Starting Point...

[Paul White]

Quick queston for everyone (Okay, is there ever a "quick" question?)

I have a custom embedded board with a 7410 on it.  I already have a linux
image booting on it, however its a 2.4.0 based kernel (linuxppc_2_5 I
believe?) and I am having some problems with it, mostly in the loadable
module (vmalloc, specifically) area.  I would like to start with the latest
and greatest recommended PPC linux kernel (something based off of 2.4.3 or
later?).  I plan on porting my LSP to whatever new kernel I decide to use.

On this list, I've seen several trees mentioned, i.e. Montavista,
Bitkeeper, linux_2_4, linux_2_4_devel, etc..   Can anyone recommend which
one I should start with?  Also, it will be very important in my environment
that I keep up with the Linux kernel in general and don't fall back too far
behind.  Some main requirements are loadable modules, IDE/Compact Flash
support, etc..

Is it not a good idea to download the "latest" kernel from kernel.org and
just port my LSP into that version? (such as 2.4.5-preN trees), or are
there some major fixes/advancements in other Linux trees targeted for PPC?

Thanks for the help...

Paul

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