| # Fuchsia is not Linux |
| _A modular, capability-based operating system_ |
| |
| This document is a collection of articles describing the Fuchsia operating system, |
| organized around particular subsystems. Sections will be populated over time. |
| |
| [TOC] |
| |
| ## Zircon Kernel |
| |
| Zircon is the microkernel underlying the rest of Fuchsia. Zircon |
| also provides core drivers and Fuchsia's libc implementation. |
| |
| - [Concepts][zircon-concepts] |
| - [System Calls][zircon-syscalls] |
| - [vDSO (libzircon)][zircon-vdso] |
| |
| ## Zircon Core |
| |
| - Device Manager & Device Hosts |
| - [Device Driver Model (DDK)][zircon-ddk] |
| - [C Library (libc)](libc.md) |
| - [POSIX I/O (libfdio)](life_of_an_open.md) |
| - [Process Creation](process_creation.md) |
| |
| ## Framework |
| |
| - [Core Libraries](core_libraries.md) |
| - Application model |
| - [Interface definition language (FIDL)][FIDL] |
| - Services |
| - Environments |
| - [Boot sequence](boot_sequence.md) |
| - Device, user, and story runners |
| - Components |
| - [Namespaces](namespaces.md) |
| - [Sandboxing](sandboxing.md) |
| - [Story][framework-story] |
| - [Module][framework-module] |
| - [Agent][framework-agent] |
| |
| ## Storage |
| |
| - [Block devices](block_devices.md) |
| - [File systems](filesystems.md) |
| - Directory hierarchy |
| - [Ledger][ledger] |
| - Document store |
| - Application cache |
| |
| ## Networking |
| |
| - Ethernet |
| - [Wireless](wireless_networking.md) |
| - [Bluetooth](bluetooth_architecture.md) |
| - [Telephony][telephony] |
| - Sockets |
| - HTTP |
| |
| ## Graphics |
| |
| - [Magma (vulkan driver)][magma] |
| - [Escher (physically-based renderer)][escher] |
| - [Scenic (compositor)][scenic] |
| - [Input manager][input-manager] |
| - [Flutter (UI toolkit)][flutter] |
| |
| ## Components |
| |
| - [Component framework](components/README.md) |
| |
| ## Media |
| |
| - Audio |
| - Video |
| - DRM |
| |
| ## Intelligence |
| |
| - Context |
| - Agent Framework |
| - Suggestions |
| |
| ## User interface |
| |
| - Device, user, and story shells |
| - Stories and modules |
| |
| ## Backwards compatibility |
| |
| - POSIX lite (what subset of POSIX we support and why) |
| - Web runtime |
| |
| ## Update and recovery |
| |
| - Verified boot |
| - Updater |
| |
| [zircon-concepts]: /zircon/docs/concepts.md |
| [zircon-syscalls]: /zircon/docs/syscalls.md |
| [zircon-vdso]: /zircon/docs/vdso.md |
| [zircon-ddk]: /zircon/docs/ddk/overview.md |
| [FIDL]: ../development/languages/fidl/README.md |
| [framework-story]: /peridot/docs/modular/story.md |
| [framework-module]: /peridot/docs/modular/module.md |
| [framework-agent]: /peridot/docs/modular/agent.md |
| [ledger]: /src/ledger/docs/README.md |
| [bluetooth]: /garnet/bin/bluetooth/README.md |
| [telephony]: /src/connectivity/telephony/ |
| [magma]: /garnet/lib/magma/ |
| [escher]: /src/ui/lib/escher/README.md |
| [scenic]: /garnet/docs/ui/scenic.md |
| [input-manager]: /garnet/docs/ui/input.md |
| [flutter]: https://flutter.io/ |
