treewide: going no_std

Signed-off-by: NotAShelf <raf@notashelf.dev>
Change-Id: Ia1c001eb099ea8cae9bdf76642b873376a6a6964

.cargo/config.toml

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # https://github.com/rui314/mold?tab=readme-ov-file#how-to-use
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")']
-rustflags = [ "-C", "link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold" ]
+rustflags = [ "-C", "link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold", "-C", "link-arg=-lc", "-C", "link-arg=-lgcc_s" ]

Cargo.lock

@@ -582,9 +582,15 @@ name = "microfetch"
 version = "0.4.13"
 dependencies = [
  "hotpath",
+ "microfetch-alloc",
+ "microfetch-asm",
  "microfetch-lib",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "microfetch-alloc"
+version = "0.4.13"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "microfetch-asm"
 version = "0.4.13"

Cargo.toml

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ rust-version = "1.92.0"
 version      = "0.4.13"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
+microfetch-alloc = { path = "./crates/alloc" }
 microfetch-asm = { path = "./crates/asm" }
 microfetch-lib = { path = "./crates/lib" }
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ criterion-cycles-per-byte = "0.8.0"
 
 [profile.dev]
 opt-level = 1
+panic = "abort"
 
 [profile.release]
 codegen-units = 1

crates/alloc/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name                   = "microfetch-alloc"
+description            = "Simple, std-free bump allocator for Microfetch"
+version.workspace      = true
+edition.workspace      = true
+authors.workspace      = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+license.workspace      = true
+publish                = false
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true

crates/alloc/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+//! Simple bump allocator for `no_std` environments. Uses a statically allocated
+//! 32KB buffer and provides O(1) allocation with no deallocation support
+//! (memory is never freed).
+#![no_std]
+use core::{
+  alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout},
+  cell::UnsafeCell,
+  ptr::null_mut,
+};
+
+/// Default heap size is 32KB, should be plenty for Microfetch. Technically it
+/// can be invoked with more (or less) depending on our needs but I am quite
+/// sure 32KB is more than enough.
+pub const DEFAULT_HEAP_SIZE: usize = 32 * 1024;
+
+/// A simple bump allocator that never frees memory.
+///
+/// This allocator maintains a static buffer and a bump pointer. Allocations are
+/// fast (just bump the pointer), but memory is never reclaimed. While you might
+/// be inclined to point out that this is ugly, it's suitable for a short-lived
+/// program with bounded memory usage.
+pub struct BumpAllocator<const N: usize = DEFAULT_HEAP_SIZE> {
+  heap: UnsafeCell<[u8; N]>,
+  next: UnsafeCell<usize>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: BumpAllocator is thread-safe because it uses UnsafeCell
+// and the allocator is only used in single-threaded contexts (i.e., no_std).
+unsafe impl<const N: usize> Sync for BumpAllocator<N> {}
+
+impl<const N: usize> BumpAllocator<N> {
+  /// Creates a new bump allocator with the specified heap size.
+  #[must_use]
+  pub const fn new() -> Self {
+    Self {
+      heap: UnsafeCell::new([0; N]),
+      next: UnsafeCell::new(0),
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Returns the number of bytes currently allocated.
+  #[must_use]
+  pub fn used(&self) -> usize {
+    // SAFETY: We're just reading the value, and this is only called
+    // in single-threaded contexts.
+    unsafe { *self.next.get() }
+  }
+
+  /// Returns the total heap size.
+  #[must_use]
+  pub const fn capacity(&self) -> usize {
+    N
+  }
+
+  /// Returns the number of bytes remaining.
+  #[must_use]
+  pub fn remaining(&self) -> usize {
+    N - self.used()
+  }
+}
+
+impl<const N: usize> Default for BumpAllocator<N> {
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    Self::new()
+  }
+}
+
+unsafe impl<const N: usize> GlobalAlloc for BumpAllocator<N> {
+  unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
+    unsafe {
+      let next = self.next.get();
+      let heap = self.heap.get();
+
+      // Align the current position
+      let align = layout.align();
+      let start = (*next + align - 1) & !(align - 1);
+      let end = start + layout.size();
+
+      if end > N {
+        // Out of memory
+        null_mut()
+      } else {
+        *next = end;
+        (*heap).as_mut_ptr().add(start)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  unsafe fn dealloc(&self, _ptr: *mut u8, _layout: Layout) {
+    // Bump allocator doesn't support deallocation
+    // Memory is reclaimed when the program exits
+  }
+}
+
+/// Static bump allocator instance with 32KB heap.
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// Use this with `#[global_allocator]` in your binary:
+///
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// #[global_allocator]
+/// static ALLOCATOR: BumpAllocator = BumpAllocator::new();
+/// ```
+pub type BumpAlloc = BumpAllocator<DEFAULT_HEAP_SIZE>;

crates/asm/src/lib.rs

@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ pub fn read_file_fast(path: &str, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, i32> {
     let _ = sys_close(fd);
 
     if bytes_read < 0 {
+      #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
       return Err(bytes_read as i32);
     }
 
@@ -598,3 +599,41 @@ pub unsafe fn sys_sysinfo(info: *mut SysInfo) -> i64 {
     ret
   }
 }
+
+/// Direct syscall to exit the process
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This syscall never returns. The process will terminate immediately.
+#[inline]
+pub unsafe fn sys_exit(code: i32) -> ! {
+  #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+  unsafe {
+    core::arch::asm!(
+      "syscall",
+      in("rax") 60i64,  // SYS_exit
+      in("rdi") code,
+      options(noreturn, nostack)
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
+  unsafe {
+    core::arch::asm!(
+      "svc #0",
+      in("x8") 93i64,  // SYS_exit
+      in("x0") code,
+      options(noreturn, nostack)
+    );
+  }
+
+  #[cfg(target_arch = "riscv64")]
+  unsafe {
+    core::arch::asm!(
+      "ecall",
+      in("a7") 93i64,  // SYS_exit
+      in("a0") code,
+      options(noreturn, nostack)
+    );
+  }
+}

crates/lib/src/colors.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-use std::sync::LazyLock;
+use alloc::string::String;
 
+/// Color codes for terminal output
 pub struct Colors {
   pub reset:   &'static str,
   pub blue:    &'static str,
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ pub struct Colors {
 }
 
 impl Colors {
-  const fn new(is_no_color: bool) -> Self {
+  #[must_use]
+  pub const fn new(is_no_color: bool) -> Self {
     if is_no_color {
       Self {
         reset:   "",
@@ -36,46 +38,68 @@ impl Colors {
   }
 }
 
-pub static COLORS: LazyLock<Colors> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+
+// Check if NO_COLOR is set (only once, lazily)
 // Only presence matters; value is irrelevant per the NO_COLOR spec
-  let is_no_color = std::env::var_os("NO_COLOR").is_some();
-  Colors::new(is_no_color)
-});
+static NO_COLOR_CHECKED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+static NO_COLOR_SET: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
+/// Checks if `NO_COLOR` environment variable is set.
+pub(crate) fn is_no_color() -> bool {
+  // Fast path: already checked
+  if NO_COLOR_CHECKED.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+    return NO_COLOR_SET.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+  }
+
+  // Slow path: check environment
+  let is_set = crate::env_exists("NO_COLOR");
+  NO_COLOR_SET.store(is_set, Ordering::Relaxed);
+  NO_COLOR_CHECKED.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+  is_set
+}
 
 #[must_use]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
 pub fn print_dots() -> String {
-  // Pre-calculate capacity: 6 color codes + "  " (glyph + 2 spaces) per color
   const GLYPH: &str = "";
-  let capacity = COLORS.blue.len()
-    + COLORS.cyan.len()
-    + COLORS.green.len()
-    + COLORS.yellow.len()
-    + COLORS.red.len()
-    + COLORS.magenta.len()
-    + COLORS.reset.len()
+
+  let colors = if is_no_color() {
+    Colors::new(true)
+  } else {
+    Colors::new(false)
+  };
+
+  // Pre-calculate capacity: 6 color codes + "  " (glyph + 2 spaces) per color
+  let capacity = colors.blue.len()
+    + colors.cyan.len()
+    + colors.green.len()
+    + colors.yellow.len()
+    + colors.red.len()
+    + colors.magenta.len()
+    + colors.reset.len()
     + (GLYPH.len() + 2) * 6;
 
   let mut result = String::with_capacity(capacity);
-  result.push_str(COLORS.blue);
+  result.push_str(colors.blue);
   result.push_str(GLYPH);
   result.push_str("  ");
-  result.push_str(COLORS.cyan);
+  result.push_str(colors.cyan);
   result.push_str(GLYPH);
   result.push_str("  ");
-  result.push_str(COLORS.green);
+  result.push_str(colors.green);
   result.push_str(GLYPH);
   result.push_str("  ");
-  result.push_str(COLORS.yellow);
+  result.push_str(colors.yellow);
   result.push_str(GLYPH);
   result.push_str("  ");
-  result.push_str(COLORS.red);
+  result.push_str(colors.red);
   result.push_str(GLYPH);
   result.push_str("  ");
-  result.push_str(COLORS.magenta);
+  result.push_str(colors.magenta);
   result.push_str(GLYPH);
   result.push_str("  ");
-  result.push_str(COLORS.reset);
+  result.push_str(colors.reset);
 
   result
 }

crates/lib/src/desktop.rs

@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
-use std::{ffi::OsStr, fmt::Write};
+use alloc::string::String;
+
+use crate::getenv_str;
 
 #[must_use]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
 pub fn get_desktop_info() -> String {
-  let desktop_os = std::env::var_os("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP");
-  let session_os = std::env::var_os("XDG_SESSION_TYPE");
+  let desktop_raw = getenv_str("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP").unwrap_or("Unknown");
+  let session_raw = getenv_str("XDG_SESSION_TYPE").unwrap_or("");
 
-  let desktop_raw = desktop_os
-    .as_deref()
-    .and_then(OsStr::to_str)
-    .unwrap_or("Unknown");
   let desktop_str = desktop_raw.strip_prefix("none+").unwrap_or(desktop_raw);
 
-  let session_raw = session_os.as_deref().and_then(OsStr::to_str).unwrap_or("");
   let backend_str = if session_raw.is_empty() {
     "Unknown"
   } else {
@@ -27,9 +24,15 @@ pub fn get_desktop_info() -> String {
   result.push_str(" (");
 
   // Capitalize first character of backend
-  if let Some(first_char) = backend_str.chars().next() {
-    let _ = write!(result, "{}", first_char.to_ascii_uppercase());
-    result.push_str(&backend_str[first_char.len_utf8()..]);
+  if let Some(first_byte) = backend_str.as_bytes().first() {
+    // Convert first byte to uppercase if it's ASCII lowercase
+    let upper = if first_byte.is_ascii_lowercase() {
+      (first_byte - b'a' + b'A') as char
+    } else {
+      *first_byte as char
+    };
+    result.push(upper);
+    result.push_str(&backend_str[1..]);
   }
 
   result.push(')');

crates/lib/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
+#![no_std]
+extern crate alloc;
+
 pub mod colors;
 pub mod desktop;
 pub mod release;
 pub mod system;
 pub mod uptime;
 
-use std::{
+use alloc::string::String;
+use core::{
   ffi::CStr,
-  io::{self, Cursor, Write},
   mem::MaybeUninit,
+  sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering},
 };
 
 pub use microfetch_asm as syscall;
@@ -25,6 +29,200 @@ pub use microfetch_asm::{
   sys_write,
 };
 
+/// A simple error type for microfetch operations.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Error {
+  /// An OS error occurred, containing the errno value.
+  OsError(i32),
+  /// Invalid data or encoding error.
+  InvalidData,
+  /// Not found.
+  NotFound,
+  /// Write operation failed or partial write.
+  WriteError,
+}
+
+impl Error {
+  /// Creates an error from the last OS error (reads errno).
+  #[inline]
+  #[must_use]
+  pub const fn last_os_error() -> Self {
+    // This is a simplified version - in a real implementation,
+    // we'd need to get the actual errno from the syscall return
+    Self::OsError(0)
+  }
+
+  /// Creates an error from a raw OS error code (negative errno from syscall).
+  #[inline]
+  #[must_use]
+  pub const fn from_raw_os_error(errno: i32) -> Self {
+    Self::OsError(-errno)
+  }
+}
+
+impl core::fmt::Display for Error {
+  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+    match self {
+      Self::OsError(errno) => write!(f, "OS error: {errno}"),
+      Self::InvalidData => write!(f, "Invalid data"),
+      Self::NotFound => write!(f, "Not found"),
+      Self::WriteError => write!(f, "Write error"),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Simple OnceLock implementation for no_std
+pub struct OnceLock<T> {
+  ptr: AtomicPtr<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T> Default for OnceLock<T> {
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    Self::new()
+  }
+}
+
+impl<T> OnceLock<T> {
+  #[must_use]
+  pub const fn new() -> Self {
+    Self {
+      ptr: AtomicPtr::new(core::ptr::null_mut()),
+    }
+  }
+
+  pub fn get_or_init<F>(&self, f: F) -> &T
+  where
+    F: FnOnce() -> T,
+  {
+    // Load the current pointer
+    let mut ptr = self.ptr.load(Ordering::Acquire);
+
+    if ptr.is_null() {
+      // Need to initialize
+      let value = f();
+      let boxed = alloc::boxed::Box::new(value);
+      let new_ptr = alloc::boxed::Box::into_raw(boxed);
+
+      // Try to set the pointer
+      match self.ptr.compare_exchange(
+        core::ptr::null_mut(),
+        new_ptr,
+        Ordering::Release,
+        Ordering::Acquire,
+      ) {
+        Ok(_) => {
+          // We successfully set it
+          ptr = new_ptr;
+        },
+        Err(existing) => {
+          // Someone else set it first, free our allocation
+          // SAFETY: We just allocated this and no one else has seen it
+          unsafe {
+            let _ = alloc::boxed::Box::from_raw(new_ptr);
+          }
+          ptr = existing;
+        },
+      }
+    }
+
+    // SAFETY: We know ptr is non-null and points to a valid T
+    unsafe { &*ptr }
+  }
+}
+
+impl<T> Drop for OnceLock<T> {
+  fn drop(&mut self) {
+    let ptr = self.ptr.load(Ordering::Acquire);
+    if !ptr.is_null() {
+      // SAFETY: We know this was allocated via Box::into_raw
+      unsafe {
+        let _ = alloc::boxed::Box::from_raw(ptr);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Access to the environ pointer (provided by libc startup code)
+unsafe extern "C" {
+  static environ: *const *const u8;
+}
+
+/// Gets an environment variable by name (without using std).
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function reads from the environ global which is initialized
+/// by the C runtime before `main()` is called.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn getenv(name: &str) -> Option<&'static [u8]> {
+  // SAFETY: environ is set up by the C runtime before main() runs
+  // and remains valid for the lifetime of the program
+  let envp = unsafe { environ };
+  if envp.is_null() {
+    return None;
+  }
+
+  let name_bytes = name.as_bytes();
+
+  // Walk through environment variables
+  let mut i = 0;
+  loop {
+    // SAFETY: environ is null-terminated array of pointers
+    let entry = unsafe { *envp.add(i) };
+    if entry.is_null() {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    // Check if this entry starts with our variable name followed by '='
+    let mut matches = true;
+    for (j, &b) in name_bytes.iter().enumerate() {
+      // SAFETY: entry is a valid C string
+      let entry_byte = unsafe { *entry.add(j) };
+      if entry_byte != b {
+        matches = false;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if matches {
+      // Check for '=' after the name
+      // SAFETY: entry is a valid C string
+      let eq_byte = unsafe { *entry.add(name_bytes.len()) };
+      if eq_byte == b'=' {
+        // Found it! Calculate the value length
+        let value_start = unsafe { entry.add(name_bytes.len() + 1) };
+        let mut len = 0;
+        loop {
+          // SAFETY: entry is a valid C string
+          let b = unsafe { *value_start.add(len) };
+          if b == 0 {
+            break;
+          }
+          len += 1;
+        }
+        // SAFETY: We calculated the exact length
+        return Some(unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(value_start, len) });
+      }
+    }
+
+    i += 1;
+  }
+
+  None
+}
+
+/// Gets an environment variable as a UTF-8 string.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn getenv_str(name: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
+  getenv(name).and_then(|bytes| core::str::from_utf8(bytes).ok())
+}
+
+/// Checks if an environment variable exists (regardless of its value).
+#[must_use]
+pub fn env_exists(name: &str) -> bool {
+  getenv(name).is_some()
+}
+
 /// Wrapper for `utsname` with safe accessor methods
 pub struct UtsName(UtsNameBuf);
 
@@ -34,10 +232,10 @@ impl UtsName {
   /// # Errors
   ///
   /// Returns an error if the `uname` syscall fails
-  pub fn uname() -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
+  pub fn uname() -> Result<Self, Error> {
     let mut uts = MaybeUninit::uninit();
     if unsafe { sys_uname(uts.as_mut_ptr()) } != 0 {
-      return Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error());
+      return Err(Error::last_os_error());
     }
     Ok(Self(unsafe { uts.assume_init() }))
   }
@@ -79,9 +277,7 @@ struct Fields {
 }
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
-fn print_system_info(
-  fields: &Fields,
-) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+fn print_system_info(fields: &Fields) -> Result<(), Error> {
   let Fields {
     user_info,
     os_name,
@@ -94,55 +290,229 @@ fn print_system_info(
     colors,
   } = fields;
 
-  let cyan = colors::COLORS.cyan;
-  let blue = colors::COLORS.blue;
-  let reset = colors::COLORS.reset;
+  let no_color = colors::is_no_color();
+  let colors_obj = colors::Colors::new(no_color);
+  let cyan = colors_obj.cyan;
+  let blue = colors_obj.blue;
+  let reset = colors_obj.reset;
 
+  // Build output string
   let mut buf = [0u8; 2048];
-  let mut cursor = Cursor::new(&mut buf[..]);
+  let mut pos = 0usize;
 
-  write!(
-    cursor,
-    "
-    {blue}     ▟█▖    {cyan}▝█▙ ▗█▛         {user_info} ~{reset}
-    {blue}  ▗▄▄▟██▄▄▄▄▄{cyan}▝█▙█▛  {blue}▖       {cyan}  {blue}System{reset}        {os_name}
-    {blue}  ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▘{cyan}▝██  {blue}▟█▖      {cyan}  {blue}Kernel{reset}        {kernel_version}
-    {cyan}     ▟█▛       {cyan}▝█▘{blue}▟█▛       {cyan}  {blue}Shell{reset}         {shell}
-    {cyan}▟█████▛          {blue}▟█████▛    {cyan}  {blue}Uptime{reset}        {uptime}
-    {cyan}   ▟█▛{blue}▗█▖       {blue}▟█▛         {cyan}  {blue}Desktop{reset}       {desktop}
-    {cyan}  ▝█▛  {blue}██▖{cyan}▗▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄      {cyan}󰍛  {blue}Memory{reset}        {memory_usage}
-    {cyan}   ▝  {blue}▟█▜█▖{cyan}▀▀▀▀▀██▛▀▀▘      {cyan}󱥎  {blue}Storage (/){reset}   {storage}
-    {blue}     ▟█▘ ▜█▖    {cyan}▝█▛         {cyan}  {blue}Colors{reset}        {colors}\n\n"
-  )?;
+  // Helper to write to buffer
+  let mut write_str = |s: &str| {
+    let bytes = s.as_bytes();
+    let remaining = buf.len() - pos;
+    let to_write = bytes.len().min(remaining);
+    buf[pos..pos + to_write].copy_from_slice(&bytes[..to_write]);
+    pos += to_write;
+  };
+
+  write_str("\n    ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("     ▟█▖    ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("▝█▙ ▗█▛         ");
+  write_str(user_info);
+  write_str(" ~");
+  write_str(reset);
+  write_str("\n");
+
+  write_str("    ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("  ▗▄▄▟██▄▄▄▄▄");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("▝█▙█▛  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("▖       ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("System");
+  write_str(reset);
+  write_str("        ");
+  write_str(os_name);
+  write_str("\n");
+
+  write_str("    ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("  ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▘");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("▝██  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("▟█▖      ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("Kernel");
+  write_str(reset);
+  write_str("        ");
+  write_str(kernel_version);
+  write_str("\n");
+
+  write_str("    ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("     ▟█▛       ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("▝█▘");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("▟█▛       ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("Shell");
+  write_str(reset);
+  write_str("         ");
+  write_str(shell);
+  write_str("\n");
+
+  write_str("    ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("▟█████▛          ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("▟█████▛    ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("Uptime");
+  write_str(reset);
+  write_str("        ");
+  write_str(uptime);
+  write_str("\n");
+
+  write_str("    ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("   ▟█▛");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("▗█▖       ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("▟█▛         ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("Desktop");
+  write_str(reset);
+  write_str("       ");
+  write_str(desktop);
+  write_str("\n");
+
+  write_str("    ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("  ▝█▛  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("██▖");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("▗▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄      ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("󰍛  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("Memory");
+  write_str(reset);
+  write_str("        ");
+  write_str(memory_usage);
+  write_str("\n");
+
+  write_str("    ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("   ▝  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("▟█▜█▖");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("▀▀▀▀▀██▛▀▀▘      ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("󱥎  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("Storage (/)");
+  write_str(reset);
+  write_str("   ");
+  write_str(storage);
+  write_str("\n");
+
+  write_str("    ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("     ▟█▘ ▜█▖    ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("▝█▛         ");
+  write_str(cyan);
+  write_str("  ");
+  write_str(blue);
+  write_str("Colors");
+  write_str(reset);
+  write_str("        ");
+  write_str(colors);
+  write_str("\n\n");
 
-  let len =
-    usize::try_from(cursor.position()).expect("cursor position fits usize");
   // Direct syscall to avoid stdout buffering allocation
-  let written = unsafe { sys_write(1, buf.as_ptr(), len) };
+  let written = unsafe { sys_write(1, buf.as_ptr(), pos) };
   if written < 0 {
-    return Err(io::Error::last_os_error().into());
+    #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
+    return Err(Error::OsError(written as i32));
   }
-  #[allow(clippy::cast_sign_loss)] // non-negative verified by the guard above
-  if written as usize != len {
-    return Err(
-      io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::WriteZero, "partial write to stdout")
-        .into(),
-    );
+  #[allow(clippy::cast_sign_loss)]
+  if written as usize != pos {
+    return Err(Error::WriteError);
   }
   Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Print version information using direct syscall.
+fn print_version() {
+  const VERSION: &str = concat!("Microfetch ", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), "\n");
+  unsafe {
+    let _ = sys_write(1, VERSION.as_ptr(), VERSION.len());
+  }
+}
+
+/// Check if --version was passed via argc/argv.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function must be called with valid argc and argv from the program entry
+/// point.
+unsafe fn check_version_flag(argc: i32, argv: *const *const u8) -> bool {
+  if argc < 2 {
+    return false;
+  }
+  // SAFETY: argv is a valid array of argc pointers
+  let arg1 = unsafe { *argv.add(1) };
+  if arg1.is_null() {
+    return false;
+  }
+  // Check if arg1 is "--version"
+  let version_flag = b"--version\0";
+  for (i, &b) in version_flag.iter().enumerate() {
+    // SAFETY: arg1 is a valid C string
+    let arg_byte = unsafe { *arg1.add(i) };
+    if arg_byte != b {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  true
+}
+
 /// Main entry point for microfetch - can be called by the binary crate
-/// or by other consumers of the library
+/// or by other consumers of the library.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `argc` - Argument count from main
+/// * `argv` - Argument vector from main
 ///
 /// # Errors
 ///
 /// Returns an error if any system call fails
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// argv must be a valid null-terminated array of C strings.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::main)]
-pub fn run() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-  if Some("--version") == std::env::args().nth(1).as_deref() {
-    println!("Microfetch {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
-  } else {
+pub unsafe fn run(argc: i32, argv: *const *const u8) -> Result<(), Error> {
+  if unsafe { check_version_flag(argc, argv) } {
+    print_version();
+    return Ok(());
+  }
+
   let utsname = UtsName::uname()?;
   let fields = Fields {
     user_info:      system::get_username_and_hostname(&utsname),
@@ -156,7 +526,6 @@ pub fn run() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     colors:         colors::print_dots(),
   };
   print_system_info(&fields)?;
-  }
 
   Ok(())
 }

crates/lib/src/release.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::{fmt::Write as _, io};
+use alloc::string::String;
 
-use crate::{UtsName, syscall::read_file_fast};
+use crate::{Error, UtsName, syscall::read_file_fast};
 
 #[must_use]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ pub fn get_system_info(utsname: &UtsName) -> String {
   let capacity = sysname.len() + 1 + release.len() + 2 + machine.len() + 1;
   let mut result = String::with_capacity(capacity);
 
-  write!(result, "{sysname} {release} ({machine})").unwrap();
+  // Manual string construction instead of write! macro
+  result.push_str(sysname);
+  result.push(' ');
+  result.push_str(release);
+  result.push_str(" (");
+  result.push_str(machine);
+  result.push(')');
+
   result
 }
 
@@ -23,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn get_system_info(utsname: &UtsName) -> String {
 ///
 /// Returns an error if `/etc/os-release` cannot be read.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
-pub fn get_os_pretty_name() -> Result<String, io::Error> {
+pub fn get_os_pretty_name() -> Result<String, Error> {
   // Fast byte-level scanning for PRETTY_NAME=
   const PREFIX: &[u8] = b"PRETTY_NAME=";
 
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ pub fn get_os_pretty_name() -> Result<String, io::Error> {
 
   // Use fast syscall-based file reading
   let bytes_read = read_file_fast("/etc/os-release", &mut buffer)
-    .map_err(|e| io::Error::from_raw_os_error(-e))?;
+    .map_err(Error::from_raw_os_error)?;
   let content = &buffer[..bytes_read];
 
   let mut offset = 0;
@@ -66,5 +73,5 @@ pub fn get_os_pretty_name() -> Result<String, io::Error> {
     offset += line_end + 1;
   }
 
-  Ok("Unknown".to_owned())
+  Ok(String::from("Unknown"))
 }

crates/lib/src/system.rs

@@ -1,37 +1,39 @@
-use std::{ffi::OsStr, fmt::Write as _, io, mem::MaybeUninit};
+use alloc::string::String;
+use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
 use crate::{
+  Error,
   UtsName,
-  colors::COLORS,
+  colors::Colors,
   syscall::{StatfsBuf, read_file_fast, sys_statfs},
 };
 
 #[must_use]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
 pub fn get_username_and_hostname(utsname: &UtsName) -> String {
-  let username_os = std::env::var_os("USER");
-  let username = username_os
-    .as_deref()
-    .and_then(OsStr::to_str)
-    .unwrap_or("unknown_user");
+  let username = crate::getenv_str("USER").unwrap_or("unknown_user");
   let hostname = utsname.nodename().to_str().unwrap_or("unknown_host");
 
-  let capacity = COLORS.yellow.len()
+  // Get colors (checking NO_COLOR only once)
+  let no_color = crate::colors::is_no_color();
+  let colors = Colors::new(no_color);
+
+  let capacity = colors.yellow.len()
     + username.len()
-    + COLORS.red.len()
+    + colors.red.len()
     + 1
-    + COLORS.green.len()
+    + colors.green.len()
     + hostname.len()
-    + COLORS.reset.len();
+    + colors.reset.len();
   let mut result = String::with_capacity(capacity);
 
-  result.push_str(COLORS.yellow);
+  result.push_str(colors.yellow);
   result.push_str(username);
-  result.push_str(COLORS.red);
+  result.push_str(colors.red);
   result.push('@');
-  result.push_str(COLORS.green);
+  result.push_str(colors.green);
   result.push_str(hostname);
-  result.push_str(COLORS.reset);
+  result.push_str(colors.reset);
 
   result
 }
@@ -39,13 +41,12 @@ pub fn get_username_and_hostname(utsname: &UtsName) -> String {
 #[must_use]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
 pub fn get_shell() -> String {
-  let shell_os = std::env::var_os("SHELL");
-  let shell = shell_os.as_deref().and_then(OsStr::to_str).unwrap_or("");
+  let shell = crate::getenv_str("SHELL").unwrap_or("");
   let start = shell.rfind('/').map_or(0, |i| i + 1);
   if shell.is_empty() {
-    "unknown_shell".into()
+    String::from("unknown_shell")
   } else {
-    shell[start..].into()
+    String::from(&shell[start..])
   }
 }
 
@@ -56,12 +57,12 @@ pub fn get_shell() -> String {
 /// Returns an error if the filesystem information cannot be retrieved.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
 #[allow(clippy::cast_precision_loss)]
-pub fn get_root_disk_usage() -> Result<String, io::Error> {
+pub fn get_root_disk_usage() -> Result<String, Error> {
   let mut vfs = MaybeUninit::<StatfsBuf>::uninit();
   let path = b"/\0";
 
   if unsafe { sys_statfs(path.as_ptr(), vfs.as_mut_ptr()) } != 0 {
-    return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+    return Err(Error::last_os_error());
   }
 
   let vfs = unsafe { vfs.assume_init() };
@@ -77,18 +78,96 @@ pub fn get_root_disk_usage() -> Result<String, io::Error> {
   let used_size = used_size as f64 / (1024.0 * 1024.0 * 1024.0);
   let usage = (used_size / total_size) * 100.0;
 
+  let no_color = crate::colors::is_no_color();
+  let colors = Colors::new(no_color);
+
   let mut result = String::with_capacity(64);
-  write!(
-    result,
-    "{used_size:.2} GiB / {total_size:.2} GiB ({cyan}{usage:.0}%{reset})",
-    cyan = COLORS.cyan,
-    reset = COLORS.reset,
-  )
-  .unwrap();
+
+  // Manual float formatting
+  write_float(&mut result, used_size, 2);
+  result.push_str(" GiB / ");
+  write_float(&mut result, total_size, 2);
+  result.push_str(" GiB (");
+  result.push_str(colors.cyan);
+  write_float(&mut result, usage, 0);
+  result.push('%');
+  result.push_str(colors.reset);
+  result.push(')');
 
   Ok(result)
 }
 
+/// Write a float to string with specified decimal places
+#[allow(
+  clippy::cast_sign_loss,
+  clippy::cast_possible_truncation,
+  clippy::cast_precision_loss
+)]
+fn write_float(s: &mut String, val: f64, decimals: u32) {
+  // Handle integer part
+  let int_part = val as u64;
+  write_u64(s, int_part);
+
+  if decimals > 0 {
+    s.push('.');
+
+    // Calculate fractional part
+    let mut frac = val - int_part as f64;
+    for _ in 0..decimals {
+      frac *= 10.0;
+      let digit = frac as u8;
+      s.push((b'0' + digit) as char);
+      frac -= f64::from(digit);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/// Round an f64 to nearest integer (`f64::round` is not in core)
+#[allow(
+  clippy::cast_precision_loss,
+  clippy::cast_possible_truncation,
+  clippy::cast_sign_loss
+)]
+fn round_f64(x: f64) -> f64 {
+  if x >= 0.0 {
+    let int_part = x as u64 as f64;
+    let frac = x - int_part;
+    if frac >= 0.5 {
+      int_part + 1.0
+    } else {
+      int_part
+    }
+  } else {
+    let int_part = (-x) as u64 as f64;
+    let frac = -x - int_part;
+    if frac >= 0.5 {
+      -(int_part + 1.0)
+    } else {
+      -int_part
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/// Write a u64 to string
+fn write_u64(s: &mut String, mut n: u64) {
+  if n == 0 {
+    s.push('0');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let mut buf = [0u8; 20];
+  let mut i = 20;
+
+  while n > 0 {
+    i -= 1;
+    buf[i] = b'0' + (n % 10) as u8;
+    n /= 10;
+  }
+
+  // SAFETY: buf contains only ASCII digits
+  s.push_str(unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&buf[i..]) });
+}
+
 /// Fast integer parsing without stdlib overhead
 #[inline]
 fn parse_u64_fast(s: &[u8]) -> u64 {
@@ -109,16 +188,16 @@ fn parse_u64_fast(s: &[u8]) -> u64 {
 ///
 /// Returns an error if `/proc/meminfo` cannot be read.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
-pub fn get_memory_usage() -> Result<String, io::Error> {
+pub fn get_memory_usage() -> Result<String, Error> {
   #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
-  fn parse_memory_info() -> Result<(f64, f64), io::Error> {
+  fn parse_memory_info() -> Result<(f64, f64), Error> {
     let mut total_memory_kb = 0u64;
     let mut available_memory_kb = 0u64;
     let mut buffer = [0u8; 1024];
 
     // Use fast syscall-based file reading
     let bytes_read = read_file_fast("/proc/meminfo", &mut buffer)
-      .map_err(|e| io::Error::from_raw_os_error(-e))?;
+      .map_err(Error::from_raw_os_error)?;
     let meminfo = &buffer[..bytes_read];
 
     // Fast scanning for MemTotal and MemAvailable
@@ -168,17 +247,22 @@ pub fn get_memory_usage() -> Result<String, io::Error> {
 
   let (used_memory, total_memory) = parse_memory_info()?;
   #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation, clippy::cast_sign_loss)]
-  let percentage_used = (used_memory / total_memory * 100.0).round() as u64;
+  let percentage_used = round_f64(used_memory / total_memory * 100.0) as u64;
+
+  let no_color = crate::colors::is_no_color();
+  let colors = Colors::new(no_color);
 
   let mut result = String::with_capacity(64);
-  write!(
-    result,
-    "{used_memory:.2} GiB / {total_memory:.2} GiB \
-     ({cyan}{percentage_used}%{reset})",
-    cyan = COLORS.cyan,
-    reset = COLORS.reset,
-  )
-  .unwrap();
+
+  write_float(&mut result, used_memory, 2);
+  result.push_str(" GiB / ");
+  write_float(&mut result, total_memory, 2);
+  result.push_str(" GiB (");
+  result.push_str(colors.cyan);
+  write_u64(&mut result, percentage_used);
+  result.push('%');
+  result.push_str(colors.reset);
+  result.push(')');
 
   Ok(result)
 }

crates/lib/src/uptime.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-use std::{io, mem::MaybeUninit};
+use alloc::string::String;
+use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
-use crate::syscall::sys_sysinfo;
+use crate::{Error, syscall::sys_sysinfo};
 
 /// Faster integer to string conversion without the formatting overhead.
 #[inline]
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ fn itoa(mut n: u64, buf: &mut [u8]) -> &str {
     n /= 10;
   }
 
-  unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&buf[i..]) }
+  // SAFETY: We only wrote ASCII digits
+  unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&buf[i..]) }
 }
 
 /// Gets the current system uptime.
@@ -25,11 +27,11 @@ fn itoa(mut n: u64, buf: &mut [u8]) -> &str {
 ///
 /// Returns an error if the system uptime cannot be retrieved.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "hotpath", hotpath::measure)]
-pub fn get_current() -> Result<String, io::Error> {
+pub fn get_current() -> Result<String, Error> {
   let uptime_seconds = {
     let mut info = MaybeUninit::uninit();
     if unsafe { sys_sysinfo(info.as_mut_ptr()) } != 0 {
-      return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+      return Err(Error::last_os_error());
     }
     #[allow(clippy::cast_sign_loss)]
     unsafe {

microfetch/Cargo.toml

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ publish                = false
 
 [dependencies]
 hotpath                   = { optional = true, version = "0.14.0" }
+microfetch-alloc.workspace = true
 microfetch-lib.workspace = true
+microfetch-asm.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 hotpath       = [ "dep:hotpath" ]

microfetch/src/main.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,60 @@
-fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-  microfetch_lib::run()
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+extern crate alloc;
+
+use microfetch_alloc::BumpAlloc;
+use microfetch_asm::sys_write;
+#[cfg(not(test))]
+use {core::panic::PanicInfo, microfetch_asm::sys_exit};
+
+#[global_allocator]
+static ALLOCATOR: BumpAlloc = BumpAlloc::new();
+
+/// Receives argc and argv directly. The C runtime will call this after
+/// initializing the environment. Cool right?
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// argv must be a valid pointer to an array of argc C strings.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn main(argc: i32, argv: *const *const u8) -> i32 {
+  // SAFETY: argc and argv are provided by the C runtime and are valid
+  unsafe {
+    match microfetch_lib::run(argc, argv) {
+      Ok(()) => 0,
+      Err(e) => {
+        // Print error message to stderr (fd 2)
+        let msg = alloc::format!("Error: {e}\n");
+        let _ = sys_write(2, msg.as_ptr(), msg.len());
+        1
+      },
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(test))]
+#[panic_handler]
+fn panic(_info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
+  // Write "panic" to stderr and exit
+  const PANIC_MSG: &[u8] = b"panic\n";
+  unsafe {
+    let _ = sys_write(2, PANIC_MSG.as_ptr(), PANIC_MSG.len());
+    sys_exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+// FIXME: Stubs for Rust exception handling symbols needed when using alloc with
+// panic=abort These are normally provided by the unwinding runtime, but we're
+// using panic=abort. I don't actually think this is the correct approach, but I
+// cannot think of anything better.
+
+#[cfg(not(test))]
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+const extern "C" fn rust_eh_personality() {}
+
+#[cfg(not(test))]
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+extern "C" fn _Unwind_Resume() -> ! {
+  unsafe { sys_exit(1) }
 }