From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0BEA1393F1 for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:53:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EF7D221C059; Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:53:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wi0-f196.google.com (mail-wi0-f196.google.com [209.85.212.196]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2EADFE0801; Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:53:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wicuu12 with SMTP id uu12so2578549wic.0; Wed, 16 Sep 2015 23:53:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=Dl2YzJX2kolbhGmJatJusTsQjJ0Q8ea1Um2zqrpDEH8=; b=yPVKq48JvZ1Dw5uUjGPG6SAuRXE/wQHrWJ8ELjHL3aX6wJghiAs/3CewL8tAoogQRR aQVAxQ15TT+nhFAOqHwuvvEeR+2l9OLbRM++zi1AgmtVw3ON3qjTaWYd1T/s+YDlB+iv +lPHeQQeF/Mq69nVplNAmfvBimSiKSrPM+oLHZxKMRUnMhOyBs8ULojDL0Qqk7DJdT4j ygmk/cnTKVNbTIuUVNbE3ON5w1b/aCDISjuaCSKaG+1K6A58gVjNI7nDqJXBS+g8nnFu yv4+MWiwVDZqNlRgLwwDnPgrdhDcU9Qs/TEl/RSOquPZxsXTKYCPzjKcH28NHoMjJnuq PaGA== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.10.170 with SMTP id j10mr27255663wib.77.1442472782857; Wed, 16 Sep 2015 23:53:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.27.136.195 with HTTP; Wed, 16 Sep 2015 23:53:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20150811104937.089235f7@red.yakaraplc.local> <55CA07B6.5000905@gentoo.org> <55CA0A91.7020000@gentoo.org> <20150812035001.GE9481@vapier> <20150812074716.GA23037@vapier> <55CB041D.8040301@gentoo.org> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:53:02 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Introduce ppc64le architecture into gentoo ! please share your comments From: Leno Hou To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org, gentoo-powerpc@lists.gentoo.org, "Anthony G. Basile" , Mike Frysinger , grub-dev@gun.org, houqy@linux.vnet.ibm.com, shjq@cn.ibm.com, kevinzs@linux.vnet.ibm.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c2660ad20c42051febdde1 X-Archives-Salt: c64b106f-9c46-4e80-9a00-e5c1aa6e69ec X-Archives-Hash: 333b017b619d2cd092510c1bd3cdaea2 --001a11c2660ad20c42051febdde1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 *Leno Hou* E-mail : lenohou@gmail.com Phone : 185-0093-5995 On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:01 PM, Leno Hou wrote: > > This is a great pleasure to announce that we've made ppc64le stage 3. > > 1. We've successfully compiled stage 3 for ppc64le. The stage 3 covers > most useful functionalities: > > - GNU tool chains. e.g. automake, autoconf, gcc & glibc. > - Normally use Portage, e.g. emerge, ebuild & python > - Normally chroot in this stage 3. > - Not included linux kernel & bootloader yet. > > 2. We believe to make Gentoo support ppc64le, we still need to compile > kernel and bootloader > > - Which version of kernel provided by Gentoo would you suggest us to > use? > > As to Ubuntu, there will be many patches to make the kernel > workable, so how to patch > our Gentoo kernel to make it work for ppc64le? > > - Which version of grub suitable for ppc64le ? Is there any patches > to ppc64le grub ? > > When I building grub, it happens https://bpaste.net/show/732172bfe927 . CC: grub-dev community , could you give me a hand with ppc64le grub ? Or the latest grub merged ppc64le patches ? > 3. When the gentoo we make out workable on ppc64le, we would like to know > the process of > making it officially supported by Gentoo community > > - For each arch, do we have a subteam to verify the packages? If so, > how to reach these guys? > > ppc64le are inherit from ppc64 profile. Is that say we should push this portage contains ppc64le profile. And provides this stage 3 made by catalyst ? What my mean is, I known arm64 ( aarch64 ?) was merged to portage, Could you let me know the process of ppc64le as same as arm64 supported by Gentoo community ? > > - For hardware environment, does anyone have Power8 systems ? > > If someone have POWER8 OR POWER 7 systems, it would be nice If you'll join this project. -Leno Hou > E-mail: houqy@linux.vnet.ibm.com E-mail: lenohou@gmail.com --001a11c2660ad20c42051febdde1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


Leno Hou
E-mail : =C2=A0lenohou@gmail.com
Phone : 185-0093-5995

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:01 PM, Leno Hou <= lenohou@gmail.com> wrote:
This is a great pleasure to announce that we'v= e made ppc64le stage 3.=C2=A0

1.=C2=A0 We've successfully compiled stage 3 fo= r =C2=A0ppc64le. The stage 3 covers most useful functionalities:
  • GNU tool chains. e.g. automake, autoconf, gcc= & glibc.
  • Normally use Portage, e.g. emerge, ebuild & pytho= n
  • Normally chroot in this stage 3.
  • Not included linux kerne= l & bootloader yet.
2. We believe t= o make Gentoo support ppc64le, we still need to compile kernel and bootload= er
  • Which version of kernel provided= by Gentoo would you suggest us to use?
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 As to Ubuntu, there will be many patches to make the kernel work= able, so how to patch
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 our Gentoo kernel =C2=A0to make it work for ppc64le?
  • Which version of grub suitable for ppc64le = ?=C2=A0 Is there any patches to ppc64le grub ?=C2=A0
<= /div>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 When I building g= rub, it happens =C2=A0http= s://bpaste.net/show/732172bfe927=C2=A0.=C2=A0
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 CC: =C2=A0grub-dev community =C2=A0, could you give me= a hand with ppc64le grub ?
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Or= the latest grub =C2=A0merged ppc64le patches ?
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0
3. When the gentoo we make out = workable on ppc64le, we would like to know the process of=C2=A0
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 making it officially supported by Gentoo= community
  • For each arch, do we hav= e a subteam to verify the packages? If so, how to reach these guys?
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0ppc64le are inherit from ppc64 profile.=C2=A0 Is that say we should p= ush this portage contains ppc64le=C2=A0
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0profile. And provides this stage 3 made by catalyst ? =C2= =A0
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 What my mean is, I known a= rm64 ( aarch64 ?) =C2=A0was merged to portage, Could you let me know the
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 process of ppc64le as same as ar= m64 supported by Gentoo community ?=C2=A0
<= ul>
  • For hardware environment, does anyone have Power8 systems ?=C2=A0
    • =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 If someone have POWER8 OR POWER 7 systems, =C2=A0it would be nice If yo= u'll =C2=A0join this project.=C2=A0

    -Leno Hou<= /div>
    E-mail: lenohou@gmail.com=C2=A0

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