a few fixes to complete the move

more simplification of push's

.gitignore

@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ stevia-log
 compose-dev.yaml
 eth_null-tx.log
 eth_null-txdump.txt
+*.log

Makefile

@@ -13,74 +13,108 @@
 #     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-include := './include'
-
-mbr_source_files := $(wildcard src/mbr/*.nasm)
-vbr_source_files := $(wildcard src/vbr/*.nasm)
-stage2_source_files := $(wildcard src/stage2/*.nasm)
-boottest_source_files := $(wildcard src/miniboot32/*.nasm)
-
-mbr_binary_files := $(patsubst src/mbr/%.nasm, build/%.bin, $(mbr_source_files))
-vbr_binary_files := $(patsubst src/vbr/%.nasm, build/%.bin, $(vbr_source_files))
-stage2_binary_files := $(patsubst src/stage2/%.nasm, build/%.bin, $(stage2_source_files))
-boottest_binary_files := $(patsubst src/miniboot32/%.nasm, build/%.bin, $(boottest_source_files))
-
-build_dir := 'build'
+INCDIR := include
+BUILD_DIR := build
+IMG := $(BUILD_DIR)/disk.img
+IMGZ := $(BUILD_DIR)/disk.img.gz
+DEP_DIR     := $(BUILD_DIR)/deps
 
 # Get current Git version (tag) and hash
-GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags)
-GIT_HASH := $(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
+GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
+GIT_HASH := $(shell git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
 GIT_NASM_DEFINES := -D __GIT_VER__='"$(GIT_VERSION)"' -D __GIT_HASH__='"$(GIT_HASH)"'
 
-iso := 'build/disk.img'
-isoz := 'build/output/disk.img.gz'
+NASMFLAGS   := -Wall -f bin -i$(INCDIR)/ $(GIT_NASM_DEFINES)
 
-qemu_args := -L ./bin/ -bios bios.bin -cpu pentium3 -m 128 -S -s -monitor stdio -nic none
-.PHONY: all mbr vbr stage2 boottest clean run run_bochs iso isoz
+QEMU        ?= qemu-system-i386
+QEMU_ARGS := \
+    -M pc-i440fx-8.2,accel=tcg \
+    -cpu pentium3 \
+    -m 64M \
+    -rtc base=localtime \
+    -boot c \
+    -vga std \
+    -display gtk,gl=off \
+    -device e1000,netdev=n0,mac=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
+    -netdev user,id=n0 \
+    -device piix3-usb-uhci \
+    -parallel null \
+    -serial null -serial none -serial none -serial none \
+    -chardev file,id=dbg,path=bochs-e9.log,append=on \
+    -device isa-debugcon,iobase=0xe9,chardev=dbg \
+    -msg timestamp=on
 
-all: $(iso) $(isoz) $(mbr_binary_files) $(vbr_binary_files) $(stage2_binary_files)
-mbr: $(mbr_binary_files)
-vbr: $(vbr_binary_files)
-stage2: $(stage2_binary_files)
-boottest: $(boottest_binary_files)
+MBR_SRCS 	  := $(wildcard src/mbr/*.nasm)
+VBR_SRCS 	  := $(wildcard src/vbr/*.nasm)
+STAGE2_SRCS   := $(wildcard src/stage2/*.nasm)
+BOOTTEST_SRCS := $(wildcard src/miniboot32/*.nasm)
 
-clean:
-	@rm -v $(build_dir)/*.bin
-	@rm -v $(build_dir)/*.map
-	@rm -v $(build_dir)/*.img
-	@rm -v $(build_dir)/output/*.img.gz
-	@rm -v $(build_dir)/output/*.tar.gz
+MBR_BINS 	  := $(patsubst src/mbr/%.nasm, $(BUILD_DIR)/mbr/%.bin, $(MBR_SRCS))
+VBR_BINS 	  := $(patsubst src/vbr/%.nasm, $(BUILD_DIR)/vbr/%.bin, $(VBR_SRCS))
+STAGE2_BINS   := $(patsubst src/stage2/%.nasm, $(BUILD_DIR)/stage2/%.bin, $(STAGE2_SRCS))
+BOOTTEST_BINS := $(patsubst src/miniboot32/%.nasm, $(BUILD_DIR)/miniboot32/%.bin, $(BOOTTEST_SRCS))
 
-run: $(iso)
-	@sudo qemu-system-i386 $(qemu_args) -hda $(iso)
+ALL_BINS	  := $(MBR_BINS) $(VBR_BINS) $(STAGE2_BINS) $(BOOTTEST_BINS)
 
-run_bochs: $(iso)
-	@bochs -q
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := all
+.DELETE_ON_ERROR:
 
-iso: $(iso)
-	@file $(iso)
+.PHONY: all mbr vbr stage2 boottest clean run run_qemu run_bochs img imgz help
+all: $(IMG) $(IMGZ) $(ALL_BINS)
+mbr: $(MBR_BINS)
+vbr: $(VBR_BINS)
+stage2: $(STAGE2_BINS)
+boottest: $(BOOTTEST_BINS)
 
-isoz: $(isoz)
-	@file $(isoz)
+# Build Rules
 
-build/%.bin: src/mbr/%.nasm
-	@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
-	@nasm -i$(include) -Wall -f bin $(GIT_NASM_DEFINES) $< -o $@
+$(BUILD_DIR)/mbr/%.bin: src/mbr/%.nasm | $(DEP_DIR)
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
+	@nasm $(NASMFLAGS) -MD $(DEP_DIR)/$*.d -MT $@ $< -o $@
 
-build/%.bin: src/vbr/%.nasm
-	@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
-	@nasm -i$(include) -Wall -f bin $(GIT_NASM_DEFINES) $< -o $@
+$(BUILD_DIR)/vbr/%.bin: src/vbr/%.nasm | $(DEP_DIR)
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
+	@nasm $(NASMFLAGS) -MD $(DEP_DIR)/$*.d -MT $@ $< -o $@
 
-build/%.bin: src/stage2/%.nasm
-	@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
-	@nasm -i$(include) -Wall -f bin $(GIT_NASM_DEFINES) $< -o $@
+$(BUILD_DIR)/stage2/%.bin: src/stage2/%.nasm | $(DEP_DIR)
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
+	@nasm $(NASMFLAGS) -MD $(DEP_DIR)/$*.d -MT $@ $< -o $@
 
-build/%.bin: src/miniboot32/%.nasm
-	@mkdir -p $(shell dirname $@)
-	@nasm -i$(include) -Wall -f bin $(GIT_NASM_DEFINES) $< -o $@
+$(BUILD_DIR)/miniboot32/%.bin: src/miniboot32/%.nasm | $(DEP_DIR)
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
+	@nasm $(NASMFLAGS) -MD $(DEP_DIR)/$*.d -MT $@ $< -o $@
 
-$(iso): $(mbr_binary_files) $(vbr_binary_files) $(stage2_binary_files) $(boottest_binary_files)
+
+$(DEP_DIR):
+	@mkdir -p $@
+
+# Disk image's
+
+$(IMG): $(ALL_BINS) | scripts/create-disk.sh
 	@scripts/create-disk.sh
 
-$(isoz): $(iso)
-	@gzip -9kc $(iso) > $(isoz)
+$(IMGZ): $(IMG)
+	@gzip -9kc $(IMG) > $(IMGZ)
+
+img: $(IMG)
+	@file $(IMG)
+
+imgz: $(IMGZ)
+	@file $(IMGZ)
+
+# Helpers
+
+run: $(IMG)
+	@$(QEMU) $(QEMU_ARGS) -drive file=$(IMG),if=ide,index=0,media=disk,format=raw \
+
+run_bochs: $(IMG)
+	@bochs -q
+
+clean:
+	@$(RM) -rv $(BUILD_DIR)/
+
+help:
+	@awk '/^[A-Za-z0-9_%-]+:/{print $$1}' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sed 's/:$$//' | sort -u
+
+# Include header deps
+-include $(wildcard $(DEP_DIR)/*.d)

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Stevia Bootloader
 
-Stevia is a lightweight, hobby bootloader written in Assembly and C, designed for educational purposes. It targets 686+ and aims to be simple, approachable, and understandable, focusing on minimalism and core functionality.
+Stevia is a lightweight, hobby bootloader written in Assembly (NASM) and is designed for educational purposes. It targets 686+ and aims to be simple, approachable, and understandable, focusing on minimalism and core functionality.
+
+Please note: **Most development currently takes place in Bochs (and maybe is tested on QEMU), due to this, the code in this repo has not been tested throughly aginist real hardware. As with most projects of this nature, there is a risk of damage due to improper programing of hardware, while careful effort is taken to not break the computer...accidents and mistakes can/do happen.**
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ To build and run Stevia, you will need the following tools installed on your sys
 
 Stevia is intended to be a learning tool for those interested in low-level programming, focusing on understanding the basics of how a computer starts up and manages early system resources.
 
+You are welcome to fork/review the code base but I am generally not accepting PR's/Contributions to the code at this time.
+
 ## License
 
 This project is licensed under the GPLv3 License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) or [COPYING](COPYING) file for more details.

docs/Stevia Notes.md

@@ -207,24 +207,45 @@ Each GDT entry is 8 bytes:
 
 ## **5. Memory Layout Example**
 
-### **Low Memory (First MiB)**
+### **Low Memory/Upper Memory map (<= 1MiB)**
 
 | Start       | End         | Size            | Type                 | Description                    |
-|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
-| 0x00000000  | 0x000003FF  | 1 KiB           | RAM (partially unusable) | Real Mode IVT (Interrupt Vector Table) |
-| 0x00000400  | 0x000004FF  | 256 bytes       | RAM (partially unusable) | BDA (BIOS data area)             |
-| 0x00000500  | 0x00007BFF  | almost 30 KiB   | RAM - free for use     | Conventional memory              |
-| 0x00007C00  | 0x00007DFF  | 512 bytes       | RAM (partially unusable) | OS BootSector                    |
-| 0x00007E00  | 0x0007FFFF  | 480.5 KiB       | RAM - free for use     | Conventional memory              |
-| 0x00080000  | 0x0009FFFF  | 128 KiB         | RAM (partially unusable) | EBDA (Extended BIOS Data Area)   |
-| 0x000A0000  | 0x000FFFFF  | 384 KiB         | various (unusable)     | Video memory, ROM Area           |
+|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
+| 0x00000000  | 0x000003FF  | 1 KiB           | RAM reclaimable~1~   | Real Mode IVT                  |
+| 0x00000400  | 0x000004FF  | 256 bytes       | RAM reclaimable~1~   | BDA                            |
+| 0x00000500  | 0x00007BFF  | 29 KiB + 767b   | RAM - free           | Conventional memory            |
+| 0x00007C00  | 0x00007DFF  | 512 bytes       | RAM reclaimable~2~   | OS BootSector                  |
+| 0x00007E00  | 0x0007FFFF  | 480.5 KiB       | RAM - free           | Conventional memory            |
+| 0x00080000  | 0x0009FFFF  | 128 KiB         | RAM (unusable)~1~    | EBDA (Extended BIOS Data Area) |
+| 0x000A0000  | 0x000FFFFF  | 384 KiB         | Upper RAM (unusable) | Video memory, ROM Area         |
 
-### **Extended Memory (Above 1 MiB)**
+1. Reclaimable in the event that you *never* need the BIOS again & once the CPU is in protected mode.
+2. Reclaimable after you are done with with the MBR/VBR stages.
+
+### **Extended Memory (> 1 MiB)**
+
+This is only an example, you should always check the memory map.
 
 | Start       | End         | Size            | Description                           |
-|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------|
-| 0x00100000  | 0x00EFFFFF  | 14 MiB          | RAM - free for use     |
+|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|
+| 0x00100000  | 0x00EFFFFF  | 14 MiB          | RAM(?) - free for use                    |
 | 0x00F00000  | 0x00FFFFFF  | 1 MiB           | Possible memory-mapped hardware (ISA) |
 | 0x01000000  | ?           | ?               | More extended memory                  |
 | 0xC0000000  | 0xFFFFFFFF  | 1 GiB           | Memory mapped PCI devices, BIOS, etc. |
-| 0x0000000100000000 | ?     | ?               | RAM - usable in PAE/64-bit mode |
+| 0x0000000100000000 | ?    | ?               | RAM(?) - usable in PAE/64-bit mode      |
+
+
+## **6. Stage2 Memory Layout  **
+
+Overall, Tiny (64 KiB page) Code/Data, Flat 4GiB mapping in gs/fs after unreal switch
+
+| Start       | End         | Size (Bytes) | Type               | Description                |
+|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
+| 0x00000000  | 0x000003FF  | 0x400        | RAM - (BIOS)       | Real Mode IVT              |
+| 0x00000400  | 0x000004FF  | 0x100        | RAM - (BIOS)       | BDA                        |
+| 0x00000500  | 0x000042FF  | 0x3E00       | RAM - .text/.data  | Code and constants/strings |
+| 0x00004300  | 0x000044FF  | 0x100        | RAM - .sign        | EOF marker/signature       |
+| 0x00004500  | 0x000074FF  | 0x3000       | RAM - bss          | Runtime data/stack         |
+| 0x00007500  | 0x00007FFF  | 0xB00        | RAM - reserved     | Reserved                   |
+| 0x00008000  | 0x0000DFFF  | 0x6000       | RAM - heap         | Conventional memory        |
+| 0x0000F000  | 0x0000FFFF  | 0x1000       | RAM - reserved     | Reserved                   |

include/BIOS/func/E820_memory_map.nasm

@@ -33,35 +33,27 @@ struc AddressRangeDescStruct_t
     .ExtType        resd 1
 endstruc
 
+; !!! this procedure changes ES !!!
 ALIGN 4, db 0x90
 GetMemoryMap:
     __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
     push es         ; save segment register
 .func:
-    mov dword [SteviaInfo + SteviaInfoStruct_t.MemoryMapEntries], 0
-
+    mov word [SteviaInfo + SteviaInfoStruct_t.u16_E820MMapEntryCount], 0
     
     xor ebx, ebx                            ; Continuation value, 0 for the first call
-
-    mov dx, BIOSMemoryMap
-    shr dx, 4
-    mov es, dx
-    xor di, di                              ; (BIOSMemoryMap >> 4):0 makes di an index into BIOSMemoryMap
-
+    mov di, BIOSMemoryMap                   ; destination is es:di, es should == ds
     mov ecx, AddressRangeDescStruct_t_size  ; hard request ACPI 3.0 table versions (24 bytes)
-    
 .loop_L1:
     mov eax, 0x0000E820                     ; select 0xE820 function
     mov edx, 0x534D4150                     ; 'SMAP' magic
     clc                                     ; clear carry
-    int 0x15
+    int 0x15                                ; data will be stored at es:di by e820 call
     jc GetMemoryMap.error
     cmp eax, 0x534D4150
     jne GetMemoryMap.no_smap_returned
 .no_error:
-    mov eax, dword [SteviaInfo + SteviaInfoStruct_t.MemoryMapEntries]
-    add eax, 1
-    mov dword [SteviaInfo + SteviaInfoStruct_t.MemoryMapEntries], eax
+    inc word [SteviaInfo + SteviaInfoStruct_t.u16_E820MMapEntryCount]
 
     cmp ecx, 20                             ; TODO: maybe this could be handled better than just panicing
     jb GetMemoryMap.nonstandard_e820        ; non-standard entry found 
@@ -89,7 +81,7 @@ GetMemoryMap:
 PrintMemoryMap:
     __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
 .func:
-    mov eax, dword [SteviaInfo + SteviaInfoStruct_t.MemoryMapEntries]
+    mov eax, dword [SteviaInfo + SteviaInfoStruct_t.u16_E820MMapEntryCount]
     cmp eax, 0
     je PrintMemoryMap.endp          ; if entries == 0, exit
 

include/BIOS/func/ext_read.nasm

@@ -31,29 +31,6 @@ struc LBAPkt_t
     .lower_lba   resd 1
     .upper_lba   resd 1
 endstruc
-; call_read_disk_raw <word segment> <word offset> <dword lba> <word count> <word drive_num>
-%macro call_read_disk_raw 5
-    movzx ax, %5
-    push ax                                            ; drive_num
-
-    movzx ax, %4
-    push ax                                            ; count
-
-    movzx dword eax, %3
-    push dword eax                                     ; lba
-
-    movzx ax, %2
-    push ax                                            ; offset
-
-    movzx ax, %1
-    push ax                                            ; segment = 0
-
-    ; uint8_t read_stage2_raw(uint16_t buf_segment, uint16_t buf_offset, 
-    ;                         uint32_t lba,
-    ;                         uint16_t count, uint16_t drive_num)
-    call read_disk_raw
-    add sp, 0xC
-%endmacro
 
 ; Wrapper for AH=0x42 INT13h (Extended Read)
 ;
@@ -70,21 +47,17 @@ endstruc
 ; disk address packet's block count field set to number of blocks
 ; successfully transferred
 ;
-;
 ; uint8_t read_stage2_raw(uint16_t buf_segment, uint16_t buf_offset, 
 ;                         uint32_t lba,
 ;                         uint16_t count, uint8_t drive_num)
 ALIGN 4, db 0x90
-read_disk_raw:
+BIOS_int13h_ext_read:
     __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
 .func:                         
-    mov ax, LBAPkt_t_size
-    push ax                 ; len
-    xor ax, ax
-    push ax                 ; val = 0
-    mov ax, lba_packet
-    push ax                 ; dest = lba_packet address
-    call kmemset        
+    push LBAPkt_t_size        ; len
+    push 0x00                 ; val = 0
+    push lba_packet           ; dest = lba_packet address
+    call kmemset              ; kmemset(dst, val, len)
     add sp, 0x06
 
     mov bx, lba_packet
@@ -97,7 +70,8 @@ read_disk_raw:
     mov dword [bx + LBAPkt_t.lower_lba], eax
 
     ; upper_lba is zero from kmemset
-    ; TODO: possiblly support >32bit LBA addresses in the future, this limits us to 4GiB
+    ; TODO: possiblly support >32bit LBA addresses in the future
+    ; this will limit us to (4GiB * sector size) of readable lba's from the disk
 
     mov ax, [bp + 6]
     mov word [bx + LBAPkt_t.offset], ax
@@ -120,7 +94,7 @@ read_disk_raw:
     %elifdef __STEVIA_VBR
     ERROR VBR_ERROR_DISK_READ_ERR
     %else
-    ERROR STAGE2_MBR_DISK_READ_ERROR
+    ERROR STAGE2_INT13_DISK_READ_ERR
     %endif
 .endf:
     __CDECL16_PROC_EXIT

include/cdecl16.inc

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 ; __CDECL16_PROC_ARGS nargs
 ;   Creates %$arg1 .. %$argN as [bp+4], [bp+6], ...
 ;   for use inside of function bodies
+; BUG: still needs to be tested
 %ifnmacro __CDECL16_PROC_ARGS
 %macro __CDECL16_PROC_ARGS 1
     %push __CDECL16_PROC_ARGS
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
 ; __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS_SIZED func, size1[, size2 ...]  ; sizes in BYTES
 ;   if you *need* to pass dword sized args in 16-bit mode, use this to properly
 ;   count the stack frame to restore later!
+; BUG: still needs to be tested
 %ifnmacro __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS_SIZED
 %macro __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS_SIZED 2-*
     %push __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS_SIZED
@@ -124,13 +126,21 @@
 %endmacro
 %endif
 
+;
+; Only setup the minimum stack frame
+; unlike the above, everything is caller save
+;
 %ifnmacro __FASTCALL16_ENTRY
-%macro __FASTCALL16_ENTRY 0
+%macro __FASTCALL16_ENTRY 0-1
     push bp
     mov bp, sp
+    %if %0 = 1
+    sub  sp, %1        ; reserve locals only when needed
+    %endif
 %endmacro
 %endif
 
+; restore minimum stack frame, all regs are caller save
 %ifnmacro __FASTCALL16_EXIT
 %macro __FASTCALL16_EXIT 0
     mov sp, bp

include/config.inc

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 %ifndef __INC_STEVIA_CONFIG
 
-%define SECTOR_SIZE             512
+%define SECTOR_SIZE            0x200
 %define STAGE2_SECTOR_COUNT    0x20
 ; 16 KiB
 %define MAX_STAGE2_BYTES      (SECTOR_SIZE * STAGE2_SECTOR_COUNT)

include/early_mem.inc

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-; Copyright (C) 2025 Elaina Claus
-; 
-;     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-;     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-;     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-;     (at your option) any later version.
-; 
-;     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-;     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-;     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-;     GNU General Public License for more details.
-; 
-;     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-;     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-%ifndef __INC_EARLY_MEM
-
-;PhysicalAddress = Segment * 16 + Offset
-%define SEG_TO_LINEAR(s,o) ((s << 4) + o)
-
-; Offset = physical / (Segment * 16)
-%define LINEAR_TO_OFFSET(p,s) ((p / (s << 4)))
-
-; Seg = (physical - offset) / 16
-%define LINEAR_TO_SEGMENT(p,o) ((p - o) >> 4)
-
-%endif
-%define __INC_EARLY_MEM

include/entry.inc

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 %ifndef __INC_ENTRY
 
-%define MBR_ENTRY                    0x8C00
+%define MBR_ENTRY                    0x6C00
 %define VBR_ENTRY                    0x7C00
 %define STAGE2_ENTRY                 0x0500
 

include/error_codes.inc

@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 
 %ifndef __INC_ERROR_CODES
 
-; Errors
-; 12 Errors, 5 in use
+; MBR Error codes
 %define MBR_ERROR_DISK_T_ERR         'a'
 %define MBR_ERROR_NO_INT32E          'b'
 %define MBR_ERROR_NO_NO_BOOT_PART    'c'
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@
 %define MBR_ERROR_RESERVED_k         'k'
 %define MBR_ERROR_INT13h_EREAD_ERR   'l'
 
-; 12 Error
+; VBR Error codes
 %define VBR_ERROR_WRONG_FAT_SIZE     'm'
 %define VBR_ERROR_NO_SIGNATURE       'n'
 %define VBR_ERROR_DISK_READ_ERR      'o'
@@ -44,31 +43,31 @@
 %define VBR_ERROR_RESERVED_w         'w'
 %define VBR_ERROR_RESERVED_x         'x'
 
-; 22 errors, 8 in use
+; Stage2 Error codes
 %define STAGE2_A20_FAILED            'A'
 %define STAGE2_SIGNATURE_MISSING     'B'
 %define STAGE2_MM_E820_NO_SUPPORT    'C'
 %define STAGE2_MM_E820_MISC_ERR      'D'
 %define STAGE2_MM_E820_NONSTANDARD   'E'
 %define STAGE2_MM_E820_NO_SMAP       'F'
-%define STAGE2_MBR_DISK_READ_ERROR   'G'
-%define STAGE2_FAT32_INIT_ERROR      'H'
-%define STAGE2_FAT32_NO_FILE         'I'
-%define STAGE2_FAT32_END_OF_CHAIN    'J'
-%define STAGE2_FAT32_NCLUS_CFDIVZ    'K'
-%define STAGE2_FAT32_CLS2LBA_CF      'L'
-%define STAGE2_FAT32_INIT_CF         'M'
-%define STAGE2_ERROR_INFOPRINTER     'N'
-%define STAGE2_ERROR_RESERVED_O      'O'
-%define STAGE2_ERROR_RESERVED_P      'P'
-%define STAGE2_ERROR_RESERVED_Q      'Q'
-%define STAGE2_ERROR_RESERVED_R      'R'
-%define STAGE2_ERROR_RESERVED_S      'S'
-%define STAGE2_ERROR_RESERVED_T      'T'
-%define STAGE2_ERROR_RESERVED_U      'U'
-%define STAGE2_ERROR_RESERVED_V      'V'
+%define STAGE2_INT13_DISK_READ_ERR   'G'
+%define STAGE2_FAT32_E_FMT           'H'
+%define STAGE2_FAT32_E_RANGE         'I'
+%define STAGE2_FAT32_E_NOSUCH        'J'
+%define STAGE2_FAT32_E_ISDIR         'K'
+%define STAGE2_FAT32_E_TOOLONG       'L'
+%define STAGE2_FAT32_E_UNSUPPORTED   'M'
+%define STAGE2_FAT32_E_UNIMPLEMENTED 'N'
+%define STAGE2_ERROR_BAD_MBR         'O'
+%define STAGE2_VBR_E_ACTIVE          'P'
+%define STAGE2_VBR_E_SIGN            'Q'
+%define STAGE2_VBR_E_TOT             'R'
+%define STAGE2_VBR_E_FATSZ           'S'
+%define STAGE2_VBR_E_DIRENT          'T'
+%define STAGE2_VBR_E_PARTTYPE        'U'
+%define STAGE2_RESERVED_E_V          'V'
 
-; for development only, specific errors should be above.
+; Debug error codes
 %define STEVIA_DEBUG_OK              'W'
 %define STEVIA_DEBUG_ERR             'X'
 %define STEVIA_DEBUG_UNIMPLEMENTED   'Y'

include/fat32/FAT32_SYS.nasm

@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+; Copyright (C) 2025 Elaina Claus
+; 
+;     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;     (at your option) any later version.
+; 
+;     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;     GNU General Public License for more details.
+; 
+;     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+%ifndef __INC_FAT32_SYS
+
+%include "partition_table.inc"
+%include "fat32/fat32_structures.inc"
+
+; int read_mbr(int boot_drive, void* dst)
+; destination buffer needs 512 bytes of space
+FAT32_load_mbr:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
+.proc:
+    ; read mbr on boot drive to memory (for the partition table)
+    movzx ax, byte [bp + 4]
+    push ax                                 ; drive_num (2)
+    push 0x01                               ; count (2)
+
+    push dword 0x0                          ; lba (4)
+
+    push word [bp + 6]                      ; offset = dst
+    push __STAGE2_SEGMENT                   ; this segment 
+    call BIOS_int13h_ext_read
+    add sp, 0xC
+.check_sig:
+    mov bx, [bp + 6]
+    cmp word [bx + 0x1FE], 0xAA55           ; check for bytes at end
+    jne .error_nosign
+    ; TODO: this needs more error checking, zero checking, check the sig a bunch of stuff...
+.endp:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_EXIT
+    ret
+.error_nosign:
+    ERROR STAGE2_ERROR_BAD_MBR
+
+; int read_vbr(int boot_drive, void* buf)
+; read vbr on boot partition to memory (for fat bpb/ebpb)
+; TODO: seperate validation and loading the sector, just check the 0xAA55 at the end here...
+FAT32_load_vbr:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
+.proc:
+    mov bx, SteviaInfo
+    mov ax, word [bx + SteviaInfoStruct_t.p16_MbrPtr]      
+    add ax, DISK_PARTITION_TABLE_OFFSET                           
+    mov bx, ax                              ; offset to part table
+    mov cx, 4                               ; only checking 4 entries
+
+.find_active_L0:
+    mov al, [bx + PartEntry_t.attributes]
+    cmp al, 0x80                            ; 0x80 == 1000_0000b
+    je .check_fstype
+    add bx, PartEntry_t_size                ; next part entry's attributes
+    loop .find_active_L0
+    jmp .error_noactive
+.check_fstype:
+    ; check for part_type = 0x0C (DOS 7.1+/W95 FAT32 w/ LBA) or 0x1C (Hidden 0x0C)
+    __BOCHS_MAGIC_DEBUG
+    mov al, [bx + PartEntry_t.part_type]
+    cmp al, 0x0C
+    je .active_ok
+    ; *or*
+    cmp al, 0x1C
+    je .active_ok
+
+    jmp .error_badparttype        ; error if part_type != 0x1C or 0x0C
+.active_ok:
+    movzx ax, byte [bp + 4]
+    push ax                                 ; drive_num (2)
+    push 0x01                               ; count (2)
+
+    mov eax, dword [bx + PartEntry_t.lba_start]
+    push dword eax                          ; lba (4)
+
+    push word [bp + 6]                      ; offset = dst
+    push __STAGE2_SEGMENT                   ; this segment 
+    call BIOS_int13h_ext_read
+    add sp, 0xC
+    ; vbr (with fat bpb/ebpb) is at the buffer now
+.check_sig:
+    mov bx, [bp + 6]
+    cmp word [bx + 0x1FE], 0xAA55           ; check for bytes at end
+    jne .error_nosign
+.check_FAT_sanity:
+    ; we only quickly validate that this is *probably* a FAT32 volume
+
+    add bx, 11                                             ; point bx at start of bpb (skip jmp code and ident)
+    cmp word [bx + FAT32_bpb_t.u16_TotalSectors16], 0      ; TotalSectors16 should be 0 (use TotalSectors32 in bpb)
+    jne .error_totsectors
+
+    cmp word [bx + FAT32_bpb_t.u16_FATSize16], 0           ; FatSize16 will be 0 if FAT32 (use FATSize32 in ebpb)
+    jne .error_fatsz
+
+    cmp word [bx + FAT32_bpb_t.u16_RootEntryCount16], 0    ; root dir info is in data clusters on fat32
+    jne .error_rootdir
+.endp:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_EXIT
+    ret
+.error_noactive:
+    ERROR STAGE2_VBR_E_ACTIVE
+.error_nosign:
+    ERROR STAGE2_VBR_E_SIGN
+.error_totsectors:
+    ERROR STAGE2_VBR_E_TOT
+.error_fatsz:
+    ERROR STAGE2_VBR_E_FATSZ
+.error_rootdir:
+    ERROR STAGE2_VBR_E_DIRENT
+.error_badparttype:
+    ERROR STAGE2_VBR_E_PARTTYPE
+
+; what a 'mount' should probably do at this point...
+; - read VBR at partition_lba
+; - validate FAT32 signatures
+; - fill fat32_bpb_t and compute derived fields
+; - read FSInfo (free count/next free)
+; - ???
+; int fat32_mount(uint32_t partition_lba, fat32_bpb_t* out);
+FAT32_mountfs:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
+.proc:
+    ; mount: parse BPB, derive fat0_lba, data_lba, cluster0_lba.
+.endp:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_EXIT
+    ret
+.error:
+    ERROR STEVIA_DEBUG_ERR
+
+
+; int fat32_read_fat(const fat32_bpb_t* v, uint32_t clus, uint32_t* out);
+FAT32_read_fat:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
+.proc:
+    ; Read 32-bit FAT entry for cluster n
+.endp:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_EXIT
+    ret
+.error:
+    ERROR STEVIA_DEBUG_ERR
+
+; FAT32 entry is 32-bits; only low 28 bits are meaningful.
+;   EOC if (val & 0x0FFFFFFF) >= 0x0FFFFFF8.
+;   bad if == 0x0FFFFFF7.
+;   free if == 0x00000000.
+; int fat32_next_clus(const fat32_bpb_t* v, uint32_t clus, uint32_t* out_next);
+FAT32_next_cluster:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
+.proc:
+    ; Walk to next cluster in chain (validates EOC/bad)
+.endp:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_EXIT
+    ret
+.error:
+    ERROR STEVIA_DEBUG_ERR
+
+; e.g:
+; uint64_t clus_to_lba(const fat32_bpb_t* v, uint32_t clus) {
+;  return v->data_lba + (uint64_t)(clus - 2) * v->secs_per_clus;
+; }
+FAT32_clus_to_lba:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
+.proc:
+    ; Convert cluster -> LBA of first sector of that cluster
+.endp:
+    __CDECL16_PROC_EXIT
+    ret
+.error:
+    ERROR STEVIA_DEBUG_ERR
+
+; Prototyping for now...
+
+; TODO:
+;   - bio_read_sectors (BIOS int13h LBA or CHS) + tiny sector cache.
+;   - mount: parse BPB, derive fat0_lba, data_lba, cluster0_lba.
+;   - FAT read: fat32_read_fat, fat32_next_clus.
+;   - dir iterator (SFN only) + path lookup.
+;   - file reader (fopen/fread) with cluster crossing.
+;   - contiguity probe for speed (optional).
+;   - (later) LFN support & code page handling.
+
+
+; keep count <= 127
+; int bio_read_sectors(uint64_t lba, uint16_t count, void* dst);
+; will also need a bio_bios_int13h() (refactor ext_disk_read?)
+; to abstract the backend 'sector getter'
+
+; Error codes
+
+; FS_OK 0
+; FS_E_IO 1 (bio read failed)
+; FS_E_FMT 2 (not FAT32 or bad BPB)
+; FS_E_RANGE 3 (bad cluster or out of range)
+; FS_E_END 4 (iterator end)
+; FS_E_NOSUCH 5 (file/dir not found)
+; FS_E_ISDIR 6 (opened dir as file)
+; FS_E_TOOLONG 7 (path segment too long for 8.3)
+; FS_E_UNSUPPORTED 8 (LFN present but disabled)
+; FS_E_UNIMPLEMENTED 0xffff (procedure call unimplmented)
+
+;
+; Cache methods
+;
+; TODO: make a cache for ~4-8 disk sectors
+; TODO: make a cache for FATs to avoid having to re-read the FAT
+;
+; // uses bio_read_sectors + cache
+; int cache_read_sector(uint64_t lba, void* dst);   
+; int cache_invalidate_all(void);
+
+;
+; SFN directories
+;
+
+; typedef struct {
+;   char     name83[12];   // "FILENAMEEXT" (no dot), NUL-terminated
+;   uint8_t  attr;         // ATTR_DIRECTORY=0x10, ATTR_VOLUME=0x08
+;   uint32_t first_clus;   // (hi<<16)|lo
+;   uint32_t size;         // bytes
+; } fat32_dirent_sfn_t;
+
+; typedef struct { // iterator
+;   fat32_bpb_t* v;
+;   uint32_t     cur_clus;
+;   uint32_t     offs_in_clus; // byte offset
+; } fat32_dir_iter_t;
+
+;int fat32_dir_iter_open_root(fat32_bpb_t* v, fat32_dir_iter_t* it);
+;int fat32_dir_iter_open(fat32_bpb_t* v, uint32_t first_clus, fat32_dir_iter_t* it);
+;int fat32_dir_iter_next(fat32_dir_iter_t* it, fat32_dirent_sfn_t* out); // FS_OK or FS_E_END
+
+; typedef struct {
+;   uint32_t first_clus;
+;   uint32_t size;
+;   uint8_t  attr; // dir or file
+; } fat32_node_t;
+
+; split by / or \.
+; start at root (v->root_clus).
+; for each component:
+; iterate directory with dir_iter_* to find case-insensitive 8.3 match (fold to upper and space-pad during compare).
+; if final component: return file’s cluster & size.
+; if intermediate: ensure ATTR_DIRECTORY and descend.
+;
+; int fat32_path_lookup(fat32_bpb_t* v, const char* path, fat32_node_t* out);
+
+; an example 'do the thing' proc to load a file to a location
+;
+; // loads file at path into dst, up to max_bytes; returns size read.
+; int fat32_load_file(fat32_bpb_t* v, const char* path, void* dst,
+;                     uint32_t max_bytes, uint32_t* out_size);
+
+; streamed reads
+;
+; typedef struct {
+;   fat32_bpb_t* v;
+;   uint32_t     first_clus;
+;   uint32_t     cur_clus;
+;   uint32_t     cur_clus_index;   // which cluster within file we’re on
+;   uint32_t     size;             // total bytes
+;   uint32_t     pos;              // current byte position
+; } fat32_file_t;
+; 
+; 
+; int fat32_fopen(fat32_bpb_t* v, const char* path, fat32_file_t* f);
+; int fat32_fread(fat32_file_t* f, void* dst, uint32_t nbytes, uint32_t* out_read);
+; int fat32_fseek(fat32_file_t* f, uint32_t new_pos);   // forward seeks only is fine
+; int fat32_fclose(fat32_file_t* f);
+
+
+; an example 'do the thing' proc to load a file to a location
+;
+; // loads file at path into dst, up to max_bytes; returns size read.
+; int fat32_load_file(fat32_bpb_t* v, const char* path, void* dst,
+;                     uint32_t max_bytes, uint32_t* out_size);
+
+
+%endif
+%define __INC_FAT32_SYS

include/fat32/fat32_structures.inc

@@ -58,20 +58,18 @@
 ;                           resulting in a value which does not fit in the Number of Sectors entry at 0x13. 
 
 struc FAT32_bpb_t
-    .reserved_jmpboot               resb 3
-    .ident                          resb 8
-    .bytes_per_sector_word          resb 2
-    .sectors_per_cluster_byte       resb 1
-    .reserved_sectors_word          resb 2
-    .fat_count_byte                 resb 1
-    .unused1_ZERO_word              resb 2      ; Root entry count field, 0 on fat32
-    .unused2_ZERO_word              resb 2      ; total sectors size 16, 0 on fat32
-    .media_desc_byte                resb 1
-    .unused3_ZERO_word              resb 2      ; FAT size 16, 0 on fat32
-    .sectors_per_track_word         resb 2
-    .head_count_word                resb 2
-    .hidden_sectors_dword           resb 4
-    .total_sectors_dword            resb 4
+    .u16_BytesPerSector      resw 1
+    .u8_SectorsPerCluster    resb 1
+    .u16_ReservedSectors     resw 1
+    .u8_FatCount             resb 1
+    .u16_RootEntryCount16    resw 1      ; Root dir entry count field, 0 on fat32
+    .u16_TotalSectors16      resw 1      ; total number of sectors size, 0 on fat32
+    .u8_MediaDesc            resb 1
+    .u16_FATSize16           resw 1      ; FAT size 16, 0 on fat32
+    .u16_SectorsPerTrack     resw 1
+    .u16_HeadCount           resw 1
+    .u32_HiddenSectors       resd 1
+    .u32_TotalSectors32      resd 1
 endstruc
 
 ; EBPB Information (FAT32)
@@ -91,19 +89,19 @@ endstruc
 ;   8 	System identifier string. Always "FAT32   ". The spec says never to trust the contents of this string for any use.
 
 struc FAT32_ebpb_t
-    .FATSz_dword                resb 4
-    .extflags_word              resb 2
-    .FSVersion_word             resb 2
-    .root_clus_dword            resb 4
-    .FSInfo_word                resb 2
-    .BkBootSec_word             resb 2
-    .reserved1                  resb 12
-    .drive_number_byte          resb 1
-    .nt_flags_byte              resb 1
-    .signature_byte             resb 1
-    .volume_id_dword            resb 4
-    .volume_label_bytea         resb 11
-    .system_ident_bytea         resb 8
+    .u32_FATSize32         resd 1      ; size of *each* fat in sectors, total = FATSz * (# of FATs)
+    .u16_ExtFlags          resw 1
+    .u16_FSVersion         resw 1
+    .u32_RootDirCluster    resd 1
+    .u16_FSInfoSector      resw 1
+    .u16_BkBootSector      resw 1
+    .reserved0             resb 12
+    .u8_DriveNumber        resb 1
+    .u8_NtFlags            resb 1
+    .u8_Signature          resb 1
+    .u32_VolumeId          resd 1
+    .volume_label          resb 11
+    .system_ident          resb 8      ; Should always be 'FAT32   '
 endstruc
 
 ; ## Standard 8.3 structure ###

include/fat32/old/fat32_structures.inc

@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+; Copyright (C) 2025 Elaina Claus
+; 
+;     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;     (at your option) any later version.
+; 
+;     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;     GNU General Public License for more details.
+; 
+;     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+%ifndef __INC_FAT32_STRUCT
+
+; ## FAT32 Info ##
+;   total_sectors = bsSectorsHuge
+;   fat_size = bsSectorsPerFat
+; 
+;       first_data_sector = bsResSectors + (bsFATs * bsSectPerFAT);
+;       total_data_sectors = bsSectorsHuge - (bsResSectors + (bsFATs * bsSectPerFAT));
+;       total_clusters = total_data_sectors / bsSectsPerClust
+;       first_fat_sector = bsResSectors
+;
+; ## FAT32 Table information ##
+;
+;   fat_offset = active_cluster * 4
+;   fat_sector = first_fat_sector + (fat_offset / sector_size)
+;   entry_offset = fat_offset % sector_size
+;   
+;   table_value = fat_table[entry_offset] & 0x0FFF_FFFF
+;
+; ## FAT32 Directory Entries ##
+;   root_dir_cluster = bsRootDirCluster
+;   root_dir_sectors = ? (this is varible on FAT32 since the root dir is a cluster chain)
+;   first_sector_of_cluster = ((cluster - 2) * bsSectPerClust) + first_data_sector;
+
+; BPB Information
+; Size   Description
+;   8 	OEM identifier.
+;   2 	The number of Bytes per sector (remember, all numbers are in the little-endian format).
+;   1 	Number of sectors per cluster.
+;   2 	Number of reserved sectors. The boot record sectors are included in this value.
+;   1 	Number of File Allocation Tables (FAT's) on the storage media. Often this value is 2.
+;   2 	Number of directory entries (must be set so that the root directory occupies entire sectors).
+;   2 	The total sectors in the logical volume. 
+;            If this value is 0, it means there are more than 65535 sectors in the volume, 
+;            and the actual count is stored in the Large Sector Count entry at 0x20.
+;
+;   1 	This Byte indicates the media descriptor type.
+;   2 	Number of sectors per FAT. FAT12/FAT16 only.
+;   2 	Number of sectors per track.
+;   2 	Number of heads or sides on the storage media.
+;   4 	Number of hidden sectors. (i.e. the LBA of the beginning of the partition.)
+;   4 	Large sector count. This field is set if there are more than 65535 sectors in the volume, 
+;                           resulting in a value which does not fit in the Number of Sectors entry at 0x13. 
+
+struc FAT32_bpb_t
+    .reserved_jmpboot               resb 3
+    .ident                          resb 8
+    .bytes_per_sector_word          resb 2
+    .sectors_per_cluster_byte       resb 1
+    .reserved_sectors_word          resb 2
+    .fat_count_byte                 resb 1
+    .unused1_ZERO_word              resb 2      ; Root entry count field, 0 on fat32
+    .unused2_ZERO_word              resb 2      ; total sectors size 16, 0 on fat32
+    .media_desc_byte                resb 1
+    .unused3_ZERO_word              resb 2      ; FAT size 16, 0 on fat32
+    .sectors_per_track_word         resb 2
+    .head_count_word                resb 2
+    .hidden_sectors_dword           resb 4
+    .total_sectors_dword            resb 4
+endstruc
+
+; EBPB Information (FAT32)
+; Size   Description
+;   4 	Sectors per FAT. The size of the FAT in sectors.
+;   2 	Flags.
+;   2 	FAT version number. The high byte is the major version and the low byte is the minor version. FAT drivers should respect this field.
+;   4 	The cluster number of the root directory. Often this field is set to 2.
+;   2 	The sector number of the FSInfo structure.
+;   2 	The sector number of the backup boot sector.
+;   12 	Reserved. When the volume is formated these bytes should be zero.
+;   1 	Drive number. The values here are identical to the values returned by the BIOS interrupt 0x13. 0x00 for a floppy disk and 0x80 for hard disks.
+;   1 	Flags in Windows NT. Reserved otherwise.
+;   1 	Signature (must be 0x28 or 0x29).
+;   4 	Volume ID 'Serial' number. Used for tracking volumes between computers. You can ignore this if you want.
+;   11 	Volume label string. This field is padded with spaces.
+;   8 	System identifier string. Always "FAT32   ". The spec says never to trust the contents of this string for any use.
+
+struc FAT32_ebpb_t
+    .FATSz_dword                resb 4
+    .extflags_word              resb 2
+    .FSVersion_word             resb 2
+    .root_clus_dword            resb 4
+    .FSInfo_word                resb 2
+    .BkBootSec_word             resb 2
+    .reserved1                  resb 12
+    .drive_number_byte          resb 1
+    .nt_flags_byte              resb 1
+    .signature_byte             resb 1
+    .volume_id_dword            resb 4
+    .volume_label_bytea         resb 11
+    .system_ident_bytea         resb 8
+endstruc
+
+; ## Standard 8.3 structure ###
+;   Offset      Length (Bytes)      Description
+;   0               11              8.3 file name. The first 8 characters are the name and the last 3 are the extension.
+;   11              1               File Atrributes
+;                                      READ_ONLY=0x01 
+;                                      HIDDEN=0x02 
+;                                      SYSTEM=0x04 
+;                                      VOLUME_ID=0x08 
+;                                      DIRECTORY=0x10 
+;                                      ARCHIVE=0x20 
+;                                      LFN=READ_ONLY|HIDDEN|SYSTEM|VOLUME_ID == 0x0F
+;
+;   12              1                NT Reserved
+;   13              1                Creation time in tenths of a second.
+;   14              2                File creation time, Hour 5 bits, Minutes 6 bits, Seconds 5 Bits, multiply seconds by 2
+;   16              2                File creation date, Year 7 bits, month 4 bits, day 5 bits
+;   18              2                Last Accessed date. same format at creation date
+;   20              2                High 16 bits of entry's first cluster
+;   22              2                Last modification time. same format at creation time
+;   24              2                Last modification date. same format as creation date
+;   26              2                Low 16 bits of entry's first cluster
+;   28              4                File size in bytes
+
+; FSInfo 
+; 0 	0x0 	4 	    Lead signature (must be 0x41615252 to indicate a valid FSInfo structure)
+; 4 	0x4 	480 	Reserved, these bytes should never be used
+; 484 	0x1E4 	4 	    Another signature (must be 0x61417272)
+; 488 	0x1E8 	4 	    Contains the last known free cluster count on the volume. If the value is 0xFFFFFFFF, then the free count is unknown and must be computed. 
+;                       However, this value might be incorrect and should at least be range checked (<= volume cluster count)
+;
+; 492 	0x1EC 	4 	    Indicates the cluster number at which the filesystem driver should start looking for available clusters. 
+;                       If the value is 0xFFFFFFFF, then there is no hint and the driver should start searching at 2. 
+;                       Typically this value is set to the last allocated cluster number. As the previous field, this value should be range checked.
+;
+; 496 	0x1F0 	12 	    Reserved
+; 508 	0x1FC 	4 	    Trail signature (0xAA550000)
+
+struc FAT32_FSInfo_t
+    .head_sig_dword         resd 1          ; 0x41615252
+    .reserved1              resb 480        ; fill zero
+    .body_sig_dword         resd 1          ; 0x61417272
+    .free_count_dword       resd 1
+    .next_free_dword        resd 1
+    .reserved2              resb 12         ; fill zero
+    .tail_sig_dword         resd 1          ; 0xAA550000
+endstruc
+
+struc FAT32_SFN_t
+    .label_83               resb 11
+    .attributes_byte        resb 1
+    .nt_res_byte            resb 1
+    .csec_byte              resb 1
+    .ctime_word             resb 2
+    .cdate_word             resb 2
+    .adate_word             resb 2
+    .cluster_16_high        resb 2
+    .mtime_word             resb 2
+    .mdate_word             resb 2
+    .cluster_16_low         resb 2
+    .size_dword             resb 4
+endstruc
+
+; ## Long file name (LFN) structure format ##
+;
+; 0 	1 	The order of this entry in the sequence of long file name entries. This value helps you to know where in the file's name the characters from this entry should be placed.
+; 1 	10 	The first 5, 2-byte characters of this entry.
+; 11 	1 	Attribute. Always equals 0x0F. (the long file name attribute)
+; 12 	1 	Long entry type. Zero for name entries.
+; 13 	1 	Checksum generated of the short file name when the file was created. The short filename can change without changing the long filename in cases where the partition is mounted on a system which does not support long filenames.
+; 14 	12 	The next 6, 2-byte characters of this entry.
+; 26 	2 	Always zero.
+; 28 	4 	The final 2, 2-byte characters of this entry. 
+;
+; LFN entries are always placed immediately before their respective 8.3 entry
+; 
+; LAST_LFN_ENTRY == 0x40
+; Max of 20 in sequence == 0x14
+
+struc FAT32_LFN_t
+    .order                  resb 1
+    .lfn_first5             resb 10
+    .attributes_8           resb 1
+    .zero1                  resb 1
+    .checksum               resb 1
+    .lfn_next6              resb 12
+    .zero2                  resb 2
+    .lfn_last2              resb 4
+endstruc
+
+; 32 bytes
+struc FAT32_State_t
+    .first_data_sector_32     resd 1
+    .first_fat_sector_32      resd 1
+    .fat_size_32              resd 1
+    .curr_FAT_cluster_32      resd 1
+    .curr_dir_cluster_32      resd 1
+    .curr_drive_lba_32        resd 1
+endstruc
+
+; 16 bytes
+struc FAT32_NextClusterData_t
+    .fat_offset               resd 1
+    .fat_sector               resd 1
+    .entry_offset             resd 1
+    .reserved_1               resd 1
+endstruc
+
+; FAT32 Attributes
+%define FAT32_ATTR_RO           0x01
+%define FAT32_ATTR_HIDDEN       0x02
+%define FAT32_ATTR_SYSTEM       0x04
+%define FAT32_ATTR_VOLID        0x08
+%define FAT32_ATTR_DIR          0x10
+%define FAT32_ATTR_ARC          0x20
+
+; LFN == RO | HIDDEN | SYSTEM | VOLID == 0x0F
+%define FAT32_ATTR_LFN          0x0F
+
+%endif
+%define __INC_FAT32_STRUCT

include/partition_table.inc

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 
 %ifndef __INC_PART_TABLE
 
+%define DISK_SIGNATURE_OFFSET 0x1B8
+%define DISK_PARTITION_TABLE_OFFSET 0x1BE
+
 ; Partition table entry format
 ; Off.  Size.       Description
 ;0x00 	  1 	Drive attributes (bit 7 set = active or bootable)
@@ -34,8 +37,6 @@ struc PartEntry_t
 endstruc
 
 struc PartTable_t
-    .signature resb 4
-    .reserved  resb 2
     .partition1 resb PartEntry_t_size
     .partition2 resb PartEntry_t_size
     .partition3 resb PartEntry_t_size

include/util/arena_alloc.nasm

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ endstruc
 
 ; void arena_init(ArenaState *a)
 ;
-arena_init:
+ArenaInit:
     __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
-.func:
+.proc:
     mov ax, word [bp + 4]     ; ptr to state structure
     mov di, ax
 
@@ -25,15 +25,11 @@ arena_init:
     ; zero out heap area on init
     ; void* kmemset_byte(void* dst, uint8_t val, uint16_t len);
     ; TODO: use word or qword spacing at least to speed this up
-    mov ax, __ARENA_HEAP_SIZE
-    push ax                     ; len
-    xor ax, ax
-    push ax                     ; val = 0
-    mov ax, __ARENA_HEAP_START
-    push ax                     ; dst
+    push __ARENA_HEAP_SIZE       ; len
+    push 0x0                     ; val = 0
+    push __ARENA_HEAP_START      ; dst
     call kmemset
     add sp, 0x6
-
 .endp:
     __CDECL16_PROC_EXIT
     ret
@@ -43,7 +39,7 @@ arena_init:
 ; align x up to the nearest specified alignment (a), a should be a power of 2
 ; (x + (a-1)) & ~(a-1)
 ; return value in ax
-arena_align_up:
+ArenaAlignUp:
     __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
 .func:
     ; if a == 0 return x
@@ -51,7 +47,7 @@ arena_align_up:
     mov bx, [bp + 6]      ; a
 
     test bx, bx
-    jz .endp              
+    jz .endf              
 
     ; enforce power-of-two for alignment, return x
     ; for example...
@@ -69,7 +65,7 @@ arena_align_up:
     mov cx, bx
     dec cx
     test bx, cx
-    jnz .endp
+    jnz .endf
 
     dec bx                ; a - 1
 
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ arena_align_up:
     and cx, bx            ; and with the inverse
 
     mov ax, cx            ; move to ax and return
-.endp:
+.endf:
     __CDECL16_PROC_EXIT
     ret
 
@@ -88,9 +84,9 @@ arena_align_up:
 ; bp-2 - current used arena (i.e 'highmark')
 ; bp-4 - aligned_ptr 
 ; bp-6 - new_end
-arena_alloc:
+ArenaAlloc:
     __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY 0x10
-.func:
+.proc:
     ; remove bytes from pool and increment mark to the new cursor location
     ; return a pointer to the begining of  allocated segment
     mov bx, early_heap_state
@@ -102,11 +98,10 @@ arena_alloc:
 
     push bx                         ; save heap_state pointer
 
-    mov ax, word [bp + 6]           ; requested next allocation alignment
-    push ax
-    mov ax, word [bp - 2]           ; current arena 'highmark'
-    push ax
-    call arena_align_up
+              
+    push word [bp + 6]              ; requested next allocation alignment     
+    push word [bp - 2]              ; current arena 'highmark'
+    call ArenaAlignUp
     add sp, 0x4
     mov word [bp - 4], ax           ; save return value
 
@@ -118,7 +113,7 @@ arena_alloc:
 
     mov dx, word [bx + ArenaStateStruc_t.end]
     cmp ax, dx
-    ja arena_alloc.error            ; if our heap end is < the requested throw an error, heap is full
+    ja .error                       ; if our heap end is < the requested throw an error, heap is full
                                     ; else update the mark to the new value & return  the aligned pointer
 
     ; mark_delta = new_end - curr_used
@@ -140,7 +135,7 @@ arena_alloc:
 
 arena_mark:
     __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
-.func:
+.proc:
     ; return the current location of the 'cursor' in the allocator
     ERROR STEVIA_DEBUG_UNIMPLEMENTED
 .endp:
@@ -149,7 +144,7 @@ arena_mark:
 
 arena_reset_to:
     __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
-.func:
+.proc:
     ; rewind the arena to a previously marked point
     ERROR STEVIA_DEBUG_UNIMPLEMENTED
 .endp:
@@ -158,7 +153,7 @@ arena_reset_to:
 
 arena_reset:
     __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
-.func:
+.proc:
     ; reset the entire heap to a fresh state
     ERROR STEVIA_DEBUG_UNIMPLEMENTED
 .endp:

scripts/create-disk.sh

@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ if [ $(id -u) = 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 # paths to bootcode
-mbr_file=build/mbr.bin
-vbr_file=build/vbr.bin
-stage2_file=build/stage2.bin
-boottest_file=build/BOOTi686.bin
+mbr_file=build/mbr/mbr.bin
+vbr_file=build/vbr/vbr.bin
+stage2_file=build/stage2/stage2.bin
+boottest_file=build/miniboot32/BOOTi686.bin
 
 # Disk creation options
 disk_img=build/disk.img
@@ -161,9 +161,14 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
         dd if="$part_img" of="$disk_img" bs=$disk_sector_size seek=$part_start conv=notrunc
 
         echo " *** Outputing disk images will be in ./build/output/* *** "
+        
+        if [ ! -d ./build/output ]; then
+            echo "./build/output does not exist. creating"
+            mkdir -p ./build/output
+        fi
         gzip -9c "$disk_img" > "$disk_img_final"
         gzip -9c "$part_img" > "$part_img_final"
-        tar caf "$artifacts_archive" build/*.bin build/*.map
+        tar caf "$artifacts_archive" --exclude ./build/output ./build/ 
 else
         # Unknown.
         echo "Unknown OS type! Supported build hosts systems are GNU/Linux (& WSL)"

src/mbr/mbr.nasm

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ;     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 [BITS 16]
-[ORG 0x8C00]
+[ORG 0x6C00]
 [CPU KATMAI]
 [WARNING -reloc-abs-byte]
 [WARNING -reloc-abs-word]                   ; Yes, we use absolute addresses. surpress these warnings.
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ nop
 %include "config.inc"
 %include "error_codes.inc"
 %include "partition_table.inc"
-%include "fat32/fat32_structures.inc"
 
 %undef __STEVIA_DEV_DEBUG
 
+; BIOS will load 1st sector of boot drive to 0x7c00, init and relocate
 ALIGN 4
 init:
     cli                             ; We do not want to be interrupted
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ init:
     cld
     rep stosb                         ; zero bss section
 
-    sub sp, 0x20                    ; local varible space (32 bytes)
+    sub sp, 0x10                    ; local varible space (32 bytes)
     push bp                         ; setup top of stack frame
 
     xor cx, cx
     mov ch, 0x02                    ; 0x0200 in cx
     mov si, 0x7C00                  ; Current MBR Address (loaded here by BIOS)
     mov di, MBR_ENTRY               ; New MBR Address (our new relocation address)
-    rep movsb                       ; copy 512 bytes from 0x0000:7c00 to 0x0000:MBR_ENTRY (7A00 as of writing)
+    rep movsb                       ; copy 512 bytes from 0x0000:7c00 to 0x0000:MBR_ENTRY (6C00 as of writing)
 
     sti
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ main:
         mov al, byte [bx + PartEntry_t.attributes]
         test al, 0x80                           ; 0x80 == 1000_0000b
         jnz main.active_found
-        add bx, 0x10                            ; add 16 bytes to offset
+        add bx, PartEntry_t_size                ; add 16 bytes to offset
         loop main.find_active_L0
 
         ERROR MBR_ERROR_NO_NO_BOOT_PART
@@ -121,42 +121,26 @@ main:
         mov word [bp - 4], ax                   ; update part_offset
     .read_data:
         movzx ax, byte [bp - 2]
-        push ax                                            ; drive_num
-
-        mov ax, 0x1
-        push ax                                            ; count
+        push ax                                            ; drive_num (2)
+        push 0x01                                          ; count (2)
 
         mov dword eax, dword [bx + PartEntry_t.lba_start]
-        push dword eax                                     ; lba
+        push dword eax                                     ; lba (4)
 
-        mov ax, VBR_ENTRY
-        push ax                                            ; offset = 0x7c00
-
-        xor ax, ax
-        push ax                                            ; segment = 0
+        push word 0x7C00                                   ; offset = 0x7c00 (2)
+        push 0x00                                          ; segment = 0 (2)
 
         ; uint8_t read_stage2_raw(uint16_t buf_segment, uint16_t buf_offset, 
         ;                         uint32_t lba,
         ;                         uint16_t count, uint16_t drive_num)
-        call read_disk_raw
+        call BIOS_int13h_ext_read
         add sp, 0xC
     .goto_vbr:
         cmp word [VBR_ENTRY + 0x1FE], 0xAA55
         je main.sig_ok
         ERROR MBR_ERROR_NO_VBR_SIG              ; no signature present
     .sig_ok:  
-        mov ax, PartTable_t_size                
-        push ax
-        mov ax, DiskSig                         ; start of partition table
-        push ax
-        mov ax, partition_table                 
-        push ax
-        call kmemcpy                            ; copy partition table to bss
-        add sp, 0x6
-        
-        mov si, word [bp - 4]
-        mov dl, byte [bp - 2]
-        mov bx, partition_table
+        mov dl, byte [bp - 2]                   ; pass drive # from BIOS to VBR in dl
         jmp word 0x0000:VBR_ENTRY
 
 ; ###############
@@ -185,18 +169,15 @@ PartEntry4:
     times 16 db 0x00
 BootSig:
     dw 0xAA55                    ; Add boot signature at the end of bootloader
-
+; !!! end of MBR !!!
 section .bss follows=.text
 begin_bss:
 
-align 16, resb 1
-partition_table resb PartTable_t_size
-
 align 16, resb 1
 lba_packet resb LBAPkt_t_size
 
 align 512, resb 1
-stack_bottom resb 512                  ; 512 byte stack early on
+stack_bottom resb 1024 - 16                 ; 512 byte stack early on
 stack_top:
-mbr_redzone resb 32
+mbr_redzone resb 16
 end_bss:

src/stage2/stage2.nasm

@@ -31,24 +31,15 @@
 %include "cdecl16.inc"
 %include "entry.inc"
 %include "config.inc"
-%include "early_mem.inc"
 %include "error_codes.inc"
 
 section .text
 begin_text:
 ; dl = byte boot_drive
-; ax = word part_offset (active partition offset)
-; si = ptr PartTable_t partition_table
-; di = ptr FAT32_bpb_t fat32_bpb
-ALIGN 4, db 0x90
+ALIGN 16, db 0x90
 init:
     cli                               ; We do not want to be interrupted
-
-    ; these 4 are stored in the .data section and are effectivly const types
-    mov [vbr_part_table_ptr], si             ; pointer to partition_table
-    mov [vbr_fat32_bpb_ptr], di              ; pointer to fat32_bpb
-    mov [boot_drive], dl                     ; copy boot_drive to globals
-    mov [partition_offset], ax               ; copy partition_offset to globals
+    mov [u8_BootDrive], dl              ; copy boot_drive to globals
 
     mov ax, __STAGE2_SEGMENT          ; set all our segments to the configured segment, except es
     mov ds, ax                        ; *
@@ -98,7 +89,9 @@ init:
 ; FAT32 Driver
 ; ###############
 
-%include 'fat32/FAT32_SYS.inc'
+%include "partition_table.inc"
+%include "fat32/fat32_structures.inc"
+%include 'fat32/FAT32_SYS.nasm'
 
 ; ###############
 ; BIOS functions
@@ -109,14 +102,10 @@ init:
 ; structures
 
 struc SteviaInfoStruct_t
-    .MemoryMapPtr      resd 1
-    .MemoryMapEntries  resd 1
-endstruc
-
-struc EarlyBootStruct_t
-    .partition_table resb PartTable_t_size
-    .fat32_bpb       resb FAT32_bpb_t_size
-    .fat32_ebpb      resb FAT32_ebpb_t_size
+    .p16_E820MemoryMapPtr       resw 1
+    .u16_E820MMapEntryCount     resw 1
+    .p16_MbrPtr                 resw 1
+    .p16_VbrPtr                 resw 1
 endstruc
 
 ALIGN 4, db 0x90
@@ -128,31 +117,44 @@ main:
     je main.stage2_main
     ERROR STAGE2_SIGNATURE_MISSING
 .stage2_main:
-    ; copy partition table data to .data section in stage2
-    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS partition_table, word [vbr_part_table_ptr], PartTable_t_size
-    __CDECL16_CALL kmemcpy, 3
-
-    ; copy bpb & ebpb to memory
-    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS fat32_bpb, word [vbr_fat32_bpb_ptr], (FAT32_bpb_t_size + FAT32_ebpb_t_size) 
-    __CDECL16_CALL kmemcpy, 3
-
     call SetTextMode
     call disable_cursor_bios
 
-    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS HelloPrompt_info
-    __CDECL16_CALL PrintString, 1
-
     ; setup the early heap
     __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS early_heap_state
+    __CDECL16_CALL ArenaInit, 1
+
+    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS pszHelloPrompt
+    __CDECL16_CALL PrintString, 1
+ 
+    ; setup heap space for mbr data
+    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS 0x200, 0x10
+    __CDECL16_CALL ArenaAlloc, 2
+    mov word [SteviaInfo + SteviaInfoStruct_t.p16_MbrPtr], ax
+
+    push ax                                         ; dst
+    movzx ax, byte [u8_BootDrive]                     
+    push ax                                         ; boot_drive
+    __CDECL16_CALL FAT32_load_mbr, 2                ; fill/validate mbr buffer
+
+    ; setup heap space for vbr data
+    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS 0x200, 0x10
+    __CDECL16_CALL ArenaAlloc, 2
+    mov word [SteviaInfo + SteviaInfoStruct_t.p16_VbrPtr], ax
+
+    push ax                                         ; dst
+    movzx ax, byte [u8_BootDrive]
+    push ax                                         ; boot_drive
+    __CDECL16_CALL FAT32_load_vbr, 2                ; fill/validate vbr buffer
 
     ; enable A20 gate
     call EnableA20
-    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS A20_Enabled_OK_info
+    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS pszA20EnabledOk
     __CDECL16_CALL PrintString, 1
 
     ; get system memory map
     call GetMemoryMap
-    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS MemoryMap_OK_info
+    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS pszMemoryMapOk
     __CDECL16_CALL PrintString, 1
 
     ; enter unreal mode (enter PM w/ 16 bit code, 32 bit flat memory model & return to real)
@@ -160,26 +162,26 @@ main:
     ; use __REFLAT macros to re-flat ds/es for easy transfers to >1MiB
     ; NOTE: if you modify a segment register you will need to re-unreal it
     call EnterUnrealMode
-    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS UnrealMode_OK_info
+    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS pszUnrealModeOk
     __CDECL16_CALL PrintString, 1
 
     ; FAT Driver setup
-    call InitFATDriver
-    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS InitFATSYS_OK_info
-    __CDECL16_CALL PrintString, 1
+    ;call InitFATDriver
+    ;__CDECL16_CALL_ARGS pszInitFAT32Ok
+    ;__CDECL16_CALL PrintString, 1
 
     ;
     ; Find first cluster of bootable file
-    call SearchFATDIR
-    push dword eax      ; save first cluster of bootable file
+    ;call SearchFATDIR
+    ;push dword eax      ; save first cluster of bootable file
 
-    __CDECL16_CALL_ARGS FileFound_OK_info
-    __CDECL16_CALL PrintString, 1
+    ;__CDECL16_CALL_ARGS pszFileFoundMsg
+    ;__CDECL16_CALL PrintString, 1
 
-    pop dword eax
-    push dword eax      ; print Cluster of boot file
-    call PrintDWORD     ; void PrintDWORD(uint32_t dword)
-    add sp, 0x4
+    ;pop dword eax
+    ;push dword eax      ; print Cluster of boot file
+    ;call PrintDWORD     ; void PrintDWORD(uint32_t dword)
+    ;add sp, 0x4
 
     ; TODO: using first cluster information, start loading the kernel to memory
     ; TODO: going to need an elf parser,  some unreal mode file buffer functions to move the data
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ hcf:
 %ifnmacro __REFLAT_DS_ES
 %macro __REFLAT_DS_ES 0
     cli                                   ; no interrupts   
-    lgdt [((__STAGE2_SEGMENT << 4) + unreal_gdt_info)]                 ; load unreal gdt
+    lgdt [((__STAGE2_SEGMENT << 4) + UnrealGdtInfo)]                 ; load unreal gdt
 
     mov eax, cr0                          
     or eax, 1                             ; set pmode bit
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ hcf:
 %ifnmacro __REFLAT_ES
 %macro __REFLAT_ES 0
     cli                                   ; no interrupts   
-    lgdt [((__STAGE2_SEGMENT << 4) + unreal_gdt_info)]                 ; load unreal gdt
+    lgdt [((__STAGE2_SEGMENT << 4) + UnrealGdtInfo)]                 ; load unreal gdt
 
     mov eax, cr0                          
     or eax, 1                             ; set pmode bit
@@ -252,8 +254,8 @@ ALIGN 4, db 0x90
 EnterUnrealMode:
     __CDECL16_PROC_ENTRY
     cli                                   ; no interrupts
-.func:    
-    lgdt [((__STAGE2_SEGMENT << 4) + unreal_gdt_info)]                 ; load unreal gdt
+.proc:    
+    lgdt [((__STAGE2_SEGMENT << 4) + UnrealGdtInfo)]                 ; load unreal gdt
 
     mov eax, cr0                          
     or eax, 1                             ; set pmode bit
@@ -289,7 +291,8 @@ EnterUnrealMode:
 end_text:
 
 section .data follows=.text
-align 512
+align 16, db 0
+
 begin_data:
 ; #############
 ;
@@ -298,66 +301,46 @@ begin_data:
 ; #############
 %define CRLF 0Dh, 0Ah
 
-%macro define_cstr 2
+%macro define_cstr 2-*
+%if %0 > 2
     align 16
-    %1_cstr:
+    %1:
+        db %{2:-1}, 00h
+%else
+    align 16
+    %1:
         db %2, 00h
+%endif
 %endmacro
 
-%macro define_info 2
-    align 16
-    %1_info:
-        db %2, CRLF, 00h
-%endmacro
+define_cstr pszHelloPrompt, "Hello from Stevia Stage2!", CRLF
+define_cstr pszA20EnabledOk, "A20 Enabled OK", CRLF
+define_cstr pszMemoryMapOk, "Memory map OK", CRLF
+define_cstr pszUnrealModeOk, "Unreal mode OK", CRLF
+define_cstr pszInitFAT32Ok, "FAT32 Driver Init OK", CRLF
 
-define_info HelloPrompt, "Hello from Stevia Stage2!"
-define_info A20_Enabled_OK, "A20 Enabled OK"
-define_info MemoryMap_OK, "Memory map OK"
-define_info UnrealMode_OK, "Unreal mode OK"
-define_info FileFound_OK, "Found SFN entry for bootable binary, first cluster -> "
-define_info InitFATSYS_OK, "FAT32 Driver Init..."
-
-define_info SearchFATDIR, "Searching FAT DIR for bootable file..."
-define_info NextFATCluster, "Attempting to find next FAT cluster..."
-define_info ReadFATCluster, "Attempting to load next FAT"
-define_info MaybeFound_Boot, "Maybe found a file...checking..."
+define_cstr pszFileFoundMsg, "Found SFN entry for bootable binary, first cluster -> ", CRLF
+define_cstr pszSearchFAT32DirMsg, "Searching FAT fs for bootable file...", CRLF
+define_cstr pszReadFAT32ClusterMsg, "Attempting to load next FAT", CRLF
+define_cstr pszMaybeFoundBootMsg, "Maybe found a file...checking...", CRLF
 
 define_cstr BootTarget, "BOOT    BIN"
 
-align 16, db 0
-BootTarget:
-    db 'BOOT    BIN'
-
-;
-; pre-bss init globals (generally const...but there are exceptions)
-;
-
-align 8, db 0
-boot_drive:
+; set to boot_drive passed from BIOS almost first thing in init
+align 4, db 0
+u8_BootDrive:
     db 0x00
 
-align 8, db 0
-partition_offset:
-    dw 0x0000
-
-align 8, db 0
-vbr_fat32_bpb_ptr:
-    dw 0x0000
-
-align 8, db 0
-vbr_part_table_ptr:
-    dw 0x0000
-
 align 16, db 0
 IntToHex_table:
     db '0123456789ABCDEF'
 
 ; see docs/gdt.txt for a quick refresher on GDT 
 align 16, db 0
-unreal_gdt_info:
-    unreal_gdt_size: dw (unreal_gdt_end - unreal_gdt_start) - 1
-    unreal_gdt_ptr:  dd ((__STAGE2_SEGMENT << 4) + unreal_gdt_start)
-unreal_gdt_start:
+UnrealGdtInfo:
+    u16_UnrealGdt_size: dw (UnrealGdtEnd - UnrealGdtStart) - 1
+    pF_UnrealGdtPtr:  dd ((__STAGE2_SEGMENT << 4) + UnrealGdtStart)
+UnrealGdtStart:
     ; entry 0 (null descriptor)
     dq 0                    ; first entry is null
 
@@ -374,14 +357,14 @@ unreal_gdt_start:
     db 1001_0010b        ; Access Byte: Present, ring0, S = 1, data (0), non-confirming, writable, present
     db 1000_1111b        ; Flags: GR = 4KiB, attr = <16-bit/?/?>, Granularity = 4KiB & 16:19 of limit
     db 0x00              ; Base Address(31:24)
-unreal_gdt_end:
+UnrealGdtEnd:
 
 align 16, db 0
-gdt32_info:
-    gdt32_size: dw (gdt32_end - gdt32_start) - 1
-    gdt32_ptr:  dd ((__STAGE2_SEGMENT << 4) + gdt32_start)
-gdt32_start:
-    dq 0
+Gdt32Info:
+    gdt32_size: dw (Gdt32End - Gdt32Start) - 1
+    gdt32_ptr:  dd ((__STAGE2_SEGMENT << 4) + Gdt32Start)
+Gdt32Start:
+        dq 0            ; null segment
     .gdt32_code:
         dw 0xFFFF       ; code segment (RX)
         dw 0x0000
@@ -410,83 +393,58 @@ gdt32_start:
         db 1001_0000b    ; Access: readable, not writable
         db 1100_1111b    ; 4KB granularity, 32-bit
         db 0x00
-gdt32_end:
+Gdt32End:
 
 align 16,db 0
-BUILD_NASM_VER:
+BuildNasmVer:
     db "Stevia Stage2 built with NASM - ", __NASM_VER__, 00h
 
 align 16,db 0
-BUILD_DATETIME:
+BuildDateTime:
     db 'Assembled - ', __DATE__, ' ', __TIME__, 00h
 
 align 16,db 0
-BUILD_GIT_VER:
+BuildGitVer:
     db __GIT_VER__, 00h
 
 align 16,db 0
-BUILD_GIT_HASH:
+BuildGitHash:
     db __GIT_HASH__, 00h
 end_data:
 
-%assign bytes_remaining ((MAX_STAGE2_BYTES - 4) - (($ - $$) + (end_text - begin_text)))
-%warning STAGE2 has bytes_remaining bytes remaining for code/data (MAX: MAX_STAGE2_BYTES)
+%define SIG_BYTES 0x4
+
+; Optional: fail fast if we overflowed
+%if ((MAX_STAGE2_BYTES - 512) - (($ - $$) + (end_text - begin_text))) < 0
+    %error "Stage2 overflow: code+data exceed MAX_STAGE2_BYTES - SIG_BYTES"
+%endif
 
 ; section start location needs to be a 'critical expression'
-; i.e resolvable at build time, we are setting 0x7E00 as the offset since
+; i.e resolvable at build time, we are setting 0x0500 as the offset since
 section .sign start=((MAX_STAGE2_BYTES - 512) + 0x0500)
 times ((512 - 4) - ($ -$$) ) db 0x90     ; nop
 STAGE2_SIG: dd 0xDEADBEEF                ; Signature to mark the end of the stage2
-
+; !!! END Stage2 .text/.data !!!
+align 16, resb 1
 section .bss follows=.sign
 begin_bss:
+
 ; structures
+align 16, resb 1
+SteviaInfo:
+    resd SteviaInfoStruct_t_size
 
 align 16, resb 1
-partition_table: 
-    resb PartTable_t_size
-
-align 16, resb 1
-fat32_bpb: 
-    resb FAT32_bpb_t_size
-fat32_ebpb: 
-    resb FAT32_ebpb_t_size
-
-align 16, resb 1
-fat32_nc_data: 
-    resb 16
+early_heap_state:
+    resb ArenaStateStruc_t_size
 
 align 16, resb 1
 lba_packet: 
     resb LBAPkt_t_size
 
-align 16, resb 1
-fat32_state:
-    resb FAT32_State_t_size
-
-align 16, resb 1
-SteviaInfo:
-    resd 4
-
-align 16, resb 1
-early_heap_state:
-    resb ArenaStateStruc_t_size
-;
-; post-bss init globals
-;
-
 ;
 ; large continuous allocations
 ;
-align 16, resb 1
-disk_buffer:
-    resb 512
-fat_buffer:
-    resb 512
-dir_buffer:
-    resb 512
-fat_fsinfo:
-    resb 512
 
 ; TODO: this will hold 42 entries from the map function
 ; the e820 function needs to check that it doesn't overflow
@@ -498,6 +456,14 @@ BIOSMemoryMap:
 
 align 16, resb 1
 stack_bottom:
-    resb 1024
+    resb 2048
 stack_top:
 end_bss:
+
+; Pad to the cap (emits nothing in the file; only increases .bss virtual size).
+; If BSS_SIZE > BSS_MAX_BYTES, this becomes negative and NASM errors out.
+%define BSS_MAX_BYTES 0x2000
+resb (BSS_MAX_BYTES - (end_bss - begin_bss))
+
+; Optional: keep a label for later math:
+bss_cap_end:

src/vbr/vbr.nasm

@@ -21,14 +21,21 @@
 %define __STEVIA_VBR
 section .text
 __ENTRY:
+    ; try to force encode a short jmp nop: i.e 0xEB 0x5A 0x90
+    ; will jump right 0x5A (90 bytes) after the end of the ebpb
+    ; this could also be encoded as 0xE9 0x?? 0x?? for a near jump
+    ; if init ends up being >= 128 bytes from entry.
     jmp short (init - $$)
     nop
 
-; fill BPB area with 0x00 since we skip writing this part to disk
-; but we need it for the 'jmp short entry; nop' above
-times 33 db 0x00
+; 8 ascii bytes, "MSWIN 4.1", ""
+phy_bs_ident:
+times 8 db 0x00
+
+phy_bpb_start:
+times 25 db 0x00
+
 phy_ebpb_start:
-; fill eBPB area with 0x00 since we skip writing this part to disk
 times 54 db 0x00
 
 ; ###############
@@ -41,7 +48,6 @@ times 54 db 0x00
 %include "cdecl16.inc"
 %include "entry.inc"
 %include "config.inc"
-%include "early_mem.inc"
 %include "error_codes.inc"
 %include "partition_table.inc"
 %include "fat32/fat32_structures.inc"
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ init:
     cld
     rep stosb                          
     
-    sub sp, 0x20                    ; local varible space (32 bytes)
+    sub sp, 0x10                    ; local varible space (32 bytes)
     push bp
 
     sti                             ; all done with inital setup and relocation, reenable interupts
@@ -86,10 +92,6 @@ init:
 %include "util/kmem_func.nasm"
 %include "util/error_func.nasm"
 
-; ###############
-; End Section
-; ###############
-
 ;
 ; byte boot_drive @ bp - 2
 ; word part_offset @ bp - 4
@@ -97,31 +99,9 @@ init:
 ALIGN 4, db 0x90
 main:
     mov byte [bp - 2], dl                                  ; boot_drive
-    mov word [bp - 4], si                 ; part_offset
-    mov word [bp - 6], bx                 ; partition_table
-
-.load_fs_data:
-    mov ax, PartTable_t_size                           ; count=
-    push ax                                             
-    mov ax, [bp - 6]                                   ; src= ptr partition_table
-    push ax
-    mov ax, partition_table                            ; dst=      
-    push ax
-    call kmemcpy                                       ; copy partition table data
-    add sp, 0x6
-
-    mov ax, (FAT32_bpb_t_size + FAT32_ebpb_t_size)     ; size in byte, should be 90 bytes
-    push ax
-    mov ax, __ENTRY                                    
-    push ax
-    mov ax, fat32_bpb                                  ; 
-    push ax
-    call kmemcpy                                       ; copy bpb & ebpb to memory
-    add sp, 0x6
-
 .check_FAT_size:                                           ; we only support a very specific setup of FAT32
-    mov bx, fat32_bpb
-    test word [bx + FAT32_bpb_t.unused2_ZERO_word], 0      ; TotSectors16 will not be set if FAT32
+    mov bx, phy_bpb_start
+    test word [bx + FAT32_bpb_t.u16_TotalSectors16], 0      ; TotSectors16 will not be set if FAT32
     jz main.load_stage2
     ERROR VBR_ERROR_WRONG_FAT_SIZE
 .load_stage2:
@@ -129,28 +109,21 @@ main:
     movzx ax, byte [bp - 2]
     push ax                                            ; drive_num
 
-    mov ax, STAGE2_SECTOR_COUNT
-    push ax                                            ; count
+    push STAGE2_SECTOR_COUNT                           ; count
 
     mov dword eax, 0x1
     push dword eax                                     ; lba
 
-    mov ax, STAGE2_ENTRY
-    push ax                                            ; offset
-
-    xor ax, ax
-    push ax                                            ; segment = 0
+    push STAGE2_ENTRY                                  ; offset
+    push 0x00                                          ; segment = 0
 
     ; uint8_t read_stage2_raw(uint16_t buf_segment, uint16_t buf_offset, 
     ;                         uint32_t lba,
     ;                         uint16_t count, uint16_t drive_num)
-    call read_disk_raw
+    call BIOS_int13h_ext_read
     add sp, 0xC
 .enter_stage2:
     mov dl, byte [bp - 2]                ; byte boot_drive
-    mov ax, word [bp - 4]               ; word part_offset
-    mov si, partition_table             ; ptr partition_table
-    mov di, fat32_bpb                   ; ptr fat32_bpb
     jmp word 0x0000:STAGE2_ENTRY
 
 ; ###############
@@ -166,25 +139,16 @@ times (510 - ($ - $$)) nop     ; Fill the rest of sector with nop
 
 BootSig:
     dw 0xAA55                    ; Add boot signature at the end of bootloader
+; !!! END VBR !!!
 
 section .bss follows=.text
 begin_bss:
 
-align 16, resb 1
-partition_table resb PartTable_t_size
-
-align 16, resb 1
-fat32_bpb resb FAT32_bpb_t_size
-fat32_ebpb resb FAT32_ebpb_t_size
-
-align 16, resb 1
-fat32_nc_data resb 16
-
 align 16, resb 1
 lba_packet resb LBAPkt_t_size
 
 align 512, resb 1
-stack_bottom resb 512                  ; 512b stack early on
+stack_bottom resb (1024 - 16)                  ; 512b stack early on
 stack_top:
-vbr_redzone resb 32
+vbr_redzone resb 16
 end_bss: