[cip-dev] Codethink report weeks 14 - 17

[cip-dev] Codethink report weeks 14 - 17

[Agustín Benito Bethencourt]

Hi,

several interesting accomplishments these past weeks. Here is the report about 
Codethink's activities at CIP.

## CIP kernel maintenance

* New CIP kernel released: 4.4.126-cip22

* Kernel configurations are now collected in Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-kernel/cip-kernel-config
** Moxa's kernel configuration evaluation pending.

* New cip-kernel sub-directory created in gitlab for kernel related repos: 
https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-kernel

* Moxa developers on-boarding process to the CIP kernel maintenance team has 
started. 
** Moxa developers can review patches having Ben H. as mentor through the cip-
dev mailing list.  

## CIP kernel testing

* B at D now fully supports Renesas board #167
** There are no dependencies related with bitbake/YOCTO
** Set up description sent to Renesas asking for confirmation.
** Link: https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-testing/testing/issues/167
** User's documentation pending.

* Tests reports sent to cip-testing-results now include the new board support.

* Vagrant updated in B at D 

## Other topics

* Now the developers involved in kernel work are meeting weekly through IRC in 
the chat.freenode.net/#cip channel on Thursdays for 30 min.
** Yesterday's meeting log: https://irclogs.baserock.org/cip/%23cip.
2018-04-26.log.html#t2018-04-26T09:02:24

* Ben H. has participated in several discussions and questions through 
different CIP channels related with Debian LTS, since he is part of that 
effort at the Debian project.

* Ben H. and Agustin participated in the discussion that J. Colbert's article 
at LWN.net has generated: https://lwn.net/Articles/749530/

* Talk related with the CIP kernel process approved by the OSSJ 2018 content 
committee: https://ossalsjp19.sched.com/event/EaYy/in-need-for-a-linux-kernel-maintained-for-a-very-long-time-cip-kernel-maintenance-overview-agustin-benito-bethencourt-codethink-ltd?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no

* Introductory talk about CIP at the OpenSouthCode (Open Source event in 
Malaga, Spain) approved: https://www.opensouthcode.org/conferences/
opensouthcode2018/program/proposals/119

Best Regards
-- 
Agust?n Benito Bethencourt
Principal Consultant
Codethink Ltd

[cip-dev] Codethink report weeks 14 - 17

[Robert Marshall]

Hi,

Documentation updated - see below

Agust?n Benito Bethencourt <agustin.benito@codethink.co.uk> writes:

> Hi,
>
> several interesting accomplishments these past weeks. Here is the report about 
> Codethink's activities at CIP.
>
> ## CIP kernel maintenance
>
> * New CIP kernel released: 4.4.126-cip22
>
> * Kernel configurations are now collected in Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-kernel/cip-kernel-config
> ** Moxa's kernel configuration evaluation pending.
>
> * New cip-kernel sub-directory created in gitlab for kernel related repos: 
> https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-kernel
>
> * Moxa developers on-boarding process to the CIP kernel maintenance team has 
> started. 
> ** Moxa developers can review patches having Ben H. as mentor through the cip-
> dev mailing list.  
>
> ## CIP kernel testing
>
> * B at D now fully supports Renesas board #167
> ** There are no dependencies related with bitbake/YOCTO
> ** Set up description sent to Renesas asking for confirmation.
> ** Link: https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-testing/testing/issues/167
> ** User's documentation pending.

This has now mostly been completed - the text has been updated
#181 has been opened - and is now closed

https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-testing/testing/issues/181

Robert
>
> * Tests reports sent to cip-testing-results now include the new board support.
>
> * Vagrant updated in B at D 
>
> ## Other topics
>
> * Now the developers involved in kernel work are meeting weekly through IRC in 
> the chat.freenode.net/#cip channel on Thursdays for 30 min.
> ** Yesterday's meeting log: https://irclogs.baserock.org/cip/%23cip.
> 2018-04-26.log.html#t2018-04-26T09:02:24
>
> * Ben H. has participated in several discussions and questions through 
> different CIP channels related with Debian LTS, since he is part of that 
> effort at the Debian project.
>
> * Ben H. and Agustin participated in the discussion that J. Colbert's article 
> at LWN.net has generated: https://lwn.net/Articles/749530/
>
> * Talk related with the CIP kernel process approved by the OSSJ 2018 content 
> committee:
> https://ossalsjp19.sched.com/event/EaYy/in-need-for-a-linux-kernel-maintained-for-a-very-long-time-cip-kernel-maintenance-overview-agustin-benito-bethencourt-codethink-ltd?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no
>
> * Introductory talk about CIP at the OpenSouthCode (Open Source event in 
> Malaga, Spain) approved: https://www.opensouthcode.org/conferences/
> opensouthcode2018/program/proposals/119
>
> Best Regards

[cip-dev] Codethink report weeks 14 - 17

[Chris Paterson]

Hello Robert,

Thank you for the update.

> From: cip-dev-bounces at lists.cip-project.org [mailto:cip-dev-
> bounces at lists.cip-project.org] On Behalf Of Robert Marshall
> Sent: 27 April 2018 16:30
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Documentation updated - see below
> 
> Agust?n Benito Bethencourt <agustin.benito@codethink.co.uk> writes:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > several interesting accomplishments these past weeks. Here is the
> > report about Codethink's activities at CIP.
> >
> > ## CIP kernel maintenance
> >
> > * New CIP kernel released: 4.4.126-cip22
> >
> > * Kernel configurations are now collected in Gitlab:
> > https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-kernel/cip-kernel-config
> > ** Moxa's kernel configuration evaluation pending.
> >
> > * New cip-kernel sub-directory created in gitlab for kernel related repos:
> > https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-kernel
> >
> > * Moxa developers on-boarding process to the CIP kernel maintenance
> > team has started.
> > ** Moxa developers can review patches having Ben H. as mentor through
> > the cip- dev mailing list.
> >
> > ## CIP kernel testing
> >
> > * B at D now fully supports Renesas board #167
> > ** There are no dependencies related with bitbake/YOCTO
> > ** Set up description sent to Renesas asking for confirmation.
> > ** Link: https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-testing/testing/issues/167
> > ** User's documentation pending.
> 
> This has now mostly been completed - the text has been updated
> #181 has been opened - and is now closed
> 
> https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-testing/testing/issues/181

FYI I've corrected a couple of 'BBB' references to 'IWG20M'.

Kind regards, Chris

> 
> Robert
> >
> > * Tests reports sent to cip-testing-results now include the new board
> support.
> >
> > * Vagrant updated in B at D
> >
> > ## Other topics
> >
> > * Now the developers involved in kernel work are meeting weekly
> > through IRC in the chat.freenode.net/#cip channel on Thursdays for 30
> min.
> > ** Yesterday's meeting log: https://irclogs.baserock.org/cip/%23cip.
> > 2018-04-26.log.html#t2018-04-26T09:02:24
> >
> > * Ben H. has participated in several discussions and questions through
> > different CIP channels related with Debian LTS, since he is part of
> > that effort at the Debian project.
> >
> > * Ben H. and Agustin participated in the discussion that J. Colbert's
> > article at LWN.net has generated: https://lwn.net/Articles/749530/
> >
> > * Talk related with the CIP kernel process approved by the OSSJ 2018
> > content
> > committee:
> > https://ossalsjp19.sched.com/event/EaYy/in-need-for-a-linux-kernel-mai
> > ntained-for-a-very-long-time-cip-kernel-maintenance-overview-agustin-b
> > enito-bethencourt-codethink-
> ltd?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no
> >
> > * Introductory talk about CIP at the OpenSouthCode (Open Source event
> > in Malaga, Spain) approved:
> https://www.opensouthcode.org/conferences/
> > opensouthcode2018/program/proposals/119
> >
> > Best Regards
> _______________________________________________
> cip-dev mailing list
> cip-dev at lists.cip-project.org
> https://lists.cip-project.org/mailman/listinfo/cip-dev

[cip-dev] Codethink report weeks 14 - 17

[Robert Marshall]

Chris,

Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@renesas.com> writes:

>> > ## CIP kernel testing
>> >
>> > * B at D now fully supports Renesas board #167
>> > ** There are no dependencies related with bitbake/YOCTO
>> > ** Set up description sent to Renesas asking for confirmation.
>> > ** Link: https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-testing/testing/issues/167
>> > ** User's documentation pending.
>> 
>> This has now mostly been completed - the text has been updated
>> #181 has been opened - and is now closed
>> 
>> https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-testing/testing/issues/181
>
> FYI I've corrected a couple of 'BBB' references to 'IWG20M'.
>

Well spotted! Thanks Chris

Robert