Re: Intersting question - Porting the Kernel

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On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:07:02 -0400
"Tony Mouawad" <tonym.ace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm just looking for opinions on this one.  If you were approached to
> upgrade the Linux Kernel for a specific architecture from v2.6.10 to
> 2.6.22, how long would you guess it would take one person to complete?
>  Keep in mind that this "unknown" specific architecture has only been
> ported to v2.6.10 a few years ago.  I'm only looking for opinions.

Depending on the quality of the code, whether it is a whole
arch/ directory or a sub-architecture and driver/bus details,
it could take anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months.

2.6.10 is a *long* time ago...
 
-- 
"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are,
by definition, not smart enough to debug it." - Brian W. Kernighan

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