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Genode OS Framework release 12.08 | 2012-08-23
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| Version 12.08 introduces a way to execute the framework on bare ARM
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| hardware without the need for a separate kernel, adds comprehensive
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| device-driver support for the OMAP4 SoC, and revives NOVA as base platform.
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Succeeding the feature-rich version 12.05 released in May, Genode 12.08 focuses
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on enhancing the framework's platform support. With regard to the framework's
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supported kernels, we are happy to announce a new base platform called base-hw
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and the largely reworked support for the NOVA hypervisor. The new base-hw
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platform enables the execution of Genode on bare ARM hardware without the need
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for a separate kernel. Using this platform, the kernel's functionality is
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integrated with Genode's core into one program, leading to a significant
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reduction of software complexity at the root of the process tree. Among the
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existing base platforms, the NOVA hypervisor has received plenty of love.
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Motivated by NOVA's recent move to GitHub, we largely reworked the support for
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this base platform, enabling x86_64, adding object integrity protection,
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facilitating the use of process-local names only, and changing the way of how
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kernel resources are allocated. These changes combined promote NOVA to a
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first-class citizen among the supported kernels.
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The second string of development contained in the current release is the
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addition of comprehensive device drivers for the OMAP4 SoC. The new drivers
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cover HDMI output, SD-card access, USB HID, and networking. With the new
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device drivers in place, Genode can be leveraged on low-cost ARM platforms
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such as the popular Pandaboard.
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Besides low-level platform improvements, the current release comes with
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new functionality in the form of custom components and ported 3rd-party
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software. Among the additions are a FFAT-based file system service, the
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principal ability for on-target debugging, and a way to host the genode.org
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website on Genode.
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These and many more improvements are described in detail in the
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[http:/documentation/release-notes/12.08 - release notes of version 12.08...]
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NOVA Hypervisor supported on 64-bit x86 machines | 2012-07-27
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NOVA Hypervisor supported on 64-bit x86 machines | 2012-07-27
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