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author Florian Pose <fp@igh-essen.com>
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Added README to dist.
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* Added a userspace library for accessing the application interface. This
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  library is licensed under LGPLv2.
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* Added distributed clocks support.
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* Added watchdog configuration via application interface (thanks to J. Mohre).
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* Added VoE mailbox protocol support.
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* Improved the callback mechanism. ecrt_master_callbacks() now takes two
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  callback functions for sending and receiving datagrams.
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  ecrt_master_send_ext() is used to execute the sending of non-application
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  datagrams.
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* Separated datagram initialization from filling the payload with zeros.
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  Introduced new method ec_datagram_zero() for that.
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* Added phy_read and phy_write commands to ethercat tool.
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* Added e100 driver for Intel PRO/100 NICs.
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    - Added e100 driver for 2.6.27.
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    - Added e100 driver for 2.6.28, thanks to Kim. H. Madsen.
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    - Added e100 driver for 2.6.29, thanks to Andre Puschmann.
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* Added 8139too driver for kernels 2.6.25 (F. Pose), 2.6.26 (M. Luescher),
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  2.6.27, 2.6.28 and 2.6.29 (M. Goetze).
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* Added e1000 driver for 2.6.26 (M. Luescher).
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* Added r8169 driver for 2.6.24, 2.6.28 and 2.6.29.
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* Debug interfaces are created with the Ethernet addresses of the attached
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  physical device.
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* Improved error case return codes of many functions.
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* Implemented the File Access over EtherCAT (FoE) mailbox protocol, thanks to
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  O. Zarges.
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* Going to the Bootstrap state is now supported by the state machines and the
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  command-line tool.
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* Added ecrt_open_master() and ecrt_master_reserve() separation for
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  the userspace library (thanks to Martin Troxler).
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* Added bus information interface (methods ecrt_master(),
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  ecrt_master_get_slave(), ecrt_master_get_sync_manager(),
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  ecrt_master_get_pdo() and ecrt_master_get_pdo_entry()) to get information
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  about the currently connected slaves and the PDO entries provided (thanks to
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  Martin Troxler and Stefan Weiser).
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* Added ecrt_master_sdo_download() and ecrt_master_sdo_upload()
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  methods to let an application transfer SDOs before activating the master
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  (thanks to Stefan Weiser).
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* Fixed SDO upload segment response (thanks to Christoph Peter).
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* Fixed SDO upload segment response for 10 bytes mailbox length (thanks to
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  Joerg Mohre).
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* SDO entry access rights are shown in 'ethercat sdos'.
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* Added 64-bit data access macros to application header.
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* Added debug level for all masters as a module parameter. Thanks to Erwin
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  Burgstaller.
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* Clear slave list on link down.
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* Output device link state in 'ethercat master'.
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* Added 'ethercat graph' command which outputs the bus topology in
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  DOT language.
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* Changed EC_MAX_SII_SIZE to 4096.
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* 'ethercat xml' creates valid XML <EtherCATInfoList> for more than one slave
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  (thanks to E. Burgstaller).
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* Module symbol versions file for ec_master.ko is installed to
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* Added 'ethercat eoe' command to display Ethernet over EtherCAT statistics.
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* Added 'ethercat cstruct' command to output PDO information in C language.
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* Significantly improved EoE bandwidth by running EoE processing in a kthread.
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* Switched version control from Subversion to Mercurial.
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* Implemented CompleteAccess for SDO downloads.
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* Fixed race condition in jiffy-based frame timeout calculation.
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* Fixed race condition concerning the ec_slave_config_state->operational flag.
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* Fixed wrong calculation of the expected working counter if the process data
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  of a domain span several datagrams.
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* Fixed a kernel oops when a slave configuration is detached while the actual
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  configuration is in progress.
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* Fixed typo in logging output.
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* Fixed bug in e1000 drivers. Memory was allocated when sending the first
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* Modified licence headers to avoid conflicts with the GPL.
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* Restricted licence to GPLv2 only.
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* Fixed spelling of 'PDO', 'SDO' (all uppercase) and 'xx over EtherCAT'
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  (without hyphens).
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* Ported the master thread to the kthread interface.
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* Added missing semaphore up() in an ioctl(). In rare cases, the master
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  semaphore was not released.
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* Minor fix in 'slaves' command that fixed duplicate display of supported
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  mailbox protocols.
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* The SDO Information Service is only queried, if the slave has the
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* Added some missing header files in the command-line-tool code.
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* Removed unstable e100, forcedeth, and r8169 drivers.
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* Fixed a deadlock causing race condition concerning thread signaling when the
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  master thread had no opportunity to run, but shall be killed immediately
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  after creation.
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* Added missing up()s causing a semaphore being not released in some rare
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* Minor fixes.
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* Removed some deprecated files.
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      configuration from the actual slaves. Therefore, renamed
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      ecrt_master_get_slave() to ecrt_master_slave_config().
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      necessary due to alias/position addressing.
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      ecrt_slave_config_state().
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      offers the possibility to use a shared-memory region. Therefore,
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      added the domain methods ecrt_domain_size() and
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      ecrt_domain_external_memory().
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    - PDO entry registration functions do not return a process data pointer,
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      but an offset in the domain's process data. In addition, an optional bit
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      position can be requested. This was necessary for the external domain
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      memory. An additional advantage is, that the returned offset is
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      immediately valid. If the domain's process data is allocated internally,
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      the start address can be retrieved with ecrt_domain_data().
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      ecrt_slave_config_pdo_assign_add() to add a PDO to a sync manager's PDO
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      assignment and ecrt_slave_config_pdo_mapping_add() to add a PDO entry to a
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      PDO's mapping. ecrt_slave_config_pdos() is a convenience function
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      for both, that uses the new data types ec_pdo_info_t and
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      ec_pdo_entry_info_t. PDO entries, that are mapped with these functions
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      can now immediately be registered, even if the bus is offline.
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      ec_master_state_t, respectively. Renamed ecrt_master_get_status() to
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      ecrt_master_state(), for consistency reasons.
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    - Added ec_domain_state_t and ec_wc_state_t for a new output parameter
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      of ecrt_domain_state(). The domain state object does now contain
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      information, if the process data was exchanged completely.
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    - Former "PDO registration" meant PDO entry registration in fact, therefore
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      renamed ec_pdo_reg_t to ec_pdo_entry_reg_t and ecrt_domain_register_pdo()
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      to ecrt_slave_config_reg_pdo_entry().
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    - Removed ecrt_domain_register_pdo_range(), because it's functionality can
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      be reached by specifying an explicit PDO assignment/mapping and
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      registering the mapped PDO entries.
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    - Added an SDO access interface, working with SDO requests. These can be
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      scheduled for reading and writing during realtime operation.
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    - Exported ecrt_slave_config_sdo(), the generic SDO configuration function.
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    - Removed the bus_state and bus_tainted flags from ec_master_state_t.
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* Device interface changes:
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    - Moved device output parameter of ecdev_offer() to return value.
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* Replaced the Sysfs interface with a new 'ethercat' command-line tool, that
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  is created via udev. The tool is able to
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    - Write alias addresses.
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    - Show the bus configuration.
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    - Output binary domain process data.
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    - Set the master's debug level.
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    - Show domain information.
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    - Show master information.
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    - List PDO assignment/mapping.
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    - Write an SDO entry.
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    - List SDO dictionaries.
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    - Read an SDO entry.
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    - Output a slave's SII contents.
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    - Write slave's SII contents.
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    - Show slaves.
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    - Request slave states.
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    - Generate slave information xmls.
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* Removed include/ecdb.h.
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* Using the timestamp counter is now optional (configure --enable-cycles),
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  because it is only available on Intel architectures.
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* SDO dictionaries will now also be fetched in operation mode.
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* SII write requests will now also be processed in operation mode.
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* Mapping of PDO entries is now supported.
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* Current PDO assignment/mapping is now read via CoE during bus scan, using
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  direct SDO access, independent of the dictionary.
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* Network driver news:
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    - Added 8139too driver for kernel 2.6.22, thanks to Erwin Burgstaller.
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    - Added 8139too driver for kernel 2.6.23, thanks to Richard Hacker.
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    - Added 8139too driver for kernel 2.6.24.
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    - Added e1000 driver for kernel 2.6.22.
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    - Added e1000 driver for kernel 2.6.24, thanks to Matthias Luescher.
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      Hassan.
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      Olav Zarges).
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      drivers from 2.6.20 to 2.6.24 (thanks to Olav Zarges).
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* Removed the "bus validation" routines. Slave scanning is now done any time
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  the bus topology changes, even during realtime operation. Because of this,
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  the bus_tainted flag was deprecated and removed.
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* Slave configuration is not done during ecrt_master_activate() any more, but
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  later during realtime operation. The state of the configuration can be
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  queried via the ecrt_domain_state() and ecrt_slave_config_state() functions.
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* Added support for slaves that do not support the LRW datagram type. Separate
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  domains have to be used for inputs and output.
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* CoE implementation:
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    - Use expedites transfer type for SDOs <= 4 byte (thanks to J. Mohre).
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    - Allow gaps in PDO mapping (thanks to R. Roesch).
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    - Added some transfer timeouts.
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    - Asynchronous handling of Emergency requests.
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    - Bug fixes.
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* Sync managers are disabled, if the size is zero.
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* Renamed ec_master module parameters main and backup to main_devices and
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  backup_devices to avoid warnings of some compilers.
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* List end evaluate CoE detail flags from general category.
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* Added MODPROBE_FLAGS variable in start script and sysconfig file.
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* Implemented missing datagram types.
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* Changed all occurrences of 'EEPROM' to 'SII'
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* Allow multiple sync manager categories in SII.
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* New feature: Read dynamic PDO mapping from SDO dictionary.
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* Implemented SII writing workaround for some broken slaves.
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* Improved handling for spontaneous AL state changes.
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* Master takes mailbox sync manager configurations from EEPROM words
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  0x0018-0x001b, if no sync manager configurations are provided.
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* Calculate checksum when writing EEPROM or alias address.
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* Fixed source MAC address setting bug.
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* Removed config.kbuild and replaced Kbuild files by Kbuild.in files.
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* Improved EoE handling: Avoided skipping of datagrams and release lock
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  while processing.
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* Added some statistics to the datagram structure.
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* Master state machine clears all station addresses with a broadcast datagram
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  before setting them.
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* Added --enable-eoe conditional.
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* Minor extensions of the master info file.
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* Improved handling of unexpected working counters.
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* Create network interfaces for EoE devices with alias as eoeXaY.
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  of the init script to handle the above MAC address lists.
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    run in process context.
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    and product code.
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    ec_slave_pdo_mapping().
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    ecdev_withdraw(), respectively. The device modules now offer all their
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    devices to the master. The master then decides, which ones to register.
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  writing has finished. Appropriate error codes are returned.
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* Removed annoying eeprom_write_enable file. EEPROM writing always enabled.
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  as fast as possible (with schedule()).
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* Added dummy module for simulation purposes.
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* Limited infinite EEPROM reading, if 0xffff limiter word is missing.
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* Several fixes of bugs and stability issues. Master should now run fine
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    from datagram processing. The queuing of a domain's datagrams is not
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    done in ecrt_domain_process() any more!
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    These two functions now take a pointer to ec_device_t as their arguments.
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    not be NULL any more.
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    a poll function to call its ISR. This was introduced because some network
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    drivers' interrupt functions have different arguments.
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* State machines now try to re-send datagrams on datagram timeout.
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* New option -c of the lsec script, displays slave current consumptions and
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  remaining current.
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* Added frame counter in master info file.
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* Added modules_install make target.
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* SDO configurations available in Sysfs.
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* FMMU configurations cleared when going to INIT.
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* Slave-specific logs only at debug level 1 (for large buses).
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