VAR-SOM-MX8 Release Notes

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VAR-SOM-MX8 / SPEAR-MX8 Release Notes

Yocto mx8-yocto-hardknott-5.10.72_2.2.1-v1.0

Release Notes

Based on release Yocto: Poky 3.3, BSP: FSLC 3.3, Linux: lf-5.10.y
Release tag mx8-yocto-hardknott-5.10.72_2.2.1-v1.0
Release manifest hardknott-5.10.xml
Date 05/13/2022
Supported platforms VAR-SOM-MX8 / SPEAR-MX8
SOM revision v1.1 and higher
File System build system Yocto Hardknott
Recovery SD card link mx8__yocto-hardknott-5.10.72_2.2.1-v1.0__android-11.0.0_1.0.0-v1.2.img.gz
Cortex M4 U-Boot supportMCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_VAR-SOM-MX8
Cortex M4 Linux remoteproc supportMCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_VAR-SOM-MX8

Relevant git Repositories

Source Repository Branch Commit ID
U-Boot https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx lf_v2021.04_var03 860c409f68878b11845739f385b947a1ad59f394
Kernel https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx lf-5.10.y_var04 46e3c776e6b3769a16a6dd8ad57d0a25fc5aab15
meta-variscite-bsp https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp hardknott fbeed6069c927f6879293504d7af213312da1705


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Change Log

Change List Description
Release 1.0
Initial Yocto Hardknott release based on NXP lf-5.10.72_2.2.1 (kernel 5.10.72)
Known Issues
RPMSG Demos from U-Boot Starting from BSP 5.10.72 NXP stopped supporting Cortex-m firmwares loaded from U-Boot
HDMI and DP suspend/resume crash Using HDMI or DP display, resume from suspend ends up in a kernel crash
USB Type-A ports are not supported in U-Boot on SPEAR-MX8 U-Boot USB driver does not recognize USB devices behind the hub
USB Type-A ports don't work after resume from suspend in Linux on SPEAR-MX8 USB driver does not recognize USB devices behind the hub