NEXT VERSION

V1.4.8.5 - 2014-09-19
common:
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-817) Extend interface of DSL Subsystem to configure PLL offset value
  + implemented PLL offset handling (transmit fw config after MODEM_READY and at reset)
  + extended DSM handling with possibility to transmit config to the fw at reset state
  + extended mei test application with new options '-P' and '-O'

V1.4.8.4 - 2014-03-11
common:
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-788) Rework implementation for LIF detection of the GPIO handling
  + excluded common GPIO framework added with DSLCPE_SW-705

V1.4.8.3 - 2014-02-27
common:
- (DSLCPE_SW-785) Extend interface between DSL and PP subsystem to use line number.
  + extended parameters list of showtime enter/exit/check functions.

V1.4.8.2 - 2014-02-10
common:
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-770) Klocwork reworks/fixes for UGW-6.1

V1.4.8.1 - 2014-01-23
common:
- Removed line number from DSL/PP interface in case of bonding

V1.4.8 - 2014-01-10
common:
- Updated copyright header (year 2014)

V1.4.7 - 2014-01-09
common:
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-762) Extend VDSL MEI driver with device tree support
  + Extended source files according to the CRDSLCPESW-40 review.
  + Excluded MEI_SUPPORT_DEVICE_VRx (VR9/VR10) macro for platform handling.
  + Added run time platform handling based at device tree files configuration.

V1.4.6 - 2013-12-20
common:
-VRX (DSLCPE_SW-753) Take care that DSL Subsystem is fully functional with
 Linux kernel 3.10
  + Fixed DFE module enabling
  + Fixed irq handling for VR10
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-646) VDSL MEI driver should be usable as loadable module.
  + Fixed build issues (external ppa driver names), use ppa driver callback
    functions.
  + Supported module unload.
- VRX Updated license type ("Dual BSD/GPL" -> "GPL").
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-705) Add GPIO configuration for LIF detection handling in case
  of AnnexB FW
  + linux general gpio framework for 3.10
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-762) Extend VDSL MEI driver with device tree support
  + Extended handling for VR9 & VR10 for kernel 3.10 & device tree

V1.4.5 - 2013-09-23
common:
-VRX (DSLCPE_SW-753) Take care that DSL Subsystem is fully functional with
 Linux kernel 3.10

V1.4.4 - 2013-09-13
common:
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-723) Rework the VDSL MEI driver to optimize the BAR register usage.
  Updated source files according to the CRDSLCPESW-21 review.
Bug fix(es):
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-737) Switching FW from (i/f-Rev-0 + FML-Type-0) to
  (i/f-Rev-1 + FML-Type-1) has problems.
  + Fixed BAR registers handling for ERB block.
- VRX ([DSLCPE_SW-678) API for FW R6 Release - Handling for new FW application type
  (which supports G.Vector).
  + Fixed MEI driver test application XDSL moded check (-e option).

V1.4.3 - 2013-08-22
Bug fix(es):
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-734) Take care that DSLSubsystem is fully functional with
  Linux kernel 3.8
  + Fixed wrong ioctl handler parameters list caused segmentation fault.

V1.4.2 - 2013-08-09
common:
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-734) Take care that DSLSubsystem is fully functional with
  Linux kernel 3.8
  + Extended source code to be compilable with linux kernel 3.8

V1.4.1 - 2013-07-29
common:
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-742) Change default configuration for DSM (vectoring) feature
  enable
  Default for AppType "6" is that vectoring is disabled (not vectoring friendly
  anymore) - partly revert from DSLCPE_SW-735

V1.4.0 - 2013-07-10
common:
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-735) Default configuration for DSM (vectoring) feature enable
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-706) Include support for G.Vector within MEI driver.
  Removed DSM only for VR9 preprocessor restriction.
  Added PP driver callback function access mutex.
- Klocwork issues/warnings fixes.
- VRX318 (DSLCPE_SW-705) Add GPIO configuration for LIF detection handling in
  case of AnnexB FW.
  Added P0_ALSEL0, P0_ALSEL1 configuration set within initialisation phase.
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-716) Error Prints on the console from MEI Driver.
  Extended fw vectoring support for not support/partly support/full support.
- Allow vectoring friendly mode config also for firmware binaries with
  AppType "6"
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-723) Rework the VDSL MEI driver to optimize the BAR register usage.
  Added revision 1 (new) support. Added fw layout type 2 support.
Bug fix(es):
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-725) G.993.5 DS Vectoring status is not working via "dsmsg"
  command
  Fixed mapping within MEI_VRX_DSM_StatusGet function.

V1.3.10 - 2013-04-05
common:
- Changed empty bootloader size debug message level to warning.
- VRX (DSLCPE_SW-632) build issue: WARNING: drivers/char/builtin.o(.init.text+0x1794):
  Section mismatch in reference from the function MEI_module_init().
  Fixed build warnings.

V1.3.9 - 2013-03-22
- (DSLCPE_SW-694) Message header files update to VRX FWMCAT Rev2.0

V1.3.8 - 2013-02-27
User interface definition change(s):
- (DSLCPE_SW-678) [VRX] API for FW R6 Release - Handling for new FW application
  type (which supports G.Vector)
  Reduced vectoring related parameters within ioctl's FIO_MEI_DSM_CONFIG_SET
  and FIO_MEI_DSM_CONFIG_GET
common:
- (DSLCPE_SW-678) [VRX] API for FW R6 Release - Handling for new FW application
  type (which supports G.Vector).
  Added Fw vectoring support handling, added new error code
  e_MEI_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_FIRMWARE.
- Fix compile warnings for mei_test_application for mac address handling.
- (DSLCPE_SW-680) [VRX] API for FW R6 Release - Include API formated message
  dump within MEI. Added debug prints at DSL CPE style. Added new option 'G'
  for mei_test_application (debug level set).

V1.3.7 - 2013-01-25
common:
- (DSLCPE_SW-649) Updates MEI driver common parts for VRX200 and VRX318,
  added new prefix MEI_VRX.
- (DSLCPE_SW-666) [VRX318] Changed implementation for shared PDBRAM usage.
Bug fix(es):
- [VRX318] Fixed uncorrect PDBRAM share control bits access.

V1.3.6 - 2012-12-03
Bug fix(es):
- (DSLCPE_SW-658) [VRX318] In case of bonding the second line gets stuck
  Corrected reset handling for VRX318 in bonding mode.

V1.3.5 - 2012-11-26
common:
- (DSLCPE_SW-622) [VRX200] G.Vector - Extend MEI driver to support error vector
  handling
  + Updated Vectoring status ioctls handling
  + Updated ERB event handler (n_mei_dropped_no_pp_cb counter added)
- Added new error code "e_MEI_ERR_INCOMPLETE_RETURN_VALUES" (returned in case of
  requesting DSM status values in case of link is not in showtime)

V1.3.4 - 2012-11-23
common:
- Added debug and test functionality for timing profiling of DSM (vectoring)
  related L2 backchannel handling

V1.3.3 - 2012-11-16
common:
- (DSLCPE_SW-647) [VRX318] Make usage of flexible Bootloader size in VRx318
  firmware binary. Added passing bootloader size from firmware image header.
- (DSLCPE_SW-622) [VRX200] G.Vector - Extend MEI driver to support error vector
  handling.
Bug fix(es):
- (DSLCPE_SW-645) [VRX200] Reboot command results in system hang
  Added signal handling for active polling thread.
- Fixed empty (always zero) debug print (PDBRAM address at device init).

V1.3.2 - 2012-09-21
common:
- (DSLCPE_SW-644) [VRX318] Extension for Annex hybrid type detection.
   Updated LIF bits passing to PortModeControlStructure.
- (DSLCPE_SW-643) [VRX318] Add support for shared PDBRAM usage.
   Added MEI_VR10_PDBRAM_AccessGet function.

V1.3.1 - 2012-08-30
common:
- (DSLCPE_SW-631) [VRX318] Usage of PCIe driver for generation of virtual addresses.
   Optimised for several lines use.

V1.3.0 - 2012-08-27
common:
- Reduce changelog up to V0.1.0
- (DSLCPE_SW-611) Remove unnecessary preprocessor options
- (DSLCPE_SW-609) Updated bonding_external definition
- (DSLCPE_SW-618 )Extend low level (MEI) driver for support of new SMART PHY.
   Added VR10 device;
   Updated mei driver for VR10 (PDBRAM handling);
   Updated mei test application (new options -P, -e);
   Disable ifx_pmu_pg_dsl_dfe_enable function for VR10;
   Updated chip version handling for VR10;
   Updated RCU address fro VR10;
   Updated debug printouts;
   Updated BAR0, BAR1, BAR2 init;
   Added BARx (x < 3) PDBRAM address translation for VR10;
   Added BARx (x >=3) SDRAM address translation for VR10;
   Renamed *vr9 files to *vrx
- Updated Lantiq license
- Added debug function (MEI_DBG_CECK_BOOTLOADER_START) to check successful
  bootloader start

V1.2.0 - 2012-01-20
new configuration option(s) added:
 + --enable-pci-slave=yes | no
 + --enable-pci-slave-addr=bonding | bonding_external
common:
- DSLCPE_SW-580 Use install-process and dir to copy header files to the staging dir.
  src/Makefile.am extended as specified.
- PCI slave address range selection added (BONDING_EXTERNAL and Offchip bonding)
merge from the bonding branch (dsl_cpe_api_maint_4_10_1):
   VRX:
   - On-chip SLAVE port FW download handling updated.

V1.1.2 - 2011-08-18
common:
- Driver version handling changed: configure.in version is used everywhere in the code.

V1.1.1 - 2011-06-17
common:
- Klocwork issues crosschecked/fixed.

V1.1.0 - 2011-01-20
Bug fix(es):
- VRx (DSLCPE_SW-525) Implementation of function "MEI_DRVOS_EventWait_timeout"
  needs to be changed.
  Event handling routines replaced with the once from IFXOS library for
  Linux environment.

V1.0.3 - 2010-09-17
common:
- shared IRQ flags handling added
- PCI slave VRx device FW download handling added.

V1.0.2 - 2010-08-03
Bug fix(es):
- VRx (DSLCPE_SW-478) Clock and power gating control / Usage of PMU macros and
  functions.
  Implementation extended to use PMU module API on the MEI module Init and
  Exit only.

V1.0.1 - 2010-06-18
- VRx (DSLCPE_SW-465) Change reset sequence and rework important parts.
  Reset sequence changed, related parts reworked according to the provided
  reference code.
  ARC registers definitions added to drv_mei_cpe_mei_vr9.h.
  Internal configuration  option INCLUDE_VR9_NOT_DOCUMENTED_FEATURES removed.
  Removed several MEI_DRVOS_Wait_ms'es marked for removing.
  All tabs replaced with three spaces and  all trailing blanks removed from
  *.c and *.h sources.
  Test application help changed for key -R.

V1.0.0 - 2010-06-11
Bug fix(es):
- Common (SMS01519222) Correct debug printout within driver test application
  context. MEI driver test application: fixed address representation in debug
  output.
- VRx (DSLCPE_SW-461) Change reset handling within MEI_ResetDfeBlocks.
  VR9 reset sequence corrected, 20ms sleep added after halting ARC and before
  resetting device.

V0.2.0 - 2010-05-26
Bug fix(es):
- VRx (SMS01456067) Adaptations to follow concept for using macros for global
  register access.
  PMU register access via PMU driver API added.

V0.1.12 - 2010-03-05
common:
- Security check added for the "MEI_MAX_DFE_INSTANCE_PER_ENTITY" configuration
  definition.

V0.1.11 - 2010-02-19
common:
- VRx implementation extended for the dual-port mode support.
- VRx firmware chunks access changed for using non-cached Linux Kernel memory.

V0.1.10 - 2010-01-29
common:
- VRx firmware chunks allocation optimized.
- Unused BARx registers fill added with the BAR0 content.

V0.1.9 - 2010-01-21
common:
- VRx Port Mode Control Structure extended for using several default fields
  from the firmware binary header.

V0.1.8 - 2009-12-29
common:
- VRx firmware download timeout changed to 10 sec (required for the ADSL
  firmware).

V0.1.7 - 2009-12-03
common:
- Trace and log outputs are switched off by default

V0.1.6 - 2009-11-20
common:
- Linux Kernel ver.2.6.30 check added to the procfs handling.

V0.1.5 - 2009-11-12
common:
- Changed copyright header to Lantiq version

V0.1.4 - 2009-11-03
common:
- Kernel export added for:
  + MEI_InternalFwModeCtrlSet
  + MEI_InternalFwModeStatGet

V0.1.3 - 2009-10-23
common:
- VRx firmware download sequence optimized: temporary 8K size page handling
  removed.
- VRx ATM/PTM Linux kernel internal interface added.
- new file(s) added:
  + drv_mei_cpe_api_atm_ptm_intern.c
  + drv_mei_cpe_api_atm_ptm_intern.h

V0.1.2 - 2009-10-14
common:
- Minor adaptations for the Linux Kernel built-in build support
- New configuration option(s) added:
  + "--enable-lkm"

V0.1.1 - 2009-10-12
common:
- Linux OS abstarction layer added
- New configuration option(s) added:
  + "--enable-ifxos"
  + "--enable-drv_test"

V0.1.1 - 2009-10-09
common:
- Added install scripts to distribution package

V0.1.0 - 2009-10-02
common:
- VR9 implementation added:
  + MEI_FW_PORT_MODE_CONTROL_T structure extended with additional fields
  + 100 msec delay added before releasing ARC from the HALT state (workaround
    for the VR9 firmware download sequence)
- MODEM_READY wait timeout changed to 4 sec
IOCTL:
- New IOCTL(s) added:
  + FIO_MEI_FW_MODE_CTRL_SET (VR9 device specific)
  + FIO_MEI_FW_MODE_STAT_GET (VR9 device specific)
- New error code(s) added
  + e_MEI_ERR_INVAL_FW_IMAGE