basic ARM semihosting support

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 JTAG Layer:
+       Support KT-Link JTAG adapter.
+
 Boundary Scan:
 Target Layer:
+       General
+               - new "reset-assert" event, for systems without SRST
+       ARM
+               - renamed "armv4_5" command prefix as "arm"
+               - recognize TrustZone "Secure Monitor" mode
+               - "arm regs" command output changed
+               - register names use "sp" not "r13"
+               - add top-level "mcr" and "mrc" commands, replacing
+                 various core-specific operations
+               - basic semihosting support
+       ARM11
+               - Preliminary ETM and ETB hookup
+               - accelerated "flash erase_check"
+               - accelerated GDB memory checksum
+               - support "arm regs" command
+               - can access all core modes and registers
+       Cortex-A8
+               - support "arm regs" command
+               - can access all core modes and registers
+               - supports "reset-assert" event (used on OMAP3530)
+       Cortex-M3
+               - Exposed DWT registers like cycle counter
+
 Flash Layer:
+       'flash bank' and 'nand device' take <bank_name> as first argument.
+       With this, flash/NAND commands allow referencing banks by name:
+               - <bank_name>: reference the bank with its defined name
+               - <driver_name>[.N]: reference the driver's Nth bank
+       New 'nand verify' command to check bank against an image file.
+
 Board, Target, and Interface Configuration Scripts:
+       ARM9
+               - ETM and ETB hookup for iMX2* targets
+       Add $HOME/.openocd to the search path.
+
+Core Jim/TCL Scripting:
+       New 'usage' command to provide terse command help.
+       Improved command 'help' command output (sorted and indented).
+       Improved command handling:
+               - Most boolean settings now accept any of the following:
+                 on/off, enable/disable, true/false, yes/no, 1/0
+               - More error checking and reporting.
+
 Documentation:
+       New built-in command development documentation and primer.
+
 Build and Release:
+       Use --enable-doxygen-pdf to build PDF developer documentation.
 
 For more details about what has changed since the last release,
 see the git repository history.  With gitweb, you can browse that