Hi!
I've ported newlib to my OS, but am having some issues with read() and getchar(). If I call read() with a buffer on the stack, everything works as expected and I can write to the buffer from the kernel without needing to modify the address at all.
However, if I attempt to call getchar() through newlib, then I see a read() syscall being made with something like the following parameters: read(0, 0x10, 1024). So, read is asking to write to a buffer
really low in memory. Am I supposed to be doing something to this address before writing to it? Is this address supposed to be an offset into .bss, or some other segment? If it is an offset into a segment, how am I to differentiate between when the kernel is being given a buffer on the stack (which requires no translation) vs. an offset into a segment (which does require translation)?
Just to demonstrate, here's a screenshot of output when using newlib's getchar() in a loaded ELF. You'll also notice some garbage characters being printed, which is strange considering the ELF loader zeroes-out the .bss segment, and sbrk does the same to any memory it gives it. That's another thing I'm still trying to figure out.
http://imgur.com/gallery/wmUKSAny tips or ideas are appreciated, thanks!