AetherOS v2.10.9

Changes since last release

• 721b251 Make THREAD_DEAD terminal, and stop the Ctrl+C watcher eating stdin
• d79576e Route reads to the descriptor they name, and fix the socket path it exposed
• 04f0eab Hash passwords into /etc/shadow and make sudo authorize
• ff34fcc Add an audit of the current tree
• 445ba50 Block instead of spin while the VFS holds its lock
• 57ea597 Enable NX, SMEP and SMAP
• 73ee92f Build the kernel at -O2 and fix the DMA races it exposes
• eb00994 Fix process teardown leaks: address spaces, fds, and zombies
• 5095a42 Reference count pipe ends so shell pipelines transfer data
• 7ab961b Enforce directory permissions on filesystem mutations

Version bump: patch

Artifacts

• aetheros-v2.10.9-esp.tar.gz — full ESP tree (drop into UEFI partition as EFI/)
• aetheros-v2.10.9-kernel.elf — kernel ELF (higher-half, loaded by bootloader)
• aetheros-v2.10.9-BOOTX64.EFI — UEFI bootloader application
• aetheros-v2.10.9-usb.img.gz — bootable USB image (write with dd or make flash)