From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from outbound3-sin-R.bigfish.com (outbound-sin.frontbridge.com [207.46.51.80]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.bigfish.com", Issuer "*.bigfish.com" (not verified)) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C180FDDF58 for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2008 06:08:36 +1100 (EST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: RE: [Virtex4] kernel2.6 or distribution Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:06:49 -0800 In-Reply-To: <15291528.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <15291528.post@talk.nabble.com> From: "Stephen Neuendorffer" To: "Desroches L." , Message-Id: <20080206190651.73B5A7D004A@mail142-sin.bigfish.com> List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , > -----Original Message----- > From: linuxppc-embedded-bounces+stephen=3Dneuendorffer.name@ozlabs.org = [mailto:linuxppc-embedded- > bounces+stephen=3Dneuendorffer.name@ozlabs.org] On Behalf Of Desroches = L. > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 7:49 AM > To: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org > Subject: [Virtex4] kernel2.6 or distribution >=20 >=20 > Hi, >=20 > Sorry for my English, I am a French student. For my internship, I have = to > implement Linux on a Virtex4. >=20 > I know a few things about the Virtex4 because I am specialized in = digital > electronic (VHDL). I have to choose a solution for the Linux to = implement. > At this stage, I have some problems to determine the best solution = probably > because things are not clear for me whereas I have read a book about = Linux > embedded and seen a lot of websites. >=20 > I have seen several distributions (maybe my vocable is false) from > MontaVista, LynuxWorks and others. I have seen also kernel2.6 for = Virtex4 > = (http://git.xilinx.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=3Dlinux-2.6-xlnx.git;a=3Dsumm= ary). I > would like to understand the difference between these two things. The distributions contain kernel code that is heavily tested and stable, = in addition to a toolchain, debuggers, rootfilesystem, etc. = git.xilinx.com is just the kernel code, without anything else. = git.xilinx.com also contains new code that is under development, rather = than primarily stable code. > If I have understood MontaVista for example offers a solution with a C > library and drivers, isn't it ? So is it a better solution than = kernel2.6 ? 'better' for what? development of new code? yes, most distributions use older kernels. building a sytem? Maybe... it depends on what features you need. learning? Maybe... It depends on what you already know and what you want = to learn. > I prefer to start with the kernel given by xilinx, it is an internship = so > the aim is to learn the more I can but I have to convince my tutor = that it > is a better solution than MontaVista, BlueCat or =B5C/OSII. Do you = have some > arguments ? >=20 > Thanks for your help >=20 > Best Regards >=20 > --- >=20 > Desroches Ludovic > ESIEE engineer : http://www.esiee.fr >=20 >=20 > -- > View this message in context: = http://www.nabble.com/-Virtex4--kernel2.6-or-distribution- > tp15291528p15291528.html > Sent from the linuxppc-embedded mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Linuxppc-embedded mailing list > Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org > https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded