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Attribution	KOS banner, license, and authors
►Audio	APIs for audio, sfx, and music playback and management
►Driver	Low-level driver for SPU and audio management
►AICA	API defining the SH4/AICA shared interface
Channel Commands	Command values (for aica_channel_t commands)
Channel Start Values	Start values for AICA channels
Channel Update Values	Update values for AICA channels
Commands	Values of commands for aica_cmd_t
Responses	Values of responses to aica_cmd_t commands
Sample Types	Types of samples used by the AICA
Sound Effects	Sound Effect Playback and Management
Streaming	Streaming audio playback and management
►Debugging	APIs and drivers pertaining to logging, profiling, and debugging
Assertions	assert() management and custom handlers
GDB	Interface for using the GNU Debugger
►Logging	KOS's Logging API
Log Levels	dbglog severity levels
Options	Compile-time options for debugging KOS
►Performance Counters	SH4 CPU Performance Counter Driver
Timer	High-resolution performance counter-based timer API
Performance monitor	Code performance monitor
Stack Traces	API for managing stack backtracing
User Break Controller	Driver for the SH4's UBC
►Filesystem	File I/O, filesystem, and storage media APIs
/dev/null	VFS driver for /dev/null
Dev	VFS driver for /dev
►Drivers	Internal filesystem and storage device drivers
Block Devices	VFS driver for accessing block devices
►EXT2	KOS VFS support for the Second Extended Filesystem
Mount Flags	Mount flags for fs_ext2
►FAT	FAT 12, 16, and 32-bit support for KOS's VFS
Mount Flags	Mount flags for fs_fat
►G1 ATA	Driver for Accessing an ATA device on the G1 Bus
Device Definitions	ATA device definitions
►Sockets	VFS Driver for adding a BSD-sockets-like filesystem
Flags	Flags for Socket VFS
►Flashrom	Driver for the Dreamcast's Internal Flash Storage
Connection Methods	Connection method types stored within flashrom
Error Values	Error values for the flashrom_get_block() function
ISP Config Fields	Valid field constants for the flashrom_ispcfg_t struct
ISP Config Flags	Flags for the flashrom_ispcfg_t struct
Language Settings	Language settings possible in the BIOS menu
Logical Blocks	Logical blocks available in the flashrom
Partitions	Partitions available within the flashrom
Region Settings	Region settings possible in the system
►GD-ROM	Driver for the Dreamcast's GD-ROM drive
ATA Statuses	ATA statuses for GD-ROM driver
CDDA Read Modes	Read modes for CDDA
Command Responses	Responses from GD-ROM syscalls
Command Status Responses	GD-ROM status responses
Drive Disc Types	Disc types within GD-ROM drive
Read Sector Mode	Mode to use when reading sectors
Read Sector Part	Whether to read data or whole sector
Read Subcode Type	Types of data to read from sector subcode
Status Values	Status values for GD-ROM drive
Subcode Audio Status	GETSCD syscall response codes
Syscall Command Codes	Command codes for GD-ROM syscalsl
TOC Access Macros	Macros used to access the TOC
Generic	Generic, uniform access to a virtual filesystems
PC	VFS driver for accessing a remote PC via DC-Load/Tool
POSIX	POSIX-standard APIs for managing the filesystem
PTY	VFS driver for accessing pseudo-TTY terminals
Ramdisk	Filesystem driver for accessing in-ram images
Random	VFS driver for /dev/random and /dev/urandom
Romdisk	VFS driver for accessing romdisks binaries
SD Card	VFS driver for accessing SD cards over the SCIF port
VMU	VFS driver for accessing Visual Memory Unit storage
►Math	SH4-optimized vector, matrix, and general math APIs
General	Optimized general-purpose math utilities
Intrinsics	Hardware Intrinsics for the SH4 fast-math instructions
Matrices	SH4-optimized matrix and linear algebra routines
►Networking	APIs and drivers for network and internet connectivity
ARP	API for the Address Resolution Protocol
►Address Database	Network Address Database Functionality
addrinfo ai_flags	Flags for ai_flags in struct addrinfo
getaddrinfo() Error Values	Errors for the getaddrinfo() function
h_errno Error Values	Error values for the h_errno variable
CRC	API for Cyclic Redundancy Checking
►Configuration	KOS Network Configuration Management
Methods	Network connection methods
Sources	Network configuration sources
►Drivers	Low-level Drivers for Network Devices
Blocking Types	Blocking type avlues for network interfaces
►Broadband Adapter	Driver for the Dreamcast's BBA (RTL8139C)
RX	Receive packet API for the BBA
►Registers	Registers and related info for the broadband adapter
►Fields	Register fields for the broadband adapter
Command Bits	BBA command register fields
Interrupt Status Bits	BBA interrupt status fields
MII Control Bits	BBA media independent interface control register fields
MII Status Bits	BBA media independent interface status register fields
RTL8139C Config Register 1 (RT_CONFIG1) Bits	BBA config register 1 fields
RTL8139C Config Register 4 (RT_CONFIG4) Bits	BBA config register 4 fields
RTL8139C Config Register 5 (RT_CONFIG5) Bits	BBA config register 5 fields
RTL8139C RX Config Register (RT_RXCONFIG) bits
RTL8139C Transmit Status Bits	BBA transmit status register fields
Receive Status Bits	BBA receive status register fields
Locations	Locations for various broadband adapter registers
►TX	Transmit packet API for the BBA
Return Values	Return values for bba_tx()
Wait Modes	Wait modes for bba_tx()
LAN Adapter	Driver for the Dreamcast's LAN Adapter
►Modem	Driver for the Dreamcast's built-in 56k Modem
Modes of Operation	Operating modes for modem
Protocol Values	Modem protocol values
Speed Values	Modem speed values
V.22 Modes	Modem V.22 Modes
V.22bis Modes	Modem V.22bis Modes
V.32 Modes	Modem V.32 Modes
V.32bis Modes	Modem V.32 Modes
V.8 Modes	Modem V.8 Modes
TX Return Values	Driver return values for TX network interfaces
netif_t Flags	Network interface flags
►ICMP	API for the Internet Control Message Protocol
►ICMPv4	API for v4 of the Internet Control Message Protocol
Unreachable Values	Valid values for net_icmp_send_dest_unreach()
►ICMPv6	API for v6 of the Internet Control Message Protocol
Destination Unreachable Codes	Destination unreachable packet types
Parameter Problem Codes	Codes for ICMPv6 parameter problem packets
Time Exceeded Codes	Time exceeded codes for ICMPv6
►IP	API for the Internet Protocol
►IPv4	IPv4 Network Stack
Options	Options for v4 of the Internet Protocol
►IPv6	IPv6 Network Stack
Options	Options for v6 of the Internet Protocol
Multicast	API for Managing the Multicast List
NDP	API for the Neighbor Discovery Protocol
►PPP	API for interacting with the Point-to-Point Protocol stack
Automaton Phases	PPP automaton phases
Configuration Flags	PPP link configuration flags
►Sockets	POSIX Sockets Interface for IPv4 and IPv6 Address Families
Message Flags	Socket message flags
Options	Socket-level options
►TCP	API for the Transmission Control Protocol
Options	TCP protocol level options
►UDP	API for the User Datagram Protocol
UDP Options	UDP protocol level options
UDP-Lite Options	UDP-Lite protocol level options
Utilities	Miscellaneous networking utilities
►Peripherals	Controllers, memory cards, and other accessories
Camera	Maple driver for the DreamEye peripheral
►Controller	Controller Maple Device API
►Querying Capabilities	API used to query for a controller's capabilities
Capabilities	Bit masks used to identify controller capabilities
Capability Groups	Bit masks representing common groups of capabilities
►Querying Inputs	API used to query for input state
Inputs	Collection of all status masks for checking input
►Querying Types	API for determining controller types
Types	Preconfigured capabilities for standard controllers
►Keyboard	Driver for the Dreamcast's Keyboard Input Device
Key States	States each key can be in
Keys	Values representing the various keyboard keys
LEDs	Values for the different keyboard LEDs
Modifier Keys	Masks for the various keyboard modifier keys
Region Codes	Region codes for the Dreamcast keyboard
Lightgun	Maple driver for the lightgun accessory
►Maple Bus	Driver for the Dreamcast's Maple Peripheral Bus
Commands and Responses	Maple command and response values
Frame States	States for a maple frame
Function Codes	Values of maple "function" codes
Register Values	Values for various maple registers
Registers	Addresses for various maple registers
Return Values	Return codes from maple access functions
Microphone	Maple driver for microphone input devices
►Mouse	Driver for the Dreamcast's Mouse Input Device
Buttons	Masks for the buttons on a mouse
Rumble Pack	Maple driver for vibration pack peripherals
►Visual Memory Unit	VMU/VMS Maple Peripheral API
►Clock Function	API for features of the Clock Maple Function
VMU Buttons	VMU button masks
Framebuffer	This API provides a virtual framebuffer abstraction for the VMU with a series of convenient methods for drawing complex and dynamic content
►Header Package	API for Managing VMU File Headers
Eyecatch Types	Values for various VMU eyecatch formats
LCD Function	API for features of the LCD Maple Function
Memory Card Function	API for features of the Memory Card Maple Function
Settings	Customizable configuration data
►System	Miscellaneous DC architecture and system-related APIs
►Address Space	Basics of the SH4 Memory Map
►P4 memory region	P4 SH-internal memory region (non-cacheable)
►Control Registers	Addresses of control registers within the P4 area
MMU	MMU Control Registers
UBC	UBC Control Registers
Allocator	Dynamic memory heap management and allocation
►Architecture	Dreamcast Architecture-Specific Options and high-level API
Byte Order	Byte-order management for the SH4 architecture
Console Types	Byte values returned by hardware_sys_mode()
Exit Paths	Potential exit paths from the kernel on arch_exit()
Memory Capacity	Console memory sizes
Region Codes	Values returned by hardware_sys_mode();
Cache	Driver and API for managing the SH4's cache
DMA	Driver for the SH4's Direct Memory Access Controller
►Events	Events pertaining to the DC's System ASIC
►Event Codes	Values for various Holly event codes
AICA	Event code values for AICA events
External Port	Event code values for external port events
G2 Bus DMA	Event code values for G2 Bus events
GD-ROM Drive	Event code values for GD-ROM events
Maple	Event code values for Maple events
PowerVR	Event code values for PowerVR events
IRQ Levels	values for the various ASIC event IRQ levels
Registers	Addresses for various ASIC eveng registers
FIFO	API for checking FIFO statuses
G2 Bus	Driver for accessing the devices on the G2 Bus
►Initialization	KOS Driver Subsystem and Component Initialization Flags
Dreamcast-Specific Flags	Dreamcast-specific initialization flags
Generic Flags	Generic flags for use with KOS_INIT_FLAGS()
►Interrupts	IRQs and ISRs for the SH4's CPU
Context	Thread execution state and accessors
Control Flow	Methods for managing control flow within an irq_handler
Exception type offsets	Offsets within exception types
►Handlers	API for managing IRQ handlers
Global	API for managing global IRQ handler
Individual	API for managing individual IRQ handlers
Mask	Accessors and modifiers of the IMASK state
State	Methods for querying active IRQ information
►Libraries	API for managing dynamically loaded libraries
►ELF File Format	API for loading and managing ELF files
Architecture Types	Relevant ELF architecture type codes
Relocation Types	ELF relocation type values
Section Header Flags	ELF section header flags
Section Header Types	ELF section header type values
Special Section Indices	ELF section indices
Symbol Binding Types	ELF symbol binding type values
Symbol Types	ELF symbol type values
►MMU	Driver for the SH4's MMU (disabled by default)
Address Bits	Definitions and masks for address pages
Cacheability Settings	SH4 MMU page cachability settings values
Protection Settings	SH4 MMU page protection settings values
Macros	Various common macros used throughout the codebase
►Name Manager	Abstract Module System for KOS's VFS
Handler Types	Name handler types
Overlays	API for loading and executing overlays
POSIX	POSIX-standard system-level APIs
SCIF	Driver for managing the serial port
Store Queues	SH4 CPU Peripheral for burst memory transactions
System Calls	API for the Dreamcast's system calls
►Traps	API for managing TRAPA events and handlers
Handlers	API for managing TRAPA handlers
Types	Standard types and their utilities
VBlank	VBlank interrupt handler management
►Threading	Threading and Concurrency
C11	C11 Threading APIs
Kernel	KOS Native Kernel Threading API
►POSIX	POSIX threading and concurrency APIs
►Polling	Implementation of POSIX polling
Events for the poll() function	Masks representing event types for poll()
►Timing	APIs and drivers pertaining to date and time
Real-Time Clock	Real-Time Clock (RTC) Management
►Timer Unit	SH4 CPU peripheral providing timers and counters
Channels	TMU channel constants
Direct-Access	Low-level timer driver
Primary Timer	Primary timer used by the kernel
Sleeping	Low-level thread sleeping
Uptime	Maintaining time since system boot
Watchdog Timer	Driver for using the WDT as a reset or interval timer
►Versioning	KOS version information and utility API
►Compile-Time	API providing compile-time KOS version and utilties
Checks	Compile-time checks against KOS's current version
Current	Current compile-time version of KOS
►Run-Time	API providing run-time KOS version and utilties
Checks	Run-time checks against KOS's current version
Current	Current run-time version of KOS
Utilities	Utilities for creating version info and checks
►Video	Graphics, rendering, and video APIs
►Display	Display and framebuffer configuration
Framebuffer	API for framebuffer management
►Modes	Video display modes and management
►Cables	Cable/connector types and management for display
Types	Type of cable connected to the DC
Flags	vid_mode_t Field Flags
Pixel Modes	Pixel mode settings for the framebuffer
Types	Display mode type values
►Fonts	Font rendering and management
►BIOS	API for the Dreamcast's built-in BIOS font
Dimensions	Sizes for of the BIOS font's dimensions
►Structure	Structure of the Bios Font
Dreamcast-Specific	Dreamcast-specific BIOS icon offsets
Mini	Extra mini-font provided for Dreamcast and NAOMI
►Images	Platform-independent image representation
►Format	Video image formats
Accessors	Macros for accessing kos_image_t::fmt
Types	Video image format types
Initialization	Initialization and shutdown of the video subsystem
Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous video API utilities
►PowerVR API	Low-level PowerVR GPU Driver
►DMA	PowerVR DMA driver
Transfer Modes	Transfer modes with TA/PVR DMA and Store Queues
►Geometry	PVR API for managing scene geometry
►Primitives	Polygon and sprite management
►Contexts	User-friendly intermittent primitive representation
►Attributes	PVR primitive context attributes
►Blending	Blending attributes for PVR primitive contexts
Alpha Toggle	Enable or Disable Alpha Blending
Blending Modes	Blending modes for PowerVR primitive contexts
Blending Toggle	Enable or Disable Blending
Clipping Modes	PowerVR primitive context clipping modes
►Color	Color attributes for PowerVR primitive contexts
Clamping Toggle	Enable or Disable Color Clamping
Offset Toggle	Enable or Disable Offset Color
Vertex Formats	Color formats for PowerVR vertices
Culling Modes	PowerVR primitive context culling modes
►Depth	Depth attributes for PVR polygon contexts
Comparison Modes	PowerVR depth comparison modes
Write Toggle	Enable or Disable Depth Writes
Fog Modes	PowerVR primitive context fog modes
►Modifier Volumes	PowerVR modifier volume polygon context attributes
Modes	Modifier volume modes for PowerVR primitive contexts
Toggle	Enable or Disable Modifier Effects
Types	Modifier volume types for PowerVR primitive contexts
Shading Modes	PowerVR primitive context shading modes
►Texture	Texture attributes for PVR polygon contexts
Alpha Toggle	Enable or Disable Texture Alpha Blending
Color Calculation Modes	PowerVR texture color calculation modes
Mipmap Bias Modes	Mipmap bias modes for PowerVR primitive contexts
Mipmap Toggle	Enable or Disable Mipmap Processing
Sampling Modes	PowerVR texture sampling modes
Toggle	Enable or Disable Texturing on Polygons
U/V Clamp Mode	Enable or disable clamping of U/V on the PVR
U/V Data Format	U/V data format for PVR textures
U/V Flip Mode	Enable or disable U/V flipping on the PVR
Compilation	API for compiling primitive contexts into headers
Initialization	Functions for initializing PVR polygon contexts
►Headers	Compiled headers for polygons and sprites
Constants and Masks	Polygon header constants and masks
TA Command Values	Command values for submitting data to the TA
Vertices	PowerVR vertex types
►Global State	PowerVR functionality which is managed globally
Fog	Hardware Fog API for the PowerVR
►Palettes	Color palette management API of the PowerVR
Formats	Color palette formats of the PowerVR
►Initialization	Driver initialization and shutdown
Primitive Bin Sizes	Available sizes for primitive bins
►Polygon Lists	Types pertaining to PVR list types: opaque, pt, tr, etc
Types	Values of various PVR polygon list types
Profiling	Rendering stats and metrics for profiling
►Registers	Direct PVR register and memory access
Addresses and Constants	Miscellaneous Addresses and Constants
Init/Start Values	Values to be written to registers to conform or start operations
Offsets	PowerVR register offsets
Reset Values	Values used to reset parts of the PVR
►Scene Submission	PowerVR API for submitting scene geometry
Direct Rendering	API for using direct rendering with the PVR
Polygon Lists	PVR API for managing list submission
Vertex DMA	Use the DMA to transfer inactive lists to the PVR
►Texturing	API for managing PowerVR textures
Flags	Texture loading constants
Formats	PowerVR texture formats
►VRAM	Video memory access and management
Allocator	Memory management API for VRAM