[meta-ti] RFC: creating "extras" layer

[Jason Kridner]

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 2:59 AM, Steffen Sledz <sledz at dresearch-fe.de> wrote:
> On 20.06.2012 06:37, Jason Kridner wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 2:58 AM, Steffen Sledz <sledz at dresearch-fe.de> wrote:
>>> On 13.06.2012 16:15, Enrico wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>> So the question is: are there any plans in TI to properly support its
>>>> platforms or will this continue to be a place where to drop some code,
>>>> forget about it and then move it to an extra layer?
>>>
>>> It's really a great pity that there is no (official) response from TI to this . :(
>>
>> TI has official support for BeagleBoard-xM and BeagleBone in Arago
>> (currently based on OE Classic).  I feel, however, that we aren't
>> doing enough to collaborate with community developers on these vendor
>> kernels/BSPs, though we are starting to catch our stride on upstream
>> contributions (TI is now the #2 semiconductor contributor to the Linux
>> kernel per [1]).
>>
>> Work will start in earnest in the next month to move this support to
>> meta-ti.  The current proposal seems to be an attempt to clear-up
>> responsibility and organization ahead of that effort.
>>
>> [1] http://www.remword.com/kps_result/3.4_whole.html
>
> Hi Jason,
>
> thanx for this answer. Just a short question? I can't see if this is your personal view or an official TI statement?

It is my personal view based on knowledge of Sitara Linux SDK product
development plans.  Take a look at [2] for information on
collaboration with TI on SDKs and for BeagleBoard-xM and BeagleBone
support.

[2] http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Sitara_Linux_Software_Developer%E2%80%99s_Guide

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