Subject: kernel for custom MV64341 board? From: Fredrik Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:55:50 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-Path: Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Message-ID: <20050216015550.KGQWHa-y7ZACj-g_oAudD9tqgzM0oI86LAFlHUPj7Sc@z> Howdy, I'm getting a custom board going: it sports an RM7000 and Marvell MV64341 system controller (alas, no external UART!). I've hacked U-Boot to the point where I can TFTP a kernel image and (start to) boot it. So far I've been using an old 2.4 kernel I used for some Ocelot-G work, just to get past the TFTP-load stage. MY QUESTION IS: What would be the best kernel version for me to now start customizing for my board? Is 2.6 too bleeding-edge, 2.4 too moldy, or what? Dealing with the MV64341 will be most of the effort, of course. The Ocelot boards seem well supported, but there looks to be a lot of code that would have to change (different system controller, different memory map--though I'm flexible--a lot of assumptions about the goodies available on-board, etc.). This is the first time I'll be porting the kernel, so it might be more productive for me to start from a minimalist configuration and add-in what I need. Enough code to set up the memory configuration would be a big help. Suggestions? /Fredrik +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Fredrik Noon, Senior Software Engineer | | Hifn, Inc. www.hifn.com | | fnoon@hifn.com +1 408 399 3630 | |-------------------+--------------------------------------------| | pgp key: 7840AC55 | +----------------------------------------------------------------+