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Changes made between Beta 2.8 and 3.0.

==Kernel==
* Moved from kernel version 2.6.33.9 to 3.0.17, and updated to the 3.0.17-rt33 version of the PREEMPT_RT patch.
* Fixed several bugs resulting from changes made between the 2.6.33.9 and 3.0.17 kernels.
* Allow processes to exit gracefully, even if inside a real-time segment.
* Ported to ARM architecture.
** Made MCS Lock implementation more generic. This will allow for easier porting of ChronOS to additional platforms. While the current 'generic' implementation is optimized for x86_64, it has been done in a way that encourages optimized architecture-specific versions.
* Added DEBUG_CHRONOS config option which adds several checks in the kernel which are useful for debugging.

==Userspace==
* Re-wrote entire sched_test_app for better modularity, portability, and expandability.
** Remove dependence on QT
** Add three timing methods: WCET, average-case, and timer-polling.
** Add array-walk and linked list traversal workloads for memory-intensive testing.
** Improve accuracy of slope-generation mechanism.
* Ported to ARM (fixed several overflow and type issues)