Genode OS Framework release 12.11 Nov 29, 2012With version 12.11, Genode has become able to execute the Genode build system directly on microkernels, introduces audio drivers based on the Open Sound System project, and largely revisits the platform mechanisms used on Linux. We are excited to report on a real break-through towards using Genode as our day-to-day OS. The just released version 12.11 of the Genode OS Framework bears the fruit of the extensive effort to enable the execution of the entire build system within the genuine Genode environment. On the course of this work, we improved the whole software stack ranging from the underlying kernels, over the framework infrastructure, third-party libraries, up to the actual tool-chain utilities. In the process, the official Genode tool chain has been updated to GCC 4.7.2. In addition to the primary topic of self-hosting Genode, the release largely revisits and improves the existing base platforms. The Linux platform support has been almost reinvented to accommodate the use of the framework as an attractive middleware solution on Linux. Our custom kernel platform for ARM hardware gained new SoC support for Freescale i.MX and Texas Instruments OMAP4. The NOVA, Fiasco.OC, and L4ka::Pistachio kernels have been updated and improved. With the addition of the new device driver environment for the Open Sound System, Genode users on the x86 platform have a new option for driving popular sound hardware. For users of the ARM-based OMAP4 platform, a new GPIO driver clears the way towards building more sophisticated system scenarios. To learn more details and background information about the current release, please continue with reading the release notes of version 12.11... |
