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Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 10/22/2019 01:48 AM
Add old webkit implementation, thanks dllud for the infos

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h1. Upstream Linux
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h2. Existing work
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The issue #1882 has some documentation on where the work is being done
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h2. Benefits of using Upstream Linux
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Currently, Replicant uses device specific Hardware Abstraction Layers, because device manufacturers implemented non-standard kernel interfaces. However, Android works with upstream kernels and supports plug-n-play hardware nowadays, so it makes sense to have generic Hardware Abstraction Layers for the standard interfaces of the Linux kernel (ALSA, V4L2, etc).
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Benefits:
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* It would allow supporting external WiFi dongles such as the ones supported by the ath9k_htc driver and free firmwares without the need for a specific application or configuration.
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* It would make devices last longer by alleviating the device specific maintenance burden: If LineageOS stops supporting a Replicant supported device, Replicant would need to maintain it by its own. This would require a lot of work, unless the device is already supported the upstream Linux kernel and generic hardware abstractions layers. This would also enable Replicant to support devices that are not currently supported by LineageOS with a lot less work.
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* It would enable the support for devices that are or will be added to upstream Linux.
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As GNU/Linux expects standard kernel interfaces, this would also enable to run GNU/Linux out of the box on such devices.
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This has some interesting outcomes:
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* The device specific work could be shared between GNU/Linux communities and Replicant communities. This could result in less work to do to support individual devices. Since Android libraries depends on Android's libc, non-standard proprietary libraries might be harder to reuse than the free software implementations, so we might get even more collaboration thanks to that.
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* It would enable GNU/Linux distributions to more easily support smartphones and tablets, which would hopefully enable FSDG distributions to be able to focus on usability instead of hardware support. This way, if one day Android devices stop using the Linux kernel, stops being free software, or if the code takes directions that are too much problematic, already having GNU/Linux based Android alternatives would reduce the amount of work needed to be able to get again a fully free software distribution for smartphones and tablets.
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* Older devices with less amount of RAM than Replicant current minimum requirements could be used with GNU/Linux and possibly repurposed for other usages, reducing the amount of electronic devices waste.
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h2. Requirements
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* For the other standard interfaces (like ASLA, etc) a device running a upstream Linux Kenrel with as few patches as possible is required.
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h2. Devices
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It is best to use a device that requires the least amount of work to be functional under Replicant.
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More precisely we want to minimize:
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* The work needed to have the device usable with upstream Linux.
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* The work porting or writing Android hardware abstractions layers.
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To achieve that we can choose a device that:
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* requires no or very minimal work to be fully supported by Linux.
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* have less hardware features (so we don't need to support them in Linux and in the HALs).
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* is easy to buy, so the work can be shared among multiple people.
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* doesn't have more freedom flaws than the devices currently supported by Replicant
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It is also a good idea to keep one image per device at first, as trying to make a single image that
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would work on all ARM device supported by upstream Linux is complicated: Even GNU/Linux
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distributions have a hard time doing that for ARM devices.
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h2. Linux upstream status
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h3. Smartphones and tablets with a free software bootloader and work in progress upstream Linux support
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|_. Formfactor |_. Vendor |_. Product  |_. Linux dts |_. Linux status | Verdict |
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| Smartphone | LG | Optimus Black | "omap3-sniper.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-sniper.dts | no display(no driver), very few peripherals | Too much work required |
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| Tablet | Amazon | Kindle Fire (first generation) | "omap4-kc1.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-kc1.dts | no display(no driver), very few peripherals | Too much work required |
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| Smartphone | | GTA04 A3 | "omap3-gta04a3.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-gta04a3.dts |/3. http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-kernel/page/UpstreamStatus/ |/3. Good fit: Free software bootloader, very few parts not upstream  |
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| Smartphone | | GTA04 A4 | "omap3-gta04a4.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-gta04a4.dts |
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| Smartphone | | GTA04 A5 | "omap3-gta04a5.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-gta04a5.dts |
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h3. Replicant supported Samsung Exynos devices
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|_. Formfactor |_. Vendor |_. Product |_. Linux dts | Linux status page | Issues | Verdict |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy S (i9000)  | "s5pv210-galaxys.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/s5pv210-galaxys.dts  | https://github.com/PabloPL/linux/wiki (needs verified, but looks right) | * Probably has a signed bootloader. See the [[Upstream#Bootloader-status|bootloader status below]] for more information on it.
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* Has shared memory between the modem and the processor running Replicant
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* Is supported by Replicant 4.2 but not Replicant 6.0 
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* Barely meets Android 9 requirements | |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy S II (i9100)  | "exynos4210-trats.dts?":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4210-trats.dts (devboard or i9100?) | We don't know of anyone working to mainline the kernel, but an older kernel was updated that can run Android Pie https://github.com/rINanDO/android_kernel_samsung_smdk4412 | Probably has a signed bootloader | |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy S III (i9300) | "exynos4412-i9300.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4412-i9300.dts |/3. https://blog.forkwhiletrue.me/pages/midas-mainline/ + "patch required for Samsung bootloader":https://github.com/fourkbomb/linux/commit/2a6027178ae40c1d3baa965fe21b19cbf09493ce ("reference":http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1212.1/01610.html) |/2. The first stage is signed. See the [[Upstream#Bootloader-status|bootloader status below]] for more information on it. | Good fit: Only the modem, "touch keys":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1885, and small parts are missing upstream but are available as patches on top of it |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy Note 2 3G (N7100) | "exynos4412-n710x.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4412-n710x.dts (needs to be modified to exynos4412-n7100.dts via "this patch.":https://github.com/fourkbomb/linux/commit/8ce0752f2cc22b8f8fa980c21be802ea387f9a86) | Good fit: the LCD, the modem, "touch keys":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1885, and small parts are missing but are available as patches on top of it |
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| Tablet | Samsung | Galaxy Note 8.0 (N51XX) | The platform is kona, not midas, but it might be fairly easy to port to mainline since it uses the same SoC, same fuelgauge, same audio, same radio chip, and maybe other parts apart from LCD and touchscreen as the i9300 and n7100 | * The bootloader is most probably signed. See the [[Upstream#Bootloader-status|bootloader status below]] for more information on it.
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* Soldered battery => Shops might be able to replace it
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* Need to find a way to get access to the serial port => The special connector might have serial on it | |
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h4. [PATCH] ARM: decompressor: Flush tlb before swiching domain 0 to client mode
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Background on that patch:
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* "v3.4 worked without that patch.":http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1212.1/02089.html This means that even with the patch, newer kernel could break at any time, which would force us to (1) understand from where problem comes from (2) look where it broke (3) try to find a way to fix it.
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* It's needed because the proprietary bootloader turns on the MMU [wiki page on what the MMU is needs to be added].
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* It's possible to replace part of it by u-boot, avoiding the issue, but it's a tricky operation as the first part of the bootloader is signed, and needs to be replaced by a version that doesn't check the signatures.
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* The boot order probably makes it difficult to recover the device if something went wrong replacing the bootloader.
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* There is no procedure yet to get back to the original bootloader
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"A response to the patch":http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1212.1/02099.html states:
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<pre>
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Yes. The MMU is suppose to be turned off by boot-loader before jumping
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to the kernel. That explains the problem. No need to patch
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the kernel here.
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</pre>
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However it might still be possible to solve that as:
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* Some arm CPUs require the Linux kernel to turn off the MMU like in "head-xscale.S":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head-xscale.S
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* Support for some specific bootloader do exist, for instance in "head-sharpsl.S":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head-sharpsl.S
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* There are some comments related to cleaning and disabling the MMU in this "Exynos4 lowlevel_init.S u-boot code":https://github.com/friendlyarm/uboot_tiny4412/blob/d1851db77c3e8263f2633e387b2157fe7f62aeb0/board/samsung/tiny4412/lowlevel_init.S#L723 that might be valuable, but the u-boot that Replicant uses doesn't seem to have "lowlevel_init.S":https://github.com/fourkbomb/u-boot/tree/midas-2019.04/board/samsung/midas
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* We could ask HardKernel to get a BL1 signed that turns off the MMU and also doesn't check a signature for BL2.
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* We could compile a forked version of "xboot's bootloader":https://github.com/xboot/xboot/tree/master/src/arch/arm32/mach-exynos4412", which seems to be free software that fulfills the functions of both BL1 _and_ BL2, to ensure that the MMU is turned off in the resulting BL1 binary.
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h3. Replicant supported Texas Instruments OMAP4 devices
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy Nexus (I9250) | None | * "Status on PostmarketOS wiki":https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Google_Galaxy_Nexus_GSM_(samsung-maguro)#Mainline_Kernel_Status
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* "mainline fork":https://github.com/drebrez/linux/commits/samsung-maguro | ? | Need to write a DTS |
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| Tablet | Samsung | Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (P31xx) |/2. None |/2. ? |/2. * Soldered battery => Shops might be able to replace it
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* Need to find a way to get access to the serial port => The special connector might have serial on it |/2. ? |
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| Tablet | Samsung | Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (P51xx) |
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h3. Other devices with some upstream support.
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|_. Formfactor  |_. Vendor |_. Product |_. Linux dts |_. Linux status page |_. Issues |_. Verdict |
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| Tablet | Difrnce | DIT4350 | "sun5i-a13-difrnce-dit4350.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-a13-difrnce-dit4350.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Empire Electronix | D709 tablet | "sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-d709.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-d709.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Empire Electronix | M712 tablet | "sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-m712.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-m712.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Gemei | G9 Tablet | "sun4i-a10-gemei-g9.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10-gemei-g9.dts | "TODO in the dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10-gemei-g9.dts#n66 | | "Missing touchscreen":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10-gemei-g9.dts#n71 |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy SIII 4G (i9305) | "exynos4412-i9305.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4412-i9305.dts |/2. https://blog.forkwhiletrue.me/pages/midas-mainline/ + "patch required for Samsung bootloader":https://github.com/fourkbomb/linux/commit/2a6027178ae40c1d3baa965fe21b19cbf09493ce |/2. The bootloader is signed. See the [[Upstream#Bootloader-status|bootloader status below]] for more information on it. | Good fit:
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* Not fully supported by Replicant because it "lacks modem support":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1813 but the work can be reused by the Galaxy SIII, Galaxy SII, Note 2, Note 8.0, and Note 10.1 (2012 edition). 
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* "touch keys":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1885, and small parts are missing upstream but are available as patches on top of it. |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy Note 2 4G (N7105) | "exynos4412-n710x.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4412-n710x.dts needs to be modified to exynos4412-n7105.dts via "this patch":https://github.com/fourkbomb/linux/commit/8ce0752f2cc22b8f8fa980c21be802ea387f9a86 since it has a different modem than the n7100. | Good fit: the LCD, "touch keys":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1885, and small parts are missing but are available as patches on top of it. The modem "might be in mainline":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/tree/drivers/clk/qcom/gcc-mdm9615.c?h=v5.2.7, but probably lacks firmware loading. |
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| Smartphone | Nokia | N900 | "omap3-n900.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n900.dts | https://elinux.org/N900 | * Has a signed bootloader
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* Has only 256M of RAM | Bad fit: not enough RAM |
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| Smartphone | Nokia | N9 | "omap3-n9.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n9.dts | https://elinux.org/N9 |/2. * Probably have a signed bootloader
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| Smartphone | Nokia | N950 | "omap3-n950.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n950.dts | https://elinux.org/N950 |
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| Smartphone | Motorolla | Droid 4 (XT894) | "omap4-droid4-xt894.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-droid4-xt894.dts | http://elektranox.org/droid4/ | Probably has a signed bootloader, may have a signed kernel requiring kexec | Bad fit: requires a signed Linux kernel in the boot chain |
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| Smartphone | | Nexus 7 (2012) | "qcom-apq8064-asus-nexus7-flo.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-asus-nexus7-flo.dts | |/8. Qualcomm SOC (signed bootloader, unknown modem isolation) |/8. Bad fit:
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| | | | "qcom-apq8064-sony-xperia-yuga.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-sony-xperia-yuga.dts |  |
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| Tablet | Sony | Xperia Z2 Tablet | "qcom-msm8974-sony-xperia-castor.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-msm8974-sony-xperia-castor.dts |  |
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| | | | "qcom-msm8974-sony-xperia-honami.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-msm8974-sony-xperia-honami.dts |  |
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| Smartphone | Samsung | Galaxy S5 | "qcom-msm8974-samsung-klte.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-msm8974-samsung-klte.dts | |
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| | | Fairphone 2 | "qcom-msm8974-fairphone-fp2.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-msm8974-fairphone-fp2.dts | |
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| Tablet | MSI | Primo81 | "sun6i-a31s-primo81.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31s-primo81.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Allwinner? | Q8 A13 Tablet | "sun5i-a13-q8-tablet.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-a13-q8-tablet.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Primux | INet-98V Rev 02 | "sun5i-a13-inet-98v-rev2.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-a13-inet-98v-rev2.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Primux | INet-86DZ Rev 01 | "sun8i-a23-inet86dz.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-inet86dz.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Wondermedia? | WM8650-MID Tablet | "wm8650-mid.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8650-mid.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Wondermedia? | WM8850-W70v2 Tablet | "wm8850-w70v2.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/wm8850-w70v2.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Colorfly | E708 Q1 tablet | "sun6i-a31s-colorfly-e708-q1.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31s-colorfly-e708-q1.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Polaroid | MID2407PXE03 tablet | "sun8i-a23-polaroid-mid2407pxe03.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-polaroid-mid2407pxe03.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Allwinner? | Q8 A23 Tablet | "sun8i-a23-q8-tablet.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-q8-tablet.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | TBS Biometrics | A711 Tablet | "sun8i-a83t-tbs-a711.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a83t-tbs-a711.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | iNet Tek | iNet Q972 tablet | "sun6i-a31s-inet-q972.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31s-inet-q972.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Allwinner? | GT90H Dual Core Tablet (v4) | "sun8i-a23-gt90h-v4.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a23-gt90h-v4.dts | | | |
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| Tablet | Allwinner? | INet-D978 Rev 02 | "sun8i-a33-inet-d978-rev2.dts":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a33-inet-d978-rev2.dts | | | |
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More upcoming Exynos related mainlining work could potentially be discovered at "this Tizen wiki page":https://wiki.tizen.org/Exynos_Mainline_Kernel_TODO
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* There is a "Linux upstream status page":http://opensource.rock-chips.com/wiki_Status_Matrix#Mainline%20Kernel%20Status%20Matrix in the "opensource.rock-chips wiki":http://opensource.rock-chips.com
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| Tablet | Acer | "Chromebook Tab 10 D651N-K9WT":https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.H0BAA.001 - codenamed Scarlet ("earliest EOL is Aug 2023":https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366) | "rk3399-gru-scarlet.dtsi":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-gru-scarlet.dtsi | |/3. The Asus Chromebook Flip C101PA (codenamed Bob) has the same RK3399 SoC and was recently added to "mainline u-boot":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/rk3399/Kconfig. RK3399 in "upstream u-boot":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/commits/master/configs/evb-rk3399_defconfig doesn't include these tablets yet. These tablets, like the C101PA, ship with Coreboot bootloaders. Google used the "Depthcharge payload in Coreboot to boot Android":https://www.chromestory.com/2016/01/pixel-c-uses-a-chrome-os-boot-image-not-android/ on the Pixel C, which has a different SoC, but also shipped with Coreboot. "Upstream Coreboot repo":https://review.coreboot.org/cgit/coreboot.git/tree/src/mainboard/google/gru/devicetree.scarlet.cb  "Android specific code in Depthcharge payload":https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/depthcharge/+/master/src/boot/android_dt.c "u-boot README.rockchip":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/doc/README.rockchip "u-boot README.rockusb":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/doc/README.rockusb "rkdevelopmenttool":https://github.com/rockchip-linux/rkdeveloptool "First (and only?) XDA thread about porting AOSP/CyanogenMod to a Chromebook":https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258446 | |
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| Tablet | Asus | "Chromebook Tablet CT100":https://www.asus.com/Tablets/ASUS-Chromebook-Tablet-CT100PA/ - codenamed Dumo |/2. "rk3399-gru-scarlet.dtsi":https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-gru-scarlet.dtsi (needs to be verified, but both device's Board Names and Base Boards "are codenamed Scarlet":https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices) | | | 
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| Tablet | CTL | "Chromebook Tab Tx1":https://ctl.net/collections/tablets/products/ctl-chrome-tablet-tx1 - codenamed Druwl | | |
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|/6.Smartphone |/6.Samsung | Galaxy S - i9000  | The bootloader is probably signed | "downstream u-boot":https://github.com/xc-racer99/u-boot-galaxys4g/ | * u-boot mainline was placed in BL2, copying much of the bootloader work done on the i9300 and n7100
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* That u-boot also supports being installed in place of the Linux kernel, leaving the stock bootloader in place | * Probably signed
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| "Galaxy S 2 - I9100":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS2I9100 | Signed, see "emulating-exynos-4210-bootrom-in-qemu.html":https://fredericb.info/2018/03/emulating-exynos-4210-bootrom-in-qemu.html | ? | ? | ? |
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| "Galaxy SIII - I9300":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS3I9300 |/7. * The first stage is signed.
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* A signed first stage that doesn't enforce subsequent signatures exists but it's nonfree and non-redistributable|/4. "downstream u-boot for the second stage":https://github.com/fourkbomb/u-boot this downstream code was likely forked from the "trats2 upstream u-boot code":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/configs/trats2_defconfig which is a Samsung eval board which has the same Exynos4412 SoC. The only other upstream u-boot code for the Exynos4412 seems to be "for an O-Droid device":https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/configs/odroid_defconfig |/4. * That u-boot version is meant to be used in combination with a nonfree and non-redistributable first stage bootloader.
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* Replicant 9 can run on devices with this bootloader, but the current Replicant 6 kernel expects a TrustZone OS to work. |/7. * We need to find a way to completely replace the first bootloader stage (BL1) as the one that is used to run u-boot is nonfree and non-redistributable. 
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* More details on that issue can be found in the [[Exynos4_Bootrom]] wiki page. |
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| "Galaxy SIII 4G - I9305":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS3I9305 |
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| "Galaxy Note 2 4G - N7105":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyNote2N7105 |
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|/2.Tablet |/2.Samsung | "Galaxy Note 8.0 - N51XX":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyNote80N51xx |/2. ? |/2. Has the same System On a Chip (SOC) as the Galaxy SIII and Note 2, the Exynos4412, but slightly modified u-boot might need to be written. Testing needed. |
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| "Galaxy Note 10.1 - N8000":https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1946 |
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| Camera | Samsung | "Galaxy Camera 2 - EK-GC200":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Camera_2 | ? | "First Exynos4412 Samsung device to get u-boot support":https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-camera-gets-open-source-bootloader/ in 2012 |
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| Smartphone | Google and Samsung | "Galaxy Nexus - I9250":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyNexusI9250 | | "downstream u-boot for the second stage":http://ksyslabs.org/ukernels/gnex_uboot/ | |
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| Smartphone | LG | "Optimus Black":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/OptimusBlack |/5. unsigned | "upstream u-boot":https://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=blob;f=configs/sniper_defconfig | no display(no driver), very few peripherals but enough to be usable | |
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| Tablet | Amazon | Kindle Fire (first generation) | "upstream u-boot":https://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=blob;f=configs/kc1_defconfig | | |
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|/3. Smartphone |/3. | GTA04 A3 |/3. "downstream u-boot and xloader":http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-uboot/  |/3. |/3. |
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h1. Upstream GNU/Linux
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| "android_frameworks_opt_telephony_ril_ofono":https://github.com/scintill/android_frameworks_opt_telephony_ril_ofono + ofono + ofono backend (AT, QMI, etc) | * Using ofono would enable us to share more effort with upstream GNU/Linux and support many other protocol like AT for the GTA04 or qmi-ril for the Galaxy SIII 4G (I9305) or the Galaxy Note II 4G (N7105)
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* According to the "README":https://github.com/scintill/android_frameworks_opt_telephony_ril_ofono/blob/master/README.md, it has already been tested with most of Replicant 6 code but on a smartphones not yet supported by Replicant. Calls, Audio, SMS, etc are knwon to work.
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* "BuildRilWrapper.java":https://github.com/scintill/android_frameworks_opt_telephony_ril_ofono/blob/master/build/java/net/scintill/ril_ofono/BuildRilWrapper.java seems to use introspection to automatically generate the API between the Framework Java RIL and itself (which replaces rild) (See the "official documentation":https://source.android.com/devices/tech/connect/ril for background information on the Android architecture)
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* Replicant and oFono based Java RIL "video presentation":https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ContributorsMeetingJuly2019#Presentations |
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|/5. samsung-ipc | Ofono (rilmodem backend/driver) <-> rild <-> libsamsung-ril <-> libsamsung-ipc | * Might be usable for GNU/Linux distributions with "libhybris":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybris_%28software%29
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* Some forks exist: check if they still have interesting patches
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| Android <-> Ofono <-> libsamsung-ipc | * "An ofono fork with libsamsung-ipc support is available":https://github.com/fourkbomb/ofono
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* See "device-support-requirements.md":https://github.com/LineageOS/charter/blob/master/device-support-requirements.md for more information on LineageOS expectations.
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| Minor release versioning | supported with Git tags | Not supported.
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For instance frameworks/native has no LineageOS tags (only cm-1x tags) and has no other branch for lineage OS 16.0 than the lineage-16.0 branch, as the other branches name are for other things. This was confirmed after running 'git fetch github' in frameworks/native to fetch the other branches that are not fetched by repo by default.
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Despite that, some code was even merged in after the lineage-16.0 release:
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Some decisions have been taken by upstream projects, for instance the the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is pushing device manufacturers to use "signed bootloaders":https://source.android.com/security/verifiedboot/device-state#root-of-trust and not give the users the ability to replace those bootloaders. Therefor it is best to revisit such decisions and decide whether or not to implement a given feature.
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| simple userspace implementation | * Fast to do
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| kernel keyring (man 7 keyrings) | * Secure
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| Free software Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) | * Android does it | * Require access to TrustZone, which doesn't work for all SOCs
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* The Linux kernel is well known and updated regularly |
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| Gecko | * Clear licensing
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* Friendly upstream: The tor-browser works with Mozilla on Firefox and they are able to collaborate on features |
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| Chromium | * Unclear licensing 
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* Probably unfriendly upstream |
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h1. Tools
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|_. Tool |_. Upstream |_. Comments |
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| Heimdall | Heimdall | Packaged in most GNU/Linux distributions |
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|/4. Fastboot, adb, etc | Android | Requires the Android build system |
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| Archlinux | relies on a "fragile script":https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/android-tools/trunk/generate_build.rb |
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| Debian | relies on "custom Makefiles":https://salsa.debian.org/android-tools-team/android-tools/tree/master/debian/makefiles |
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| GuiX | probably now based on "Debian Makefiles":https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/packages/android.scm#n119 |