Project Proposals for 2011

Proposals for 2011 are listed here, categorized in the following technology areas:

See CELF Open Project Proposal 2011 for details about submitting a proposal

Boot Technologies / Boot Time

 * Merge DFU support into mainline U-Boot
 * Add kexec-tools functionality to busybox
 * Add boot cache to kernel
 * Add 'fastboot' protocol support to Linux
 * Mainline fast symbol resolution for kernel module loading
 * Improvements on dietsplash and integration with Yocto
 * Squashfs filesystem support for u-boot

File systems

 * Add checkpointing or logging to UBIFS
 * Squashfs support for MTD subsystem
 * Support read-only block filesystems on MTD flash

Realtime

 * Mainline RT-preempt patchset

System Size

 * Work on Tiny Linux Kernel

Exception Handling

 * Mainline the watchdog framework for the Linux kernel

Networking

 * 6lowpan/ROLL support on 802.15.4 radios
 * Implement the Bluetooth Sim Access Profile(SAP) Client Role

Tools

 * Embedded Linux debugging/profiling/tracing tools - Overview

Processor

 * Mainline the Nios2 Linux Kernel port
 * Work on performance utilities for ARM/MIPS

Miscellaneous

 * Maintain a catalog of online Linux documentation
 * Extend and improve infrastructure for KBUS messaging
 * Add Osmocore support to the DeforaOS Phone GSM stack
 * Create SOC IP block information database
 * Mainline Android kernel functionality
 * Build, maintain and foster an embedded linux project list throughout the year