[meta-xilinx] meta-xilinx Digest, Vol 21, Issue 10
Nathan Rossi
nathan.rossi at xilinx.com
Fri Nov 14 00:14:47 PST 2014
> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at yoctoproject.org] On Behalf Of anders.berndtsson at idptech.se
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 2:40 AM
> To: meta-xilinx at yoctoproject.org
> Subject: Re: [meta-xilinx] meta-xilinx Digest, Vol 21, Issue 10
>
>
> Witch Kernel will the Dizzy branch support?
The plan is to support all the kernel recipes that are currently in the meta-xilinx master branch (linux-xlnx and linux-yocto kernels). Defaulting to the linux-xlnx 3.14 kernel for the machines in the layer.
>
> will it support RT or LTS ?
Xilinx currently does not support any RT or LTS kernels.
Regards,
Nathan
>
> Thanks
> Anders
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> On Tue Nov 11 7:23 , meta-xilinx-request at yoctoproject.org sent:
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Re: Dizzy branch (Nathan Rossi)
> 2. Re: [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot files so that wic
> can make SD card images that boot. (Nathan Rossi)
> 3. Re: [PATCH] layer.conf: correct BBFILES append (Khan, Yasir)
> 4. Re: [meta-xilinx-community][PATCH 1/7] microzed-zynq7: Update
> machine configuration (David Andrey)
> 5. Re: [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot files so that wic
> can make SD card images that boot. (Philip Balister)
> 6. Re: [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot files so that wic
> can make SD card images that boot. (Philip Balister)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:37:19 +0000
> From: Nathan Rossi
> <javascript:top.opencompose('nathan.rossi at xilinx.com','','','')>
> To: Joe MacDonald
> <javascript:top.opencompose('Joe_MacDonald at mentor.com','','','')>, Philip
> Balister
> <javascript:top.opencompose('philip at balister.org','','','')>
> Cc: "javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')" <javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')>
> Subject: Re: [meta-xilinx] Dizzy branch
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-xilinx-
> bounces at yoctoproject.org','','','') [mailto:meta-xilinx-
> > javascript:top.opencompose('bounces at yoctoproject.org','','','')]
> On Behalf Of Joe MacDonald
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 1:11 AM
> > To: Philip Balister
> > Cc: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')
> > Subject: Re: [meta-xilinx] Dizzy branch
> >
> > [[meta-xilinx] Dizzy branch] On 14.11.10 (Mon 10:03) Philip
> Balister
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Will there be a dizzy branch for meta-xilinx? What will be in
> it?
> > >
> > > I'd like to see a working boot.bin for zc702 and zedboard, and
> make sure
> > > we can use wic to build bootiable sd card images. And yes, I
> will
> > > willing to test :)
> >
> > Seconded. :-)
> >
>
> There will definitely be a dizzy branch. There are some small
> changes (e.g. u-boot-spl for zc706/zedboard) and some bugs to be sorted
> before the dizzy branch will be created.
>
> Regards,
> Nathan
>
> > --
> > -Joe MacDonald.
> > :wq
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:55:09 +0000
> From: Nathan Rossi
> <javascript:top.opencompose('nathan.rossi at xilinx.com','','','')>
> To: Philip Balister
> <javascript:top.opencompose('philip at balister.org','','','')>
> Cc: "javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')" <javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')>
> Subject: Re: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot
> files
> so that wic can make SD card images that boot.
> Message-ID:
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Philip Balister [philip at balister.org
> <javascript:top.opencompose('<a href=>
> ','','','')">javascript:top.opencompose('philip at balister.org','','','')]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:49 AM
> > To: Nathan Rossi
> > Cc: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')
> > Subject: Re: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot
> files so
> > that wic can make SD card images that boot.
> >
> > On 11/04/2014 10:42 PM, Nathan Rossi wrote:
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-xilinx-
> bounces at yoctoproject.org','','','') [mailto:meta-xilinx-
> > >>
> javascript:top.opencompose('bounces at yoctoproject.org','','','')] On Behalf
> Of Philip Balister
> > >> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 12:26 AM
> > >> To: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')
> > >> Subject: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot
> files so
> > that
> > >> wic can make SD card images that boot.
> > >>
> > >> Signed-off-by: Philip Balister
> <javascript:top.opencompose('philip at balister.org','','','')>
> > >> ---
> > >> conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf | 2 ++
> > >> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > >>
> > >> diff --git a/conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf
> b/conf/machine/zc702-
> > zynq7.conf
> > >> index 25bd338..915c78b 100644
> > >> --- a/conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf
> > >> +++ b/conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf
> > >> @@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ MACHINE_DEVICETREE := " \
> > >> "
> > >>
> > >> MACHINE_KCONFIG := "common/linux/rtc.cfg"
> > >> +
> > >> +IMAGE_BOOT_FILES = "boot.bin u-boot.img uEnv.txt uImage-zc702-
> > zynq7.dtb
> > >> uImage"
> > >
> > > Should be a ?= in case local.conf has a custom value.
> > >
> > > This looks like a good candidate to be split up a-bit and put in
> > machine-xilinx-board.inc?
> > >
> > > machine-xilinx-board.inc:
> > > IMAGE_BOOT_FILES ?= "${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} u-boot.${UBOOT_SUFFIX}"
> > >
> > > zc702-zynq7.conf:
> > > IMAGE_BOOT_FILES += "boot.bin uEnv.txt ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-
> > ${MACHINE}.dtb"
> > >
> > > So that at some point the "boot.bin" could move into the
> machine-xilinx-
> > board.inc definition.
> >
> > I sort of dislike hiding everything in .inc files, but will submit
> an
> > updated patch for this. (unless it crept in with your recent set).
>
> What exactly do you dislike about using .inc files? Is it more of a
> visibility of the variables thing?
>
> Minor change due to the recent changes in master, when you remake
> this patch, please change "uImage-zc702-zynq7.dtb" to "zc702-zynq7.dtb".
>
> >
> > have you documented the variables that are inc files that can be
> > overridden? I know to hunt through inc files, but it seems like a
> guide
> > to using meta-xilinx would be very helpful for new users.
>
> Unfortunately there is no documentation as yet, working on that
> though ;). It is definitely something that is needed.
>
> Regards,
> Nathan
>
> >
> > Philip
> >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Nathan
> > >
> > >> --
> > >> 1.8.3.1
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> _______________________________________________
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> > >
> > >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:29:21 +0000
> From: "Khan, Yasir"
> <javascript:top.opencompose('Yasir_Khan at mentor.com','','','')>
> To: Nathan Rossi
> <javascript:top.opencompose('nathan.rossi at xilinx.com','','','')>
> Cc: "javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at lists.yoctoproject.org','','','')"
> <javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at lists.yoctoproject.org','','','')>
> Subject: Re: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH] layer.conf: correct BBFILES
> append
> Message-ID:
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>
> Yes this is a generic change and should be applied to existing
> branches.
>
> Best Regards,
> Yasir
> ________________________________________
> From: Nathan Rossi
> [javascript:top.opencompose('nathan.rossi at xilinx.com','','','')]
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 5:31 PM
> To: Khan, Yasir
> Cc: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at lists.yoctoproject.org','','','')
> Subject: RE: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH] layer.conf: correct BBFILES
> append
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-xilinx-
> bounces at yoctoproject.org','','','') [mailto:meta-xilinx-
> > javascript:top.opencompose('bounces at yoctoproject.org','','','')]
> On Behalf Of Yasir-Khan
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 6:33 PM
> > To: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at lists.yoctoproject.org','','','')
> > Subject: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH] layer.conf: correct BBFILES append
> >
> > Due to immediate expansion operator being used to assign
> > BBFILES variable, bitbake was ignoring BBFILE_COLLECTIONS.split()
> > based append to BBFILES used in other layers to add layer specific
> > bbappends. Use append operator instead of immediate expansion to
> > correct this.
>
> Applied, should this also be applied to existing branches (e.g.
> daisy)?
>
> Thanks,
> Nathan
>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Yasir-Khan
> <javascript:top.opencompose('yasir_khan at mentor.com','','','')>
> > ---
> > conf/layer.conf | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
> > index 4e03ff6..88d6e5e 100644
> > --- a/conf/layer.conf
> > +++ b/conf/layer.conf
> > @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
> > BBPATH := "${BBPATH}:${LAYERDIR}"
> >
> > # We have a packages directory, add to BBFILES
> > -BBFILES := "${BBFILES} ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb"
> > +BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb"
> > BBFILES += " ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
> >
> > BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "xilinx"
> > --
> > 1.7.9.5
> >
> > --
> > _______________________________________________
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:57:06 +0000
> From: David Andrey
> <javascript:top.opencompose('David.Andrey at netmodule.com','','','')>
> To: Nathan Rossi
> <javascript:top.opencompose('nathan.rossi at xilinx.com','','','')>,
> "javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at lists.yoctoproject.org','','','')"
> <javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at lists.yoctoproject.org','','','')>
> Subject: Re: [meta-xilinx] [meta-xilinx-community][PATCH 1/7]
> microzed-zynq7: Update machine configuration
> Message-ID:
> <javascript:top.opencompose('9f190b05a172483fb7761dabfc2790d1 at ebro.netmodu
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>
> Hi Nathan,
>
> > * Remove Kernel and U-Boot version specifiers, rely on
> > machine-xilinx-default.inc to provide these
>
> OK
>
> > * Remove MACHINE_KCONFIG fragments
> > * blk-dev-ram.cfg - this is unnessecary, for a large ramdisk
> rootfs the
> > initramfs kernel feature is more optimal (use the .cpio rootfs, or
> > cpio.gz.u-boot for u-boot wrapped)
>
> Doesn't understand very well why this should be a problem. initramfs
> and ramdisk
> are different things ?!
>
> > * disable-net-cadence.cfg - macb should be used by default as it
> is
> > mainline, alternatively the KERNEL_FEATURES variable can be used
> to
> > override (from local.conf or elsewhere) the use of the macb driver
> > with the "features/xilinx/disable-macb.scc" config fragment
>
> Use of the xilinx driver seems more appropriate to me, at least for
> throughput. As you anyway use the Xilinx patched kernel, why do you
> rely on the cadence driver ?
>
> Regards
> David
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:44:26 -0500
> From: Philip Balister
> <javascript:top.opencompose('philip at balister.org','','','')>
> To: Nathan Rossi
> <javascript:top.opencompose('nathan.rossi at xilinx.com','','','')>
> Cc: "javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')" <javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')>
> Subject: Re: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot
> files
> so that wic can make SD card images that boot.
> Message-ID:
> <javascript:top.opencompose('546220CA.5000303 at balister.org','','','')>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>
> On 11/11/2014 01:55 AM, Nathan Rossi wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Philip Balister [philip at balister.org
> <javascript:top.opencompose('<a href=>
> ','','','')">javascript:top.opencompose('philip at balister.org','','','')]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:49 AM
> >> To: Nathan Rossi
> >> Cc: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')
> >> Subject: Re: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot
> files so
> >> that wic can make SD card images that boot.
> >>
> >> On 11/04/2014 10:42 PM, Nathan Rossi wrote:
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-xilinx-
> bounces at yoctoproject.org','','','') [mailto:meta-xilinx-
> >>>>
> javascript:top.opencompose('bounces at yoctoproject.org','','','')] On Behalf
> Of Philip Balister
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 12:26 AM
> >>>> To: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')
> >>>> Subject: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot
> files so
> >> that
> >>>> wic can make SD card images that boot.
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Philip Balister
> <javascript:top.opencompose('philip at balister.org','','','')>
> >>>> ---
> >>>> conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf | 2 ++
> >>>> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf
> b/conf/machine/zc702-
> >> zynq7.conf
> >>>> index 25bd338..915c78b 100644
> >>>> --- a/conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf
> >>>> +++ b/conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf
> >>>> @@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ MACHINE_DEVICETREE := " \
> >>>> "
> >>>>
> >>>> MACHINE_KCONFIG := "common/linux/rtc.cfg"
> >>>> +
> >>>> +IMAGE_BOOT_FILES = "boot.bin u-boot.img uEnv.txt uImage-zc702-
> >> zynq7.dtb
> >>>> uImage"
> >>>
> >>> Should be a ?= in case local.conf has a custom value.
> >>>
> >>> This looks like a good candidate to be split up a-bit and put in
> >> machine-xilinx-board.inc?
> >>>
> >>> machine-xilinx-board.inc:
> >>> IMAGE_BOOT_FILES ?= "${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} u-boot.${UBOOT_SUFFIX}"
> >>>
> >>> zc702-zynq7.conf:
> >>> IMAGE_BOOT_FILES += "boot.bin uEnv.txt ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-
> >> ${MACHINE}.dtb"
> >>>
> >>> So that at some point the "boot.bin" could move into the
> machine-xilinx-
> >> board.inc definition.
> >>
> >> I sort of dislike hiding everything in .inc files, but will
> submit an
> >> updated patch for this. (unless it crept in with your recent
> set).
> >
> > What exactly do you dislike about using .inc files? Is it more of
> a visibility of the variables thing?
>
> Exactly.
>
> >
> > Minor change due to the recent changes in master, when you remake
> this patch, please change "uImage-zc702-zynq7.dtb" to "zc702-zynq7.dtb".
> >
>
> Yep, I noticed this already.
>
> Philip
>
> >>
> >> have you documented the variables that are inc files that can be
> >> overridden? I know to hunt through inc files, but it seems like a
> guide
> >> to using meta-xilinx would be very helpful for new users.
> >
> > Unfortunately there is no documentation as yet, working on that
> though ;). It is definitely something that is needed.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Nathan
> >
> >>
> >> Philip
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Nathan
> >>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> 1.8.3.1
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> meta-xilinx mailing list
> >>>> javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')
> >>>> https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/meta-xilinx
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:23:20 -0500
> From: Philip Balister
> <javascript:top.opencompose('philip at balister.org','','','')>
> To: Nathan Rossi
> <javascript:top.opencompose('nathan.rossi at xilinx.com','','','')>
> Cc: "javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')" <javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')>
> Subject: Re: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot
> files
> so that wic can make SD card images that boot.
> Message-ID:
> <javascript:top.opencompose('546229E8.4040509 at balister.org','','','')>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>
> On 11/04/2014 10:42 PM, Nathan Rossi wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-xilinx-
> bounces at yoctoproject.org','','','') [mailto:meta-xilinx-
> >> javascript:top.opencompose('bounces at yoctoproject.org','','','')]
> On Behalf Of Philip Balister
> >> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 12:26 AM
> >> To: javascript:top.opencompose('meta-
> xilinx at yoctoproject.org','','','')
> >> Subject: [meta-xilinx] [PATCH 2/2] zc702-zynq7 : Define boot
> files so that
> >> wic can make SD card images that boot.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Philip Balister
> <javascript:top.opencompose('philip at balister.org','','','')>
> >> ---
> >> conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf | 2 ++
> >> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf b/conf/machine/zc702-
> zynq7.conf
> >> index 25bd338..915c78b 100644
> >> --- a/conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf
> >> +++ b/conf/machine/zc702-zynq7.conf
> >> @@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ MACHINE_DEVICETREE := " \
> >> "
> >>
> >> MACHINE_KCONFIG := "common/linux/rtc.cfg"
> >> +
> >> +IMAGE_BOOT_FILES = "boot.bin u-boot.img uEnv.txt uImage-zc702-
> zynq7.dtb
> >> uImage"
> >
> > Should be a ?= in case local.conf has a custom value.
> >
> > This looks like a good candidate to be split up a-bit and put in
> machine-xilinx-board.inc?
> >
> > machine-xilinx-board.inc:
> > IMAGE_BOOT_FILES ?= "${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} u-boot.${UBOOT_SUFFIX}"
>
> UBOOT_SUFFIX is defined in a u-boot include, not a machine one. So
> this
> variable is not available when wic is running. Hardcoding to img for
> testing.
>
> Philip
>
> >
> > zc702-zynq7.conf:
> > IMAGE_BOOT_FILES += "boot.bin uEnv.txt ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-
> ${MACHINE}.dtb"
> >
> > So that at some point the "boot.bin" could move into the machine-
> xilinx-board.inc definition.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Nathan
> >
> >> --
> >> 1.8.3.1
> >>
> >> --
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> >
>
>
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