What is the status of the Linux MPC8240/MPC8260 port?

What is the status of the Linux MPC8240/MPC8260 port?

[diekema_jon]

	* What is the status of the Linux MPC8240/MPC8260 port?

	My first query about this subject was on 11/5/1999.  Dan Malek
	(dan@netx4.com) stated that he has nearly completed the MPC8260
	port, but hasn't updated CVS.  Does Dan have an estimate of
	when this might be done?  

	Since that time, Dennis Kung (r36232@email.sps.mot.com) from
	Motorola Asia-Pacific reports LinuxPPC running the Sandpoint
	MPC8240 reference platform.  Are these changes going to be
	released?  If so, does Dennis have an estimate of when this
	might be done?

	What CVS root is capturing the 82xx development activity?

------------------\\----------------------\\----------------------------
Jon Diekema        |                       | Smiths Industries
(616) 241-8310     |                       | 3290 Patterson Avenue, SE
diekema_jon@si.com \\                      \\  Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991

** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/

Re: What is the status of the Linux MPC8240/MPC8260 port?

[Dan Malek]

diekema_jon wrote:


>         * What is the status of the Linux MPC8240/MPC8260 port?


I now have access to Cort's BitKeeper, so I will be merging
the 8240 I have and it will soon show up in the real sources.
If you want something to patch, I created a tar file of the
new files and those that have changed.  Let me know and I
can make that available.  It is just the result of my separating
the changes for merging.

I was contracted to do the 8260 port by a company and they
currently have the first version of that software.  I will
check in all of the software affected by GPL, which isn't
everything at this time.  I am not going to screw around with
software patches for anything less than an A.0 revision part.


>         Since that time, Dennis Kung (r36232@email.sps.mot.com) from
>         Motorola Asia-Pacific reports LinuxPPC running the Sandpoint
>         MPC8240 reference platform.


I have contacted Dennis about this software, we discussed some
of the porting challenges.  I requested this software to merge
with mine before checking into CVS, but have not received a
response.



>         What CVS root is capturing the 82xx development activity?

I should end up in the "real" Linus kernels almost as quickly as
we make the updates.  I don't think there will be a separate "tree
in waiting"....

FYI, there is nothing common between the 8240 and 8260 ports,
except their use of the 603 core generic software.  The 8240 is
a 603 with a slightly modified 106/107 PCI interface.  The 8260 is
a faster 860.....Very different kernel builds.



	-- Dan

** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/