unstable, secret: See below.

System.Core:

- Add RunTime init function.
- Add ReadMe.md

Kernel:
- Improve TLS code, use Encoder class instead of casting directly.
- Refactor process team to include processscheduler.hpp instead.

ObjectKit:
- Rename Object.hxx to ObjectKit.hxx

Builtins/AHCI:
- Rename API.hxx to Interface.hxx

Signed-off-by: Amlal El Mahrouss <amlal@el-mahrouss-logic.com>

13 files changed, 75 insertions, 66 deletions

diff --git a/Private/Builtins/AHCI/API.hxx b/Private/Builtins/AHCI/API.hxx
deleted file mode 100644
index 90e68bad..00000000
--- a/Private/Builtins/AHCI/API.hxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* -------------------------------------------
-
-    Copyright Mahrouss Logic
-
-    File: API.hxx
-    Purpose: AHCI API.
-
-    Revision History:
-
-    03/17/24: Added file (amlel)
-
-------------------------------------------- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <AHCI/Defines.hxx>
-#include <NewKit/Defines.hpp>
-#include <ObjectKit/Object.hxx>
-
-#define kObjectAHCINamespace "AHCI_DRV\\"
-
-namespace HCore::Builtins {
-inline Boolean ke_get_ahci_handle(ObjectPtr* ppAhciObject);
-} // namespace HCore::Builtins
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Private/Builtins/AHCI/Interface.hxx b/Private/Builtins/AHCI/Interface.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72be3d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Private/Builtins/AHCI/Interface.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* -------------------------------------------
+
+    Copyright Mahrouss Logic
+
+    File: Interface.hxx
+    Purpose: AHCI Interface.
+
+    Revision History:
+
+    03/17/24: Added file (amlel)
+
+------------------------------------------- */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <AHCI/Defines.hxx>
+#include <NewKit/Defines.hpp>
+#include <ObjectKit/ObjectKit.hxx>
+#include <HintKit/CompilerHint.hxx>
+
+#define kObjectAHCINamespace "AHCI\\"
+
+namespace HCore::Builtins {
+/// @brief Returns an AHCI handle.
+/// @param pointerAhciObject the handle to pass. 
+/// @return 
+inline Boolean HcGetHandleAHCI(_InOut ObjectPtr* pointerAhciObject);
+} // namespace HCore::Builtins
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Private/KernelKit/ProcessScheduler.hpp b/Private/KernelKit/ProcessScheduler.hpp
index 733c7c65..fa59be4b 100644
--- a/Private/KernelKit/ProcessScheduler.hpp
+++ b/Private/KernelKit/ProcessScheduler.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <ArchKit/ArchKit.hpp>
 #include <KernelKit/FileManager.hpp>
-#include <KernelKit/ProcessTeam.hpp>
 #include <KernelKit/PermissionSelector.hxx>
 #include <NewKit/LockDelegate.hpp>
 #include <NewKit/MutableArray.hpp>
diff --git a/Private/KernelKit/ProcessTeam.hpp b/Private/KernelKit/ProcessTeam.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 9538bbae..00000000
--- a/Private/KernelKit/ProcessTeam.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/* -------------------------------------------
-
-    Copyright Mahrouss Logic
-
-------------------------------------------- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <KernelKit/ProcessScheduler.hpp>
diff --git a/Private/KernelKit/SMPManager.hpp b/Private/KernelKit/SMPManager.hpp
index 49406f1b..c207be82 100644
--- a/Private/KernelKit/SMPManager.hpp
+++ b/Private/KernelKit/SMPManager.hpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 ------------------------------------------- */
 
-#ifndef _INC_SMP_MANAGER_HPP
-#define _INC_SMP_MANAGER_HPP
+#ifndef __SMP_MANAGER__
+#define __SMP_MANAGER__
 
 #include <ArchKit/ArchKit.hpp>
 #include <CompilerKit/CompilerKit.hxx>
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ class SMPManager final {
 
 /// @brief wakes up thread.
 /// wakes up thread from hang.
-void rt_wakeup_thread(HAL::StackFrame* stack);
+Void rt_wakeup_thread(HAL::StackFramePtr stack);
 
 /// @brief makes thread sleep.
 /// hooks and hangs thread to prevent code from executing.
-void rt_hang_thread(HAL::StackFrame* stack);
+Void rt_hang_thread(HAL::StackFramePtr stack);
 }  // namespace HCore
 
-#endif  // !_INC_SMP_MANAGER_HPP
+#endif  // !__SMP_MANAGER__
diff --git a/Private/KernelKit/ThreadLocalStorage.hxx b/Private/KernelKit/ThreadLocalStorage.hxx
index 2fab5026..c6be2c2b 100644
--- a/Private/KernelKit/ThreadLocalStorage.hxx
+++ b/Private/KernelKit/ThreadLocalStorage.hxx
@@ -26,28 +26,21 @@ T *tls_new_class(Args &&...args);
 
 #define kTLSCookieLen 3
 
-typedef HCore::Char* rt_cookie_type;
-
-#define kTIBNameLen 256
-
 /// @brief Thread Information Block for Local Storage.
 /// Located in GS on AMD64, Virtual Address 0x10000 (64x0, 32x0, ARM64)
-struct ThreadInformationBlock final {
-  HCore::Char Name[kTIBNameLen];  // Module Name
+struct PACKED ThreadInformationBlock final {
+  HCore::Char    Cookie[kTLSCookieLen];
   HCore::UIntPtr StartCode;       // Start Address
   HCore::UIntPtr StartData;       // Allocation Heap
   HCore::UIntPtr StartStack;      // Stack Pointer.
-  HCore::Int32 Arch;              // Architecture and/or platform.
-  HCore::Int32 ID;                // Thread execution ID.
-  rt_cookie_type Cookie;  // Not shown in public header, location of the cookie header is store here, this is the way we tell
-                          // something went wrong.
+  HCore::Int32   ThreadID;                // Thread execution ID.
 };
 
 /// @brief TLS install TIB
 EXTERN_C void rt_install_tib(ThreadInformationBlock *pTib, HCore::VoidPtr pPib);
 
 ///! @brief Cookie Sanity check.
-HCore::Boolean tls_check_tib(ThreadInformationBlock *ptr);
+HCore::Boolean tls_check_tib(ThreadInformationBlock* ptr);
 
 /// @brief TLS check system call
 EXTERN_C HCore::Void tls_check_syscall_impl(HCore::HAL::StackFramePtr stackPtr) noexcept;
diff --git a/Private/NewBoot/Source/HEL/AMD64/BootFileReader.cxx b/Private/NewBoot/Source/HEL/AMD64/BootFileReader.cxx
index 8418fd4c..350ea0e7 100644
--- a/Private/NewBoot/Source/HEL/AMD64/BootFileReader.cxx
+++ b/Private/NewBoot/Source/HEL/AMD64/BootFileReader.cxx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Void BFileReader::ReadAll() {
     if (auto err = BS->AllocatePool(EfiLoaderCode, mSizeFile,
                           (VoidPtr*)&mBlob) != kEfiOk) {
       mWriter.Write(L"*** EFI-Code: ").Write(err).Write(L" ***\r\n");
-      EFI::RaiseHardError(L"HCoreLdr_PageError", L"Allocation error.");
+      EFI::RaiseHardError(L"NewBoot_PageError", L"Allocation error.");
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/Private/NewBoot/Source/HEL/AMD64/BootMain.cxx b/Private/NewBoot/Source/HEL/AMD64/BootMain.cxx
index cfd58516..a45d12e4 100644
--- a/Private/NewBoot/Source/HEL/AMD64/BootMain.cxx
+++ b/Private/NewBoot/Source/HEL/AMD64/BootMain.cxx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ EFI_EXTERN_C EFI_API Int EfiMain(EfiHandlePtr ImageHandle,
 
   for (auto& ch : strDate) writer.WriteCharacter(ch);
 
-  writer.Write(L"\r\nHCoreLdr: Firmware Vendor: ")
+  writer.Write(L"\r\nNewBoot: Firmware Vendor: ")
       .Write(SystemTable->FirmwareVendor)
       .Write(L"\r\n");
 
diff --git a/Private/NewBoot/Source/makefile b/Private/NewBoot/Source/makefile
index 2eab4a84..fbedfd52 100644
--- a/Private/NewBoot/Source/makefile
+++ b/Private/NewBoot/Source/makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ invalid-recipe:
 bootloader-amd64: compile-amd64
 	$(LD_GNU) $(OBJ) $(LD_FLAGS) -o NewBoot.exe
 	$(COPY) NewBoot.exe CDROM/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
-	$(COPY) NewBoot.exe CDROM/EFI/BOOT/HCORELDR.EFI
+	$(COPY) NewBoot.exe CDROM/EFI/BOOT/NEWBOOT.EFI
 	$(ADD_FILE) CDROM/.HCORE
 
 .PHONY: compile-amd64
diff --git a/Private/NewKit/Defines.hpp b/Private/NewKit/Defines.hpp
index 563af7d2..c111f80f 100644
--- a/Private/NewKit/Defines.hpp
+++ b/Private/NewKit/Defines.hpp
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <NewKit/Macros.hpp>
 
-#ifndef __KERNEL__
-# error You are not compiling the kernel.
-#endif
-
 #define NEWKIT_VERSION "1.01"
 
 #if !defined(_INC_NO_STDC_HEADERS) && defined(__GNUC__)
@@ -20,9 +16,11 @@
 
 #ifdef __has_feature
 #if !__has_feature(cxx_nullptr)
+#if !__has_nullptr
 #error You must at least have nullptr featured on your C++ compiler.
 #endif
 #endif
+#endif
 
 namespace HCore {
 using voidPtr = void *;
@@ -89,6 +87,28 @@ template <typename Args>
 inline Args &&move(Args &&arg) {
   return static_cast<Args &&>(arg);
 }
+
+/// @brief Encoding class
+class Encoder final {
+public:
+  explicit Encoder() = default;
+  ~Encoder() = default;
+
+  Encoder &operator=(const Encoder &) = default;
+  Encoder(const Encoder &) = default;
+
+public:
+  template <typename T>
+  Char* AsBytes(T type) {
+    return reinterpret_cast<Char*>(type);
+  }
+
+  template <typename T, typename Y>
+  Y As(T type) {
+    return reinterpret_cast<Y>(type);
+  }
+
+};
 }  // namespace HCore
 
 #define DEDUCE_ENDIAN(address, value)                         \
diff --git a/Private/ObjectKit/Object.hxx b/Private/ObjectKit/ObjectKit.hxx
index dbb7944d..329b2c78 100644
--- a/Private/ObjectKit/Object.hxx
+++ b/Private/ObjectKit/ObjectKit.hxx
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ enum {
   kObjectTypeDevice,
   kObjectTypeNetwork,
   kObjectTypeInvalid,
-  kObjectTypeCount,
+  KObjectTypeUserDefined = 0xCF,
+  kObjectTypeCount = 5,
 };
 
 /// \brief Object handle.
diff --git a/Private/Source/ProcessTeam.cxx b/Private/Source/ProcessTeam.cxx
index 569d417d..9e16c0cd 100644
--- a/Private/Source/ProcessTeam.cxx
+++ b/Private/Source/ProcessTeam.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /// @brief Process Team API.
 /***********************************************************************************/
 
-#include <KernelKit/ProcessTeam.hpp>
+#include <KernelKit/ProcessScheduler.hpp>
 
 namespace HCore {
 MutableArray<Ref<Process>>& ProcessTeam::AsArray() { return mProcessList; }
diff --git a/Private/Source/ThreadLocalStorage.cxx b/Private/Source/ThreadLocalStorage.cxx
index 8fd61d5e..30a241ea 100644
--- a/Private/Source/ThreadLocalStorage.cxx
+++ b/Private/Source/ThreadLocalStorage.cxx
@@ -25,26 +25,27 @@ using namespace HCore;
  * @return if the cookie is enabled.
  */
 
-Boolean tls_check_tib(VoidPtr ptr) {
-  if (!ptr) return false;
+Boolean tls_check_tib(ThreadInformationBlock* tib) {
+  if (!tib) return false;
 
-  const char* _ptr = (const char*)ptr;
+  HCore::Encoder encoder;
+  const char* tibAsBytes = encoder.AsBytes(tib);
 
   kcout << "HCoreKrnl\\TLS: Checking for a valid cookie...\n";
 
-  return _ptr[0] == kCookieMag0 && _ptr[1] == kCookieMag1 &&
-         _ptr[2] == kCookieMag2;
+  return tibAsBytes[0] == kCookieMag0 && tibAsBytes[1] == kCookieMag1 &&
+         tibAsBytes[2] == kCookieMag2;
 }
 
 /**
- * System call implementation in HCore
+ * System call implementation of the TLS check.
  * @param ptr
  * @return
  */
 EXTERN_C Void tls_check_syscall_impl(HCore::HAL::StackFramePtr stackPtr) noexcept {
   ThreadInformationBlock* tib = (ThreadInformationBlock*)stackPtr->Gs;
 
-  if (!tls_check_tib(tib->Cookie)) {
+  if (!tls_check_tib(tib)) {
     kcout << "HCoreKrnl\\TLS: Verification failed, Crashing...\n";
     ProcessManager::Shared().Leak().GetCurrent().Leak().Crash();
   }