On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 1:48 AM, Bob Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/30/2014 04:42 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> From: Zongchun Yu <[email protected]> >> >> Using the metadata which is stored in recipe-space, and adding the .scc >> files on the SRC_URI. BitBake can parses them and fetches any files >> referenced in the .scc files by the include, patch, or kconf >> commands. these commands can achieve kernel fragmentation configuration, >> appliying patch and so on. > > > > I think you mean to say 'add support for kernel configuration fragments', > not 'kernel fragmentation'. However, perhaps stating that you are adding > support for scc description files would be more appropriate. > > I'm wondering why you are adding this abstraction to the base configuration. > Is this the start of further customization following the linux-yocto model > as described in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual? My > impression of scc files is that they are useful for describing various > features and BSPs. They only seem to make sense if multiple scc files exist > and can be chosen for various reasons. > > This single, particular scc file just describes the base kernel, so I'm > wondering why it's being added now & if multiple scc files are going to > follow for linux-qoriq. If not, I think it just adds unneeded abstraction / > complexity.
Agreed. I think this is the direction to go in long term but I would also expect a more complete set of scc files so it could be indeed flexible. > And will the use of scc files also be adopted in meta-fsl-arm / linux-imx? I hope we do it in future. I didn't yet looked at it and I am not aware of someone working on it yet. -- Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems http://www.ossystems.com.br http://code.ossystems.com.br Mobile: +55 (53) 9981-7854 Mobile: +1 (347) 903-9750 -- _______________________________________________ meta-freescale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/meta-freescale
