Simple-XX/SimpleKernel resource

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3201 stars · 417 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

SimpleKernel is an interface-driven educational operating system kernel written in C++23, targeting RISC-V 64 and AArch64 architectures. It provides fully documented header files as contracts for AI to generate implementations, with GoogleTest suites and reference implementations for verification.

Use cases

• learn operating system kernel development
• study kernel interfaces for RISC-V and AArch64
• practice AI-assisted coding by implementing kernel modules
• understand interrupt, memory, and scheduling subsystems via contracts
• use a test-driven kernel learning project
• build a teaching OS kernel with CMake and CI

When to choose

• you want a modern, structured way to learn OS internals with AI assistance
• you prefer reading interface contracts over reading large codebases
• you want dual-architecture (RISC-V 64 / AArch64) kernel exercises with tests

When to avoid

• you need a production-ready kernel for deployment
• you want a traditional read-the-code OS course without AI tooling
• you need x86 or other architecture support

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

developer-tools documentation testing operating-systems education tutorials cpp cli os-kernel risc-v aarch64 ai-assisted-learning interface-driven c++23 kernel-development doxygen linux docker

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