Re: Meaning of BSP and LSP
From: Wolfgang Denk <hidden>
Date: 2004-10-13 20:03:58
In message [off-list ref] you wrote:
I'd like to make sure about the meaning of BSP and LSP. There is sth unclear in my mind, I am afraid.
Don't worry. These terms are not clearly defined at all.
IMHO, BSP includes Board's Hardware Scheme and Boot Loader Code in Binary format or Source code. LSP should be composed of Development Kit like ELDK and Linux Kernel Source for special Board. I am right?
No. Both BSP and LSP are terms used by peple who try to turn software into products that can be sold. They have vendor specific meanings. Some vendors may bundle boot loader code with thei BSP, others don't. Only if you buy the BSP from a hardware manufacturer there is a chance that you will receive board schematics with it; etc. etc. And LSP is just another marketing term to hide that somebody tries to sell free software the same way other RTOS vendors sell BSP's. If it includes tools or not depends again on the vendor. My recommendation: don't care about these terms. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd@denx.de The management question ... is not _whether_ to build a pilot system and throw it away. You _will_ do that. The only question is whether to plan in advance to build a throwaway, or to promise to deliver the throwaway to customers. - Fred Brooks, "The Mythical Man Month"