Re: Status of Debian on QNAP

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On Wed, 25 Nov 2020, Adrian Bunk wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 02:20:12PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > ...
> > The main question for what would happen with the armel port
> > I think is what kernel to ship.
>
> The main question is whether anyone in addition to me will sign up
> as armel porter for bullseye.

i have a nas with a marvell processor that still serves me well
Linux nsa320 5.4.50-kirkwood-tld-1 #1 PREEMPT Wed Jul 8 17:12:00 CDT 2020 armv5tel

other than open'n the door for folks what is involved in be'n a porter



> > When the marvell kernel gets
> > retired, the only kernel package left would be the raspberrypi
> > variant, and that is a bit silly given that it has its own raspbian
> > armhf port that is much more suitable for that specific
> > hardware.
> > ...
> > Anyone using the armel
> > port on actual ARMv5 hardware likely wants to build their
> > own kernel anyway.
>
> The Raspberry Pi zero can be a good reference platform for embedded
> devices using the armel port.
>
> >          Arnd
>
> cu
> Adrian