From: Matt Porter <mporter@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Rick McBain <rick.mcbain@logicsense.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: Linux port for the 440EP processor
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:39:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041110113909.A22167@home.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000801c4c746$d271d490$6602a8c0@RicksPresario900>; from rick.mcbain@logicsense.com on Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 09:00:40AM -0800
On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 09:00:40AM -0800, Rick McBain wrote:
> Been there, done that. The only code they will hand out is the custom
> IBM OS stuff they have. I have talked to the VP of the embedded
> processor division, all the way on down.
Bummer.
> But I would be happy if somebody would prove me wrong - I think the semi
> makers should provide Linux drivers available on their website. I know
> AMD has a bunch of drivers for their embedded chips on theirs.
Actually, I'd rather see the code in the mainline tree where it can
be maintained. Stuff on vendor sites tends to mold.
> Any Linux code, at this point anyways, has to be gotten from somebody
> other than AMCC. However, I will be speaking to their director of
> software engineering tommorrow, about all these Linux issues. Maybe
> things will change.
Sounds good.
-Matt
prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-11-10 20:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-11-10 6:06 Linux port for the 440EP processor Mukund JB.
2004-11-10 9:18 ` Eugene Surovegin
2004-11-10 15:15 ` Matt Porter
2004-11-10 17:00 ` Rick McBain
2004-11-10 18:39 ` Matt Porter [this message]
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