Bug#928480: release-notes: please mention support for devices based on Allwinner A64

[Andrei POPESCU]

Package: release-notes
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-CC: debian-l10n-***@lists.debian.org

Hello,

Buster will have basic support for many devices based on the Allwinner
A64 SoC.

I've created a merge request and including the patch below for your
convenience.

[1] https://salsa.debian.org/ddp-team/release-notes/merge_requests/20

Thanks,
Andrei


diff --git a/en/whats-new.dbk b/en/whats-new.dbk
index f8b058c3..99f95f47 100644
--- a/en/whats-new.dbk
+++ b/en/whats-new.dbk
@@ -545,5 +545,29 @@ code.
</para>
</section>

+<section id="allwinner-a64">
+ <!-- stretch to buster -->
+ <title>Basic support for Allwiner A64 based devices</title>
+ <para>
+ Thanks to the efforts of the <ulink url="http://linux-sunxi.org">
+ linux-sunxi community</ulink> Debian buster will have basic suport
+ for many devices based on the Allwiner A64 SoC. This includes
+ FriendlyARM NanoPI A64,
+ Olimex A64-OLinuXino and TERES-A64,
+ PINE64 PINE A64, PINE A64+, PINE A64-LTS, SOPINE and Pinebook,
+ Sinovoip Banana Pi BPI-M64 and
+ Xunlong Orange Pi Win and Orange Pi WinPlus.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The essential features of these devices (e.g. serial console, ethernet,
+ USB ports and basic video output) should work with the kernel from buster.
+ More advanced features (e.g. audio and accelerated video) are
+ included or scheduled to be included in later kernels, which will be made
+ available as usual through the backports archive.
+ See also <ulink url="http://linux-sunxi.org/Linux_mainlining_effort"> the
+ status page</ulink> for the mainlining effort.
+ </para>
+</section>
+
</section>
</chapter>

[Justin B Rye]

Post by Andrei POPESCU
diff --git a/en/whats-new.dbk b/en/whats-new.dbk
index f8b058c3..99f95f47 100644
--- a/en/whats-new.dbk
+++ b/en/whats-new.dbk
@@ -545,5 +545,29 @@ code.
</para>
</section>
+<section id="allwinner-a64">
+ <!-- stretch to buster -->
+ <title>Basic support for Allwiner A64 based devices</title>

Typo: s/Allwiner/Allwinner/, here and below.

Post by Andrei POPESCU
+ <para>
+ Thanks to the efforts of the <ulink url="http://linux-sunxi.org">
+ linux-sunxi community</ulink> Debian buster will have basic suport
+ for many devices based on the Allwiner A64 SoC. This includes
+ FriendlyARM NanoPI A64,
+ Olimex A64-OLinuXino and TERES-A64,
+ PINE64 PINE A64, PINE A64+, PINE A64-LTS, SOPINE and Pinebook,
+ Sinovoip Banana Pi BPI-M64 and
+ Xunlong Orange Pi Win and Orange Pi WinPlus.

If this is a "list of lists" it would be clearer with heavier
punctuation.

FriendlyARM NanoPi A64;
Olimex A64-OLinuXino and TERES-A64;
PINE64 PINE A64/A64+/A64-LTS, SOPINE, and Pinebook;
SINOVOIP Banana Pi BPI-M64; and
Xunlong Orange Pi Win(Plus).

(Also changing capitalisation for a couple of brandnames to match what
I see upstream, and squeezing a few easily compressed alternatives)

Post by Andrei POPESCU
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The essential features of these devices (e.g. serial console, ethernet,
+ USB ports and basic video output) should work with the kernel from buster.
+ More advanced features (e.g. audio and accelerated video) are
+ included or scheduled to be included in later kernels, which will be made
+ available as usual through the backports archive.
+ See also <ulink url="http://linux-sunxi.org/Linux_mainlining_effort"> the
+ status page</ulink> for the mainlining effort.
+ </para>
+</section>
+
</section>
</chapter>

[Justin B Rye]

Post by Andrei POPESCU
+<section id="allwinner-a64">

It occurs to me the moment after I hit send: should this be

<section id="allwinner-a64" arch="arm64">

or something?

[Andrei POPESCU]

Post by Justin B Rye

Post by Andrei POPESCU
+<section id="allwinner-a64">

It occurs to me the moment after I hit send: should this be
<section id="allwinner-a64" arch="arm64">
or something?

My intention was to promote arm64 devices as a viable alternative for
some applications, so I would prefer if it wasn't "hidden" in the arm64
version of the release notes.

BTW, it occurs to me that I forgot to Cc: -arm for their input,
especially since I'm not up-to-date on developments for other devices.

From my research it seams also Rockchip RK3328 and RK3399 have
significantly better support in mainline (probably Debian as well) and
might deserve a mention in the release notes.

Kind regards,
Andrei

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