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Re: Bug#703209: linux: Please Add multiplatform flavour to armhf



On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 08:42:49AM +0000, Tixy wrote:
> A single multiplatform kernel can support both armv6 and armv7 (or armv4
> + armv5). I don't know if Debian plans to have separate versions for
> each architecture version - there may be performance benefits to this -
> in which case using armv6 -v7 etc sounds like a good idea. Also, a
> multiplatform kernel can't support armv5 and armv6, so there may need to
> be more than one 'mp' version anyway.

Well armhf only supports armv7 so far, so armv6 adn armv5 are irrelevant to armhf.

armel would be a different question.  I do wonder how long armel will
continue to be maintained if most of the arm developers get too excited
with armhf. :)

-- 
Len Sorensen


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