From dc0a0e0700a5473eedba364f55b02d88baa30a2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Norman Feske Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 12:14:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] News item for version 22.05 --- doc/news.txt | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/news.txt b/doc/news.txt index 3dfea879e2..c1f29a5e9b 100644 --- a/doc/news.txt +++ b/doc/news.txt @@ -4,6 +4,51 @@ =========== +Genode OS Framework release 22.05 | 2022-05-31 +############################################## + +| The highlights of Genode 22.05 are the new support for WireGuard virtual +| private networks and a fresh lineup of PC device drivers. Further topics are +| basic telephony with the PinePhone and dynamic device management on Xilinx +| Zynq. + +Version 22.05 closely adheres the goals as set forth in our +[https://genode.org/about/road-map - roadmap]. +In particular, the envisioned support of WireGuard VPNs came to fruition +in the form of a dedicated VPN component based on the Linux implementation of +the WireGuard protocol. Thanks to this component, the network access of Genode +systems like [https://genode.org/download/sculpt - Sculpt OS] can now be +protected using state-of-the-art VPN security. + +The second prominent topic is the new lineup of PC device drivers, which had +been developed using Genode's novel Linux device-driver environment that +allows the reuse of Linux kernel subsystems as individually sandboxed Genode +components. The work comprises complex drivers like the wireless LAN stack +including Intel's Wifi driver and the latest Intel display driver. The +revamped drivers not only bring the modern feature set of the respective Linux +5.14.21 subsystems to Genode, but they also validate the efficiency of the new +porting approach. + +The vision of a Genode-based smartphone appears as a recurring topic throughout +the year, with the current release not being an exception. Three achievements +stand out. First, Genode gained the principle ability to issue and receive +voice calls with the PinePhone. Second, in anticipation of sophisticated +energy-management, the release introduces a Genode-specific custom firmware +for the PinePhone's system-control processor. And third, it is accompanied +with the second revision of the +[https://genode.org/documentation/genode-platforms-22-05.pdf - Genode Platforms] +document that covers the porting process of Genode to a mobile platform in a +tutorial of over 200 pages. + +Besides those prominent topics, the release comes with numerous framework +improvements, reaching from a forthcoming new PC platform driver, over +performance optimizations and usability refinements, to dynamic device +management on FPGA-based Xilinx Zynq devices. + +Discover these and more topics of the new version in the official +[https:/documentation/release-notes/22.05 - release documentation of version 22.05...] + + Genode SoC porting guide | 2022-05-25 #####################################