debian-arm
Table of Contents
- 1. Buildd status
- 2. Porterbox status
- 3. Kernel support
- 4. Bootloader support
- 5. Debian installer support
- 6. Documentation improvements
- 7. Cross toolchain in Debian
- 8. Debian-Ports integration in Debian
- 9. Emdebian.org server future
- 10. arm64 Debian port support
- 11. Cross build-depends discussion for bootstrapping
- 12. Enable multiarch in buildd software
- 13. Raspbian port support
- 14. Flashable image generation
- 15. Make popcon report stats per architecture
ARM Sprint agenda
1 Buildd status
1.1 TODO armel buildd status
- currently up 6 buildds on mv78x00 hardware
- extend +1.5GB RAM on those (?)
- drop n2100 based machines (arcadelt, agricola, argento)
- setup ancina tarball based schroot
1.2 TODO armhf buildd status
- currently up 6 buildds on mx53 hardware
- 3 remote nodes on calxeda machines donated
- setup 2 buildd on new nodes
- WANTED Donation of ARM server (aprox 10 nodes) to Debian infrastructure
2 Porterbox status
2.1 TODO armel machines
- decommission agricola (N2100 based)
- keep abel on mv78x00 hardware
2.2 TODO armhf machines
- harris on mx53 hardware
- add one calxeda node as porterbox (ipa)
3 Kernel support
3.1 armel platform support
- supported in wheezy:
- iop32x
- ixp4xx
- kirkwood
- mv78xx0
- orion5x
- versatile
- jessie supported:
- proposed dropping (ixp4xx, D-Link DNS-323 (orion))
3.2 armhf platform support
- supported in wheezy:
- mx5
- omap
- vexpress
- jessie supported:
- added armmp (ARMv7 multiplatform kernel for Marvell Armada 370/xp, Freescale iMX5x/iMX6, Calxeda Highbank)
- propose dropping mx5, omap and vexpress (when merged in armmp)
4 Bootloader support
4.1 TODO Device tree enablement
4.2 TODO u-boot script handling
4.3 GRUB on ARM and chain-loading to u-boot or linux
5 Debian installer support
5.1 armel platform support
- current supported platforms:
- iop32x
- kirkwood
- orion5x
- versatile
5.2 armhf platform support
- supported platforms:
- mx5
- vexpress
- add armmp support with DT
6 Documentation improvements
6.1 Reference manual
6.2 Installer manual
6.3 Website
6.4 Wiki
7 Cross toolchain in Debian
7.1 TODO Linux based cross toolchain packages
- Define which packaging to upload (multi-arch, full bootstrap)
- Enable buildd if needed
7.2 TODO Bare metal cross toolchain packages
- Discuss on multiple libc handling mechanisms
8 Debian-Ports integration in Debian
8.1 TODO Hand machine over to DSA
- Identify services running on d-ports
- Transfer services to DSA machine
- Transfer domain names to DSA
8.2 TODO Enable unreleased suite handling in archive tools
- Sync with ftpmaster
8.3 TODO Merge wanna-build DB into official one
- Sync with buildd team
8.4 TODO Enable non-DD uploaders for d-ports
- Sync with DSA
9 Emdebian.org server future
10 arm64 Debian port support
10.1 Enable buildd support
- Fast model system
- Real hardware accessible to Debian (?)
10.2 Setup arm64 debian-ports
- arm64 setup as new bootstrapping port