From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga11.intel.com (mga11.intel.com [192.55.52.93]) by mail.openembedded.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16AB471A3E for ; Tue, 7 Feb 2017 17:47:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fmsmga002.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.26]) by fmsmga102.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 07 Feb 2017 09:47:44 -0800 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.33,346,1477983600"; d="scan'208";a="1123357124" Received: from swold-mobl2.amr.corp.intel.com ([10.254.85.39]) by fmsmga002.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 07 Feb 2017 09:47:43 -0800 Message-ID: <1486489663.26702.43.camel@linux.intel.com> From: Saul Wold To: Khem Raj Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 09:47:43 -0800 In-Reply-To: References: <1486414751-24947-1-git-send-email-sgw@linux.intel.com> <1486414751-24947-4-git-send-email-sgw@linux.intel.com> <1486478723.26702.27.camel@linux.intel.com> X-Mailer: Evolution 3.20.5 (3.20.5-1.fc24) Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] meta-intel.inc: Enable linux-intel and 4.9 by default for meta-intel hardware X-BeenThere: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:47:44 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On Tue, 2017-02-07 at 08:50 -0800, Khem Raj wrote: > On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Saul Wold > wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2017-02-06 at 13:02 -0800, Khem Raj wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Saul Wold > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Enable the linux-intel production kernel for meta-intel by > > > > default > > > > for 4.9, > > > > this will enable using the Intel production kernel. > > > > > > > > This is a well tested 4.9 tree that will start to include > > > > additional > > > > support for the Apollolake and Joule hardware. > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Saul Wold > > > > --- > > > >  conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc | 4 ++-- > > > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc > > > > b/conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc > > > > index 21587fb..eb759c4 100644 > > > > --- a/conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc > > > > +++ b/conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc > > > > @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ > > > >  # > > > > > > > >  # Soft set linux-yocto as preferred kernel like x86-base.inc > > > > -PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ??= "linux-yocto" > > > > -PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "4.8%" > > > > +PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-intel" > > > > > > whats the difference between linux-yocto and linux-intel ? > > > > > Sorry for sending this to the wrong list. > > > > This is a valid question, the difference will be faster integration > > and > > better testing /validation of upstream (or possibly pending > > upstream ) > > patches for Intel Hardware. > > > > Since the kernel will be coming from an Intel Source, it will be > > fully > > tested on more hardware that the current linux-yocto kernel gets > > tested > > against. > > > > The update rate maybe about the same, with security updates as > > needed > > for more severe issues > > > > As other vendors maintain kernels for their meta-vendor specific > > layer, > > Intel has chosen to maintain an Intel kernel based on the current > > LTS > > version (4.9) plus upstreamed patches. All content will be > > backports > > from internally maintained tracking trees being regularly updated. > > > > meta-intel will likely continue to contain the linux-yocto- > > for > > a non-LTS kernel. > > > > Hope that clarifies this. > > yes it does. So this is not a clone of linux-yocto but based directly > on linux-stable. > Correct, this is based directly on linux-stable and will have patches that are backports from maintained tracking trees. As the new LTS is defined each year, linux-intel and meta-intel will update to that newer version. The older version will continue to be available and be updated with stable updates as they are available. Sau! > > > > > > Sau! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-intel ?= "4.9%" > > > > > > > >  # for Xserver older than 1.13.0 > > > >  OLD_XSERVER_X86_EXT = "xserver-xorg-extension-dri \ > > > > -- > > > > 2.7.4 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Openembedded-core mailing list > > > > Openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org > > > > http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-cor > > > > e