[cip-dev] Codethink report weeks 14 - 17

[robert.marshall@codethink.co.uk (Robert Marshall)]

Hi,

Documentation updated - see below

Agust?n Benito Bethencourt <agustin.benito@codethink.co.uk> writes:

> Hi,
>
> several interesting accomplishments these past weeks. Here is the report about 
> Codethink's activities at CIP.
>
> ## CIP kernel maintenance
>
> * New CIP kernel released: 4.4.126-cip22
>
> * Kernel configurations are now collected in Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-kernel/cip-kernel-config
> ** Moxa's kernel configuration evaluation pending.
>
> * New cip-kernel sub-directory created in gitlab for kernel related repos: 
> https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-kernel
>
> * Moxa developers on-boarding process to the CIP kernel maintenance team has 
> started. 
> ** Moxa developers can review patches having Ben H. as mentor through the cip-
> dev mailing list.  
>
> ## CIP kernel testing
>
> * B at D now fully supports Renesas board #167
> ** There are no dependencies related with bitbake/YOCTO
> ** Set up description sent to Renesas asking for confirmation.
> ** Link: https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-testing/testing/issues/167
> ** User's documentation pending.

This has now mostly been completed - the text has been updated
#181 has been opened - and is now closed

https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-testing/testing/issues/181

Robert
>
> * Tests reports sent to cip-testing-results now include the new board support.
>
> * Vagrant updated in B at D 
>
> ## Other topics
>
> * Now the developers involved in kernel work are meeting weekly through IRC in 
> the chat.freenode.net/#cip channel on Thursdays for 30 min.
> ** Yesterday's meeting log: https://irclogs.baserock.org/cip/%23cip.
> 2018-04-26.log.html#t2018-04-26T09:02:24
>
> * Ben H. has participated in several discussions and questions through 
> different CIP channels related with Debian LTS, since he is part of that 
> effort at the Debian project.
>
> * Ben H. and Agustin participated in the discussion that J. Colbert's article 
> at LWN.net has generated: https://lwn.net/Articles/749530/
>
> * Talk related with the CIP kernel process approved by the OSSJ 2018 content 
> committee:
> https://ossalsjp19.sched.com/event/EaYy/in-need-for-a-linux-kernel-maintained-for-a-very-long-time-cip-kernel-maintenance-overview-agustin-benito-bethencourt-codethink-ltd?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no
>
> * Introductory talk about CIP at the OpenSouthCode (Open Source event in 
> Malaga, Spain) approved: https://www.opensouthcode.org/conferences/
> opensouthcode2018/program/proposals/119
>
> Best Regards