Support for C++ runtime

so3/kernel/main.c

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void kernel_start(void)
 {
 	lprintk("%s", SO3_BANNER);
 
-	LOG_INFO("Now bootstraping the kernel ...");
+	LOG_INFO("Now bootstraping the kernel ...\n");
 
 	/* Memory manager subsystem initialization */
 	memory_init();

so3/kernel/process.c

@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ static uint32_t pid_current = 1;
 static pcb_t *root_process = NULL; /* root process */
 
 /* only the following sections are supported */
-#define SUPPORTED_SECTION_COUNT 8
-static const char *supported_section_names[SUPPORTED_SECTION_COUNT] = {
-	".init", ".text", ".rodata", ".data", ".sbss", ".bss", ".scommon", ".fini",
+static const char *supported_section_names[] = {
+	".init",       ".text",	      ".rodata",      ".data",	   ".sbss",
+	".bss",	       ".scommon",    ".fini",	      ".eh_frame", ".gcc_except_table",
+	".init_array", ".fini_array", ".data.rel.ro", ".got",	   ".got.plt",
 };
+#define SUPPORTED_SECTION_COUNT (sizeof(supported_section_names) / sizeof(supported_section_names[0]))
 
 /*
  * Find a process (pcb_t) from its pid.

usr/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
-project(so3-usr LANGUAGES C ASM)
+project(so3-usr LANGUAGES C CXX ASM)
 
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 

usr/aarch64-linux-musl.cmake

@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ set(CMAKE_ASM_FLAGS "-D__ARM64__ -D__ASSEMBLY__")
 
 set(CMAKE_LINKER "aarch64-linux-musl-ld")
 
-set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-Os -static" CACHE STRING "SO3 usr LDFLAGS for executables")
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-Os -static -fno-rtti" CACHE STRING "SO3 usr LDFLAGS for executables")

usr/arm-linux-musl.cmake

@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ set(CMAKE_ASM_FLAGS "-D__ARM__ -D__ASSEMBLY__")
 
 set(CMAKE_LINKER "arm-linux-musleabihf-ld")
 
-
-set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-Os -static" CACHE STRING "SO3 usr LDFLAGS for executables")
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-Os -static -fno-rtti" CACHE STRING "SO3 usr LDFLAGS for executables")

usr/build.sh

@@ -11,6 +11,33 @@ usage() {
   echo "  -h        Print this help"
 }
 
+# Place the debug info of the applications in a separate file
+strip_debug_info()
+{
+  # retrieve the correct objcop tool
+  # if [ "$1" == "virt32" -o "$1" == "rpi4" ]; then
+  if [ "$1" = "virt32" ] || [ "$1" = "rpi4" ]; then
+    OBJCOPY="arm-linux-musleabihf-objcopy"
+  else
+    OBJCOPY="aarch64-linux-musl-objcopy"
+  fi
+
+  for app in build/deploy/*.elf; do
+    [ -e "$app" ] || continue
+
+    # 1. Create a file with only '.debug_*' sections
+    $OBJCOPY --only-keep-debug $app $app.debug
+
+    # 2. remove/strip debug info
+    $OBJCOPY --strip-all $app
+
+    # 3. Connect the two files
+    $OBJCOPY --add-gnu-debuglink=$app.debug $app
+
+  done
+}
+
+
 install_file_elf() {
   if [ -f $1 ] ; then 
     for subfolder_app in $(find build/src -type f -iname "*.elf"); do
@@ -120,4 +147,7 @@ install_directory_root out
 
 install_file_elf
 
+strip_debug_info "$PLATFORM"
+
+
 exit 0

usr/deploy.sh

@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ echo Deploying user apps into the ramfs partition
 cd ../rootfs
 ./mount.sh  ${PLATFORM}
 sudo cp -r ../usr/out/* fs
-sudo cp -r ../usr/build/deploy/* fs
+sudo cp -r ../usr/build/deploy/*.elf fs
 ./umount.sh  ${PLATFORM}
 

usr/src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -22,3 +22,8 @@ if (MICROPYTHON AND (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "aarch64"))
 	add_subdirectory(micropython)
 endif()
 
+option(WITH_TESTS "Build the test/example apps" ON)
+if (WITH_TESTS)
+    add_subdirectory(tests)
+endif()
+

usr/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+
+add_executable(hello-world.elf hello_world.cpp)
+add_executable(class-test.elf class_test.cpp)
+add_executable(stdlib-test.elf stdlib_test.cpp)
+add_executable(exception-test.elf exception_test.cpp)
+add_executable(allocation-test.elf allocation_test.cpp)
+add_executable(threads-test.elf threads_test.cpp)
+add_executable(files-test.elf files_test.cpp)
+
+

usr/src/tests/allocation_test.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Jean-Pierre Miceli <jean-pierre.miceli@heig-vd.ch>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <new>
+#include <iostream>
+
+struct Aligned {
+	alignas(64) int x;
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+	void *p = ::operator new(1024);
+	::operator delete(p);
+
+	Aligned *a = new Aligned;
+	delete a;
+
+	std::cout << "Test OK" << std::endl;
+}

usr/src/tests/class_test.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Jean-Pierre Miceli <jean-pierre.miceli@heig-vd.ch>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+class Person {
+    private:
+	std::string _name;
+	int _age;
+
+    public:
+	Person(const std::string &name, int age)
+		: _name(name)
+		, _age(age)
+	{
+		std::cout << "Person constructor" << std::endl;
+	}
+
+	~Person()
+	{
+		std::cout << "Person Destructor" << std::endl;
+	}
+
+	// Method to print info
+	void hello() const
+	{
+		std::cout << "Hi, I'm " << _name << " and I'm " << _age << " years old." << std::endl;
+	}
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+	Person p("Jean-Pierre", 30);
+	p.hello();
+
+	return 0;
+}

usr/src/tests/exception_test.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Jean-Pierre Miceli <jean-pierre.miceli@heig-vd.ch>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main()
+{
+	try {
+		throw 42;
+	} catch (int x) {
+		std::cout << "caught: " << x << std::endl;
+	}
+}

usr/src/tests/files_test.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main()
+{
+	std::ofstream file("example.txt");
+	if (!file) {
+		std::cerr << "Failed to open file\n";
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	file << "Hello from C++\n";
+	// file closes automatically
+	return 0;
+}

usr/src/tests/hello_world.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Jean-Pierre Miceli <jean-pierre.miceli@heig-vd.ch>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main()
+{
+	std::cout << "Hello World!" << std::endl;
+
+	return 0;
+}

usr/src/tests/stdlib_test.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Jean-Pierre Miceli <jean-pierre.miceli@heig-vd.ch>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+
+void vector_test()
+{
+	// Create and initialize a vector with 3 integer values
+	std::vector<int> numbers = { 10, 20, 30 };
+
+	// Compute the sum
+	int sum = 0;
+	for (int value : numbers) {
+		sum += value;
+	}
+
+	// Output the result
+	std::cout << "Sum of vector entries: " << sum << std::endl;
+}
+
+void string_test()
+{
+	std::string s = "abc";
+	s += "def";
+	std::cout << "String: " << s << std::endl;
+}
+
+void map_test()
+{
+	std::map<int, int> m;
+
+	m[1] = 2;
+
+	std::cout << "Map m[1]: " << m[1] << std::endl;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	vector_test();
+
+	string_test();
+
+	map_test();
+
+	return 0;
+}