PPC64 is a non-trivial port to maintain (mostly regarding the
interrupt pipeline). However, the Xenomai user base for this
architecture has always been very small, not to say marginal.
As part of the ongoing effort to fit the project to the resources, I
would suggest to drop support for the PowerPC64 architecture, in the
same terms than it just happened with Blackfin, i.e.
- The I-pipe support for the ppc64 architecture would not be
maintained beyond kernel 4.9.51 (LTS).
- ppc64 support would be marked as deprecated in the next releases of
the Xenomai 3.0.x series, then no more maintained from that point (not
even build tested). This code would be fully removed from the -next
branch leading to Xenomai 3.1.
Please send any feedback before Jan 15, 2018.
No objections from my side.
Henning
Thanks,
I think you can build some developer boards based on x86 and arm, especailly
tune the realtime drivers well, e.g. rtnet, rtcan. This can make some
profit.
I can contact factories in China and help you deliver them.
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