x86_64 library

Support for x86_64 specific instructions (e.g. TLB flush), registers (e.g. control registers), and structures (e.g. page tables).

Crate Feature Flags

• nightly: Enables features only available on nightly Rust; enabled by default.
• instructions: Enabled by default, turns on x86_64 specific instructions, and dependent features. Only available for x86_64 targets.

Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV)

If no features are enabled (--no-default-features), Rust 1.57.0 is required.

If only the instructions feature is enabled (--no-default-features --features instructions), Rust 1.59.0 is required.

If the nightly feature or any of its sub-features is enabled, a recent nightly is required.

Other OS development crates

This crate does not attempt to handle every facet of OS development. Other useful crates in this space include: - raw-cpuid: safe wrappers around the cpuid instruction - Provides parsed versions of the CPUID data, rather than just raw binary values. - Support for AMD and Intel specific values. - Works on x86 and x8664 systems, in both user and kernel mode. - uefi: abstractions for UEFI (the successor to BIOS) - Provides UEFI tables, functions, and types. - Useful for writing UEFI applications, or calling UEFI functions from your OS. - Works on a variety of modern platforms, not just x8664. - volatile: interface to read_volatile and write_volatile - Makes it easier to program MMIO interfaces and devices. - Works on any Rust target.