From 283547058e3f5c9c2c152c0b60b36104485b217d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Chloe M." <chloe@mensia.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:09:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] stos: ob: Implement ObCreateObject() helper

The ObCreateObject() is responsible for creating and allocating new
objects, we'll need this to even have directories and such.

Signed-off-by: Chloe M. <chloe@mensia.org>
---
 paw/stos/head/ob/object.h | 17 +++++++++++++++
 paw/stos/ke/Makefile      |  1 +
 paw/stos/ob/ob.c          | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 63 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 paw/stos/ob/ob.c

diff --git a/paw/stos/head/ob/object.h b/paw/stos/head/ob/object.h
index a7c6bd1..668b3bc 100644
--- a/paw/stos/head/ob/object.h
+++ b/paw/stos/head/ob/object.h
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@
 #ifndef _OB_OBJECT_H_
 #define _OB_OBJECT_H_ 1
 
+#include <stapi/status.h>
 #include <stdef.h>
 
 /* Maximum size of system object names */
 #define OBJECT_NAMESZ 32
 
+/* Slut tag for pool allocations */
+#define OBJECT_POOL_TAG 'OB'
+
 /*
  * Represents valid object types
  *
@@ -52,4 +56,17 @@ typedef struct {
     USIZE EntryCount;
 } OBJECT_DIRECTORY;
 
+/*
+ * Allocate and create a new objec
+ *
+ * @Name:   Object name
+ * @Type:   Object type
+ * @Data:   Actual backing data
+ * @Result: Result is written here
+ */
+ST_STATUS ObCreateObject(
+    const CHAR *Name, OBJECT_TYPE Type,
+    VOID *Data, ST_OBJECT **Result
+);
+
 #endif  /* !_OB_OBJECT_H_ */
diff --git a/paw/stos/ke/Makefile b/paw/stos/ke/Makefile
index df70295..790ebff 100644
--- a/paw/stos/ke/Makefile
+++ b/paw/stos/ke/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CFILES += $(shell find ../lib -name "*.c")
 CFILES += $(shell find ../drivers -name "*.c")
 CFILES += $(shell find ../mm -name "*.c")
 CFILES += $(shell find ../ex -name "*.c")
+CFILES += $(shell find ../ob -name "*.c")
 CFILES += $(shell find bpal -name "*.c")
 CFILES += $(shell find synch -name "*.c")
 DFILES = $(CFILES:.c=.d)
diff --git a/paw/stos/ob/ob.c b/paw/stos/ob/ob.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4061b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paw/stos/ob/ob.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Chloe M.
+ * Provided under the BSD-3 clause.
+ *
+ * Description:  Object manager
+ * Author:       Chloe M.
+ */
+
+#include <ob/object.h>
+#include <ex/pool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+ST_STATUS
+ObCreateObject(const CHAR *Name, OBJECT_TYPE Type, VOID *Data, ST_OBJECT **Result)
+{
+    ST_OBJECT *Object;
+    USIZE NameLen;
+
+    if (Name == NULL || Result == NULL) {
+        return STATUS_INVALID_PARAM;
+    }
+
+    NameLen = RtlStrLen(Name);
+    if (NameLen >= OBJECT_NAMESZ - 1) {
+        return STATUS_NAME_TOO_LONG;
+    }
+
+    Object = ExAllocatePoolWithTag(
+        POOL_NON_PAGED,
+        sizeof(*Object),
+        OBJECT_POOL_TAG
+    );
+
+    if (Object == NULL) {
+        return STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
+    }
+
+    RtlMemCpy(Object->Name, Name, NameLen);
+    Object->Name[NameLen] = '\0';
+    Object->RefCount = 1;
+    Object->Type = Type;
+    Object->Data = Data;
+    *Result = Object;
+    return STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}