Jason Self

Linux-libre on ARM

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I've updated my APT repository for Linux-libre; https://jxself.org/linux-libre to include support for the 64-bit ARMv8 architecture, referred to as 'aarch64' or 'arm64' in various places.

My understanding is that it should work on any 64-bit ARM device where the kernel has support for the hardware and where an appropriate Device Tree structure exists.

Has an attempt been made on the Raspberry Pi family via Buildroot perhaps?


Is linux-libre supported via Buildroot?

Stephen Michael Kellat at 2018-08-01T02:17:38Z

I've not tried using it on a Raspberry Pi.
I have not tried Buildroot but I'd expect Linux-libre to be able to function as a drop-in replacement for the one from kernel.org.

Jason Self at 2018-08-01T03:19:38Z