= Release Notes for HelenOS mainline = '''Note:''' This document is a draft describing a future HelenOS release and is subject to change. The software described here has not been released yet. To get these latest and greatest features now, check out our Bazaar mainline. (But you will also get the latest bugs). HelenOS ''version (codename) '' was released on ''date''. This document contains a summary of changes made to HelenOS since release 0.4.3. == Special Notes for this Release == * The HelenOS/ia64 support for running on real hardware has been revived, currently in UP mode only. * The HelenOS/ppc32 support has been revived. == Features Introduced in This Release == === General === === Kernel === * Introduced memory reservations in the kernel * Prevents from committing to allocate more memory than is really available * Support for non-identity kernel mappings * Enables the kernel to access arbitrary physical address and removes thus the previous limitations. === Services and Drivers === * Location service * Replacement for ''device mapper'', ''services'' instead of ''devices'' * Services registered by name, can be added to ''categories'' * Service categories replace ''devman'' device classes * `/dev/devices` is now in `/loc/devices`, instead of `ls /dev/class` use `locinfo` * Device driver framework (DDF) improvements * Added `devctl` utility to print and manage device tree * Anticipated device removal (using `devctl`) support (only works with some drivers) * USB support * UHCI and OHCI host controllers (USB 1.1) * Usable with EHCI HCs (will hand over to companion USB 1.1 host controller) * USB HID Keyboard and Mouse * USB Mass Storage (standard USB flash drives) * `lsusb` and `usbinfo` utilities * NIC drivers * DDF'ized Novell NE2000 driver * Intel E1000 driver * Realtek RTL8139 driver * Remote console service `remcons` * HelenOS can be accessed by telnet (experimental) === File Systems === * Added read-only support for Ext2 file system * Added initial read / write support for exFAT file system * The FAT file system server now supports also FAT12 and FAT32 variants * The FAT server now supports the LFN extension * Added initial support for the ISO 9660 file system (no LFN) * Added read / write support for MINIX file system * VFS now supports multiple instances of the same file system via the `--instance` argument that can be passed to the `mount` command and the respective file system server. * The `mount` command without arguments will list all mounted file systems === Networking === * Brand new TCP implementation * NIC driver framework to ease writing of network card drivers === Applications === * Shell syntax for [wiki:UsersGuide/Shell#IOredirection input/output redirection] * Shell command/file name completion (using Tab key) * Besides FAT16, `mkfat` can create FAT12 and FAT32 too * Added `mkexfat` utility to create an empty exFAT file system * Added `mkmfs` utility to create an empty MINIX file system * Ported assembler and linker from GNU Binutils * Ported PCC (Portable C Compiler) * Improved and enhanced the `websrv` application === Libraries === * libc and some other libraries can be optionally made dynamically loaded on ia32 * libposix was introduced to provide a POSIX-compatibility layer === Miscellaneous === * `mkfat.py` script used to build the initial RAM disk now supports long file names == Features Removed in This Release == * Support for running HelenOS on the Sun Enterprise 6500 and Serengeti machines has been removed as the support for these platforms depended on the availability of the commercial Simics simulator. == Regressions in This Release == * The HelenOS/sparc64/sun4v support is broken due to insufficient amount of development tools, available hardware and ongoing development in the surrounding code. * For the list of regressions since the previous release, see this [query:keywords=codename_regression report]. * Notable regressions == Fixed Logged Bugs & Enhancements == * For the list of all logged defects fixed in this release, see this [query:status=closed&resolution=fixed&milestone=release&type=defect report]. * For the list of all logged enhancements integrated in this release, see this [query:status=closed&resolution=fixed&milestone=release&type=enhancement report]. == Known Bugs == * For the list of known bugs still not fixed in this release, see this [report:3 report]. * For the list of all open tickets, see this [report:1 report].