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Message-ID: <AANLkTi=UxhRdcDaoKaYVWhPkp_e-uLF4=zhXs7gutkgx@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:25:31 -0700 From: Janakiram Sistla <janakiram.sistla@...il.com> To: Elvis Dowson <elvis.dowson@....com> Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: Forked android kernel development from linux kernel mainline On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Elvis Dowson <elvis.dowson@....com> wrote: > Hi, > I was wondering what the long term implications of android development being forked from the linux mainline are? > > Android support was removed from 2.6.33 onwards, and development still continues for 2.6.35, by reverting the commit that deleted android from the mainline. > > One could argue that android gave linux a solid boost widespread adoption for mobile embedded devices, and its use would continue to grow exponentially with time, more than plain vanilla linux for embedded devices. > > Was removing android from the linux kernel mainline a mistake, in retrospect? Might be your point is true but,if one see the amount of code that went in main line or tried to push to main line is mere.Thats unfortunate. http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/android-kernel-problems.html Regards, Ram. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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