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Re: [ts-7000] Source code for ts7xxx_nand and sdcard.o

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Source code for ts7xxx_nand and sdcard.o
From: Mel Wilson <>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:54:15 -0500
Eddie Dawydiuk wrote:
> "We are a very old-school set of engineers that have been
> well served with the saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" and
> nothing seems obviously broken with 2.4. This, of course, can change
> if 1) we have a large customer legitimately require and/or fund 2.6
> development or 2) we can be shown real-life advantages of 2.6 that
> outweigh the costs and risks. (Big-Oh notation algorithm
> improvements, 200% performance improvements for 1% of apps, driver
> updates that can only be described as "better...", or other marketing
> dribble are not likely to impress)"

I've read that 2.6.18 (or is it .22?) makes changes that enhance 
real-time performance.  When I get into this further, I'll have more 
to say (or less, if for instance I find out it's all on behalf of 
symmetric multi-processing, then who cares?)

[ ... ]

> We'd really rather invest energy in making Linux more transparent in
> customer applications. What we'd like to do is create a more cohesive
> environment with better tools (perhaps Eclipse) and to reduce the need
> to understand Linux as much as possible for customer applications. 
[ ... ]

This is a two-edged sword.  People who are spared having to understand 
Linux will have to understand Technologic's simplifications. 
Nonetheless, my task right now is to come up with a "linuxrc-ourown" 
that will let us combine the fast-booting mdt kernel and root tree 
with our own software on the SD card.  The released linuxrc- examples 
are pretty clear and pretty transparent.  With luck I'll have it 
figured out today.

        Cheers,         Mel.


 
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