sys/sysmon/

sys/sysmon

Real-Time Terminal & Process Monitor

An ultra-fast terminal process monitor and resource telemetry dashboard. Provides per-core CPU usage graphs, memory breakdown, active thread trees, disk I/O metrics, and process signaling.

InterfaceANSI / VT100 TUI

Polling Rate60 Hz Metric Refresh

Overhead< 0.2% CPU Usage

MilestoneActive Module

Physical Memory Page Frame Architecture

x86_64 4-Level Paging (PML4)

VIRTUAL ADDRESS RANGEMAPPING & PRIVILEGEPURPOSE

0x00000000 - 0x000FFFFFKernel Ring 01MB Real Mode & BIOS Area

0x00100000 - 0x00FFFFFFKernel Ring 0Kernel Binary & Frame Allocator

0xFD000000 - 0xFE000000Hardware MMIOLinear Framebuffer (1920x1080)

Bare-Metal Runtime

Hardware Linear Framebuffer

The microkernel boots via standard Multiboot header, transitions the CPU to 64-bit long mode, programs the Interrupt Descriptor Table (IDT), and renders Kale UI widgets directly onto the physical display controller.

Boot Protocol: Multiboot 1 / 2 • Target: x86_64 ELF64

Direct Hardware Framebuffer • No OS dependencies

sysmon_main.kl

kale

import "sys/sysmon/telemetry.kl" as telem;
import "libs/term/term.kl" as term;

fn main() -> int32 {
    term.enter_raw_mode();
    term.clear_screen();
    
    while true {
        let snapshot: telem.SystemSnapshot = telem.capture_metrics();
        render_cpu_gauges(&snapshot);
        render_process_table(&snapshot);
        term.sleep_ms(16);
    }
    return 0;
}

Compilation & Linker Directives

Deterministic command-line invocations to build, link native dynamic dependencies, and run automated regression tests:

$kale build sys/sysmon/main.kl -o bin/sysmon.exe

$./bin/sysmon.exe

Monorepo Governance

GPG Key 1B917D4779A6102E • Continuous integration with automated symbol verification.

Architectural Capabilities

Per-Core Sparklines

Real-time ASCII/Unicode braille sparklines illustrating CPU frequency scaling and thermal load.

Process Tree Inspection

Interactive hierarchical task manager with kill, pause, and priority adjustment controls.

Low Footprint

Direct OS syscall querying without subprocess spawning or shell piping.

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