BareMetal vs MPL (Minimum Pre-Loader)

Hello all,

After several days of research here on the forum, the wiki, rocketboards, and google, I'm stumped as to which way to go with a new Cyclone V SOC (dual core) project.

My requirement is simple - don't use Linux as the OS but use another OS instead - looking at mAbassi which seems to be a great solution for using both C5 cores with SMP (symmetrical multiprocessing).

Would appreciate arguments for/against using MPL, as well as helpful hints on how to use the SPL but insert mAbassi (or any other non-Linux OS).

thanks.