From: Philippe Gerum <rpm@xenomai.org>
To: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@domain.hid>
Cc: xenomai@xenomai.org
Subject: [Xenomai-core] 2.4 vs 2.6 in embedded space
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:39:02 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <434D2006.1060908@domain.hid> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <434D0D2D.4010606@domain.hid>
Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> We have linux-2.4.14-rc3 running on all AMCC eval boards (see
> http://www.denx.de). But the kernel supported by RTAI/Fusion,
> linuxppc-2.6.10rc3, does not boot on Ebony. The main problem is the
> missing support for U-Boot but there might be others. And it's simply
> not worth the effort to port it, I think.
Open question: to your opinion, is 2.6 on low-end embedded hw doomed "by design"
and why, or do you think that part of the reluctance to move to 2.6 is mostly
explained because 2.4 is just fine and up to the task, IOW it's kind of a "don't
fix if it ain't broken" perception?
--
Philippe.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-10-12 14:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-10-11 15:11 [Xenomai-core] PATCH: fix ppc64 calibration Fillod Stephane
2005-10-11 15:20 ` Heikki Lindholm
2005-10-11 19:29 ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2005-10-12 12:13 ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2005-10-12 12:51 ` Heikki Lindholm
2005-10-12 13:18 ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2005-10-12 14:17 ` Heikki Lindholm
2005-10-12 14:39 ` Philippe Gerum [this message]
2005-10-12 15:00 ` [Xenomai-core] 2.4 vs 2.6 in embedded space Wolfgang Denk
2005-10-13 8:37 ` [Xenomai-core] " Wolfgang Grandegger
2005-10-13 9:11 ` Philippe Gerum
2005-10-13 10:05 ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2005-10-13 12:25 ` Philippe Gerum
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