- removed parameter "present" and use the new drive type "none" instead
- re-implemented cdrom media status parameter as a bx_param_enum_c
- TODO: change floppy media status parameter type to be consistent
- fixed bochsrc line after a "raw byte" string parameter
- changed parameter name "macaddr" to "mac" (same as bochsrc option parameter)
- skip disabled parameters when building the bochsrc line
- added "multiline" switch to select the output format (one or multiple lines)
- renamed siminterface method and use it in the network devices code
- renamed trigger_timer() methods to refresh_display()
- new argument 'redraw' added to force a refresh of the entire screen
(used in snapshot mode)
- siminterface method refresh_vga() now checks if the Bochs gui init is complete
- use SIM->refresh_vga() in some more cases
undoable, volatile)
- TODO: save state function for the remaining image modes, restore support
- save/restore: when saving binary data to a file, use the full parameter path
(except "bochs." prefix) as the file name to avoid overwriting duplicates
dummy parameter and it's save/restore handlers. Currently only the save
support is implemented and the specific save function is only written for
flat mode images (copies whole disk image file to the save/restore folder).
- TODO #1: implement save function for the other disk image modes
- TODO #2: add restore support (replace disk image file with the one from the
save/restore folder)
- re-implemented siminterface method is_wx_selected() (the old one had been
renamed to has_debug_gui() which is something different now)
- don't use alarm() if the wx gui is selected and instead use the wxTimer based
code that already exists for wxMSW
- ported Qemu block driver (written by Alex Beregszaszi and Kevin Wolf)
- added helper functions bx_read_image() and bx_write_image()
- TODO: use helper function for the other disk image modes
- SIM->opt_plugin_ctrl() now can be used to verify the optional plugin
configuration when using the plugin name "*". The 'load' value 1 makes
sure that all plugins with the value 1 are loaded. The 'load' value 0
unloads all plugin with the value 0 (marked for removal).
- add the default set of plugins to the 'plugin_ctrl' list and load all these
pre-defined optional plugins before parsing the configuration.
- special wx case: verify plugin configuration before showing the plugin
control dialog and before initialising hardware.
- device plugins that have been loaded, but not configured now set their
plugin control value to 0. Added the plugin unload check before signalling reset.
- enh_dbg: fixed defined-but-not-used warnings
- siminterface: renamed 'wx_debug_gui' to 'bx_debug_gui' and updated comments
- TODO: remove the wx debugger and use the enhanced gui debugger instead
in the config interface. Applied settings are marked as 'done' with the value
-1 to avoid unwanted modification. NOTE: Not all Bochs modules exist when
running the start menu / dialog.
- siminterface: don't create plugin parameter if it already exists
- wx: make sure all plugins are loaded when creating plugin control dialog
- USB HC's: fixed removal of parameters when unloading plugin
also works and no deplist trick is required
- bx_param_c destructor now deletes the dependent list if it exists (memory leak)
- bx_list_c::clear() only deletes the parameter if the list is it's parent
- added new method cleanup_save_restore() to free memory on simulator shutdown
- unknown module names now cause a panic
- added log function names to some more devices
- TODO: find a way to configure log actions by device in the config interface
start menu (most of the devices do not exist at this point)
invalid module names, save log actions to bochsrc)
- added new member 'name' to the logfunctions class for the case the prefix
is too short. Added to some devices with longer names.
plugins is implemented in bochsrc, these functions can be used to install
additional options from the devices code. Then the whole init / parse / save
code for this device can be moved from config.cc to the device plugin.
with the host time. After using a runtime config dialog or save and restore
simulation, this behaviour makes the PIT clock and the VGA update timer
running way too fast until it's back in sync. Now the elapsed time is stored
in the variable 'real_time_delay' and it is used to let the PIT clock run at
realtime speed, even if it is out of sync.
- fixed size entries in bitmap file header for 8 bpp
- bx_param_filename_c now uses the file extension from the initial value as
the default (if present)
- SIM->ask_filename() now uses the correct parameter type
- win32paramdlg AskFilename(): added filter for BMP files
parameters (path + status) have been set. TODO: implement this feature for the floppy, too.
- call update_drive_status_buttons() from update_runtime_options() to reduce the number of calls.
Now call update_runtime_options() from the gui floppy / cdrom handlers after closing dialog.
The patch was posted in mailing list at Thu 6/16/2011.
Desription for CHANGES:
- Memory
- Added new configure option which enables RAM file backing for large guest
memory with a smaller amount host memory, without causing a panic when
host memory is exhausted (patch by Gary Cameron). To enable configure with
--enable-large-ramfile option.
each other. Devices can register a handler to update it's state after runtime
configuration. The new method update_runtime_options() executes all registered
device handlers before the simulation continues.
- USB host controllers now using the new mechanism to handle the runtime device
change (replaces the previous timer-based implementation). TODO: floppy and
cdrom could use this feature, too)
- improved USB device change messages
* ported the read part of the Qemu vvfat block driver
* added win32 specific directory functions (required for MSVC)
* TODO: write support, FAT32 support, read MBR and boot sector from file
- siminterface: added helper method hdimage_get_mode()
- moved hdimage related stuff from harddrv.cc to the hdimage code
- changed hdimage related names
and value must be != "none" to enable dependents)
- set dependent list for floppy path (removed enable handler)
- win32paramdlg: added support for string parameter dependent lists
non-empty path
- floppy devtype parameter now uses CMOS values and drive type names
- related changes in the floppy code
- simplified floppy parameter handlers
- some floppy parameter label changes
- added enable handler for the floppy path parameter
- update dependent params after setting the dependent bitmap of enum parameter
- win32paramdlg: fixed setting parameters at runtime
- fixed win32 ParamDialog return value for close/cancel
- runtime dialog for the first cdrom drive on win32 is now created as a win32
ParamDialog (removed old cdrom1 dialog stuff)
- minor fixes in x11 string dialog for the cdrom path & status case
dependency list processing, enum parameter support)
- bx_param_enum_c: added argument for the default value of the dependent bitmaps
to set_dependent_list()
- bx_param_num_c: dependent_list is now a protected member of the object to make
it accessible for the enum specific dependency code
- config.cc: ata parameter dependency rewrite to avoid multiple dependencies
- config.cc: added missing dependency for SB16 parameter list
Bit64u value with the "enable bitmap" (e. g. bit #0 is the enable value for
the first item of the dependent list). TODO: use this feature in win32 and wx
dialogs
- ata drive type and loader hack parameters now using the enum dependent list
- avoid multiple dependencies in the SB16 config menu
- added file extension support for bx_param_filname_c
- fixed showing of tab control child lists
- added special disk menu for the win32 ParamDialog
- on win32 use the ParamDialog instead of textconfig submenus (TODO: gui dialog
replacement for the start menus
- Added configure option to compile in GUI frontend for Bochs internal
debugger, to enable configure with --enable-debugger-gui option. The GUI
debugger frontend is enabled by default with Bochs internal debugger.
If needed to compile without GUI debugger (in case of compilation issues) use --disable-debugger-gui
* initialize plugin system before parsing bochsrc and command line
* pass previous value to bx_param_string_c handler
* load / unload plugin in bx_param_string_handler()
* handle user plugins after optional ones in plugin device init, reset and
save/restore functions
* added new siminterface method unregister_user_option()
* removed first version of config option handling for user plugins
* added new parameter subtree for user-defined options
* added new bx_list_c method remove()
* removed unused bx_devmodel_c method init_mem()
* set initial value for MAC address after setting RAW_BYTES option (no space
for trailing null byte when using strncpy)
* length of initial string should not be larger than maxsize
* reset() method now uses set(initial_val)
Make save/restore default feature, the configure option for save/restore removed from configure script and save/restore made available forever. All code now assume it is exists. Bochs save/restore tree previosly called "save_restore" renamed to "bochs" tree and it will be havily used everywhere, starting from save/restore and ending by various bochs debugger functions. I am going to rework debugger code to get rid of debug CPU access functions and use this "bochs" param tree instead
- new display library option "windebug" enables the new feature
- simple dialog box with a command line and a multiline text viever
- TODO: implement modeless dialog with cpu registers and it should be possible
to interrupt "continue" and "step N" commands
- win32dialog: fixed function GetBochsWindow()
- textconfig: removed unused save/restore prompt
* don't initialize cpu specific parameters for the wx debugger if they already
exist
* separate siminterface method init_save_restore() added
* old wx specific handling in quit_sim() removed
* new bx_list_c method clear() deletes all parameters from the list
* moved devices cleanup code from the pc_system to a new devices method exit()
* pc_system init code now sets ticksTotal to 0
