Refactor

drivers/vga.c

@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ static uint cursor_row = 0;
 static uint cursor_col = 0;
 
 void vga_init() {
-	// Allocate VGA memory range
-	pm_malloc_range(VGA_ADDRESS, VGA_ADDRESS_MAX, true); // force alloc the VGA range
-
 	// Disable cursor
 	port_outb(0x3d4, 0x0a);
 	port_outb(0x3d5, 0x20);
@@ -68,11 +65,14 @@ void clear_screen() {
 void print(char* str, int attribute_byte) {
 	for( char* c = str; *c != '\0'; c++ ) 
 		writechar(*c, (uint)(c - str) + cursor_col, cursor_row, attribute_byte);
+
+	cursor_col += strlen(str);
 }
 
 void println(char* str, int attribute_byte) {
 	print(str, attribute_byte);
 	cursor_row++; // Increment to next y-pos (newline)
+	cursor_col = 0;
 }
 
 void printint(int i, int attribute_byte) {

kernel/kernel.c

@@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ void init() {
 
 	println("Kernel loaded", SUCCESS_COLOR);
 
+	// Allocate VGA memory range
+	println("Allocating VGA memory...", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	pm_malloc_range(VGA_ADDRESS, VGA_ADDRESS_MAX, true); // force alloc the VGA range
+
+	// TODO: MAKE THESE DYNAMIC
+	print("Kernel offset: ", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	println("0x1000", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	
+	println("-VGA Stats-", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	print("Start: ", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	println("0xb7000", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+
+	print("End:   ", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	println("0xb8fa0", DEFAULT_COLOR);
+
+	// ENABLE PAGING 
+	// TODO: make this work
 	// enable_paging();
 
 	println("");
@@ -20,29 +37,12 @@ void init() {
 	char* subtitle = "A x86 operating system, licenced under GPL-2.0";
 	println(subtitle, DEFAULT_COLOR);
 
-	/*
-	print("Kernel offset: ", DEFAULT_COLOR);
-	println("0x1000", DEFAULT_COLOR);
-	*/
-
-	char* malloctest = pm_malloc(1); // allocate two blocks
-
-
-
-	char* intbuf = "xxxx";
-	int num = 1234;
-	intbuf = int_to_str(num, intbuf);
-	print("TEST NUM: ", DEFAULT_COLOR);
-	println(intbuf, DEFAULT_COLOR);
-
-	/*
-
 	// Memory allocation testing
-	printalign("-- PMM Tests --", DEFAULT_COLOR, MIDDLE);
+	printalign("-- PMM malloc Tests --", DEFAULT_COLOR, MIDDLE);
 
-	println("THESE ALLOC SHOULD WORK:", 0xa0);
+	println("THESE MALLOC SHOULD WORK (no text => success):", 0xa0);
 	for(int i=0; i < 4; i++) {
-		block_alloc(i);
+		pm_malloc(1);
 	}
 
 	println("(2) THIS ALLOC SHOULD FAIL:", 0xc0);
@@ -52,11 +52,10 @@ void init() {
 	block_free(2); // after this, allocation of 2nd block should work
 	block_alloc(2);
 
-	printalign("-- End of PMM Tests --", DEFAULT_COLOR, MIDDLE);
+	printalign("-- End of PMM malloc Tests --", DEFAULT_COLOR, MIDDLE);
 
 	char* strbuf = "Concat test: ";
 	char* str2 = "Works!";
 	strbuf = strcat(strbuf, str2); 
 	println(strbuf, DEFAULT_COLOR);
-	*/
 }

kernel/memory.c

@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ pointer block_alloc(uint blockidx) {
 	block_bflag = CHECK_BITMAP(bitmap, blockidx);
 
 	if( block_bflag == BM_FREE ) { // check if block is free
-		println("Allocating block...", DEFAULT_COLOR);
-
 		mod_bitmap(blockidx, 1);
 		last_block = blockidx;
 
@@ -107,11 +105,15 @@ void pm_malloc_range(ulong start, ulong end, bool force) {
 }
 
 pointer pm_malloc(uint block_count) {
+	// failsafe if the dev is a moron
+	if( block_count < 1 ) {
+		println("[ERROR] Attempted to allocated zero blocks!", URGENT_COLOR);
+		return 0x0;
+	}
+
 	// find free block range and get lower offset
 	int lower;
 	lower = find_free(block_count);
-	println("lower: ", DEFAULT_COLOR);
-	println((lower+46), 0xfc);
 
 	if( lower < 0 ) {
 		println("malloc: OUT OF MEMORY :(", URGENT_COLOR);