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This Month in Rust OSDev (October 2021)

Author: phil-opp

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+title = "This Month in Rust OSDev (October 2021)"
+date = 2021-11-08
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+[extra]
+month = "October 2021"
+authors = [
+    "phil-opp",
+    "phip1611",
+    "IsaacWoods",
+    # add yourself here
+]
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+
+Welcome to a new issue of _"This Month in Rust OSDev"_. In these posts, we give a regular overview of notable changes in the Rust operating system development ecosystem.
+
+<!-- more -->
+
+This series is openly developed [on GitHub](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/). Feel free to open pull requests there with content you would like to see in the next issue. If you find some issues on this page, please report them by [creating an issue](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/issues/new) or using our [_comment form_](#comment-form) at the bottom of this page.
+
+<!--
+    This is a draft for the upcoming "This Month in Rust OSDev (October 2021)" post.
+    Feel free to create pull requests against the `next` branch to add your
+    content here.
+    Please take a look at the past posts on https://rust-osdev.com/ to see the
+    general structure of these posts.
+-->
+
+## Project Updates
+
+In this section, we give an overview of notable changes to the projects hosted under the [`rust-osdev`] organization.
+
+[`rust-osdev`]: https://github.com/rust-osdev/about
+
+### [`uefi-rs`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs)
+
+The `uefi` crate provides safe and performant wrappers for [UEFI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface), the successor to the BIOS.
+
+We merged the following PRs this month:
+
+- [Implement missing Event-related functions](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/293)
+- [Remove attribute to enable `const_panic`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/296)
+- [Use build-std-features instead of rlibc](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/298)
+- [Update `set_virtual_address_map()` to allow remapping of `SystemTable`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/301)
+- [Fix new clippy errors](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/304)
+
+Thanks to [@timrobertsdev](https://github.com/timrobertsdev), [@YtvwlD](https://github.com/YtvwlD), and [@foxcob](https://github.com/foxcob) for their contributions!
+
+### [`acpi`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/acpi)
+
+The `acpi` repository contains crates for parsing the ACPI tables – data structures that the firmware of modern computers use to relay information about the hardware to the OS.
+
+This month, [support for the Boot Graphics Resource Table (BGRT)](https://github.com/rust-osdev/acpi/pull/113) table was added to `acpi`. This static table is
+passed from firmware to the OS to communicate information about the state of the screen when control is passed
+over, as lots of firmwares like to print display a logo when booting. <span class="gray">(published as `acpi v4.1.0`)</span>
+
+Thanks to [@ethindp](https://github.com/ethindp) for this contribution!
+
+### [`x86_64`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/x86_64)
+
+The `x86_64` crate provides various abstractions for `x86_64` systems, including wrappers for CPU instructions, access to processor-specific registers, and abstraction types for architecture-specific structures such as page tables and descriptor tables.
+
+In October, we merged the following changes:
+
+- [Enable manipulation of `InterruptStackFrame`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/x86_64/pull/312)
+- [Fix docs for `page_table_index`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/x86_64/pull/318)
+
+Thanks to [@haraldh](https://github.com/haraldh) and [@Freax13](https://github.com/Freax13) for their contributions!
+
+### [`multiboot2-header`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/multiboot2) (**new**)
+
+The `multiboot2-header` crate provides abstraction types for Multiboot2 headers,
+parsing utilities, and a builder to construct such headers. The initial release took
+place in early October and now is ready to be used. Because lots of code was published
+without any in-depth reviews, further testing and code reviews will be highly appreciated.
+
+## Call for Participation
+
+Want to contribute to a Rust OSDev project, but don't know where to start? Pick up one of these outstanding
+issues in one of our projects and get started!
+
+<!--
+Please use the following template for adding items:
+- [(`repo_name`) Issue Description](https://example.com/link-to-issue)
+-->
+
+<span class="gray">
+
+_No tasks were proposed for this section._
+
+</span>
+
+If you maintain a Rust project related to operating system development and are looking for contributors, especially for tasks suited to people getting started in this space, please [create a PR](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/pulls) against the `next` branch with the tasks you want to include in the next issue.
+
+## Personal Projects
+
+In this section, we describe updates to personal projects that are not directly related to the `rust-osdev` organization. Feel free to [create a pull request](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/pulls) with the updates of your OS project for the next post.
+
+### [`phil-opp/blog_os`](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os)
+
+<span class="gray">(Section written by [@phil-opp](https://github.com/phil-opp))</span>
+
+We merged the following changes to the [_Writing an OS in Rust_](https://os.phil-opp.com/) blog this month:
+
+- [Add French translation for the first post](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/pull/1053)
+  - Thanks to [@Alekzus](https://github.com/Alekzus) for this contribution, and [@dallenng](https://github.com/dallenng) and [@CBenoit](https://github.com/CBenoit) for reviewing!
+  - Published at <https://os.phil-opp.com/fr/>.
+- [Improve our integration of the giscus comment system](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/pull/1054)
+- [Use Iosevka font for code blocks and inline code](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/pull/1056)
+- [Initial Dark Mode Support](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/pull/1057) 🌑
+- [Implement a switch for switching between light and dark mode](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/pull/1058)
+- [Remember chosen theme in `localStorage`, add a switch for going back to system theme, improve layout](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/pull/1059)
+- [Use `crate-ci/typos` action to check for typos](https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/pull/1060)
+
+## Join Us?
+
+Are you interested in Rust-based operating system development? Our `rust-osdev` organization is always open to new members and new projects. Just let us know if you want to join! A good way for getting in touch is our [gitter channel](https://gitter.im/rust-osdev/Lobby).