GSOC-2016: ARM 64 developer environment based on Ubuntu Core for DragonBoard™ 410c

[Saket Sinha]

Hi,

 I am keen on working on the project "ARM 64 developer environment
based on Ubuntu Core for DragonBoard™ 410c" with Ubuntu for GSOC-2016
as a student.

In the announcement made by Canonical at the below link -

http://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/24/canonical-to-offer-powerful-arm-64-bit-iot-developer-environment/

this project aligns to the initiative. I would request potential
mentors to guide me for the same.

More details about the project below -

=== ARM 64 developer environment based on Ubuntu Core for DragonBoard™ 410c ===
 * 'Mentors: NOT CONFIRMED
  * Description: DragonBoard™ 410c by Arrow Electronics, features the
64-bit Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 410 quad-core processor. This project
aims to produce ARM-based 64-bit images for Ubuntu Core by
incorporating the Dragonboard BSP(linker script (linkcmds), GCC
customization script (e.g. bsp_specs), and startup code) into Ubuntu
Core build system directly.

 * Desirable skills: C, BSP, Board Bringup

 * Goal/Deliverable: This will be the very first ARM-based 64-bit
development board and SoC available for Ubuntu Core, offering makers
and Internet of Things (IoT) innovators an affordable, powerful yet
flexible development environment, which can scale from ARM-based
servers to embedded solutions. This offering builds on the DragonBoard
410c positioning as a standardised development board for the ARM
ecosystem and reference platform for Ubuntu Core on ARM 64-bit. This
means that future updates of the OS will be available for the
DragonBoard 410c, making a stable development environment.



Regards,
Saket Sinha