Understanding Kernel Choice

[MarkHaysHarris777]

Do we have a choice in the kernel we use? As far as I can tell, the current version of the linux kernel I am using is an ayufan modified version of Allwinner's BSP. Is this similar to Sunxi's current kernel and does one version have benefits over the other?

Most of the kernel work is based one way or the other on longsleep's work (Simon Eisenmann) with much of the follow-on work by lennyraposo and ayufan;  and other players.

The kernel is BSP (mainline is on the way) from Rod Nussbaumer:

Assuming you mean ‘Board Support Package’. A BSP is a collection of code typically provided by a hardware vendor that allows an OS and often some userspace applications or libraries to run correctly on the vendor’s hardware. The acronym ‘BSP’ applies generically to OSs in general, and implies nothing Linux-specific. 

Hope this helps;