Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of ReleaseNotes/Trunk

Timestamp:

2009-07-15T10:59:43Z (15 years ago)

Author:

Jakub Jermář

Comment:

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ReleaseNotes/Trunk

@@ -14 +14 @@
    * The kernel and user space use a new (non-standard) string API which allows convenient processing of UTF-8 strings.
 
-=== Services ===
+=== Services and Drivers ===
  * Device mapper
  * Keyboard
+   * ''kbd'' has been rewritten and modularized.
+     * ''kbd'' now supports three layouts (US qwerty, US dvorak and Czech qwerty).
  * Console
-
-=== Drivers ===
-
  * Ramdisk driver
-   * ''rd'' now uses an abstract block device interface
+   * ''rd'' now uses an abstract block device interface.
  * New block device drivers
-   * ''gxe_bd'' for GXemul disk device
-   * ''ata_bd'' for ATA disks simulated in Qemu
-   * ''file_bd'' block device backed by a file
+   * ''gxe_bd'' for GXemul disk device.
+   * ''ata_bd'' for ATA disks simulated in Qemu.
+   * ''file_bd'' block device backed by a file.
 
 === File systems ===
 
- * Support for multiple file systems mounted at once
- * Support for stat() and fstat() file system calls
+ * Support for multiple file systems mounted at once.
+ * Support for stat() and fstat() file system calls.
+ * The file system block cache will write back blocks to the device, it still does not flush the cache periodically though.
  * New file systems
-   * ''devfs'' file system for handling access to console via a file handle
+   * ''devfs'' file system for handling access to console via a file handle.
 
 === Applications ===
@@ -40 +40 @@
    * ''tester'' is controlled by command-line arguments rather than being interactive.
  * Tetris
-   * ''tetris'' now uses colors `^_^`
-   * Score table is now persistent
+   * ''tetris'' now uses colors.
+   * Score table is now persistent.
  * Bdsh
-   * Support for simple ''mv'' command
-   * Support for simple ''mount'' command
+   * Support for simple ''mv'' command.
+   * Support for simple ''mount'' command.
  * New applications
    * ''getvc''
@@ -51 +51 @@
 
  * Build system
-   * Preconfigured defaults greatly simplify the process of configuring a HelenOS build
+   * Preconfigured defaults greatly simplify the process of configuring a HelenOS build.
 
 == Regressions in This Release ==
-
+ * Support for mips32 malta machine
+   * Support for the Simics model of the mips32 malta machine has been removed due to code cleanup.
  * Mouse support on ia32 and amd64
    * Mouse support was temporarily removed from the i8042 driver due to code cleanup. A new mouse driver will be reintroduced in a near future release.
 
 == Known Bugs ==
+