Marc’s documentation “to do” list

This page isn’t part of the documentation, but a road map of how to improve it.

Missing documentation

• MEMSET (paravirtualized means to speed memory wipe simulations)
• boot loader (see first 55 lines of bootload.a in the meantime)
• cross assembler command line options (run xa -h in the meantime)
• I/O instructions’ documentation is not finished

Content management system fixes

• fix quick-link displayed case to be as specified locally
• fix quick-link so that “Paravirtualized I/O” works as a quick link
• make “dissertation” a link
• make <title> a function of <h1> contents

Add a status section

• include that dissertation’s Appendix C is finished
• include that dissertation’s Chapter 8 is finished and Chapter 9 first section
• include that dissertation page 209’s prodigious blooper turned out ok
• mention the maximum successful speed in simulation, which is 16.729 MIPS
• explain the multitasking hardware (start with April 2023 progress update)
• maybe a current bill of materials (see generated.bom in the meantime)
• talk about locks separately from their opcodes
• mention ORLD (and ORRDM, not in dissertation) are gone
• mention the initiatives announced in May 2023
• have a section for dissertation errata and updates

Last spell check of documentation

24 April 2025