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 * Removed 'bashisms' from init script ('function' keyword).
 * Fixed bug in e1000 drivers. Memory was allocated when sending the first
 frame.
 * Modified licence headers to avoid conflicts with the GPL.
 * Restricted licence to GPLv2 only.
+* Fixed spelling of 'PDO', 'SDO' (all uppercase) and 'xx over EtherCAT'
+(without hyphens).
 Changes in version 1.4.0-rc3:
 * Ported the master thread to the kthread interface.
 * Added missing semaphore up() in an ioctl(). In rare cases, the master
 semaphore was not released.
 * Minor fix in 'slaves' command that fixed duplicate display of supported
 mailbox protocols.
-* The Sdo Information Service is only queried, if the slave has the
+* The SDO Information Service is only queried, if the slave has the
 corresponding SII bit set.
 * Added some missing header files in the command-line-tool code.
 * Removed unstable e100, forcedeth, and r8169 drivers.
 Changes in version 1.4.0-rc2:
 ecrt_slave_config_state().
 - Process data memory for a domain can now be allocated externally. This
 offers the possibility to use a shared-memory region. Therefore,
 added the domain methods ecrt_domain_size() and
 ecrt_domain_external_memory().
-- Pdo entry registration functions do not return a process data pointer,
+- PDO entry registration functions do not return a process data pointer,
 but an offset in the domain's process data. In addition, an optional bit
 position can be requested. This was necessary for the external domain
 memory. An additional advantage is, that the returned offset is
 immediately valid. If the domain's process data is allocated internally,
 the start address can be retrieved with ecrt_domain_data().
 - Replaced ecrt_slave_pdo_mapping/add/clear() with
-ecrt_slave_config_pdo_assign_add() to add a Pdo to a sync manager's Pdo
+ecrt_slave_config_pdo_assign_add() to add a PDO to a sync manager's PDO
-assignment and ecrt_slave_config_pdo_mapping_add() to add a Pdo entry to a
+assignment and ecrt_slave_config_pdo_mapping_add() to add a PDO entry to a
-Pdo's mapping. ecrt_slave_config_pdos() is a convenience function
+PDO's mapping. ecrt_slave_config_pdos() is a convenience function
 for both, that uses the new data types ec_pdo_info_t and
-ec_pdo_entry_info_t. Pdo entries, that are mapped with these functions
+ec_pdo_entry_info_t. PDO entries, that are mapped with these functions
 can now immediately be registered, even if the bus is offline.
 - Renamed ec_bus_status_t, ec_master_status_t to ec_bus_state_t and
 ec_master_state_t, respectively. Renamed ecrt_master_get_status() to
 ecrt_master_state(), for consistency reasons.
 - Added ec_domain_state_t and ec_wc_state_t for a new output parameter
 of ecrt_domain_state(). The domain state object does now contain
 information, if the process data was exchanged completely.
-- Former "Pdo registration" meant Pdo entry registration in fact, therefore
+- Former "PDO registration" meant PDO entry registration in fact, therefore
 renamed ec_pdo_reg_t to ec_pdo_entry_reg_t and ecrt_domain_register_pdo()
 to ecrt_slave_config_reg_pdo_entry().
 - Removed ecrt_domain_register_pdo_range(), because it's functionality can
-be reached by specifying an explicit Pdo assignment/mapping and
+be reached by specifying an explicit PDO assignment/mapping and
-registering the mapped Pdo entries.
+registering the mapped PDO entries.
-- Added an Sdo access interface, working with Sdo requests. These can be
+- Added an SDO access interface, working with SDO requests. These can be
 scheduled for reading and writing during realtime operation.
-- Exported ecrt_slave_config_sdo(), the generic Sdo configuration function.
+- Exported ecrt_slave_config_sdo(), the generic SDO configuration function.
 - Removed the bus_state and bus_tainted flags from ec_master_state_t.
 * Device interface changes:
 - Moved device output parameter of ecdev_offer() to return value.
 * Replaced the Sysfs interface with a new 'ethercat' command-line tool, that
 communicates with the master via a character device and ioctls. The device
 - Show the bus configuration.
 - Output binary domain process data.
 - Set the master's debug level.
 - Show domain information.
 - Show master information.
-- List Pdo assignment/mapping.
+- List PDO assignment/mapping.
-- Write an Sdo entry.
+- Write an SDO entry.
-- List Sdo dictionaries.
+- List SDO dictionaries.
-- Read an Sdo entry.
+- Read an SDO entry.
 - Output a slave's SII contents.
 - Write slave's SII contents.
 - Show slaves.
 - Request slave states.
 - Generate slave information xmls.
 * Removed include/ecdb.h.
 * Using the timestamp counter is now optional (configure --enable-cycles),
 because it is only available on Intel architectures.
-* Sdo dictionaries will now also be fetched in operation mode.
+* SDO dictionaries will now also be fetched in operation mode.
 * SII write requests will now also be processed in operation mode.
-* Mapping of Pdo entries is now supported.
+* Mapping of PDO entries is now supported.
-* Current Pdo assignment/mapping is now read via CoE during bus scan, using
+* Current PDO assignment/mapping is now read via CoE during bus scan, using
-direct Sdo access, independent of the dictionary.
+direct SDO access, independent of the dictionary.
 * Network driver news:
 - Added 8139too driver for kernel 2.6.22, thanks to Erwin Burgstaller.
 - Added 8139too driver for kernel 2.6.23, thanks to Richard Hacker.
 - Added 8139too driver for kernel 2.6.24.
 - Added e1000 driver for kernel 2.6.22.
 later during realtime operation. The state of the configuration can be
 queried via the ecrt_domain_state() and ecrt_slave_config_state() functions.
 * Added support for slaves that do not support the LRW datagram type. Separate
 domains have to be used for inputs and output.
 * CoE implementation:
-- Use expedites transfer type for Sdos <= 4 byte (thanks to J. Mohre).
+- Use expedites transfer type for SDOs <= 4 byte (thanks to J. Mohre).
-- Allow gaps in Pdo mapping (thanks to R. Roesch).
+- Allow gaps in PDO mapping (thanks to R. Roesch).
 - Added some transfer timeouts.
 - Ansynchronous handling of Emergency requests.
 - Bugfixes.
 * Sync managers are disabled, if the size is zero.
 * Renamed ec_master module parameters main and backup to main_devices and

branch	stable-1.4
changeset 1686	e206f4485f60
parent 1685	399ef727bf62
child 1689	3cf22779c0cb