[meta-freescale] SOC_FAMILY Rework

[Otavio Salvador]

On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Eric Bénard <eric at eukrea.com> wrote:
> Le Thu, 9 Jul 2015 12:25:27 -0300,
> Otavio Salvador <otavio at ossystems.com.br> a écrit :
>
>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Eric Bénard <eric at eukrea.com> wrote:
>> > Hi Daiane,
>> >
>> > Le Thu, 9 Jul 2015 11:54:14 -0300,
>> > Daiane Angolini <daiane.list at gmail.com> a écrit :
>> >> I'm sorry, Otavio, but you are not re-thinking what we have. I don't
>> >> think this list is fine. I don't see why to separate imx5 from imxs.
>> >> And, after GCC 5.X is up and linux-imx_2.6.35 is gone, imx5 will be
>> >> exactly like a imx3.
>> >>
>> > Does that mean there is an updated GPU library and full IPU drivers for
>> > more recent kernels than 2.6.35 for i.MX53 ?
>>
>> This means mx5 will likely don't have GPU support in Yocto Project
>> 1.9; VPU will likely work using mainline CODA.
>>
> and also most of the tools mixing VPU & IPU (CSI for example) ...
> Is that what you want in a "reference" BSP for reference platforms ?

If Freescale does not upgrade the AMD support components for newer
kernel someone needs to do it.

As a community member you are welcome to-do so, especially as Eukrea
has mx5-based SoMs. If no one does it, it will be removed.

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