VAR-SOM-MX8 Release Notes
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Yocto mx8-yocto-hardknott-5.10.72_2.2.1-v1.1
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-v1.1 |
| Release manifest | hardknott-5.10.xml |
| Date | 06/24/2022 |
| 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-v1.1__android-11.0.0_1.0.0-v1.3.img.gz |
| Cortex M4 U-Boot support | MCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_VAR-SOM-MX8 |
| Cortex M4 Linux remoteproc support | MCUXPRESSO_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 | 4e4e0f7861f0bf01827012c4cfa725e31e71eb56 |
| Kernel | https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx | lf-5.10.y_var04 | 6f12c87caf38eb4f33cebaa493adf23f235cc61f |
| meta-variscite-bsp | https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp | hardknott | 5d0c9fbea1751971b599f78d6e98449835a65d98 |
After downloading the image, visit our Recovery SD card guide to learn how to program a recovery SD card.
Change Log
| Change List | Description |
|---|---|
| Release 1.1 | |
| U-Boot: fec2: aligned to fec1 for consistency | |
| U-Boot: fec1: tune phy-reset-post-delay with proper value | |
| U-Boot: ethphy1: remove no need rx-internal-delay-ps property | |
| Linux: ethphy1: remove no need rx-internal-delay-ps property | |
| Linux: ptn5150: use interrupts instead of deprecated int-gpio | |
| Linux: extcon: ptn5150: Add irq-is-id-quirk | |
| Linux: imx-lpi2c: change log level for eDMA related logs | |
| Linux: ptn5150: enable irq-is-id-quirk | irq-is-id-quirk allows the id pin to be used as an interrupt to avoid using a separate device tree file for Symphony <= 1.4. |
| meta-layer: libubootenv: link with bfd instead of gold | |
| meta-layer: linux-variscite: Remove KERNEL_CONFIG_COMMAND |
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| 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 |