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Date:	Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:27:42 +0900
From:	Geunsik Lim <leemgs1@...il.com>
To:	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com>
Cc:	linux-embedded <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Android mainlining project

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I would like to announce the beginning of a project to
> make a concerted effort to mainline patches and features
> from Android into the mainline Linux kernel.
>
> At the recent kernel summit in Prague, there was a discussion
> about re-evaluating some of the Android-specific features
> that are found in Google's android kernel, and looking at
> whether and how to incorporate them into the mainline (kernel.org)
> kernel.
>
> Various parties, including individual developers, the
> CE workgroup in the Linux Foundation, and a group at Linaro
> have been working on different aspects of this.  A wiki
> page and mailing list have been created to help coordinate
> our efforts and avoid duplication and confusion.
>
> The wiki page for this effort (still under construction) is
> at: http://elinux.org/Android_Mainlining_Project
Actually, current linux-next tree is not including ashmem(anonymous
shared memory).
When I checked android kernel features of linux-next(20111219),
Wakelock API feature(./kernel/power/*lock.c) still isn't appeared in
linux-next tree.

>
> There's a mailing list if you wish to follow discussions
> about this project.  It's available at:
> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ce-android-mainline
>
> If you are interested in this work, please join the mailing
> list or send me an e-mail.  Some interesting things are already
> happening.  I'll send a status message to the ce-android-mainline
> list in a day or two to let interested parties know what's currently
> going on.
>
> Regards,
>  -- Tim
>
> =============================
> Tim Bird
> Architecture Group Chair, CE Workgroup of the Linux Foundation
> Senior Staff Engineer, Sony Network Entertainment
> =============================
>
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Geunsik Lim ( Samsung Electronics )
Blog : http://blog.naver.com/invain/
Homepage: http://leemgs.fedorapeople.org
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