add KePanic instead of splattering _disable __halt everywhere, implement a DMA + interrupts path to the IDE driver, move the dynamic arrays from kmain.c to ke_utils.h, remove weird unicode chars

code/hal/hal_disk.c

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //
 // HalDiskDispatch is the one bridge: it calls the driver's SubmitIrp (async)
 // or runs the sync callbacks inline and writes irp->Status. It does not
-// touch irp->CompletionEvent — that is ke_irp.c's responsibility.
+// touch irp->CompletionEvent - that is ke_irp.c's responsibility.
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ __declspec(dllexport) KSTATUS IoRegisterDisk(uint8_t index, const DISK_DRIVER *d
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// HalDiskDispatch — called exclusively by ke_irp.c::IoSubmitIrp()
+// HalDiskDispatch - called exclusively by ke_irp.c::IoSubmitIrp()
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Separating dispatch here keeps hal_disk.c free of event primitives while
 // still allowing ke_irp.c (kernel layer) to fire completion hooks after we
 // return.
 //
-//   Returns STATUS_PENDING  — driver accepted the IRP asynchronously.
+//   Returns STATUS_PENDING  - driver accepted the IRP asynchronously.
 //                             ke_irp.c must NOT touch irp->CompletionEvent
 //                             yet; the driver will fire it.
-//   Returns STATUS_SUCCESS  — sync fallback ran; irp->Status is already
+//   Returns STATUS_SUCCESS  - sync fallback ran; irp->Status is already
 //                             written. ke_irp.c should fire completion hooks.
-//   Returns STATUS_NOT_FOUND — drive not registered.
+//   Returns STATUS_NOT_FOUND - drive not registered.
 
 __declspec(dllexport) KSTATUS HalDiskDispatch(uint8_t drive, IRP *irp) {
     if (drive >= MAX_DRIVES || !gPresent[drive]) return STATUS_NOT_FOUND;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ __declspec(dllexport) KSTATUS HalDiskDispatch(uint8_t drive, IRP *irp) {
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Legacy HAL_DISK vtable — direct sync calls, no IRP involvement.
+// Legacy HAL_DISK vtable - direct sync calls, no IRP involvement.
 // Existing callers (FAT32, shell) use this path unchanged.
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

code/hal/io_driver.h

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 typedef KSTATUS (*DRIVER_ENTRY_FN)(const HAL_API* hal);
 typedef void    (*DRIVER_UNLOAD_FN)(void);
 
-// Forward declaration only — avoids dragging ke_event.h into the HAL layer.
+// Forward declaration only - avoids dragging ke_event.h into the HAL layer.
 struct IRP;
 
 typedef struct DISK_DRIVER {