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Norman Feske c81af531a3 Turn framebuffer drivers into capture clients
This patch replaces the use of the "Framebuffer" session interface by
the new "Capture" session interface in all framebuffer drivers. Thanks
to this change, those drivers have become mere clients of the nitpicker
GUI server now, and are no longer critical for the liveliness of the GUI
server.

The patch touches the following areas:

- The actual driver components. The new versions of all drivers have
  been tested on the respective hardware. Generally, the drivers
  have become simpler.

- The drivers_interactive packages for various boards. The drivers
  subsystem no longer provides a "Framebuffer" service but needs a
  valid route to the "Capture" service provided by nitpicker.

- The driver manager of Sculpt OS.

- This patch changes the role of the test-framebuffer component from a
  framebuffer client to a capture server so that drivers (capture clients)
  can be directly connected to the test component without the nitpicker
  server.

- Framebuffer driver no longer support the unbuffered mode.

- The fb_bench.run script is no longer very meaningful because it
  interplays solely with nitpicker, not with the driver directly.

- All run scripts for graphical scenarios and the related depot
  archives got adapted to the change.

Fixes #3813
2020-07-13 11:33:15 +02:00
depot depot: update public key for cnuke 2020-02-27 14:46:57 +01:00
doc Rename nit_fader to gui_fader 2020-06-22 09:39:40 +02:00
repos Turn framebuffer drivers into capture clients 2020-07-13 11:33:15 +02:00
tool run: add drivers_interactive for panda and arndale 2020-07-13 11:33:13 +02:00
.gitignore Tool for assembling API/source/binary archives 2017-05-31 13:15:56 +02:00
LICENSE Update URLs in LICENSE 2020-03-26 11:38:54 +01:00
README Update README 2017-08-30 10:01:35 +02:00
VERSION version: 20.05 2020-05-28 11:59:30 +02:00

                      =================================
                      Genode Operating System Framework
                      =================================


This is the source tree of the reference implementation of the Genode OS
architecture. For a general overview about the architecture, please refer to
the project's official website:

:Official project website for the Genode OS Framework:

  [https://genode.org/documentation/general-overview]

The current implementation can be compiled for 8 different kernels: Linux,
L4ka::Pistachio, L4/Fiasco, OKL4, NOVA, Fiasco.OC, seL4, and a custom
kernel for running Genode directly on ARM-based hardware. Whereas the Linux
version serves us as development vehicle and enables us to rapidly develop the
generic parts of the system, the actual target platforms of the framework are
microkernels. There is no "perfect" microkernel - and neither should there be
one. If a microkernel pretended to be fit for all use cases, it wouldn't be
"micro". Hence, all microkernels differ in terms of their respective features,
complexity, and supported hardware architectures.

Genode allows the use of each of the kernels listed above with a rich set of
device drivers, protocol stacks, libraries, and applications in a uniform way.
For developers, the framework provides an easy way to target multiple different
kernels instead of tying the development to a particular kernel technology. For
kernel developers, Genode contributes advanced workloads, stress-testing their
kernel, and enabling a variety of application use cases that would not be
possible otherwise. For users and system integrators, it enables the choice of
the kernel that fits best with the requirements at hand for the particular
usage scenario.


Documentation
#############

The primary documentation is the book "Genode Foundations", which is available
on the front page of Genode website:

:Download the book "Genode Foundations":

  [https://genode.org]

The book describes Genode in a holistic and comprehensive way. It equips you
with a thorough understanding of the architecture, assists developers with the
explanation of the development environment and system configuration, and
provides a look under the hood of the framework. Furthermore, it contains the
specification of the framework's programming interface.

The project has a quarterly release cycle. Each version is accompanied with
detailed release documentation, which is available at the documentation
section of the project website:

:Release documentation:

  [https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/]


Directory overview
##################

The source tree is composed of the following subdirectories:

:'doc':

  This directory contains general documentation. Please consider the following
  document for a quick guide to get started with the framework:

  ! doc/getting_started.txt

  If you are curious about the ready-to-use components that come with the
  framework, please review the components overview:

  ! doc/components.txt

:'repos':

  This directory contains the so-called source-code repositories of Genode.
  Please refer to the README file in the 'repos' directory to learn more
  about the roles of the individual repositories.

:'tool':

  Source-code management tools and scripts. Please refer to the README file
  contained in the directory.

:'depot' and 'public':

  Local depot and public archive of Genode packages. Please refer to

  ! doc/depot.txt

  for more details.


Additional community-maintained components
##########################################

The components found within the main source tree are complemented by a growing
library of additional software, which can be seamlessly integrated into Genode
system scenarios.

:Genode-world repository:

  [https://github.com/genodelabs/genode-world]


Contact
#######

The best way to get in touch with Genode developers and users is the project's
mailing list. Please feel welcome to join in!

:Genode Mailing Lists:

  [https://genode.org/community/mailing-lists]


Commercial support
##################

The driving force behind the Genode OS Framework is the German company Genode
Labs. The company offers commercial licensing, trainings, support, and
contracted development work:

:Genode Labs website:

  [https://www.genode-labs.com]