Sponsored Session: Can We Do Better than Shipping 4 Year Old Software in Products?
summary
Qualcomm is moving from multi‑year stale BSPs to a rolling baseline of independent components so customers can ship mainline‑based bundles; targets include upstreaming changes into Linux mainline, maintaining a metaqcom Yocto layer and a DevOS Debian image builder, and running kernel CI on RB1/RB3/Gen2/RB8 boards. The project already runs continuous kernel builds against hardware, aims to cut 2–4 year delivery delays, and plans commercial hardened releases while testing remains the main ongoing challenge.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Linux software delivery challenges
- 3:10BSP delivery model problems
- 7:01Qualcomm Linux initiative
- 9:53Componentization and reference distros
- 12:26Why Qualcomm is driving change
- 17:01QLI focus and future plans
- 18:51Continuous updates benefits
- 20:37Q&A: healthcare OEM on stability
- 24:07Kernel ABI and toolchain compatibility
- 27:47Testing challenges and ecosystem
- 29:15Upstreaming contributions challenges
- 31:00Closing remarks and Q&A
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