when u talk about android kernel => only board support patches are required to make it work on a platform. note: for kernel.org linus's kernel tree => u need android patchset and your platform patches.
> I was just wondering if someone could explain to me the actual need of patching the Android kernel before we can port Android to the target hardware. u can pick up a platform and do a mini case study. say, start with beagbleboard kernel http://code.google.com/p/rowboat/ http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard/browse_thread/thread/6984fd8ca8ffa203 <http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard/browse_thread/thread/6984fd8ca8ffa203> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Abhyudai Shanker < abhyudai.shan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am a novice at Android Porting. > > Though I have a slight idea why it is done, I was just wondering if someone > could explain to me the actual need of patching the Android kernel before we > can port Android to the target hardware. Also a slight idea as to how it is > done and what do we actually write in the patches. > > I am noob. Please pardon me for such a basic question. > > Looking forward to your help. > > Abhyudai > > -- > unsubscribe: > android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-porting%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting > -- Regards, Deva www.bittoggler.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
