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docs/src/main.dox

@@ -40,21 +40,22 @@
  *   event flags, messages, mailboxes, I/O queues.
  * - No static setup at compile time, there is no need to configure a maximum
  *   number of all the above objects.
- * - PC simulator target included, the development can be done on the PC
- *   using MinGW.<br>
+ * - PC simulator target included, the development can be done on a PC
+ *   under Linux or Windows.<br>
  *   Timers, I/O channels and other HW resources are simulated in a
  *   Win32 process and the application code does not need to be aware of it.
- *   MinGW demo available.
  * - No *need* for a memory allocator, all the kernel structures are static
  *   and declaratively allocated.
  * - Optional, thread safe, Heap Allocator subsystem.
  * - Optional, thread safe, Memory Pools Allocator subsystem.
  * - Blocking and non blocking I/O channels with timeout and events generation
  *   capability.
- * - Minimal system requirements: about 8KiB ROM with all options enabled and
+ * - Minimal system requirements: about 6KiB ROM with all options enabled and
  *   speed optimizations on. The size can shrink under 2KiB by disabling the
  *   the unused subsystems and optimizing for size.
  * - Almost totally written in C with little ASM code required for ports.
+ * - Optional Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) with support for many device
+ *   driver models and device driver implementations.
  * .
  * <h2>Related pages</h2>
  * - @subpage lic_faq

os/kernel/kernel.dox

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @defgroup kernel_info Version Numbers and Identification
- * Kernel related settings and hooks.
+ * Kernel related info.
  * @ingroup kernel
  */
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
  * mutexes are recommended for this kind of use) but also have other uses,
  * queues guards and counters as example.<br>
  * Semaphores usually use FIFO queues but it is possible to make them
- * order threads by priority by specifying CH_USE_SEMAPHORES_PRIORITY in
+ * order threads by priority by specifying @p CH_USE_SEMAPHORES_PRIORITY in
  * @p chconf.h.<br>
  * In order to use the Semaphores APIs the @p CH_USE_SEMAPHORES
  * option must be specified in @p chconf.h.<br><br>

os/kernel/src/chevents.c

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void chEvtBroadcastI(EventSource *esp) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Invokes the event handlers associated with a mask.
+ * @brief Invokes the event handlers associated to an event flags mask.
  *
  * @param[in] mask mask of the events to be dispatched
  * @param[in] handlers an array of @p evhandler_t. The array must have size

os/kernel/src/chmemcore.c

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void core_init(void) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Allocates a block of memory.
+ * @brief Allocates a memory block.
  * @details The size of the returned block is aligned to the alignment
  *          type @p align_t so it is not possible to allocate less than
  *          <code>sizeof(align_t)</code>.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void *chCoreAlloc(size_t size) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief Allocates a block of memory.
+ * @brief Allocates a memory block.
  * @details The size of the returned block is aligned to the alignment
  *          type @p align_t so it is not possible to allocate less than
  *          <code>sizeof(align_t)</code>.

readme.txt

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - FIX: Fixed section separators comments into the HAL-related files. Now all
   the files should use the same style.
 - NEW: Improved HAL configuration file.
+- Documentation fixes and improvements.
 
 *** 1.3.6 ***
 - FIX: Fixed missing STM32 PWM low level driver error in platform.mk by