1 Enhance shadow support: Write-enable c, d, e segments; write protect
2 option roms before boot.
4 Replace hand-rolled memory allocation code with new malloc_fseg() and
5 malloc_high() functions.
7 Refactor acpi rsdt table creation code - allow each sub-table to be
10 Deploy smbios in high memory.
12 Unify floppy functions and main disk functions?
14 Add int 0x1589 support.
16 Review changes committed to coreboot, virtualbox, qemu, kvm, and bochs
18 * bochs cvs (20090620):
19 -- hpet, int1589, smbios mem>16GB, mptable on 1 cpu, mptable irq0
21 * coreboot (r3348): (bochs 20060708)
22 -- no noteworthy enhancements
23 * qemu (r6125): (bochs 20080603)
25 * kvm (1a33292): (bochs 20081016)
26 -- acpi dsdt changes, e820 vmx pages, setup mtrrs, clear tsc, acpi
27 intsrcovr table, different pci irqs, smbios always uses 16
28 cpus, no acpi ssdt, fadt->gpe0_blk set
29 * virtualbox (r13560): (bochs 20061231)
30 -- lots of mouse changes, logo, scsi/etherboot hooks, int 1589,
31 floppy data rate?, int19 calls post
33 Possibly introduce a data type for the many seg/off pairs.
35 Audit all sti/cli calls. Audit all call16 calls to make sure flags is
36 setup properly with respect to irqs.
38 The __call16 code does a long jump to the interrupt trampolines - this
41 Possibly implement 32bit pcibios support.
43 Allow one to select adding 32 bit code to 0xf000 or in a separate
46 Implement bios post memory manager (PMM)?
48 Support PCIv3 roms? Add support for PCI "configuration code"
49 extensions? Add support for PCI permanent memory extensions to PMM?
51 Possibly add option to eliminate tsc based delays on emulators.
53 Add a kconfig style configuration program instead of requiring users
56 Support usb booting? Support usb keyboard/mice?
58 Add a graphical boot splash screen?
60 Possibly support sending debug information over EHCI debug port.