# basic-kernel A minimal kernel to showcase the usage of bootloader. The kernel: - Initializes a serial port on [COM1](https://wiki.osdev.org/Serial_Ports#Port_Addresses) - Dumps the [`boot_info`](/api/src/info.rs) it received from `bootloader` - Prints a message - Exits QEMU with a custom exit code via the `isa-debug-exit` device