Hi Ralf, On 22/10/2014 10:34, Ralf Baechle wrote: > This question comes up every once in a while and I've also been > approached during ELCE in Düsseldorf why there is no single MIPS > kernel for all platforms, so I thought I should post a writeup on > the topic. > for the SoCs supported by OpenWrt this is a no-go. we are already having a hard time fighting bloat. to get the images to fit we need to already build device specific images that only hold the DT, drivers, ... that a specific board needs. having a kernel that can boot on X devices wont even fit into flash and if it does there is not space left for the userland. I think this feature is only interesting for the older platforms and the upcoming mobile SoC based in MIPS. i.e. the users are debian and android type device. John
