Hi Tim,
I see rpi listed in the src tree, but only under the base-hw directory. Does this mean it is supposed but only runs without a ukernel?
it means that this combination is regularly used and tested. Btw, base-hw is a true microkernel platform. But in contrast to the other kernel platforms, the kernel is integrated with Genode rather than a 3rd-party program.
I don't see any beaglebone or beagleboard platforms in the tree. Is there any support for any of these? If not, are there plans for future support?
There are no concrete plans but no objections either. It's just that we have not used those boards so far.
I notice pandaboard is in the tree, and also built on omap. How similar is the pandaboard to the beagle board? If very similar, what level of effort would be required for a port, and what areas would likely need attention?
I cannot give a profound answer on the differences between OMAP3 and OMAP4. Please grep the source tree for "omap4" to spot the areas that would need your attention.
What ukernel is the "best" / most supported / recommended for genode on ARM at this time? Other than platform support, are there any major feature differences between genode running on the diff ukernels?
The kernels differ in many ways:
* Supported platforms, supported hardware features * Security, maturity * Mode, philosophy, and liveliness of their development communities * Scheduling * Complexity * Performance * Features (e.g., kernel debugger, virtualization) * Licensing
Nowadays, the regular Genode development focuses on NOVA (on x86_32 and x86_64), base-hw (on ARM), Linux (for convenient development), and to a lesser extend on Fiasco.OC.
Cheers Norman