mlkdist - the modular Linux kernel distribution system

Kernels are compiled on a per target system (SBC) basis. All essential modules required for booting on the target system are static linked (e.g. mmc/disk drivers, ext4 fs) so that initrd is not required. A script is provided to download precompiled kernel module binaries selectively, taking care of module dependencies.

Goals of the project is to provide, for each target architecture:

• /boot:
  • precompiled uboot with config files
  • readily available dtb with safe defaults for boot
  • standard scripts to ease editing and compiling dtbs and boot scripts
  • kernel image that boots without initrd
• /lib/modules
  • a wide range of precompiled xz compressed kernel modules
  • a script that can compute module dependencies and download modules selectively

Downloads

• mlkdist (deploy utility) TODO
• kernels and modules (manual download) TODO
• Doc and howto
  • files per platform
  • manual install process for Devuan
  • Other howtos on Devuan

Contact the author

email or IRC