June 30, 2008
Cool Hidden features in OKL4 2.1 (Part 3)
3. Availability of l4test
For the first time, OK is making available a suite of unit tests that tests OKL4 microkernel functionality. This project is the perfect target to use when bringing up a new port of OKL4 as it removed iguana from the equation and therefore allows you to get up and running more quickly.
Only a minimal set of SoC device functionality (serial for debugging output, timer and interrupt controller) is required. Plus each unit test narrows focus on a particular subset of kernel functionality, so it's much easier to incrementally build up support for a new SoC.
See Benno's video for more info: http://media.benno.id.au/porting-okl4-new-soc_pal-highquality.mov . <http://media.benno.id.au/porting-okl4-new-soc_pal-highquality.mov>
Posted by Abi Nourai on June 30 at 10:05 AM
About Abi Nourai:
Abi Nourai, Technical Director-Europe recently relocated to OK Labs Paris office from Sydney. Abi is excited about using the L4 technology he helped develop as an undergraduate to solve 'real world' problems. He gets away from it all by attempting to get speeding tickets on the Old Pacific Highway through the bushland to the central coast in Australia. When not speeding, Abi is an avid skier, and he has skied all over the world.