usbarmory/go-boot v1.3

go-boot v1.3

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This is a release of the go-boot unikernel which implements a UEFI Shell and OS loader for AMD64 platforms, implemented as a bare metal Go unikernel using the TamaGo framework.

The unikernel is an UEFI application which can be executed under an existing loader (e.g. UEFI shell, systemd-boot) or as an EFI boot entry.

Documentation can be found in the README.

Major changes (thanks to Christian Grönke):

• cmd - add efivar command for EFI variable display (#4)
• uefi - improved GUID type, added ParseGUID, MustParseGUID functions (#4)
• uefi - new (*RuntimeServices).GetVariable, (*RuntimServices).GetNextVariable functions (#4)

Additional changes:

• shell - (*Interface).Pagination disables frame buffer scrolling to improve console speed (#5)
• uefi - new (*Console).GetMode, (*Console).QueryMode functions (0f6e7fe)
• uefi - new (*Console).EnableCursor function, enable console cursor (8f4a40b)
• bumped minimum Go version to 1.25.4, following tamago-go1.25.4

Documentation changes:

• README - added section on Cloud deployments

Full Changelog: v1.2.1...v1.3