Drew DeVault • 4/8/2023

Writing Helios drivers in the Mercury driver environment

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This technical article explains how to develop device drivers for the Helios microkernel within the Mercury userspace environment. It details the capability-based security model, driver manifest structure, and the isolation benefits compared to monolithic kernels, using a serial port driver as a practical example.

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