Difference between revisions of "ChangeLog-0.0.20"
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| − | + | == KERNEL == | |
| − | * CDROM | + | * Implemented NtCreateToken and fixed up NtQueryInformationToken() [Joseph Galbraith] |
| − | * | + | * Minimize access to the module object via the object manager. [eric kohl] |
| + | * Use module list for internal module management. [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Protect module list with a spinlock. [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Registry improvements: [eric kohl] | ||
| + | ** Improved registry initialization | ||
| + | ** Registry-based driver loading for system-start drivers and auto-start drivers | ||
| + | ** Implemented registry links | ||
| + | * PICE now loaded automatically [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Improved thread support [david welch] | ||
| + | * Fixed a long-standing hack to open symbolic link objects [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Implemented the ability to create suspended threads [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Implemented binary tree, splay tree and hash table routines [casper hornstroup] | ||
| + | * Moved the hardcoded command line string from ntoskrnl to loadros [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Use NT-compatible (VPB-based) mounting mechanism [eric kohl] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == DRIVERS == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Work on the floppy driver [hartmut birr] | ||
| + | * Improved VFAT driver including: [hartmut birr] | ||
| + | * Changed directory and fat access to pining-interface | ||
| + | * Changed calculation of available and free clusters | ||
| + | * Changed mount and type determining procedure | ||
| + | * Added FAT32 fs type | ||
| + | * Support for accessing the raw volume | ||
| + | * New storage drivers: [eric kohl] | ||
| + | ** Implemented ATAPI support | ||
| + | ** Made CDROM and TAPE devices mountable | ||
| + | ** Implemented command retries | ||
| + | ** Improved error handling | ||
| + | ** Enabled drive letter assignment to removable drives | ||
| + | ** Always update a drive's geometry data | ||
| + | ** Made NTFS-Partitions mountable | ||
| + | * Added basic ISO-9660 file system driver for CDROM support [art yerkes] | ||
| + | * Added media changing support [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Added directory listing [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Added file and directory caching [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Added file system recognizing driver [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Work on the NDIS driver [robert dickenson] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == LIBRARIES == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Added support for piping in kernel32 [hartmut birr] | ||
| + | * Added zlib version 1.1.4 to the source tree [kjk::hyperion] | ||
| + | * Added the ability to expand embedded environment variables [royce mitchell III] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == SUBSYSTEMS == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Initial code for the VT-100 terminal emulator that runs in the W32 subsystem and connects to the * PSXSS.EXE (WIP) [emanuele aliberti] | ||
| + | * Beginning of the OS/2 subsystem [robert k] | ||
| + | * POSIX+ can now call fork() [kjk::hyperion] | ||
| + | * Work on windowing [david welch] | ||
| + | * Improved messaging [david welch] | ||
| + | * Basic region support [eugene ingerman] | ||
| + | * Beginning code for PSXSS server program [emanuele aliberti] | ||
| + | * Improvements to CSRSS [hartmut birr] | ||
| + | * Improvements to PSXSS [kjk::hyperion] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == UTILITIES == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Ability to use a .lst file for loadros.com instead of command line parameters [Art Yerkes] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == FREELOADER == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Improved memory management [Brian Palmer] | ||
| + | * Added LBA support to FAT12/16 boot sector [Brian Palmer] | ||
| + | * Added protected mode exception handling in case FreeLoader crashes [Brian Palmer] | ||
| + | * Reworked memory manager to use all of extended memory [Brian Palmer] | ||
| + | * Reworked UI code, now supports multiple text-mode resolutions [Brian Palmer] | ||
| + | * Added separate configuration for a SETUPLDR version [Brian Palmer] | ||
| + | * Added Added ISO-9660 support for booting from CDROMs [eric kohl] | ||
| + | * Ability to load Linux kernels [Brian Palmer] | ||
Revision as of 23:15, 6 February 2005
KERNEL
- Implemented NtCreateToken and fixed up NtQueryInformationToken() [Joseph Galbraith]
- Minimize access to the module object via the object manager. [eric kohl]
- Use module list for internal module management. [eric kohl]
- Protect module list with a spinlock. [eric kohl]
- Registry improvements: [eric kohl]
- Improved registry initialization
- Registry-based driver loading for system-start drivers and auto-start drivers
- Implemented registry links
- PICE now loaded automatically [eric kohl]
- Improved thread support [david welch]
- Fixed a long-standing hack to open symbolic link objects [eric kohl]
- Implemented the ability to create suspended threads [eric kohl]
- Implemented binary tree, splay tree and hash table routines [casper hornstroup]
- Moved the hardcoded command line string from ntoskrnl to loadros [eric kohl]
- Use NT-compatible (VPB-based) mounting mechanism [eric kohl]
DRIVERS
- Work on the floppy driver [hartmut birr]
- Improved VFAT driver including: [hartmut birr]
- Changed directory and fat access to pining-interface
- Changed calculation of available and free clusters
- Changed mount and type determining procedure
- Added FAT32 fs type
- Support for accessing the raw volume
- New storage drivers: [eric kohl]
- Implemented ATAPI support
- Made CDROM and TAPE devices mountable
- Implemented command retries
- Improved error handling
- Enabled drive letter assignment to removable drives
- Always update a drive's geometry data
- Made NTFS-Partitions mountable
- Added basic ISO-9660 file system driver for CDROM support [art yerkes]
- Added media changing support [eric kohl]
- Added directory listing [eric kohl]
- Added file and directory caching [eric kohl]
- Added file system recognizing driver [eric kohl]
- Work on the NDIS driver [robert dickenson]
LIBRARIES
- Added support for piping in kernel32 [hartmut birr]
- Added zlib version 1.1.4 to the source tree [kjk::hyperion]
- Added the ability to expand embedded environment variables [royce mitchell III]
SUBSYSTEMS
- Initial code for the VT-100 terminal emulator that runs in the W32 subsystem and connects to the * PSXSS.EXE (WIP) [emanuele aliberti]
- Beginning of the OS/2 subsystem [robert k]
- POSIX+ can now call fork() [kjk::hyperion]
- Work on windowing [david welch]
- Improved messaging [david welch]
- Basic region support [eugene ingerman]
- Beginning code for PSXSS server program [emanuele aliberti]
- Improvements to CSRSS [hartmut birr]
- Improvements to PSXSS [kjk::hyperion]
UTILITIES
- Ability to use a .lst file for loadros.com instead of command line parameters [Art Yerkes]
FREELOADER
- Improved memory management [Brian Palmer]
- Added LBA support to FAT12/16 boot sector [Brian Palmer]
- Added protected mode exception handling in case FreeLoader crashes [Brian Palmer]
- Reworked memory manager to use all of extended memory [Brian Palmer]
- Reworked UI code, now supports multiple text-mode resolutions [Brian Palmer]
- Added separate configuration for a SETUPLDR version [Brian Palmer]
- Added Added ISO-9660 support for booting from CDROMs [eric kohl]
- Ability to load Linux kernels [Brian Palmer]
