From 94067cf79908cce93a45684d6bb3e49d3fd8d48d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Norman Feske Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:33:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] News item for Genode 13.02 --- doc/news.txt | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/news.txt b/doc/news.txt index f2133e424e..0fbd835958 100644 --- a/doc/news.txt +++ b/doc/news.txt @@ -4,6 +4,37 @@ =========== +Genode OS Framework release 13.02 | 2013-02-28 +############################################## + +! The version 13.02 takes a major leap with supporting the NOVA hypervisor by +! fully embracing IOMMUs and NOVA's virtualization capabilities. Additionally, +| the framework enables the use of ARM Cortex A15, comes with a new audio +| interface, and introduces file-system notifications. + +Following the tradition to focus the February release on platform improvements, +we dedicated the release cycle of version 13.02 to bringing the NOVA platform +to new heights, revisiting several framework internals, and exploring the +Exynos 5250 SoC based on ARM Cortex A15. + +The work on the NOVA platform pursued three goals: Improving the kernel to make +it fit for Genode's highly dynamic work loads, leveraging the IOMMU support +provided by the kernel, and tightly integrating the Vancouver virtualization +solution with the Genode environment. These improvements combined turn NOVA +into an intriguing base platform for Genode on x86 machines. Besides the x86 +architecture, the framework receives new support for ARM Cortex A15 CPUs in the +form of the Exynos 5250 SoC. We enabled Genode on this hardware platform using +both our custom kernel as well as the Fiasco.OC kernel. + +Even though the current version is primarily focused on platform support, there +are noteworthy functional improvements as well. A few highlights are a +completely redesigned audio interface, added file-system notification +capabilities, and a new fault-detection mechanism. + +These and many more improvements are described in elaborative detail in the +[http:/documentation/release-notes/13.02 - release notes of version 13.02...] + + Road Map 2013 | 2013-01-15 ##########################