The biggest issue with Blackfin is the lack of MMU. The standard Linux kernel requires an MMU and if you don't have one you have to run uclinux. There are also a multitude of issues with shared libs, etc on this platform.
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Chris Abnett <eldorado...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I think it would be nice to dump uclibc in favor of glibc for sure... I > realize space constraints were an issue in the past.. but really we are > dealing with flash cards in the gigabytes now and not megabytes.. so having > a few extra megs in there wont hurt things > > I agree with so many small and low power consumption x86 hardware out there, > and getting less costly all the time too...that supporting non-standard > targets might end up being a lot of work, only to find that particular > device discontinued a short time later... im not saying blackfin will be > discontinued.. > > but it seems there are already other linux developments for blackfin? > > -Christopher > -- Kristian Kielhofner http://www.astlinux.org http://blog.krisk.org http://www.star2star.com http://www.submityoursip.com http://www.voalte.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Automate Storage Tiering Simply Optimize IT performance and efficiency through flexible, powerful, automated storage tiering capabilities. View this brief to learn how you can reduce costs and improve performance. http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
