Firmware Test Suite 15.12.00 is released

[Alex Hung]

Hi all:

FWTS 15.12.00 is released.

It is available from:

Tar: http://fwts.ubuntu.com/release/fwts-V15.12.00.tar.gz

PPA: https://launchpad.net/~firmware-testing-team/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-fwts-stable

Release notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FirmwareTestSuite/ReleaseNotes/15.12.00

= Significant Updates =

 * Update ACPICA to version 20151124

= New Features =

  * live-image/fwts-frontend-text: add a selection for recommended
  * data: klog.json: add in some more kernel error messages for 4.3
  * ACPI: Add ASPT test
  * lib: framework: allow mixed tests and test category options
  * fwts: framework: Add --log-level option
  * lib: fwts_uefi: add SD device path define
  * Boot path sync with UEFI spec. 2.5
   * uefibootpath: add test for the SD device path
   * uefidump: add dumping for the SD device path
   * lib: fwts_uefi: add efi bluetooth device path define
   * uefibootpath: add test for the bluetooth device path
   * uefidump: add dumping for the bluetooth device path
   * lib: fwts_uefi: add wireless device path define
   * uefibootpath: add test for the wireless device path
   * uefidump: add dumping for the wireless device path
   * lib: fwts_uefi: add ramdisk device path define
   * uefibootpath: add test for the ramdisk device path
   * uefidump: add dumping for the ramdisk device path

= Fixed Bugs =

  * acpi: fpdt: add a terminate for buggy BIOS that reports zero length
  * lib: klog: remove use of pcre, use regex instead
  * utilities: kernelscan: remove use of pcre, use regex instead
  * uefidump: add more bounds checking and remove need for heap
  * utilities: fix memory leak, line not being free'd
  * acpi: bert: remove redundant variable 'length'
  * lib: iasl: rework IASL interface to ACPICA
  * acpi: acpidump: use IASL rather than fwts custom table dump code
  * s3 + klog: make log scanning more robust for S3 (LP: #1522292)
  * lib: acpica: make region handler more robust (LP: #1524217)
  * debian: copyright, fix lintian warnings
  * Debian: update Standards-Version to 3.9.6
  * acpi: acpidump: check for fwts_iasl_init failure
  * lib: fwts_acpi_tables: fix segfault when tables fail to load (LP: #1452201)
  * acpi: dbg2: remove dead store to ptr1
  * hotkey: fix key reading loop, it needs to loop more than once
  * lib: fwts_framework: remove dead store to len in for loop
  * lib: fwts_acpi_table: remove redundant store to rsdt
  * acpi: gpedump: remove redundant store to gpe_xrupt_info
  * lib: fwts_acpi_tables: remove dead store to facs
  * acpica: fwts_acpica: remove redundant store to length
  * lib: fwts_acpi_tables: remove redundant store to xsdt
  * lib: fwts_acpi_tables: check table to avoid dereferencing NULL ptr
  * lib: fwts_acpi_table: Fix FADT update in creation of fake FACS table.
  * uefibootpath: fix the wrong type for relative offset range path

= Detail Changelog =

To check /usr/share/doc/fwts/changelog.Debian.gz or
fwts_15.12.00-0ubuntu1.debian.tar.gz from
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwts