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diff --git a/kernel/README.md b/kernel/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6808b2b --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +Kernel Build Notes +================== + +QEMU ARM Emulator +----------------- + +Use the script 'build-kernel-qemu' to build a kernel image that +can be used to boot QEMU. The script can build a soft or hard +float kernel. (for soft-float, comment out "HARDFLOAT=yes" near +the top of the script). + +Assumptions +----------- + +An appropriate cross compiler toolchain is available at: + +* for soft float : /usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabi-* +* for hard float : /usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-* + +Tests +----- + +Tested by booting Raspberry-Pi Arch Linux system images in QEMU: + +* for soft float : archlinuxarm-13-06-2012.img +* for hard float : archlinux-hf-2012-09-18.img + +References +---------- +http://xecdesign.com/compiling-a-kernel/ +http://balau82.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/compiling-linux-kernel-for-qemu-arm-emulator/ |