1 Clean up timer code. Don't use PORT_DIAG as delay mechanism.
3 The keyboard driver should detect ctrl+alt+del and reboot the
8 Review changes committed to coreboot, virtualbox, qemu, kvm, and bochs
10 * bochs cvs 20081016: -- better post resume support
11 * coreboot (r3348): 20060708 -- no noteworthy enhancements
12 * qemu (r5536): 20080603 -- has cmos smp count
13 * kvm (1a33292): 20071016 -- acpi dsdt changes, e820 vmx
14 pages, setup mtrrs, clear tsc, acpi intsrcovr table, different pci
15 irqs, smbios always uses 16 cpus, no acpi ssdt, fadt->gpe0_blk set
16 * virtualbox (r13560): 20061231 -- lots of mouse changes, logo,
17 scsi/etherboot hooks, int 1589, floppy data rate?, int19 calls
20 Look into ways to reduce stack usage. Alter ISRs so that they do not
21 enable irqs. Only call out to other bios functions after minimizing
24 Audit all sti/cli calls. Audit all call16 calls to make sure flags is
25 setup properly with respect to irqs.
27 Audit statements where a 32bit intermediary changes meaning of a 16bit
30 Code assumes ebda segment is static - it doesn't read 0x40e.
32 The __call16 code does a long jump to the interrupt trampolines - this
35 Cleanup setting of ES on GET/SET_BDA
37 Audit code for 16bit protected mode accesses. Support 1ab1 from 16bit
40 Possibly implement 32bit pcibios support.
42 Allow one to select adding 32 bit code to 0xf000 or in a separate
45 See if it is possible to handle interrupts while in 32bit mode.
47 Add a kconfig style configuration program instead of requiring users
50 Look at integrating the lgpl vgabios into tree.
52 Look at usb booting specs. Look at possibly supporting usb
55 Add a graphical boot splash screen?