repositories to morbius.

Week 3 (06/13/22 - 06/19/22)

  • Disassembled Virgil code to study assembly code behind it.
  • Investigated all system calls Virgil uses.
  • Researched all system calls that Embedded Xinu provides.
  • Attended Dr. Praveen's research presentation.
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