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p. Linaro releases monthly binary Android images and associated sources for the AArch64 models.
p. This is the Linaro Android release for ARMv8 FVP Base Models. The objective of this release is to build and boot Android as 32 bit rootfs and continue building and running Linux as 64bit. The release is based on Android AOSP June 1st 2014 snapshot, Linux Stable Kernel 3.10 (LSK) from Linaro and boots on the new FVP Base AEMv8 model 0.8 build 5202 using UEFI EDK II as boot loader. The sources are also made available so you can build your own images. The Android sources are compiled for 32bit rootfs with Linaro GCC 4.9 toolchain.
p. The lastest available CTS package version 4.4 is compiled for 32bit Android user space and have tried running maximum number of tests possible. Few tests fail due to model limitation. Detailed CTS results is made available to members seperately through the juice mailing list.
h2. About the ARMv8 Android Release
p. This release is port of Android to the AArch64 architecture for Fast Models, there is a similar release for Juno (ARM's ARMv8 Hardware platform).
p. The main purpose of this release is to provide our members a pre-integrated and validated Android software distribution based on LSK, Android AOSP master (32bit user space) and built with latest GCC 4.9 for Fast Models to go to production faster with existing set of applications and limited certification hurdles.
p. Android AOSP Patches - Summary :
The following list of patches developed by ARM and Linaro engineering teams were applied to Android AOSP dated June 1st 2014 to get Android booting to UI on ARMv8 Fast Models. These patches can be found on Linaro's Android Git repositories. NOTE: Few of these patches are not applicable to run Android in 32bit user space, they are specific to Juno hardware and 64bit user space.
* "build boot files and generate tarballs":https://android.git.linaro.org/gitweb/platform/build.git/commit/6a33bdf27388be96ed49b7eea4ee3f1ca90700e8
* "set default runtime and zygote property in device config files":https://android.git.linaro.org/gitweb/platform/build.git/commit/2f9ad5ea5eb6ce50d17a600f1df3403bb1e7c60d
* "Increase timeouts":https://android.git.linaro.org/gitweb/platform/frameworks/base.git/commit/4776a5761247eca5750f52757d85bb060570b126
* "Fix resolution issues for Juno.":https://android.git.linaro.org/gitweb/platform/frameworks/native.git/commit/ffa8b0c201615095f6783bc763b0bab9dbea9e33
* "AArch64: force SurfaceFlinger to use last egl config":https://android.git.linaro.org/gitweb/platform/frameworks/native.git/commit/bba5860061cb0119ec8d08da766a3c58b51f9fe4
* "Don't use memset to clear the framebuffer on arm64":https://android.git.linaro.org/gitweb/platform/hardware/libhardware.git/commit/d3080813c4284cd9a700bdc86bf3ee7807b8ceb4
* "Increase timeouts for slow platforms":https://android.git.linaro.org/gitweb/platform/libcore.git/commit/c2ae1bd6b1879071a4ca0f0b3507f695759ebab9
* "Don't write to the tty in init to avoid the cursor":https://android.git.linaro.org/gitweb/platform/system/core.git/commit/3e1977b8f719cc4e652902d7cd2331893d74ac6d
* "Quick and dirty utility to sync the system clock on Juno":https://android.git.linaro.org/gitweb/platform/system/core.git/commit/60d4dfae50a65980b34f28639b468aa8bddea271
* "bionic libc test: make it can be compiled for 64 bit":https://android.git.linaro.org/gitweb/platform/system/extras.git/commit/fcfff0a2c6e95e9e8e0643b4a4e495be60b1189c
h2. Where To Find More Information
More information on Linaro can be found on our "website.":http://www.linaro.org/
h2. Feedback and Support
Subscribe to the important Linaro mailing lists and join our IRC channels to stay on top of Linaro development.
** Linaro Android Development "mailing list":http://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/linaro-android
** Linaro Android IRC channel on irc.freenode.net at @#linaro-android@
* Bug reports should be filed in Launchpad against the individual packages that are affected. If a suitable package cannot be identified, feel free to assign them to "Linaro Android project":http://bugs.launchpad.net/linaro-android/+filebug.
* Questions? "ask Linaro":http://ask.linaro.org/.
* Interested in commercial support? inquire at "Linaro support":mailto:support@linaro.org
h2. Fixed in this release
* NONE
h2. Known issues
* CTS failures are observed for few packages. Detailed CTS report is available to members for reference.
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