on the topic of lists of things, is there a list somewhere of the potentially important 2.6-related issues someone should at least understand before migrating from 2.4 to 2.6? i don't mean just improvements in the kernel from 2.4 to 2.6; i mean significantly new features that would require a rethinking and possible redesign of the build process. as examples off the top of my head:
- replace devfs with udev: currently, even with my current 8xx 2.6 build, i'm sticking with devfs until i'm confident i understand enough to move up. - initramfs: currently, i'm still using a zImage.initrd-based image, and all i know about initramfs is that it's checked for at boot time. should i care about it? at some point, probably, i'm sure. - redesign of modules and device drivers to be 2.6-compatible, that's a biggie. and the fact that the CVS busybox tree just recently had 2.6 support added to its modules-related commands. - totally redesigned kernel config menus at the moment, i'm going through the 5-part series on migrating to 2.6 starting at http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT3855888078.html. some of it's useful, some of it's kind of fluffy. but it would be nice to have a list of that type aimed primarily at embedded developers. rday ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
