[[Category:Fedora]][[Category:SBR600]][[Category:Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture]]
= Introduction =
== Fedora Secondary Architecture Architectures ==
[http://fedoraproject.org Fedora supports two primary architectures] is an [http:* i386 - 32-bit Intel/AMD-compatible* x86_64 /opensource.org open source] community that produces the [http://get.fedoraproject.org Fedora Linux distribution] - 64-bit Intel/AMD-compatiblea complete operating system (and more) consisting of thousands of software packages. This software is available free of charge complete with the source code, so anyone can use, distribute, and modify it to meet their needs.
The Fedora distribution supports two primary architectures; these are the primary targets for the packages in Fedora:* i386 - 32-bit Intel/AMD - the chips that power most 32-bit computers, laptops, and netbooks* x86_64 - 64-bit Intel/AMD - the chips that power most 64-bit computers and laptops There are also a number of secondary archsarchitechtures, maintained by various groups within the larger Fedora community:* arm '''ARM''' - A widely-used, low-power processor family commonly used for embedded and mobile applications, including cellphones and tablets
* ia64 - Itanium
* pa-risc - HP Precision Architecture
* sparc - Sun RISC architecture
The [[:fedora:Architectures/ARM architecture is increasingly important, but there's a lot more that could be done in terms of update frequency, number of packages successfully built, transparency of process, and integration with the other |Fedora build processesARM Secondary Architecture]] project supports Fedora on ARM processors.
== ARM Processors ==
ARM chips are the most popular CPU produced -- approximately 1.6 in excess of 7 billion are being made each year, or about a million an hour. These are being sold under a number of different brand names (ARM, StrongARM, Armada, Cortex, OMAP, Sheeva, Snapdragon, XScale) by a number of different manufacturers. Most of these are going into cellphones, but hundreds of millions are being used in other devices such as routers, NAS boxes, embedded controllers, tablets, and netbooks.
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) computers, model XOARM processors are used in emerging ''hyperscale'' energy-1efficient compute systems based on [http://calxeda.75, use an ARM processorcom Calxeda] and [http://marvell. Since Fedora is used on the XO units, having a reliable ARM build of Fedora will become increasingly importantcom Marvell] processors.
= Plan =In addition, ARM processors are used on:* [http://www.laptop.org One Laptop Per Child] (OLPC) computers, model XO-1.75 and higher (Fedora is used on the XO units)* the [http://raspberrypi.org Raspberry Pi], [http://apc.io APC], and other under-$100 "hackputers"* [http://plugcomputer.org Plug Computers]
== Initial Plan Objective ==
We're going to set up Seneca is supporting the Fedora ARM initiative by hosting and managing a Koji build system for ARM. Initially this will be based on the [[CDOT Development Systems:fedora:Koji|CDOT systemKoji]] [http://hongkong.proximity.on.ca/ HongKong]. Initial ARM builders will use QEMU emulationbuild farm that shadows the primary architectures, which will so that every package built for the primary architectures (including updates) is to be replaced by built for ARM hardware when it arrives.
== Current Tasks ==The [[Fedora ARM Koji Buildsystem]] is accessible through a [http://arm.koji.fedoraproject.org web interface] and through the koji command-line tools provided as part of Fedora. Anyone with a Fedora account is welcome to build packages on it; if you do not already have an account wish to make use of the build system you can sign up using the [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/ Fedora Account System (fas2)].
== Status ==
{* Currently building F20.* See the [[Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture/ARM hardware|width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" class="mediawiki sortable"!Task!Person!Status!Wiki LinkARM Hardware]] page for details of the build farm hardware.
|-|Koji Hub setup - PostgreSQL master|||= Resources =
|-|Koji Hub setup - Koji Hub configuration|[[User:Paul.W|Paul Whalen]],[[User:Sadiki|Sadiki Latty]]||== Wiki Pages ==
* Seneca Wiki** [[:category:Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture|-Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture]] (Category)|** [[Fedora ARM Koji Hub setup - CertificatesBuildsystem]]** [[Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture/securityARM hardware]]|** [[User:Sadiki|Sadiki LattyMotion Sensor Interfacing for Panda Board based Dash Board System]]||
* Fedora Project wiki** [[:fedora:Architectures|-Architectures]]** [[:fedora:Architectures/ARM|Architectures/ARM]]** [[:fedora:Koji Builder setup - Shared filesystem|Koji]]*** [[:fedora:Koji/ServerHowTo|Koji/ServerHowTo]]*** [[:fedora:Koji/Policies|Koji/Policies]]
|-|Koji Builder setup - Koji Build Daemon|[[User:Dpcabra1|David Cabral]]||== Mailing Lists ==
|-* Fedora Mailing Lists|Performance - iSCSI vs** [https://admin. NFS (vsfedoraproject. Local) diskorg/mailman/listinfo/secondary secondary] - For discussion of secondary architectures|** [[Userhttps:Dmchisho|David Chisholm//admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm arm]]||- For discussion of the ARM secondary architecture
|-|Initial mock tests on ARM|Everyone|80%|[[Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture/Initial Mock Compilation Tests|Initial Mock Compilation Tests]]|-|Research and create image for F12 on OpenRD-Client|[[User:Paul.W|Paul Whalen]]|In progress||-|NFS setup - HongKong to VMs|[[User:Dmchisho|David Chisholm]]|In Progress||-|Networking with NAT to connect OpenRD||||-|Revise mock config and .repo files in release RPM|[[User:Dpcabra1|David Cabral]]|53%|[[Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture/Local mirror of ARM repositories|Repos]]|-|Build kernels natively and from SRPM|[[User:Chris Tyler|Chris Tyler]]|In progress|[[Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture/Kernels|Kernels]]|}== Sites ==
== Completed Tasks ==
# * [[Fedora http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM Secondary Architecture/Local mirror of ARM repositories|Local mirror of HowToQemu Using Fedora ARM repositories]with Qemu]#* David Cabral#* David Chisholm[https://fedorahosted.org/koji/ Koji software project site]#* Daniel Gilloch# [[Fedora ARM Secondary Architecturehttp://blog.thebehrens.net/category/tinkering/ARM VMs|Set of standing VMs running the ARM image in emulation]Booting OpenRD from SD]#* Sadiki Latty#* Paul Whalen#* Arlene Daniel# [[Fedora ARM Secondary Architecturehttp://paulfedora.wordpress.com/2010/05/13/installing-fedora-12-on-a-guruplug/Mock Config Repo|mock configuration repository for ARM]Booting GuruPlug Server from SD]#* Chris Tyler
= Resources = IRC ==
== Wiki Pages ==* Fedora ARM Build Master - Paul Whalen - PaulW or PaulW_cdot on irc://irc.freenode.net/fedora-arm* Seneca Fedora -ARM Project wiki** [[Coordinator - Chris Tyler - ctyler on irc://irc.freenode.net/fedora:Architectures]]-arm** [[Secondary Arch lead - Dennis Gilmore - dgilmore on irc://irc.freenode.net/fedora-devel or irc:Architectures/ARM]]/irc.freenode.net/fedora-arm* Fedora Mailing Lists** [https-ARM community - irc://adminirc.fedoraprojectfreenode.orgnet/mailman/listinfo/secondary secondary] fedora- For discussion of secondary architecturesarm** [httpsKoji community: irc://adminirc.fedoraprojectfreenode.org/mailman/listinfonet/arm arm] - For discussion of the ARM secondary architecturekoji
