[Openembedded-architecture] RFC: Non-Linux BSPs and/or non-standard architectures

[Denys Dmytriyenko]

All,

Somewhat related to the other Yocto Project Compliance 2.0 discussion, I 
have a question about supporting non-Linux BSPs or BSPs with both Linux and 
non-Linux targets. I've noticed there's some support for "baremetal" builds. 
What about non-standard architectures? Will that affect Compliance factors in 
any way?

Just to provide some specific examples - I'm trying to determine feasibility 
and validity of adding meta-ti support for RTOS OS on TI existing platforms, 
as well as adding C6x-architecture DSP-based platforms to meta-ti that can 
only do RTOS. Unfortunately, support for C6x architecture is not proper, as 
from OE perspective it's not a new architecture, but instead just a hacked up 
ARM one, that uses own toolchain, kernel and so on. Yes, it's not clean, but 
it is what it is at this point... I don't expect these new platforms to affect 
regular Linux builds or conflict with other BSPs. But still, wanted to run it 
by the community for any comments. Thanks.

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Denys