I'd like to see Linux fit in stuff that this too : http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/unix-on-pic32-meet-retrobsd-for-duinomite/
> -----Original Message----- > From: celinux-dev-boun...@lists.celinuxforum.org [mailto:celinux-dev- > boun...@lists.celinuxforum.org] On Behalf Of Tim Bird > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 5:20 PM > To: Ezequiel García > Cc: Dave Hylands; celinux-dev@lists.celinuxforum.org; kernelnewbies > Subject: Re: [Celinux-dev] [Q] TinyLinux project status (resend) > > 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 but it seems a bit outdated.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 _______________________________________________ Celinux-dev mailing list Celinux-dev@lists.celinuxforum.org https://lists.celinuxforum.org/mailman/listinfo/celinux-dev
