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1 * SH HAL
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2 Now provides ROMRAM startup type, copying code and data to RAM before
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3 executing, improving performance at cost of memory.
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4 * IO serial drivers reworked by separating into distinct platform
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5 packages, making it simpler to implement new drivers.
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6 * WallClock reworked, making it simpler to implement new drivers.
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7 New drivers
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8 o SH3 RTC module
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10 -------- eCos 1.3.1 public net release:
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12 * New architectures and variants
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13 o ARM Thumb
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14 o ARM9
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15 o Hitachi SH3
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16 o Cirrus Logic CL-PS7111, EP72xx
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17 o Intel StrongARM
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18 o Matsushita AM33
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19 o NEC MIPS VR4300
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21 * New platforms
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22 o ARM AEB-1 rev C
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23 o ARM PID support extended: ARM9, Thumb and big-endian
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24 o Cirrus Logic EDB7xxx
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25 o Cogent CMA222 and CMA230 ARM boards. (CMA222 contributed by Mark Salter)
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26 o Hitachi EDK7708
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27 o Intel x86 PC (base port contributed by Patrick O'Grady)
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28 o Intel EBSA285
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29 o Matsushita STB
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30 o Motorola MBX evaluation board
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31 o NEC VRC4373
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33 * New hosts
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34 o Windows 2000 host support (beta)
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35 o Red Hat Linux 6.x (should work on other distributions, but only
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38 * Configuration system revised
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39 o Tools based on GPL'd configuration library (only tested on
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40 Windows and Red Hat Linux 6.x)
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41 o Tools available for both Windows (graphical) and Linux (CLI).
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42 o Target side configuration much more flexible now, even though
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43 existing configuration data has not yet been changed to take full
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46 * TCP/IP stack and drivers [distributed in separate package]
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47 o OpenBSD based, supporting UDP, TCP and ICMP.
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48 o Motorola MBX (quicc) driver.
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51 * PCI bus library
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52 o Simple API for configuring PCI resources.
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53 o Intel EBSA285 HAL implementation.
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54 o NEC VRC4373 HAL implementation.
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56 * New watchdog drivers
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57 o ARM AEB-1
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58 o Hitachi EDK7708
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59 o Intel EBSA285
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61 * Debugging
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62 o Stack monitoring
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63 The file <cyg/kernel/test/stackmon.h> defines some functions
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64 that can be used to profile stack usage.
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66 * API changes
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67 o KAPI
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68 include/kapi.h (cyg_thread_delete): is now a boolean function to
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69 indicate success. Failure is when the thread needs to run in
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72 * HAL changes
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73 o i386/linux
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74 The eCos idle loop will not load the host system anymore (except
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75 in special configurations, see linux_misc.c).
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76 o MIPS
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77 Split into arch/variant/platform hierarchy.
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78 o MN10300
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79 Split into arch/variant/platform hierarchy.
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80 o PowerPC
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81 Split into arch/variant/platform hierarchy.
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82 Major revamp of exception handling - _not_ backwards compatible
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83 (see vectors.S for the reasoning behind the change).
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84 o SPARClite
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85 Where supported by the targetted platform, it is now possible to
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86 use Multiple Vector Trapping (MVT).
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88 * CygMon
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89 o Integration of CygMon ROM monitor into eCos by porting it on top
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90 of the eCos HAL
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92 --------- eCos 1.2.1 public net release:
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94 * Architectures and variants
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95 o ARM7TDMI
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96 o Fujitsu SPARClite
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97 o Intel x86 [incomplete, unsupported]
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98 o Matsushita MN10300
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99 o Motorola PowerPC
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100 o Sharp LH77790 (ARM7DI core)
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101 o Toshiba TX39 (MIPS R3900 derivative)
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103 * Platforms
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104 o ARM PID7T board
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105 o ARM AEB-1 board (rev B)
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106 o Cogent CMA287-23 (MPC823), CMA287-50 (MPC850), CMA286-60 (MPC860)
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107 o Fujitsu MB8683x boards
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108 o Linux/x86 Synthetic Target
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109 o Matsushita standard evaluation board
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110 o Matsushita standard evaluation board simulator
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111 o Motorola FADS board [unsupported] (contributed by Kevin Hester)
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112 o PSIM - PowerPC architectural simulator
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113 o Toshiba JMR3904 evaluation board
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114 o Toshiba JMR3904 evaluation board simulator
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115 o SIS - SPARClite simulator [unsupported]
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117 * Hosts
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118 o Redhat Linux 4.2 and later
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119 o Solaris 2.5.1 and later
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120 o Windows NT 4.0SP3 and later
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121 o Windows 95/98 (Beta)