== [ACTIVITY] (Dave Martin) 2011-02-14 - 2011-02-18 ==
=== Activity ===
==== hardware-n-kernel-standard-architecture ====
* Upstream link-time discard versus SMP_ON_UP problem still
not fixed. Russell suggested a patch; currently trying to
confirm whether it got merged anywhere.
* omap3/4 Thumb-2 compatiblity patches re-posted (again). By
reverting the low-level PM functionality to ARM for correct
interoperation with firmware, positive PM test results have
now been seen on omap3.
* Spent a bit of time trying to understand coredump generation
on ARM.
==== miscellaneous ====
* Cambridge validation lab support:
* Tried to rescue the new, broken vexpress board. No
success yet, but I now have a firmware upgrade which I
think should fix the problem.
* Tried to set up u8500 boards, but failed due to a lack of
serial breakout boards.
==== Plans ====
* Discuss prioritisation for outstanding kernel tasks.
* Write up the output from the Freescale i.MX BSP review
discussion, and post for comment.
==== Absences ====
* Possible absense of a couple of days in early March
(unconfirmed).
=== Device Tree ===
* Studied Grant's dt patch v3 and s5pv310-dt patch posted by Thomas
* Still trying to catch up dt knowledge and current status to get
ready for specific dt assignment
=== Misc ===
* Posted v2 of mxs-dma and mxs-mmc (Thanks Arnd for review)
* Back to work from China Spring Festival Holidays
--
Regards,
Shawn
Hello!
Just a reminder, we are going to try to use IRC rather than phone for
today's linaro-kernel meetings.
Let's use #linaro-kernel on Freenode for today's linaro-kernel meetings.
Thanx, Paul
=== Device Tree ===
* Studied Grant's dt patch v3 and s5pv310-dt patch posted by Thomas
* Still trying to catch up dt knowledge and current status to get
ready for possible specific dt assignment later
=== Misc ===
* Posted v2 of mxs-dma and mxs-mmc (Thanks Arnd for review)
* Back to work from China Spring Festival Holidays
--
Regards,
Shawn
== Kernel ==
* Reviewed Freescale MXS and Via WMT MMC drivers
== SD card performance ==
* Wrote article about my test results, to be published on lwn.net
(not too many things this week, spent a lot of time on the article)
== [ACTIVITY] [dave-martin-arm] Activity report for week 6 2011
(2011-02-07 - 2011-02-11) ==
=== Activity ===
==== hardware-n-kernel-standard-architecture ====
* Upstream link-time discard versus SMP_ON_UP problem still
not fixed. More discussion with Russell: expect this to
converge on some kind of solution within the next week or 2.
In the meantime, I may suggest temporary merging of my
workaround patch in linaro.
* omap3/4 Thumb-2 compatiblity patches re-posted. Did some
power management testing to exercise the code: power off
suspend _may_ work on Beagle xM, but this board is hit by an
erratum which makes it hard to test.
Weirdly, this problem only strikes when the kernel is built
in Thumb-2, but I can find no actual bug so far.
Tony Lindgren has picked up my tree and my try to test this
this.
==== performance-linaro-n-memory-footprint ====
* Methodology proposal now agreed with Steve Langasek, with a
couple of minor modifications:
https://wiki.linaro.org/Platform/DevPlatform/Specs/MemoryFootprintMethodolo…
==== miscellaneous ====
* Spent some time helping debug boot partition layout
generated by linaro-media-create on OMAP.
==== Plans ====
* Tidy up the proposal for link-time section discard avoidance
and report.
* Discuss prioritisation for outstanding kernel tasks.
* Write up the output from the Freescale i.MX BSP review
discussion, and post for comment.
==== Absences ====
None planned.
Please indicate hardware requests as noted below!
Thanx, Paul
----- Forwarded message from Stephen Doel <stephen.doel(a)linaro.org> -----
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 09:37:21 +0000
From: Stephen Doel <stephen.doel(a)linaro.org>
To: techleads <techleads(a)linaro.org>
Subject: Reminder: Hardware requirements for your teams
Hi All,
As a reminder, please can you log any hardware requests for your teams here:
https://wiki.linaro.org/Internal/Hardware#Hardware%20Requests
and any hardware you have on order here:
https://wiki.linaro.org/Internal/Hardware#Hardware%20on%20Order
and any hardware you have delivered, but as yet unallocated here:
https://wiki.linaro.org/Internal/Hardware#Unallocated
We'll review at the Tech Leads meeting on Thursday to make check whether we
need any additional orders
--
Thx
Stephen Doel
Linaro Ltd
Chief Operating Officer
+44 77 66 014 247
----- End forwarded message -----