Linux 3.7 Kernel To Support Multiple ARM Platforms 82
hypnosec writes with news that the Linux 3.7 kernel will support multiple ARM-based System on Chip platforms (Git commit page), writing "Up until now there has been a separate Linux kernel build for each of the ARM platforms or SoCs, which is one of the several problems when it comes to ARM based Linux. The merging of ARM multi-platform support into Linux 3.7 will put an end to this problem, enabling the new kernel to not only target multiple platforms but also be more in line with its x86 counterpart."
Odd question - Apple A4? (Score:4, Interesting)
So... anyone thinking of tinkering with a kernel that supports the Apple ARM chips?
(been a long while since I bothered with ARM, so maybe something out there already works with it... dunno. Still, it'd be hella funny to walk around with an iPad that sports a Linux distro on it :) )
Linus flaming gets job done (Score:5, Interesting)
It happened again, Linus flaming people gets stuff done.
It all started a year and a half ago with this innocent-sounding topic: [GIT PULL] omap changes for v2.6.39 merge window [gmane.org].
Of course it helped that most of the developers in the ARM community seemed to agree with the point Linus made. Other concerns had just taken priority.