So is the idea is to have kernel rpm for each sub-architecture. ARMv5, ARMv7, ARMv9?
What about the user-land? Would we keep seperate repos to have optimized bits for v7/9?
On Mar 29, 2011 9:49 AM, "Gordan Bobic" <gordan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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> 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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