From: dhylands@gmail.com (Dave Hylands)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: TinyLinux project status
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:20:53 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CABi1daFKU-zUMoLvD5hEPFaPmagRQ=8U9WioWROPWVStrHABdg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALF0-+XRWjeu8-tsa_dPT+F+aUZhrxfp0KHgKZV6GMiR_QUYOA@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Ezequiel,
2012/4/10 Ezequiel Garc?a <elezegarcia@gmail.com>:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to know what is the current status of the tiny linux
> project? (The current goals, status and activeness).
> I've found this:
>
> http://elinux.org/Linux_Tiny
>
> but it seems a bit outdated.
>
> Also, I would like to know what's the smaller kernel (static and
> dynamic memory footprint) that can be achieved
> right now (without losing signicant funcionality).
>
> Is it possible to run linux a 1 MB SRAM board (no DRAM) ? (I am
> thinking at a ARM7 LPC2294 header board).
I'm going to hazard a guess and say no. I remember working with the
2.4.x kernel and being able to get it to run on a board with 4 MB of
RAM, and we were fairly tight.
You have to keep in mind that your 1 Mb has to store your currently
running user-mode programs as well.
--
Dave Hylands
Shuswap, BC, Canada
http://www.davehylands.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-04-10 15:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
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2012-04-10 13:45 ` TinyLinux project status Ezequiel García
2012-04-10 15:03 ` Dave Stevens
2012-04-10 15:20 ` Dave Hylands [this message]
2012-04-11 1:07 ` Peter Teoh
2012-04-11 1:29 ` Peter Teoh
2012-04-11 14:05 ` Ezequiel García
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