[meta-intel] [PATCH 0/6] Runtime Machine Configuration and Distro

[Jianxun Zhang]

> On Jul 13, 2016, at 7:38 AM, Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> 
> On 07/12/2016 06:06 PM, Saul Wold wrote:
>> On Tue, 2016-07-12 at 10:59 -0700, Jianxun Zhang wrote:
>>> This patch seriese introduces new RMC project and RMC distro that's
>>> developped based on RMC.
>>> 
>>> The test is done on several boards, including boards checked in
>>> examples. (poky:6bb3069; meta-intel: 9bb4622)
>>> 
>>> Some people may have checked implementation before, but I have done
>>> a lot refactoring since this week. Now RMC project and RMC distro
>>> are splitted and bbclasses are provided for reuse in other clients.
>>> These should be the biggest change you didn't see in old code.
>>> 
>>> The last patch in the series adds examples and a new document
>>> README.rmc.distro in meta-intel. I think it could make original
>>> README too lengthy if we put everyting in README, but let me know
>>> if a single readme is still preferred.
>>> 
>> I strongly urge you not to use the word "distro" here or in the recipe
>> name.
>> 
>>> README.rmc.distro is designed to be the interfce to new users (and
>>> myself). Information of RMC project can be obtained from rmc
>>> recipes, bbclass and RMC project's README. I should have left traces
>>> to these information in code.
>>> 
>>> Known issues:
>>> RMC tool crashes on a NUC gen 4 but doesn't on another sample. Other
>>> boards work as expected (nuc gen 6, minnowmax, T100,).
>>> 
>>> Default "install"  boot option could be seen although RMC distro
>>> always has its own installer effective. This could confuse users when
>>> both of install and "RMC install" options show up on the board.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jianxun Zhang (6):
>>>  rmc: Add Runtime Machine Configuration (RMC) project
>>>  gnu-efi: Add GUID for SMBIOS 3 entry point structure
>>>  systemd-boot: load board-specific entry and kernel cmdline
>>>  EFI installer: deploy board-specific data and kernel cmdline
>>>  rmc: add recipe and bbclass for feature "rmc distro"
>>>  rmc: document and examples for rmc distro feature
>>> 
>>> README.rmc.distro                                  | 261
>>> +++++++++++++++++
>> Let's not have the README.rmc.distro in the top level, maybe we need to
>> have a documentation directory and we can move this file there.
>> 
> 
> That would make sense, if it looks like we're going to have more
> stand-alone documentation - do you foresee that?
> 
> I guess I don't have a problem with a separate README like this because
> meta-intel is supposedly just a temporary stopover for this since it's
> ultimately destined for oe-core.  Where would this go in oe-core?
Tom,
I think this feature is generic because it based on EFI and SMBIOS, so most of cases, I assume, targets are X86 arch. That’s why I think some day it should be in OE (as a distro or combined feature?)

However, let’s don’t have such assumption when you review this work because we don’t have a solid plan and more talk with OE people. Just treat this alien as a permanent resident and let me know the best way to put it. I am okay with a doc dir or a single README in meta-intel. I just feel the single text file could be hard to read once more new stuff is in.

I will take this chance to add a dir /meta-intel/documentation in V2.

Thanks

> 
> Tom