On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Bob Cochran <yo...@mindchasers.com> wrote: > Hello, > > Can someone please share with me the forecast (or any info) on whether the > Yocto Project Kernel methodology will be picked up by additional non Intel > cores / companies in 2014 or beyond? > > I was just reviewing the available branches in linux-yocto-dev and > linux-yocto-3.10, and I see that the overwhelming majority of them are for > Intel chipsets / development boards. > > It seems to me that the methodology documented in the Yocto Project Kernel > manuals is well thought out and useful. However, due to the cores that I > have chosen to use to date, it's just been something I browse through and > forget about. > > I think it would be great if all the Yocto member companies that are > deploying processors would jump on board and support their kernel(s) the > same way. > > Any information regarding this will be greatly appreciated.
I can add a few thoughts. We obviously have the reference BSPs to represent the major architectures, and on the linux-yocto mailing list, we've been looking at BSPs from LSI as well as some other pending boards (I'm waiting on them to be submitted, so I won't mention them here). The xilinx boards also have some yocto-style support in their repository with us working to adopt and integrated version of them as we move into Yocto 1.6+. It's generally a slow process to get kernel versions aligned, but with the LF LTSI kernel(s), it helps create a neutral version that the Yocto project, OSVs, semis and others can use as a synchronization point. LTSI is part of the linux-yocto kernel trees as an integrated baseline, and LTSI has recently picked up more attention .. which has a byproduct of more BSPs being available in a similar format, version and configuration. Obviously we'd also love to see all relevant BSPs completely mainlined, with short stays in the Yocto tree (or others) as a BSP is developed, stabilized and eventually upstreamed. There's obviously a place for cutting edge trees, semi trees for the latest and greatest, stable trees .. and integrated staging grounds for all of the above. So navigating that mix, takes time, and we are getting there. Cheers, Bruce > > Thank you, > > Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > yocto mailing list > yocto@yoctoproject.org > https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto -- "Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness await thee at its end" _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto
