Gordan Bobic <gordan(a)bobich.net> writes:
Kernels are SoC specific. Not quite as narrowly specialized as
device
specific, but it's still not going to be a one-size-fits all, at least
not any time soon (probably years).
For example, if you have a Marvell Kirkwood kernel, you could use that
kernel on all supported Marvell Kirkwood devices (SheevaPlug,
GuruPlug, DreamPlug, etc.). If you have a Marvell Armada kernel, you
could boot that on a D2Plug, CuBox, Compulab SBC-A510, etc. If you
have a Tegra2 kernel, you could boot that on Toshiba AC100, TrimSlice,
etc.
Just a pipe-dream, but how hard would it be to take these SoC-specific
requirements and move them into a module that could get put into the
initramfs? Is there enough generic across all e.g. Armv5 boards that
this could happen?
Gordan
-derek
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