Re: [uClinux-dev] howto generate Kconfig files from Config.in for busybox

2009-02-13 Thread Michael Schnell
i dont really understand your statement anyways as the current mainline uclinux-dist already supports multiple arches. like arm or coldfire or mips ... Of course you are right. I just wanted to express that it would seems funny to me to combine the two of Blackfin and NIOS while others are

Re: [uClinux-dev] howto generate Kconfig files from Config.in for busybox

2009-02-13 Thread Michael Schnell
It does take some effort to do the merge. But we get more when we can share. So you _do_ plan a merge ?!?!?! looks like fun :=) -Michael ___ uClinux-dev mailing list uClinux-dev@uclinux.org http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/uclinux-dev

Re: [uClinux-dev] Build SMP uClinux on NIOS II processors

2009-02-13 Thread Michael Schnell
Hao Shen wrote: Hello, all, I would like to have an SMP uClinux running on the multilple NIOS II processors architecture (with or without cache coherence). You might want to discuss this on the NIOS2 uCLinux mailing list: nios2-...@sopc.et.ntust.edu.tw . Did you already solve the

Re: [uClinux-dev] howto generate Kconfig files from Config.in for busybox

2009-02-13 Thread Thomas Chou
Michael Schnell wrote: It does take some effort to do the merge. But we get more when we can share. So you _do_ plan a merge ?!?!?! Yes. You give us this great idea. The maintainer of blackfin uclinux has kindly granted me to commit to their svn repo. I will study and proceed to the merge.

Re: [uClinux-dev] Build SMP uClinux on NIOS II processors

2009-02-13 Thread Hao Shen
Hello, Michael, For the hardware part, there are two possible solutions: 1. If the data access of cache is not the bottleneck, we can continue work without the data cache. 2. If it's really the bottleneck of the system, there are a paper (Symmetric Multiprocessing on Programmable Chips Made

Re: [uClinux-dev] Build SMP uClinux on NIOS II processors

2009-02-13 Thread Jamie Lokier
Michael Schnell wrote: I would like to have an SMP uClinux running on the multilple NIOS II processors architecture (with or without cache coherence). You might want to discuss this on the NIOS2 uCLinux mailing list: nios2-...@sopc.et.ntust.edu.tw . Did you already solve the appropriate

Re: [uClinux-dev] Build SMP uClinux on NIOS II processors

2009-02-13 Thread Hao Shen
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Jamie Lokier ja...@shareable.org wrote: Michael Schnell wrote: I would like to have an SMP uClinux running on the multilple NIOS II processors architecture (with or without cache coherence). You might want to discuss this on the NIOS2 uCLinux mailing list:

Re: [uClinux-dev] howto generate Kconfig files from Config.in for busybox

2009-02-13 Thread Jamie Lokier
Michael Schnell wrote: (adding support for MMU, so, PIC, and XIP). You don't need an MMU for PIC or XIP. -- Jamie ___ uClinux-dev mailing list uClinux-dev@uclinux.org http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/uclinux-dev This message was resent by

Re: [uClinux-dev] some quesiton about uclinux and Kgdb on arm arch

2009-02-13 Thread Greg Ungerer
Hi, loody wrote: Dear all: my questions are: 1. I saw there is mmu support in uclinux kernel config. If I select it, what is the difference between uclinux and normal kernel? If you select it you get a normal virtual memory linux kernel. (Generally speaking uClinux are the patches/changes

Re: [uClinux-dev] howto generate Kconfig files from Config.in for busybox

2009-02-13 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Friday 13 February 2009 03:27:36 Michael Schnell wrote: i dont really understand your statement anyways as the current mainline uclinux-dist already supports multiple arches. like arm or coldfire or mips ... Of course you are right. I just wanted to express that it would seems funny

Re: [uClinux-dev] howto generate Kconfig files from Config.in for busybox

2009-02-13 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Friday 13 February 2009 09:34:21 Thomas Chou wrote: The blackfin has gcc4 already. I have tried the new nios2mmu gcc4, and I didn't see big issue. gcc-4.1 is the stable version now for the Blackfin port. gcc-4.3 is our experimental version and hopefully will become our stable version over

Re: [uClinux-dev] howto generate Kconfig files from Config.in for busybox

2009-02-13 Thread Greg Ungerer
Hi Michael, Michael Schnell wrote: Mike Frysinger wrote: ive tried convincing the uClinux-dist guys to use some of the methodologies that we've adopted in the Blackfin uClinux dist, but it doesnt look like it's going to happen, so ive given up :/ Mike, Thomas, Greg. I always wondered why

Re: [uClinux-dev] howto generate Kconfig files from Config.in for busybox

2009-02-13 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Friday 13 February 2009 01:29:03 Greg Ungerer wrote: Michael Schnell wrote: What is the cause a reunion is not planned ? Anyone is welcome to send patches to this list for uClinux-dist at any time... (But of course they may or may not end up being included after consideration). the