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Norman Feske
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ disrupting network-application stacks.
Second, the release features the infrastructure needed for mobile-data
communication over LTE, which is a prerequisite for our ambition to use Genode
on the Pinephone. Section [LTE modem stack] gives insights into the involved
on the PinePhone. Section [LTE modem stack] gives insights into the involved
components and the architecture.
Third, we are happy to feature the initial version of VirtualBox 6 for
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ Pine-A64-LTS single board computer
==================================
Our [https://genode.org/about/road-map - road map] envisions
the use of Genode on the Pinephone by the end of the year. As a first stepping
the use of Genode on the PinePhone by the end of the year. As a first stepping
stone, the current release adds basic board support for the
[https://pine64.com/product-category/pine-a64-ltslong-term-supply/ - Pine-A64-LTS]
single-board computer. We take this line of work as a welcome opportunity to

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@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ system. The boot time of Sculpt OS has always been relatively quick compared
to commodity operating systems. E.g., on a 5-years old laptop like a Lenovo
x260, the system used to boot in about 5 seconds to the graphical user
interface. However, with the anticipation of Sculpt OS on lower-end platforms
like the Pinephone and with the vision of instant-on systems, we wondered
like the PinePhone and with the vision of instant-on systems, we wondered
about the potential for improvement.
While gathering a CPU-load profile of the boot process using the top tool, we

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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DDE-Linux could be. Section [Linux-device-driver environment re-imagined]
presents the results of this recent line of development that promises to dwarf
the costs of driver-porting work compared to our time-tested approach. The
results have an immediate impact on our ambition to bring Genode to the
Pinephone as our added network and framebuffer drivers for the Allwinner A64
PinePhone as our added network and framebuffer drivers for the Allwinner A64
SoC leverage the new DDE already.
The challenge of using hardware-accelerated graphics (GPUs) on Genode makes a
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ resounding success. The i.MX8MQ repository features drivers for framebuffer
output and SD-card access,
[https://genodians.org/skalk/2021-08-02-mnt-reform2-sdcard - targeting the MNT Reform laptop].
The Allwinner repository contains a network driver for the Pine-A64-LTS board
and a new framebuffer driver for the Pinephone. No single line of Linux code
and a new framebuffer driver for the PinePhone. No single line of Linux code
had to be changed.
We found that the development of those driver components took only a fraction
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ exploratory experience.
That said, it is not all roses. Components based on Linux drivers have to
carry substantial Linux-specific bureaucracy along with them. The resulting
components tend to be somewhat obese given their relatively narrow purpose.
E.g., the executable binary of the framebuffer driver for the Pinephone is
E.g., the executable binary of the framebuffer driver for the PinePhone is
1.5 MiB in size, most of which is presumably dead weight.
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ Modular integration of LTE modem stack in Sculpt OS
In version [https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/21.02#LTE_modem_stack - 21.02],
we announced the LTE modem support as a prerequisite for using Genode on the
Pinephone. Since most of our development laptops also come with LTE modems or
PinePhone. Since most of our development laptops also come with LTE modems or
an extension slot for installing one, we explored ways to augment the Sculpt
scenario with mobile networking on demand, i.e., by the installation of
additional components. The result is documented by means of an

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@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
Version 21.11 of the Genode OS Framework puts device drivers into the
spotlight. Where to begin? Back in
[https://genode.org/news/road-map-for-2021 - January], we envisioned Genode
running on the Pinephone. With the current release, the first interactive
running on the PinePhone. With the current release, the first interactive
Genode scenarios become alive on this platform. Unlike the regular Linux-based
systems used on the Pinephone, we are walking on new ground by running each
systems used on the PinePhone, we are walking on new ground by running each
individual driver in a dedicated sandbox.
Speaking of 64-bit ARM platforms, Genode's support for the i.MX8 SoC family
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Kalkowski took the i.MX-related code to his
Johannes Schlatow took the Xilinx Zynq code to his
[https://github.com/jschlatow/genode-zynq - genode-zynq] repository,
Norman Feske
maintains the Allwinner code for the Pinephone in
maintains the Allwinner code for the PinePhone in
his [https://github.com/nfeske/genode-allwinner - genode-allwinner]
repository, and Sebastian Sumpf gave the RISC-V support a new home
at his [https://github.com/ssumpf/genode-riscv - genode-riscv] repository.
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ corresponding line in your etc/build.conf. Step-by-step instructions for
individual boards can be found at _repos/zynq/doc/_.
Allwinner A64 (Pinephone)
Allwinner A64 (PinePhone)
=========================
During the release cycle, Genode's support for the Allwinner A64 SoC, and
the Pinephone in particular, made big leaps forward. The corresponding code
the PinePhone in particular, made big leaps forward. The corresponding code
is hosted in the dedicated
[https://github.com/nfeske/genode-allwinner - genode-allwinner] repository.
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ updated to 5.14.1 in order to support the revision v2 of the Pine-A64-LTS
board, which features a different Ethernet PHY, namely the Motorcomm YT8511
PHY. Genode's 'pine_a64lts' board supports both board revisions now.
To enable touchscreen input on the Pinephone, the corresponding driver for the
To enable touchscreen input on the PinePhone, the corresponding driver for the
Goodix touchscreen controller has been ported from the Linux kernel. It
complements the framebuffer driver that we introduced with the previous
release. Combined, both drivers enable the use of Genode's regular interactive
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ now handled by a new A64-specific version of the platform driver.
Genode's nano-3D example responding to touch input
The improved driver support is accompanied with new tooling for booting Genode
on the Pinephone, either via USB fastboot, or via SD-card. Both options are
on the PinePhone, either via USB fastboot, or via SD-card. Both options are
described in the following Genodians article.
:Booting Genode on the Pinephone:
:Booting Genode on the PinePhone:
[https://genodians.org/nfeske/2021-09-20-pine-fun-pinephone-boot]
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ input becomes explicit. A client can no longer drive a pin that is an input
signal unless explicitly permitted.
The interfaces were created and time-tested in the context of our
Pinephone-related development, in particular during the work described in the
PinePhone-related development, in particular during the work described in the
following two articles.
:Device access from the user level:
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ Time-multiplexed pin direction
There exist rare use cases for changing the direction of an I/O pin during
runtime. For example, the Goodix touchscreen controller as found in the
Pinephone monitors the state of its interrupt signal during reset. During its
PinePhone monitors the state of its interrupt signal during reset. During its
normal operation, this signal is driven by the touchscreen controller but
during reset, it is driven by the host to send one bit of information (I2C
address selection). We support this time-multiplexed use of one pin as both
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ Genode events. The interface is located at
_repos/os/include/genode_c_api/event.h_ whereas the implementation resides at
_repos/os/src/lib/genode_c_api/event.cc_.
The initial version is limited to multitouch events only.
As of now, it is used by the Goodix touchscreen driver for the Pinephone.
As of now, it is used by the Goodix touchscreen driver for the PinePhone.
Event filter for converting touch to pointer input
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ as input filter, reworked in
[https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/20.08#Replacing_the_input_filter_with_an_event_filter - 20.08]).
The new filter comes in the form of a new '<touch-click>' node in the filter's
'<output>' definition. For example, the configuration of the event filter that
sits in-between the Goodix touchscreen driver for the Pinephone and the
sits in-between the Goodix touchscreen driver for the PinePhone and the
nitpicker GUI server looks as follows.
! <config>

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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ driver work for several platforms (Section [Device drivers]). In particular,
we started to apply our new method of porting Linux driver code to PC drivers
such as our new USB host controller driver. The Intel GPU driver received
welcome performance optimizations and became usable for guest operating
systems running in VirtualBox 6. On the Pinephone, Genode has started
systems running in VirtualBox 6. On the PinePhone, Genode has started
interacting with the modem.
From a functional perspective, the highlight of the release is the
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ extension of Sculpt OS towards a highly customizable toolkit for building
special-purpose operating systems defined at integration time
(Section [Framework for special-purpose Sculpt-based operating systems]).
This new level of flexibility cleared the path to running a bare-bones
version of Sculpt OS on the Pinephone, or directly on a Linux kernel.
version of Sculpt OS on the PinePhone, or directly on a Linux kernel.
Framework for special-purpose Sculpt-based operating systems
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ redirected to core using the optional 'LOG=core' argument on the command line.
! build/x86_64$ make run/sculpt KERNEL=nova BOARD=pc SCULPT=default LOG=core
Sculpt OS meets the Pinephone
Sculpt OS meets the PinePhone
=============================
Thanks to the greatly modularized new version of Sculpt OS, we have become
able to run a minimalistic version of Sculpt on the Pinephone, as demonstrated
able to run a minimalistic version of Sculpt on the PinePhone, as demonstrated
in our recent presentation at FOSDEM.
: <video preload="none" controls="controls">
@@ -224,14 +224,14 @@ in our recent presentation at FOSDEM.
: type='video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"' />
: </video>
:Genode meets the Pinephone:
:Genode meets the PinePhone:
[https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/nfeske/]
_Microkernel developer room at FOSDEM, 2022-02-05_
Despite lacking drivers for storage and network connectivity, we are already
able to put together interesting interactive system images for the Pinephone.
able to put together interesting interactive system images for the PinePhone.
To make this possible, a few additional steps had to be taken though.
First, we had to make Sculpt's administrative GUI able to respond to touch
@@ -878,11 +878,11 @@ configuration (example):
! </config>
Pinephone modem access
PinePhone modem access
======================
On our way towards a Genode-based phone, we enabled the low-level access of
the Quectel-EG25 modem as found in the Pinephone. This line of work is hosted
the Quectel-EG25 modem as found in the PinePhone. This line of work is hosted
in the [https://github.com/genodelabs/genode-allwinner - genode-allwinner]
repository and consists of two parts. First, the modem driver at
_src/drivers/modem/pinephone/_ takes care of the powering and initialization
@@ -897,9 +897,9 @@ A first example scenario is provided by the
[https://github.com/genodelabs/genode-allwinner/blob/22.02/run/modem_pinephone.run - modem_pinephone.run]
script. It comprises the modem driver and two instances of the UART driver.
One UART driver is connected to the modem's control channel whereas the other
is connected to the default serial interface of the Pinephone. By bridging
is connected to the default serial interface of the PinePhone. By bridging
both drivers via a terminal-crosslink component, the scenario allows for
the direct interaction with the modem over the Pinephone's serial channel,
the direct interaction with the modem over the PinePhone's serial channel,
e.g., unlocking a SIM card or sending SMS messages via the 'AT+CMGS' command.