From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.27]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D72DDDF9D for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:05:17 +1100 (EST) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so1162885qwb.15 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:05:16 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:05:16 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Common kernel image for e300 and e500v2 From: Johns Daniel To: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Is it possible -- and prudent -- to use a single kernel binary image for two similar boards, one based on an e300 core and the other on an e500v2 core? I was surprised to see that the e500v2-targeted toolchain did build the kernel for the e300 board just fine. Don't know whether this will always be true? The next logical step was to configure and customize the kernel just right so that a single binary image will work on both boards. I am not sure this is possible -- and, even if possible, whether this is kosher! Would love to hear the technical nuances involved with this... -- Johns