GitLab

  1: Added HAL_FramebufferAddress entry.
  2: Minor mod the NoIrqVecSwiDispatch mods recently submitted. Improved coverage
  3: Added compile time switch InverseTextTransparency to toggle sense of text
  (pre-wimp) for use until correct transparency behaviour is introduced in the RPi
  start.elf.
  4: Ensured that if a non aligned frame buffer is reported, ALL of the space
  is actually mapped in.
Detail:
  (list files and functions that have changed)
Admin:
  builds and runs .. Still needs service_mode extension work to replace hard
  coded mode definition files
  (highlight level of testing that has taken place)
  (bugfix number if appropriate)


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.147.2.5. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_147_2_5'

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.131. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_131'

Export less in hdr:RISCOS.
Delete unused GetDecimalPair routine.
Move CheckYear with other RTC stuff out of PMF/osword.
Hide DebugROMInit and DebugROMErrors in release (even numbered) versions.

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.127. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_127'

Detail:
  A whole mass of changes to add high processor vectors + zero page relocation support to the Cortex branch of the kernel
  At the moment the code can only cope with two ZeroPage locations, &0 and &FFFF0000. But with a bit more tweaking those restrictions can probably be lifted, allowing ZeroPage to be hidden at almost any address (assuming it's fixed at compile time). If I've done my job right, these restrictions should all be enforced by asserts.
  There's a new option, HiProcVecs, in hdr/Options to control whether high processor vectors are used. When enabling it and building a ROM, remember:
  * FPEmulator needs to be built with the FPEAnchor=High option specified in the components file (not FPEAnchorType=High as my FPEmulator commit comments suggested)
  * ShareFS needs unplugging/removing since it can't cope with it yet
  * Iyonix users will need to use the latest ROOL boot sequence, to ensure the softloaded modules are compatible (OMAP, etc. don't really softload much so they're OK with older sequences)
  * However VProtect also needs patching to fix a nasty bug there - http://www.riscosopen.org/tracker/tickets/294
  The only other notable thing I can think of is that the ProcessTransfer code in s/ARM600 & s/VMSAv6 is disabled if high processor vectors are in use (it's fairly safe to say that code is obsolete in HAL builds anyway?)
  Fun challenge for my successor: Try setting ZeroPage to &FFFF00FF (or similar) so its value can be loaded with MVN instead of LDR. Then use positive/negative address offsets to access the contents.
  File changes:
  - hdr/ARMops - Modified ARMop macro to take the ZeroPage pointer as a parameter instead of 'zero'
  - hdr/Copro15ops - Corrected $quick handling in myISB macro
  - hdr/Options - Added ideal setting for us to use for HiProcVecs
  - s/AMBControl/allocate, s/AMBControl/growp, s/AMBControl/mapslot, s/AMBControl/memmap, s/AMBControl/service, s/AMBControl/shrinkp, s/Arthur2, s/Arthur3, s/ArthurSWIs, s/ChangeDyn, s/ExtraSWIs, s/HAL, s/HeapMan, s/Kernel, s/MemInfo, s/Middle, s/ModHand, s/MoreSWIs, s/MsgCode, s/NewIRQs, s/NewReset, s/Oscli, s/PMF/buffer, s/PMF/IIC, s/PMF/i2cutils, s/PMF/key, s/PMF/mouse, s/PMF/osbyte, s/PMF/oseven, s/PMF/osinit, s/PMF/osword, s/PMF/oswrch, s/SWINaming, s/Super1, s/SysComms, s/TickEvents, s/Utility, s/vdu/vdu23, s/vdu/vdudriver, s/vdu/vdugrafl, s/vdu/vdugrafv, s/vdu/vdupalxx, s/vdu/vdupointer, s/vdu/vduswis, s/vdu/vduwrch - Lots of updates to deal with zero page relocation
  - s/ARM600 - UseProcessTransfer option. Zero page relocation support. Deleted pre-HAL ClearPhysRAM code to tidy the file up a bit.
  - s/ARMops - Zero page relocation support. Set CPUFlag_HiProcVecs when high vectors are in use.
  - s/KbdResPC - Disable compilation of dead code
  - s/VMSAv6 - UseProcessTransfer option. Zero page relocation support.
Admin:
  Tested with OMAP & Iyonix ROM softloads, both with high & low zero page.
  High zero page hasn't had extensive testing, but boot sequence + ROM apps seem to work.


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.98.2.48. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_98_2_48'

Detail:
  s/Middle - Added some new OS_ReadSysInfo 6 items which are needed by the zero page relocation kernel. Also duplicated some existing entries to avoid conflicts with ROL's allocations.
  hdr/OSRSI6, Makefile - New header listing OS_ReadSysInfo 6 items
  hdr/PublicWS - Duplicated the workspace definitions for &0-&4000, but with a 'Legacy_' prefix to their names. Also added some new entries as needed by the zero page relocation kernel. Once existing modules have been updated to use OS_ReadSysInfo 6 & the Legacy_ definitions, the old defs will be removed.
  hdr/KernelWS - Removed 'Export_' prefix from all the exported workspace values, since the kernel can now use the original names directly
  hdr/Options - Dummy HiProcVecs option so merging things will be a bit cleaner
Admin:
  Tested on rev A2 BB-xM


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.98.2.44. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_98_2_44'

Detail:
  s/Middle - Added some new OS_ReadSysInfo 6 items which are needed by the zero page relocation kernel. Also duplicated some existing entries to avoid conflicts with ROL's allocations.
  hdr/OSRSI6, Makefile - New header listing OS_ReadSysInfo 6 items
  hdr/PublicWS - Duplicated the workspace definitions for &0-&4000, but with a 'Legacy_' prefix to their names. Also added some new entries as needed by the zero page relocation kernel. Once existing modules have been updated to use OS_ReadSysInfo & the Legacy_ definitions, the old defs will be removed.
  hdr/KernelWS - Removed 'Export_' prefix from all the exported workspace values, since the kernel can now use the original names directly
  hdr/Options - Dummy HiProcVecs option so merging things will be a bit cleaner
Admin:
  Tested in ROM softload on Iyonix


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.118. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_118'

Detail:
  Three main changes:
  * On odd-numbered (i.e. development) versions of the module, the UtilityModule will now take its date from the VersionNum file instead of using a hard-coded date
  * All build versions now look for the new "extended ROM footer" (as created by romlinker 0.04+) at the end of the ROM image and use it to determine the ROM build date for return by OS_ReadSysInfo 9,2. Failing to find the build date in the footer will cause OS_ReadSysInfo 9,2 to return 0.
  * On odd-numbered versions, OS_Byte 0 will now use the ROM build date (as found in the extended footer) to generate the error block that's returned to the user. This seems OK as the PRM describes OS_Byte 0 as returning the "creation date of the operating system". Plus it's a convenient way of getting the ROM build date into the Switcher, since the switcher uses OS_Byte 0. If the extended footer can't be found (or if the string isn't initialised yet, e.g. before Service_PostInit) the code falls back to a hard-coded string containing the date from the VersionNum file.
  File changes:
  Makefile - Updated to not create the obsolete Time+Date file (previously used for the ROM build date)
  Version - Use date from VersionNum file for development builds
  hdr/Options - New UseNewFX0Error variable/option to make it easy to check which OS_Byte 0 variant should be enabled
  hdr/KernelWS - Added new string buffers & extended ROM footer pointer to workspace
  s/Middle - Updated OS_ReadSysInfo 9 code, and added utility functions for searching the extended ROM footer for certain tags
  s/NewReset - Added a couple of calls to initialise the new string buffers just prior to Service_PostInit. This is required since OS_Byte/OS_ReadSysInfo shouldn't enable interrupts, but date conversion relies on the Territory module, which may enable interrupts.
  s/PMF/osbyte - Updated OS_Byte 0 code
Admin:
  Tested in Tungsten ROM, with and without the extended footer present.


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.115. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_115'

Detail:
  Three main changes:
  * On odd-numbered (i.e. development) versions of the module, the UtilityModule will now take its date from the VersionNum file instead of using a hard-coded date.
  * All build versions now look for the new "extended ROM footer" (as created by romlinker 0.04+) at the end of the ROM image and use it to determine the ROM build date for return by OS_ReadSysInfo 9,2. Failing to find the build date in the footer will cause OS_ReadSysInfo 9,2 to return 0.
  * On odd-numbered versions, OS_Byte 0 will now use the ROM build date (as found in the extended footer) to generate the error block that's returned to the user. This seems OK as the PRM describes OS_Byte 0 as returning the "creation date of the operation system". Plus it's a convenient way of getting the ROM build date into the Switcher, since the switcher uses OS_Byte 0. If the extended footer can't be found (or if the string hasn't been initialised yet, e.g. before Service_PostInit) the code falls back to a hard-coded string containing the date from the VersionNum file.
  File changes:
  Makefile - Updated to not create the obsolete Time+Date file (previously used for the ROM build date)
  Version - Use date from VersionNum file for development builds
  hdr/Options - New UseNewFX0Error variable/option to make it easy to check which OS_Byte 0 variant should be enabled
  hdr/KernelWS - Added new string buffers & extended ROM footer pointer to workspace
  s/Middle - Updated OS_ReadSysInfo 9 code, and added utility functions for searching the extended ROM footer for certain tags
  s/NewReset - Added a couple of calls to initialise the new string buffers just prior to Service_PostInit. This is required since OS_Byte/OS_ReadSysInfo shouldn't enable interrupts, but date conversion relies on the Territory module, which may enable interrupts.
  s/PMF/osbyte - Updated OS_Byte 0 code
Admin:
  Tested in OMAP ROM, with and without the extended footer present.


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.98.2.41. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_98_2_41'

Detail:
  hdr/Options - ARM6support and GetKernelMEMC values are now derived from the value of MEMM_Type
  s/ARMops, s/HAL - Code to detect and handle ARMv7 CPUs is now only enabled when using VMSAv6 MMU model. Saves us from having to deal with lack of myIMB, myDSB, etc. implementations on pre-ARMv6.
  s/HAL - Removed some debug code
  s/NewReset - Fix bug spotted by Tom Walker where R12 wasn't being restored by LookForHALRTC if a non-HAL RTC had already been found
  s/AMBControl/memmap - correct the assert clause that was checking that &FFE are the correct L2PT protection bits for non-VMSAv6 machines
Admin:
  Tested this kernel on a rev C2 beagleboard & Iyonix softload. Also compiled it into an IOMD ROM, but didn't try running it.


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.98.2.32. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_98_2_32'

Detail:
  The host-mode driver for the MUSB OTG controller is now working, so there's no longer any reason to have the DebugTerminal enabled by default.
Admin:
  Tested on rev C2 beagleboard


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.98.2.12. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_98_2_12'

Detail:
  s/ARM600 - fix to SyncCodeAreasRange to correctly read cache line length for WB_CR7_Lx caches
  s/ARMops - Cortex cache handling fixes. Enable L2 cache for Cortex.
  s/ChangeDyn - VMSAv6 support in AllocateBackingLevel2
  s/HAL - Improve RISCOS_InitARM to set/clear correct CP15 flags for ARMv6/v7. VMSAv6 support in code to generate initial page tables.
  s/NewReset - Extra DebugTX calls during OS startup. Disable pre-HAL Processor_Type for HAL builds.
  s/VMSAv6 - Main VMSAv6 MMU code - stripped down version of s/ARM600 with support for basic VMSAv6 features.
  hdr/Options - Use VMSAv6 MMU code, not ARM600. Disable ARM6support since current VMSAv6 code will conflict with it.
Admin:
  Tested basic OS functionality under qemu-omap3 and revision B6 beagleboard.


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.98.2.3. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_98_2_3'

Detail:
  hdr/ARMops - Added Cortex_A8 processor type, new ARM architecture number
  hdr/Options - Enabled various kernel debug options
  s/ARMops - Added Cortex-A8/OMAP3530 to known CPUs list. Ignore cache type register for ARM architecture &F.
  s/NewIRQs - Increase MaxInterrupts to 96
Admin:
  Brief testing under qemu-omap3.



Version 5.35, 4.79.2.98.2.1. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_98_2_1'

* Added use of CDVPoduleIRQs (from Hdr:Machine)
* Fixed checksum corruption in OS_NVMemory block writes ending just below
  the checksum byte.
* Fixed R4 corruption by OS_Byte 162 with certain HALs.

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.71. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_71'

OSDelink/RelinkApp now work on the list in opposite orders so that the order of vector claims doesn't get toggled.

Fix for *FX5 not working due to a TST having been swapped for CMP.
Checkprotectionlink option added to HAL version so CMOS lock is
implemented.
Updated HAL docs.

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.58. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_58'

Detail:
  * Merged in the change to RISC OS 4.02 kernel that moved the GSTrans
    workspace out of scratch space.
  * Fixed a few bugs in callback postponement, and interrupt holes in
    callback dispatch. See Docs.CallbackChange for full info.
  * Fixed SystemSizeCMOS to SysHeapCMOS - wouldn't build as was.
  * Added an export of a C version of Hdr:HALDevice, based on the Hdr2H
    translation but with an additional struct definition. Required by
    SoundControl 1.00.
  * Added some additional location and ID allocations to Hdr:HALDevice.
    Required by today's HAL and SoundControl.
Admin:
  Partially tested.

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.56. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_56'

*Configure ANYTHINGsize was broken due to not setting R0 to ReadUnsigned
IIC ack message uninternationalised
OS_Memory was saying we only had 4M of RAM
VDU4 scrolling when output was switched to sprite was causing corruption
on use of CTRL-J and CTRL-K
Default SystemSize CMOS set to 32k

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.55. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_55'

Detail:
  Lots of changes since last version, at least the following:
  * Updated OS timestamp, removed alpha status
  * Negative INKEY OS version changed to &AA
  * GraphicsV is now alocated vector number &2A
  * ROM moved up to &FC000000
  * Max application slot increased to 512 Mbytes (for now)
  * Max size of RMA increased to 256 Mbytes
  * RMA is now first-created dynamic area (so it gets lowest address after
    top of application slot)
  * OS_Memory 10 reimplemeted
  * New OS_ReadSysInfo 6 values 18-22 added
  * OS_ReadSysInfo 8 gains flag bit to indicate soft power-off
  * Misc internal top-bit-set-address fixes
  * *ChangeDynamicArea can take sizes in megabytes or gigabytes
  * Magic word "&off" in R0 passed to OS_Reset powers down if possible
  * Added acceleration: block copy; CLS; text window scroll up; rectangle
    fill
  * Disabled LED flashing in page mode (liable to crash)
  * Masked sprite plot and VDU 5 text avoids reading the screen if poss...

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.48. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_48'

Ursula. Quite a hairy code merge really, so let's hope it is
worth it to someone. What you get (back after 2 or 3 years):
- much more efficient for largish numbers of DAs (relevance
  to current build = approx 0)
- fancy reason codes to support fast update of
  Switcher bar display (relevance = 0)
- support for clamped maximum area sizes, to avoid address
  space exhaustion with big memory (relevance = 0)
- better implementation of shrinkable DAs, performance
  wise (if lots of DAs, relevance = approx 0)
- support for 'Sparse' DAs. Holey dynamic areas, Batman!
  (relevance, go on someone use the darned things)
Moderately development tested on HAL/32bit ARM9 desktop.
Note the Switcher should be compiled to use the new
reason codes 6&7, for fabled desktop builds.

Also, during this work, so I could see the wood for the
trees, redid some source code clean up, removing pre-Medusa
stuff (like I did about 3 years ago on Ursula, sigh). That's
why loads of source files have changed. The new DA stuff
is confined pretty much to hdr.KernelWS and s.ChangeDyn.

Ta.

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.38. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_38'

Look for LongCommandLine flag, command line size currently
set at 1k.
For HAL/32bit builds, the kernel buffer space is at high
(top bit set) address, which may break some code using signed
comparisons. So *beware* that there may be some latent
bugs in old kernel code using these buffers, not yet found.
One such bug, in s.Arthur2 found and fixed.
Tested moderately on ARM9 desktop build.
Lovely to reimplement things I did two and half years ago.

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.37. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_37'

* Allows HAL-driven software resets.
* Sound buffers corrected to be uncacheable.

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.33. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_33'

Reimplement Lazy task swapping, an amusing idea from Ursula, would have done it sooner but couldn't be bothered (humour).

Currently activates for all ARMs flagged as base-restored
abort model. No handling of eg. StrongARM pre-revT bug, but
then the kernel no longer runs on StrongARM (progress).
Still some details to fix: all aborts in current app space
assumed to be missing pages, but this must be fixed to
handle abort code in app space, things like debuggers
marking code read only.

Plus, small fixes:
  OS_Memory 8 returns vaguely useful info for RAM,VRAM
  in HAL build (temporary partial implementation)
  Broken handling of old BBC commands with (fx,tv etc)
  with no spaces fixed (fudgeulike code from Ursula,
  now 32-bit).

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.31. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_31'

An attempt to do NVMemory by using part of the Flash that the OS is sitting
in for Customer L. Programming algorithm works, but I'm not confident that the
Kernel does the right thing yet.

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.19. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_19'

Check-in of the few last-minute changes for the Customer L demo. Nothing exciting, apart from an extended touchscreen API.

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.13. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_13'

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.12. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_12'

More stuff. Up to the desktop now; cache on, working keyboard. Some source restructuring to start to make splitting it up into several object files more feasible.

Imported from Kernel 5.36.

partial video changes for kernel/HAL split near-HAL code for VIDC/IOMD in vdu.vduhint briefly tested in Ursula desktop build still some kernel workspace dependency in near-HAL code

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.3. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_3'

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.2. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_2'

* Added ARM_IMB and ARM_IMBRange SWIs as recommended by ARMv5.
* Some early prototype HAL bits popped in - a lot of source restructuring still
  to come.
* New debug target creates an AIF image with debug information, and translates
  this into an ASCII object file for the 16702B logic analyser.

Version 5.35, 4.79.2.1. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_1'

  Removed DriversInKernel conditional.
Detail:
  If the territory changes or the resource file changes, the kernel
    will now decache all the cached error blocks so that next time
    they are required, they will be looked up again.
  The error cacheing is now a kernel build option and is always set
    to on.
  Removed one of the 5 error messages to be cached - it never seems
    to happen.  The remaining 4 are more frequent.
Admin:
  Tested in Ursula build.
  Cannot be used with HdrSrc 0.94.  HdrSrc 0.95 and later is required
    (or HdrSrc 0.93 and earlier subject to other kernel requirements)
  Requires MessageTrans 0.42 or later for correct operation when a
    replacement messages file is loaded.

Version 5.32. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_32'

Detail:
	It is often the case that modules fail on receipt of a PostInit
cervice call. The Kernel already has an option to display debugging on module
initialisation (DebugROMInit), but this does not help if a module crashes
during the PostInit stage.
	To aid debugging of the PostInit stage of module initialisation, a
new flag (DebugROMPostInit) has been added to the vanilla service call
handler. This flag displays the name of each module that the PostInit is
being dispatched to, and then displays whether control has passed back to the
kernel. Hence crashes of a module during PostInit can be detected.

Admin:
	Note that this debug option only works in the vanilla service call
handler. If your build uses the chocolate handler and you wish to debug
PostInit of modules, then set it temporarilly to use vanilla handlers.
	Tested in Lazarus builds both with and without the option switched.

Version 5.26. Not tagged

  RPCEm update.
* Register allocation in default ErrorV handler fixed - problems occured when
  callbacks were triggered on way out.
* OS_Byte 19 didn't manipulate interrupt disable flag correctly in 26-bit
  builds.
* Stray bit of debugging left in sprite code many years ago removed.

Version 5.23. Not tagged

Details:
  The Kernel will now compile to produce a pure 32-bit system if No26bitCode is
  set to TRUE.
  If No26bitCode is FALSE, then the Kernel will be a standard 26-bit Kernel,
  although some internal changes have taken place to minimise compile
  switches between the two cases. See Docs.32bit for more technical info.

  The hardest part was the flood-fill...

Other changes:
  Pointer shape changes now take place on the next VSync, rather than actually
  WAITING for the VSync. Turning the Hourglass on shouldn't slow your machine
  down by 5% now :)

  Lots of really crusty pre-IOMD code removed.

Admin:
  Tested in 32 and 26-bit forms in a limited desktop build. Basically, this
  will need to see a lot of use to iron out difficulties. I'd like anyone who
  has a non-frozen project to at least attempt using this Kernel.

Version 5.23. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_23'

Right arrow on a remote also acts as Delete.

Version 4.98. Tagged as 'Kernel-4_98'

Kernel now uses PortManager to set TV_Mode GPIO line, and updates it on every mode change, rather than doing it once based on the monitor lead ID.

Requires PortManager, and required if PortManager is present.

Version 4.92. Tagged as 'Kernel-4_92'

Doesn't force CMOS setting of sync and monitortype on NCs/STBs.
Accepts HClockSelect parameter (number 9) in VIDC lists. Uses this to
determine whether to use HCLK or not, rather than abusing
Service_MonitorLeadTranslation.
If DontUseVCO flag is set, then VCLK will not be used - only RCLK (or HCLK if
requested).

Version 4.86. Tagged as 'Kernel-4_86'