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BCM ARM<->VideoCore mailbox

Raspberry Pi / Broadcom program

$0 / $4,5000% funded
Fund$4,500
$0 / $4,500 - 0%
As a device-driver developer, I want vemu to model BCM ARM<->VideoCore mailbox, so that I can build and test firmware that needs foundation of the Raspberry Pi firmware interface long before the hardware is in hand.

Why it matters

Foundation of the Raspberry Pi firmware interface

Summary

The mailbox channels carrying the firmware property protocol

Scope of work

Not present today. Deliver a behavioral model of BCM ARM<->VideoCore mailbox. What it is: The mailbox channels carrying the firmware property protocol. Why it matters: Foundation of the Raspberry Pi firmware interface.

Current state

Status: Not implemented. Notes / evidence: Not present; prerequisite for the property interface.

Blocked by 1

Fund these first - this work can't be completed until they ship.

Unblocks 6

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Activity log

  1. Feature defined and added to the roadmap

  2. Funding goal set to $4,500

  3. Implementation status: Not implemented