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$Id: TODO,v 1.133 2005/05/25 06:40:16 debug Exp $ |
$Id: TODO,v 1.139 2005/06/23 06:55:43 debug Exp $ |
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Here's a short list of what I have left to do on GXemul. This file is a mess. |
Here's a short list of what I have left to do on GXemul. This file is a mess. |
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Order is random. Don't trust it to be up-to-date. |
Order is random. Don't trust it to be up-to-date. |
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Network layer: |
Network layer: |
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o) Multiple networks per emulation, and let different |
o) Multiple networks per emulation, and let different |
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NICs in machines connect to different networks. |
NICs in machines connect to different networks. |
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o) Network across multiple hosts. |
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o) Fixed MAC addresses for NICs, fixed IPv4 addresses if |
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DHCP or RARP is used. |
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o) many other issues: see src/net.c |
o) many other issues: see src/net.c |
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Configure script: |
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o) Only enable Alpha prefetch on pca56 etc, not on ev4, ev5. |
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o) Use getopts? |
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o) X11 libs and headers via command line option? |
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o) Verify that the configure script, building and running |
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the emulator works on some platforms: |
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+) Irix, AIX, QNX |
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+) MacOS X (I've not tried this personally yet) |
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+) Ultrix using gcc? (Inside the emulator) |
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CPU emulation: |
CPU emulation: |
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o) Binary translation: |
o) Binary translation: |
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+) use an Intermediate Representation! |
+) use an Intermediate Representation! |
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+) on Alpha: don't assume pca56-like byte load/store? |
+) on Alpha: don't assume pca56-like byte load/store? |
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+) write backends for UltraSparc and MIPS |
+) write backends for UltraSparc and MIPS |
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+) see src/bintrans.c for more info |
+) see src/bintrans.c for more info |
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o) Dynamic-but-not-binary translation? |
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o) All the non-MIPS modes need a bit of work. |
o) All the non-MIPS modes need a bit of work. |
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MIPS CPU emulation: |
MIPS CPU emulation: |
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+) Own experiments with ycx2. |
+) Own experiments with ycx2. |
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Emulation of specific machines and devices: |
Emulation of specific machines and devices: |
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o) Clean up stuff to make it possible to emulate multiple |
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(different) machines simultaneously. |
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o) Use same clock for all emulations and machines. |
o) Use same clock for all emulations and machines. |
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o) Clean up the device stuff (registering of devices etc) |
o) Clean up the device stuff (registering of devices etc) |
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o) Various SCSI and IDE controllers |
o) Various SCSI and IDE controllers |
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x) SMP / NUMA? (SGI and various ARC machines) |
x) SMP / NUMA? (SGI and various ARC machines) |
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o) Playstation 2: |
o) Playstation 2: |
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Hardware: OHCI usb controller, keyboard, ... |
Hardware: OHCI usb controller, keyboard, ... |
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o) Cobalt: PCI and interrupt system, ethernet, |
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harddisk controller(s) |
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o) Less interesting platforms: |
o) Less interesting platforms: |
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o) newsmips: |
o) newsmips: |
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o) NetBSD/newsmips, get it to detect a "real" |
o) NetBSD/newsmips, get it to detect a "real" |
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No FPU, but something as coproc 2. |
No FPU, but something as coproc 2. |
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o) Nintendo 64, http://www.nintendo.com/systems/n64/n64_specs.jsp |
o) Nintendo 64, http://www.nintendo.com/systems/n64/n64_specs.jsp |
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(R4300, 4MB RAM, really weird memory map) |
(R4300, 4MB RAM, really weird memory map) |
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o) non-MIPS |
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File/disk handling: |
File/disk handling: |
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o) More than one type of disk in a machine (say, IDE + FLOPPY, |
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or SCSI + IDE); how to handle this nicely? |
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o) Read function argument count and types from binaries? (ELF?) |
o) Read function argument count and types from binaries? (ELF?) |
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o) ELF: separate LE/BE (MIPS instruction format) from LSB/MSB |
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(ELF structure format)? |
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o) Better handling of tape files |
o) Better handling of tape files |
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o) gzip support (also for non-ISO9660 files) |
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Userland ABI emulation: |
Userland ABI emulation: |
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o) see src/useremul.c |
o) see src/useremul.c |
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world in a more generic way, or even to other emulated |
world in a more generic way, or even to other emulated |
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machines(!) |
machines(!) |
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GDB interface? (Maybe not necessary; the built-in debugger feels |
Regression tests: (Should be totally rewritten.) |
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more useful.) |
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GUI, interactive debugger? GTK+? (The GUI _must be optional_!) |
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o) Breakpoints (complex expressions? combinations of register |
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states, memory accesses and so on) |
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o) Instruction trace |
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o) Disassembly of RAM (_NOT_ the same as instruction trace) |
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o) Function call trace |
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o) Inspection of CPU registers/state, coprocessor |
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registers/state, any device registers/state/contents |
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o) Framebuffers in windows / tabs. |
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o) Contents of RAM |
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o) "Start new emulation" should allow amount of |
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RAM and nr of cpus to easily be specified. |
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Multiple simultaneous machines should be possible. |
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o) Disk images. |
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Regression tests: |
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o) see tests/ |
o) see tests/ |
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Save state of the whole emulated machine, to be able to load it back |
Save state of the whole emulated machine, to be able to load it back |