@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 /*!
  * Executes an elf file from memory
  */
-PROCESS_ID elf_exec(VIRT_ADDR elf_pointer, uint32_t size, char *name);
+PROCESS_ID elf_exec(VIRT_ADDR elf_pointer, uint32_t size, char *name, char *args);
 
 #endif

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*!
  * Defines the prototype for process entry functions.
  */
-typedef int PROCESS_MAIN(void);
+typedef int PROCESS_MAIN(char *args);
 
 /*!
  * Struct that saves context information for a process.
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ PROCESS_ID id;
 
     //! Name of the process.
     const char *name;
+
+    //! String of arguments for the process
+    char *args;
 
     //! Current state of the process.
     PROCESS_STATE state;

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /*!
  * Creates a new process and returns its process ID.
  */
-PROCESS_ID sched_create(const char *name);
+PROCESS_ID sched_create(const char *name, char *args);
 
 /*!
  * Copies a piece of memory into the memory space of some process.

@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ #include <stdint.h>
 
 extern void fib(void);
 
-int start(void) {
+int start(char *args) {
     //uint32_t eip, esp, ebp;
     //__asm__ volatile ("call jump; jump: pop %0; mov %%esp, %1; mov %%ebp, %2" : "=m" (eip), "=m" (esp), "=m" (ebp));
+
+    int pid = get_pid();
+    while (1) {
+        printf("Process #%i says: \"%s\".\n", pid, args);
+        yield();
+    }
 
     fib();
 

@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ printk("\n");
     }
 }
 
-PROCESS_ID elf_exec(VIRT_ADDR elf_pointer, uint32_t size, char *name) {
+PROCESS_ID elf_exec(VIRT_ADDR elf_pointer, uint32_t size, char *name, char *args) {
     printk("Creating process %s...", name);
-    PROCESS_ID pid = sched_create(name);
+    PROCESS_ID pid = sched_create(name, args);
     printk("done, PID: %i.\n", pid);
 
     ELF_HEADER *header = (ELF_HEADER*)elf_pointer;

@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ // create test tasks
     printk("Creating tasks.\n");
     
     printk("Loading ELF executable.\n");
-    elf_exec(SS_VMA + (ELF_LMA - SS_LMA), ELF_SIZE, "my_apps");
+    elf_exec(SS_VMA + (ELF_LMA - SS_LMA), ELF_SIZE, "app1", "Hello World!");
+    elf_exec(SS_VMA + (ELF_LMA - SS_LMA), ELF_SIZE, "app2", "Hello World!");
+    elf_exec(SS_VMA + (ELF_LMA - SS_LMA), ELF_SIZE, "app3", "Hello World!");
  
     printk("Starting scheduler.\n");
     sched_start();

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 /*!
  * Creates a new process and returns its process ID.
  */
-PROCESS_ID sched_create(const char *name) {
+PROCESS_ID sched_create(const char *name, char *args) {
     crit_enter();
 
     PHYS_ADDR page_dir = create_empty_page_dir();
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
     // set process context
     PROCESS *p = get_slot();
     p->name = name;
+    p->args = args;
+    // TODO: copy name and args instead of linking!
     p->page_dir = page_dir;
     p->eip = sched_dispatcher;
     p->ebp = USER_STACK;
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@
     pic1_eoi();
 }
 
-void entry_idle(void) {
+void entry_idle(char *args) {
     while (1) { 
         //printk("idle.\n"); 
     }
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@
     current_pid = 0;
 
     // create idle process
-    PROCESS_ID idle = sched_create("idle");
+    PROCESS_ID idle = sched_create("idle", NULL);
     sched_exec(idle, entry_idle);
 
     return 1;
@@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ PROCESS* this = get_process(current_pid);
     PROCESS_MAIN* entry = this->entry;
 
     // enter the actual program
-    entry();
+    entry(this->args);
 
     //printk("Process %i terminated.\n", current_pid);