[Linaro] Release Meeting 2012-10-05

[Fathi Boudra]

== What was done engineering wise? ==

 * Planning for Linaro 12.10 release
   https://launchpad.net/linaro-dev-platform/+milestone/12.10
   https://launchpad.net/~linaro-foundations/+upcomingwork
 * Aarch64 mini-sprint
   - daily build for kernel is available in CI (linux-aarch64-kernel)
     http://git.linaro.org/gitweb?p=kernel/linaro-aarch64.git
   - daily build for OpenEmbedded based image is available in CI
     http://git.linaro.org/gitweb?p=openembedded/meta-aarch64.git
     http://snapshots.linaro.org/openembedded/hwpacks/vexpress64
   - Aarch64 crosstool-NG patches are available
     https://code.launchpad.net/~linaro-toolchain-dev/crosstool-ng/linaro
   - Aarch64 changes merged into Linaro GCC 4.7 branch
     https://code.launchpad.net/~linaro-toolchain-dev/gcc-linaro/4.7
   - work on bootstrapping Aarch64 in Quantal.
   - work on Quantal packaged Aarch64 cross-toolchain
     - binutils: OK
     - kernel-3.5.0: builds suitable source
     - gcc-4.7: done, not tested
     - eglibc: 2.15 doesn't work with gcc4.7, updating to 2.16
 * Update task-placement tests.
 * Patch bootwrapper for big.LITTLE MP.
 * Linaro Ubuntu big.LITTLE MP image is done.
 * linux-linaro-core-tracking has been updated to 3.6 kernel.
 * 23 autoconf update bugs filled in Debian Sid/Ubuntu Quantal.

== What's about to land that might impact the other teams ==

 * (none).

== Summary of bugs working on by team ==

 * missing support for dtb_files (needed for vexpress)
   http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1055800
 * [regression] --bootloader option is mandatory
   http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1057639
 * [regression] Display is unavailable on Panda (unity?)
   http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1060032
 * Origen does not boot from UEFI
   http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1057163

== Dependencies on other teams, blocking items ==

 * (none).