* **Refactor**
* GPIO subsystem moved to a descriptor-based model for per-pin ownership and runtime pin management; many platform drivers now acquire/release descriptors.
* Device trees and drivers now use GPIO phandle-style pin specifications across all boards and all drivers.
* **Behavior**
* Device list now encodes per-device status (ok/disabled); boot will skip disabled devices accordingly.
* **Deprecation**
* Legacy GPIO HAL marked deprecated and replaced with descriptor-based interfaces.
* **Chores**
* Bindings and platform configs updated to the new GPIO pin-spec format.
* Updated runtime gating to enable LilyGO T-Deck specific apps and services
* New device compatibility and model-detection APIs
* Added a buffer-overflow error code and message
* Updated GitHub Actions checkout to v4
* Adjusted an LVGL-related library version
* Device config now emits a T-Deck workaround flag when applicable
* Removed internal developer comments and minor cleanups
- Add kernel support for SPI driver
- Add kernel support for UART driver
- Implemented ESP32 UART kernel driver
- Update existing UART-related code in Tactility to use new kernel driver
- Remove UART from tt::hal::Configuration
- Remove tt_hal_uart functionality but keep functions for now
- Update devicetrees for UART changes
- Kernel mutex and recursive mutex: improved locking API design
- Other kernel improvements
- Added device_exists_of_type() and device_find_by_name()
* **New Features**
* Expanded public device and driver APIs (accessors, sync, lifecycle, binding) and a module construct+start helper.
* Added kernel symbol registry and new exported symbols (lvgl, C++ nothrow, I2S APIs, additional math funcs).
* **Refactor**
* Renamed device traversal APIs for consistency (device_for_each*).
* Moved inline helpers to explicit public declarations.
* **Chores**
* Replaced several shell release scripts with Python-based SDK release tooling.
* **Style**
* Header naming consistency fixes.
