On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 10:30 AM Alexey Brodkin <alexey.brodkin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Bruce, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: linux-snps-arc <linux-snps-arc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Bruce Ashfield > > Sent: Friday, February 8, 2019 6:16 PM > > To: Alexey Brodkin <alexey.brodkin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: linux-snps-arc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Development list for the linux-yocto repositories <linux- > > yocto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Khem Raj <raj.khem@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: [linux-yocto] [PATCH] ARC: Add nsimhs- and hsdk-standard configs > > > > On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 9:29 AM Alexey Brodkin > > <alexey.brodkin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > With ARC support ramping-up in upstream OE we're ready to > > > build more complicated distributions and linux-yocto is > > > a nice and configurable base for that. > > > > > > This commit adds support of 1 simulated board (nSIM) and > > > the mast affordable and powerful to date development board (HSDK). > > > > > > Once Qemu port for ARC is functional (it's being actively developed now) > > > we'll switch from nSIM to Qemu. > > > > > > Still it would be really good to keep nSIM support in linux-yocto for now > > > as it allows for simpler testing as compared to real HW. > > > > Looks good to me, the configs make sense and are clean. > > > > I'd put this on master so it would be available for the 5.x -dev > > kernel (and then any > > future versions I release). If you want to test it on other versions > > (i.e. 4.19), let me > > know and I can put it there as well. > > Well I prepared those based on 4.19 branch so I know it works there. > > Now given 4.19 is the most recent LTS kernel is there a sense in adding these > configs in 4.19 or OE/Yocto-wise 4.19 is no different than any other version? > > Given linux-yocto might be a base for many different projects I'd like to make > sure ARC boards are available there so there will be an easy way to build and > run basic stuff. That's ok with me, I'll queue it for 4.19 as well. Bruce > > -Alexey -- - Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness await thee at its end - "Use the force Harry" - Gandalf, Star Trek II _______________________________________________ linux-snps-arc mailing list linux-snps-arc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-snps-arc
