A stack trace is debugging output, normally sent to a log file or a debug window that shows the hierarchy of callers that called the current function. A stack trace is generated by analysing the stack to find each stack frame. The addresses of the functions called can be retrieved from each stack frame and the names of the functions displayed.| wiki.osdev.org
The Multiboot specification is an open standard that provides kernels with a uniform way to be booted by Multiboot-compliant bootloaders. The reference implementation of the Multiboot specification is provided by GRUB.| wiki.osdev.org
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The x86 category includes information covering Intels 8086,186,286,386,486,Pentium, and newer cpus that initialize in an 8086 compatibility mode. The term x86 is typically limited to 16 and 32-bit cpus. Cpus that have 64-bit extensions to x86 compatible cpus are commonly known as x86-64. Computer systems are considered to be x86 architecture systems if they are opcode compatible with Intel x86 cpus even when employing cpus by manufacturers such as Cyrix and AMD. X86 now has the X87 coprocesso...| wiki.osdev.org
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For a quick tutorial on getting a bare bones C++ kernel running see Bare BonesA kernel can be programmed in C++, it is very similar to making a kernel in C, except that there are a few pitfalls you must take into account (runtime support, constructors, ...). This page will not list any (dis)advantages of this approach, but rather what you need to do to get things fired up.| wiki.osdev.org
A bootloader is a program written to load a more complex kernel. Implementation details are gathered in Rolling Your Own Bootloader| wiki.osdev.org
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The Global Descriptor Table (GDT) is a binary data structure specific to the IA-32 and x86-64 architectures. It contains entries telling the CPU about memory segments. A similar Interrupt Descriptor Table exists containing task and interrupt descriptors.| wiki.osdev.org