* docs/grub.texi (Platform-specific limitations): Fix the columen video
on emu. Mention arc and emu as the only platforms without serial
support.
* grub-core/Makefile.core.def (serial): Enable on all terminfomodule and
ieee1275 platforms.
* grub-core/term/efi/serial.c: New file.
* grub-core/term/ieee1275/serial.c: Likewise.
* grub-core/term/serial.c (grub_serial_find): Disable direct port
specification if no ns8250 driver is available.
(grub_cmd_serial): Likewise.
(GRUB_MOD_INIT) [GRUB_MACHINE_IEEE1275]: Init ofserial.
(GRUB_MOD_INIT) [GRUB_MACHINE_EFI]: Init efiserial.
* include/grub/efi/api.h (GRUB_EFI_SERIAL_IO_GUID): New define.
(grub_efi_parity_type_t): New type.
(grub_efi_stop_bits_t): Likewise.
(grub_efi_serial_io_interface): New struct.
* include/grub/serial.h (grub_serial_port): Make 'broken' field
available for all interfaces.
Add EFI and IEEE1275 fields.
(grub_ofserial_init): New proto.
(grub_efiserial_init): Likeiwse.
* util/grub.d/00_header.in: Don't check for the presence of serial
module.
* grub-core/fs/sfs.c (grub_sfs_mount): Fix a memory leak while on it.
(grub_sfs_iterate_dir): Convert Latin1 to UTF8. Stylistic and
performance fixes while on it.
(grub_sfs_close): Fix memory leak while on it.
(grub_sfs_label): Convert Latin1 to UTF-8.
* grub-core/video/video.c (grub_video_edid_checksum): New function.
(grub_video_edid_preferred_mode): Likewise. Try EDID followed by
the Flat Panel extension, in line with the X.org VESA driver.
* grub-core/video/i386/pc/vbe.c (grub_vbe_bios_get_flat_panel_info):
New function.
(grub_vbe_bios_get_ddc_capabilities): Likewise.
(grub_vbe_bios_read_edid): Likewise.
(grub_vbe_get_preferred_mode): Likewise.
(grub_video_vbe_setup): When the mode is "auto", try to get the
preferred mode from VBE, and use the largest mode that is no larger
than the preferred mode (some BIOSes expose a preferred mode that is
not in their mode list!). If this fails, fall back to 640x480 as a
safe conservative choice.
(grub_video_vbe_get_edid): New function.
(grub_video_vbe_adapter): Add get_edid.
* include/grub/video.h (struct grub_vbe_edid_info): New structure.
(struct grub_video_adapter): Add get_edid.
(grub_video_edid_checksum): Add prototype.
(grub_video_edid_preferred_mode): Likewise.
* include/grub/i386/pc/vbe.h (struct grub_vbe_flat_panel_info): New
structure.
* grub-core/commands/videoinfo.c (print_edid): New function.
(grub_cmd_videoinfo): Print EDID if available.
* util/grub.d/00_header.in (GRUB_GFXMODE): Default to "auto". This
is more appropriate on a wider range of platforms than 640x480.
* docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Update GRUB_GFXMODE
documentation.
and GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_XEN_REPLACE_DEFAULT, which replace
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX and GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT (complementing the
existing options which append).
* docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Document new options.
Reported by: Ian Jackson. Fixes Debian bug #617538.
contributions by the various authors with active copyright assignment.
* docs/Makefile.am (info_TEXINFOS): Add grub-dev.texi.
* docs/font_char_metrics.png: New file.
* docs/font_char_metrics.txt: Likewise.
* docs/grub-dev.texi: Likewise.
* docs/grub.texi (Internals): Move from here ...
* docs/grub-dev.texi: ... here.
(Changes from GRUB Legacy): Link to "Environment block" section for
details of limitations.
(Simple configuration): Likewise. Link to documentation of gfxmode
and gfxpayload variables from GRUB_GFXMODE and GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD
respectively.
(Shell-like scripting): Note that normal variables are stored in the
environment.
(gettext): Link to documentation of lang and locale_dir.
(list_env): New section.
(load_env): New section.
(save_env): New section.
(Reporting bugs): Fix typo.
