[ACTIVITY] OCTO weekly status report - wk47.2011 (20111121-20111125)

Status report in detail in
https://wiki.linaro.org/OfficeofCTO/WeeklyReport

Last weekly meeting:
https://wiki.linaro.org/OfficeofCTO/2011-11-29

Highlights:

- ARMHF (also tracked via https://launchpad.net/linaro-octo-armhf
Launchpad project)
  + Debian builds are now churning
  + Ubuntu ARMHF now happening - there were some problems unearthed (eg
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/898172) but
moving on. Bugs which will appear will be tackled
  + Bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/offspring/+bug/892240 - offspring
does not currently support armhf. This will impede efforts to get armhf
benchmarks running on LAVA. The issue is being now tackled by infra, a
machine will be set to handle putting together *unsupported*
experimental armhf Debian images as a precursor to getting eventually
Ubuntu armhf builds supported by offspring.

- ARM Server: Preparation work is ongoing, for the roadmap and
requirements as well as initial planning for the first steps. A server
LEB will also be discussed from next week onwards.

- A number of patches sent already to deal with reducing ticks as a way
to reduce power consumption. Check patches from
http://patches.linaro.org/team/linaro-octo/

- Finally a short account of memory management: