On 04/10/2012 08:58 AM, � wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to know what is the current status of the tiny linux > project? (The current goals, status and activeness). > I've found this: > > http://elinux.org/Linux_Tiny > > but it seems a bit outdated. > > I'm adding Thomas to CC, cause he maintains (or used to according to elinux) > a list of relevant patches. What's the status of this? > > Also, I would like to know what's the smallest kernel (static and > dynamic memory footprint) that can be achieved > right now (without losing signicant funcionality). > > Is it possible to run linux a 1 MB SRAM board (no DRAM) ? (I am > thinking at a ARM7 LPC2294 header board). > I now this might sound crazy, but perhaps with In-Place stuff > and some hacks it could be possible. > > I've seen tests with 2 MB but not with 1 MB. Also, I've seen > presentations by Matt Mackall [1] and Thomas Petazzoni [2]. > but they're a few years old (ages in kernel time, right? :) > > Also, wich is the relevant mailing list? Not sure.
The last work on Linux-tiny was by Wu Zhangjin, of tinylab. The last word I got from Wu was that he had taken a full-time job, and would not have time to work on Linux-tiny very much. This was in February. Wu's last checkin to the linux-tiny gitorious repository was in October, 2011 (on kernel version 2.6.35). So, my guess is that the project is dead. With regard to your other question, I don't know of anyone running Linux on only 1MB. I have run Linux in about 1.5MB of RAM but only by "cheating" by putting the kernel into flash and using Execute-in-place. I've been thinking of restarting some projects with kernel size. I've recently been working on supporting 4k stacks with the Linux kernel (which works for me on ARM). I think this list or the linux-embedded list on vger are probably as good as any for discussing such work. -- Tim ================ Tim Bird Architecture Group Chair, CE Workgroup of the Linux Foundation Senior Staff Engineer, Sony Network Entertainment ============================= _______________________________________________ Celinux-dev mailing list Celinux-dev@lists.celinuxforum.org https://lists.celinuxforum.org/mailman/listinfo/celinux-dev
