"The Mainline Kernel"

Created by: ollieparanoid

One of the goals of pmOS is to unify multiple devices in using one and the same kernel binary. For a few selected devices, this goal is coming unexpectedly close already - in the meaning of: the kernel should boot, and we should get output on the serial interface, allowing further development from there:

• nokia-rx51 (N900) (most hardware is actually working!)
• lg-hammerhead (Nexus 5)
• lg-mako (Nexus 4)? (assuming it is similar enough to the nexus 7, ticket)
• "Nexus 7" and more devices listed there in the comments (asus-grouper would be supported?)
• QEMU ;)
• samsung-apexqtmo (Galaxy S Relay 4G)

We won't be able to use Alpine's linux-vanilla for these devices, because:

• We really need the latest kernel (as support for these devices is being actively developed on)
• We will need custom patches, until they are all mainlined
• We will need different config options for the kernel.

Tasks:

• Create a linux-postmarketos aport based on linux-vanilla
• Get it working with qemu (should be the easiest)
• Get it working with nokia-rx51
• Get it working with lg-hammerhead
• Close this ticket and continue documentation in the wiki