On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Fuxin Zhang <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Andreas, > 于 2013/6/25 3:20, Andreas Barth 写道: > >>>> 3. We have currently two new machines with loongson 3a processors to >>>> test. It will take a bit of time to finally get a working kernel on >>>> these, but that would also decrease build-times quite much. >>> >>> When do you expect them to be usable? >> >> Depends on your definition of useable. >> >> I'm currently in the process to get the kernel building and trying to >> get the patches into upstream kernel. Besides of that, the hardware is >> useable (the usual auto-power-on-patch is required as well, but that's >> just a few days for doing it mechanically). However, currently with >> only the factory kernel (which doesn't meet my definition of useable, >> and I think also not yours). I suspect that I'm just a few pitfalls >> away from getting this done, but nothing I could put say "takes this >> many days". I'm also just trying since Saturday, so in the very early >> stages and in discussion with upstream and vendor. > > I am surprised to read that a working kernel for 3A will be an issue. Any > question > you can contact [email protected]. He is maintaining our kernel and trying > hard to push patches upstream. > > Regards >
It is indeed an issue, and is the most blocking one. We have contacted chenhc and we tried to merge those patches to mainline, but resulting to a non-bootable kernel. The latest working kernel is Linux 3.6 based on his branch, while 3D acceleration does not work like in Lemote's 3.5 kernel. >> >> So, let's perhaps look at the situation again in two months and see >> where we are and if it's worth to do something else inbetween or not. >> >> >> >> Andi >> >> > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAMr=8w5t=bh6qnsfmv7u2vfygi93ppjt0rkliyonmv5hf1a...@mail.gmail.com
