Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/5] linux-mainline 3.2: kernel recipe based on mainline 3.2.16 with additional patches for e.g. beagleboard on top

[Denys Dmytriyenko <denis@denix.org>]

On Thu, May 03, 2012 at 07:20:47PM +0200, Koen Kooi wrote:
> 
> Op 3 mei 2012, om 19:15 heeft Denys Dmytriyenko het volgende geschreven:
> 
> > It's a heavy patch, but my question is - how is it different from linux-3.0 we 
> > already have, besides the version upgrade to 3.2? Why is it called 
> > linux-mainline, the old linux recipe is also mainline with beagle patches.
> > 
> > Basically, I'm trying to understand 2 things here:
> > - what's the difference between this beagle patch set and the one applied on 
> > top of e.g. 3.0.28? Is it a different dev model, goals, owner or anything else
> 
> Pretty much the same, with less PM. The goal is to keep moving closer to 
> mainline and to a recent mainline version. With this update we'll be using 
> the same kernel Robert Nelson uses for his ubuntu builds.

Ok, the whole series is now in.

> > - why the name change with -mainline suffix?
> 
> To namespace it like we planned for our u-boot recipes, a number of layers 
> have linux_3.2.bb recipes that would clash :( I'm not really fond of it, but 
> that's the price we pay for all these layers.

Wouldn't linux-mainline_3.2.bb clash as well with another layer? I thought the 
agreement was to have TI-specific namespacing, such as SoC family in the 
name...

-- 
Denys