clean up and standardize types across the codebase, unify atomic operations, improve UTF-8 handling throughout the system, remove obsolete input and named queue interfaces, redesign process preparation and creation, tighten IPC and service boundaries, improve error handling and reliability, minor documentation cleanup, fix doom surfaces, fix panic in ini parsing.

code/drivers/audio/hda/hda_codec.c

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Generic Intel HDA codec discovery and analog render routing.
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include "hda.h"
 
 #include <limits.h>
@@ -211,9 +212,9 @@ struct HDA_CODEC_STATE {
     EVENT* PollFinished;
     THREAD* WorkThread;
     THREAD* PollThread;
-    volatile long WorkRunning;
-    volatile long PollRunning;
-    volatile long ShuttingDown;
+    volatile int32_t WorkRunning;
+    volatile int32_t PollRunning;
+    volatile int32_t ShuttingDown;
     uint64_t PendingUnsolicitedTags;
     bool PollRequested;
     bool HavePollingPins;
@@ -1586,7 +1587,7 @@ static void HdaCodecEndpointStop(void* providerContext) {
 // Stores or applies one endpoint hardware gain and mute request.
 static KSTATUS HdaCodecEndpointSetGain(void* providerContext,
                                        int32_t gainMilliDb,
-                                       uint8_t muted) {
+                                       bool muted) {
     HDA_LOGICAL_ENDPOINT* endpoint = (HDA_LOGICAL_ENDPOINT*)providerContext;
     if (!endpoint || !endpoint->State || !endpoint->HasHardwareGain)
         return NTLSTATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER;