See also: Kernel Index, CPU, System Services

This directory owns boot-time initialization flow after architecture entry: memory, devices, filesystems, userspace launch, and fallback control paths.

Summary

  • Coordinates subsystem initialization ordering.

  • Mounts and validates root and core runtime services.

  • Launches initial userspace process and handles fallback behavior.

Typical Work in This Area

  • Adjust startup sequence dependencies.

  • Add boot diagnostics and self-test triggers.

  • Refine init process handoff and recovery logic.

Revision History

v1.0

Initial init subsystem summary