Re: kernels [WAS: Re: Fedora 13 ARM Beta2]

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Derek Atkins wrote:
> Jon Masters <jcm@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> On Sat, 2011-03-26 at 21:10 +0000, Matthew Wilson wrote:
>>
>>> 3. Some kernel build strategy.
>> There are a couple of us looking into this at the moment. The thinking
>> (thus far, only really started pondering recently) goes that we need a
>> kernel RPM but using the F13 kernel is basically certain death in terms
>> of the number of extra patches needed, etc. Therefore, we'll take 2.6.38
>> and do a rawhide-like kernel RPM that is also installable on F13 to get
>> going. I'm thinking we'll start with an OMAP kernel RPM that works on
>> BeagleBoard-xM and PandaBoard and work from there.
> 
> Is this something that would also work on a Sheeva or Guru plug?

Conceptually, yes, but not the same kernel rpm. Sheeva/Guru is based on
a Marvell Kirkwood chip (ARMv5) while the BeagleBoard and PandaBoard are
Cortex A based (ARMv7). At least judging by the kernel configuration
options, it doesn't seem possible to build a single kernel for both.

Gordan

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