Bug#921518: flash-kernel: [PATCHv2] Adding-definition-of-Raspberry-Pi-Family

[Romain Perier <romain.perier@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 07:08:35PM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Wed, 2019-02-06 at 13:45 +0100, Alexandre GRIVEAUX wrote:
> > Package: flash-kernel
> > Version: 3.79
> > Severity: normal
> > Tags: patch
> > 
> > Adding definition according to:
> > 
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts?h=v4.20
> > https://packages.debian.org/stretch/armhf/linux-image-4.9.0-8-armmp/filelist
> > https://packages.debian.org/stretch/arm64/linux-image-4.9.0-8-arm64/filelist
> > 
> > With adding correction of Raspberry pi 1 to use ARMEL flavour from feedback.
> [...]
> 
> "armel" is the name of the Debian architecture that can run on the Pi
> 0/1, not the name of a kernel flavour.  We do not yet have any kernel
> flavour for these yet, and it is unlikely to be "armel".  We tend to
> use the architecture name as a kernel flavour name only if it can
> support most hardware for that architecture.
> 
> Ben.
> 
> -- 
> Ben Hutchings
> Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
>                                                           - Lily Tomlin
> 
> 

Hello,

I have recently joined the kernel-team and discussed about this topic
with Ben. I am currently working on a kernel flavour for armel that
enables support for Raspberry Pi Zero. This should work with both
the Pi 1 and the Pi Zero. The kernel is booting and working fine here
on my pi zero w. I will open a MR soon. The plan is to merge the
feature into kernel-team/linux.git.

Regards,
Romain