Re: DSA concerns for jessie architectures (mips*)

Dear Andreas,
于 2013/6/25 3:20, Andreas Barth 写道:
>>> 3. We have currently two new machines with loongson 3a processors to
>>> test. It will take a bit of time to finally get a working kernel on
>>> these, but that would also decrease build-times quite much.
>> When do you expect them to be usable?
> Depends on your definition of useable.
>
> I'm currently in the process to get the kernel building and trying to
> get the patches into upstream kernel. Besides of that, the hardware is
> useable (the usual auto-power-on-patch is required as well, but that's
> just a few days for doing it mechanically). However, currently with
> only the factory kernel (which doesn't meet my definition of useable,
> and I think also not yours). I suspect that I'm just a few pitfalls
> away from getting this done, but nothing I could put say "takes this
> many days". I'm also just trying since Saturday, so in the very early
> stages and in discussion with upstream and vendor.
I am surprised to read that a working kernel for 3A will be an issue. 
Any question
you can contact [email protected]. He is maintaining our kernel and trying
hard to push patches upstream.

Regards
>
> So, let's perhaps look at the situation again in two months and see
> where we are and if it's worth to do something else inbetween or not.
>
>
>
> Andi
>
>



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