libfreemkv/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

0.5.0 (2026-04-09)

Read pipeline — 5x speed improvement

• Kernel transfer limit detection: auto-detect max_hw_sectors_kb via sysfs, resolve sg→block device. Previously hardcoded to 510 sectors (1MB) which exceeded the 120KB kernel limit, causing all reads to error and fall back to 6KB reads at 4.8 MB/s. Now auto-tunes to 48 sectors (96KB) or whatever the device supports.
• Result: 12.5 MB/s sustained, 23 MB/s peak (was 4.8 MB/s)

LibreDrive — full init pipeline

• All 10 ARM handlers translated: unlock, firmware upload (A: WRITE_BUFFER, B: MODE SELECT), calibrate (256 zones), register reads, status, probe, set_read_speed, keepalive, timing
• Cold boot firmware upload: WRITE_BUFFER 1888B (A variant) or MODE SELECT 2496B (B variant) proven on hardware
• Speed calibration: 256+ disc surface probes, 64-entry speed table, triple SET_CD_SPEED
• Platform trait locked down: pub(crate), 3 methods only (init, set_read_speed, is_ready)
• Init guard: prevents double-init, signature mismatch aborts early

MPLS parser fixes

• PGS in audio slots: subtitle language read at correct offset (was truncated: "ng " → "eng")
• Secondary PG entries: n_pip_pg loop added for correct STN position tracking
• Secondary stream types: stream_type 5 (sec audio), 6 (sec video), 7 (DV EL) attribute parsing
• Empty stream filter: coding_type 0x00 entries (padding) no longer appear as "Unknown(0)"

Profiles

• 206 profiles with full per-drive data: ld_microcode (base64), all CDBs, speed tables, signatures
• Automated pipeline: sdf_unpack --profiles → profiles.json (no manual merging)

0.4.0 (2026-04-07)

Labels — complete rewrite

• Detect-then-parse architecture: each BD-J authoring format has its own parser module with detect() and parse() functions. Drop in a new parser with one line in the registry.
• 5 format parsers: Paramount (playlists.xml), Criterion (streamproperties.xml), Pixelogic (bluray_project.bin), Warner CTRM (menu_base.prop / language_streams.txt), shared label vocabulary (vocab.rs)
• Raw disc data principle: label data passes through as-is from disc. Only BD-standard codec identifiers (MLP, AC3, DTS) are mapped to display names. Unknown authoring tool codes (csp, eda, cf) pass through raw.
• variant field: replaces region — language dialect codes from authoring tools, not BD spec regions
• Removed: old jar module (superseded by labels)
• Removed: dead label apply functions from disc.rs

Drive

• DriveSession::eject(): sends PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL then START STOP UNIT. Works reliably after raw mode unlock.
• DiscRegion enum: Free, BluRay(A/B/C), Dvd(1-8). UHD always region-free.

Capture

• Fixed sector range collection: captures ALL files on disc (only skips STREAM/ video files and >50MB). Previously skipped BACKUP/, DUPLICATE/, and files >10MB which missed JAR content.

0.3.1

• Labels module: 4 disc file parsers for stream labels
• Simplified labels API

0.3.0

• Initial public release
• SCSI transport (Linux SG_IO, macOS IOKit)
• UDF 2.50 filesystem reader
• MPLS/CLPI parsers with full STN support
• Drive identification + profile matching
• 206 bundled drive profiles
• AACS 1.0 decryption (VUK + unit keys)