Re: [9fans] Loongson port, and 64 bit MIPS

[lucio@proxima.alt.za]

> Some confusion I think - 9pi image is Bell Labs distribution built with kernel
> /sys/src/9/bcm and arm binaries, not from any separate source tree.
>
I do tend to shoot from the hip, I sincerely hope there were no
unintended casualties as a result :-)

That said, the build process for the installation image has baffled me
for years, mostly because I never felt that making proper sense of it
would be a rewarding task.  When Cherry succeeded (not for the first
time) where I had only skimmed the surface, I felt he was onto a good
thing.  And I could not help thinking that he and you were on a
parallel path and it made sense to find the common ground.  My hope is
that at the end of that path there will be a version of the process
that is better documented and can be used more widely.

Unless I misunderstand a lot (more), this is a desirable objective, if
not a trivial one to attain.  I don't think there is much harm me
raising the issue, nor in being corrected if I am mistaken.

> USB kernel driver for the pi was written specially for the usbdwc host
> adapter in the bcm2835 SoC, not relevant anywhere else unless some other
> vendor adopts the same usb core (which I fervently hope never happens).

I'll defend my position by stating that sometimes differences teach us
more then similarities.  A weak defence, I know.  But your work with
USB has moved Plan 9 forward a lot and I think it ought to be studied
and respected.

Thanks for all the clarifications, I sincerely hope you did not find
cause to be offended in what I wrote, it was definitely not intended
to offend anyone.

Lucio.