OABI compat in EABI kernels

OABI compat in EABI kernels

[Koen Kooi]

Hi,

Kernels based on linux.inc (as all kernels should be in an ideal world) 
as well as kernels based on linux-rp.inc now have a switch to turn off 
OABI compat:

ARM_KEEP_OABI = "0"

The default is "1", so there's no change unless your distro sets it to 
"1" (as angstrom does).

Enjoy the new legacy free kernels :)

regards,

Koen

Re: OABI compat in EABI kernels

[Koen Kooi]

On 15-10-2008 19:21, Koen Kooi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Kernels based on linux.inc (as all kernels should be in an ideal world)
> as well as kernels based on linux-rp.inc now have a switch to turn off
> OABI compat:
>
> ARM_KEEP_OABI = "0"
>
> The default is "1", so there's no change unless your distro sets it to
> "1" (as angstrom does).
>
> Enjoy the new legacy free kernels :)

Slightly related: atheros released their HAL as opensource, so madwifi 
doesn't need the blob and associated whackelf horrors anymore :)

regards,

Koen

Re: OABI compat in EABI kernels

[Marcin Juszkiewicz]

Wednesday 15 of October 2008 19:42:57 Koen Kooi napisał(a):

> Slightly related: atheros released their HAL as opensource, so
> madwifi doesn't need the blob and associated whackelf horrors anymore

To be more exact - Atheros released other HAL as opensource.

This is what madwifi has to say about it:
"It might be worth to mention that the HAL Atheros has released the
source for differs from the HAL versions we use in MadWifi, and thus
is no drop-in replacement. In theory it should be possible to
integrate the HAL and thus make MadWifi a fully open-source driver. "

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Re: OABI compat in EABI kernels

[Koen Kooi]

On 15-10-2008 20:13, Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote:
> Wednesday 15 of October 2008 19:42:57 Koen Kooi napisał(a):
>
>> Slightly related: atheros released their HAL as opensource, so
>> madwifi doesn't need the blob and associated whackelf horrors anymore
>
> To be more exact - Atheros released other HAL as opensource.
>
> This is what madwifi has to say about it:
> "It might be worth to mention that the HAL Atheros has released the
> source for differs from the HAL versions we use in MadWifi, and thus
> is no drop-in replacement. In theory it should be possible to
> integrate the HAL and thus make MadWifi a fully open-source driver. "

drat :(