Release Notes

Based on release	Yocto: Poky 4.0, BSP: FSLC 4.0, Linux: lf-5.15.y
Release tag	mx8-yocto-kirkstone-5.15-2.0.x-v1.0
Release manifest	kirkstone-5.15.xml
Date	12/22/2022
Supported platforms	VAR-SOM-MX8 / SPEAR-MX8
SOM revision	v1.1 and higher
File System build system	Yocto Kirkstone
Recovery SD card link	mx8__yocto-kirkstone-5.15-2.0.x-v1.0__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_v2022.04_var01	fa66e668ed213a813962797daeef3098ebc02390
Kernel	https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx	5.15-2.0.x-imx_var01	584dad41f605acd187f75a265e9ed066bc32555f
meta-variscite-bsp	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp	kirkstone	17d62d486ff7f8fda37171507faa3512261a62e3

After downloading the image, visit our Recovery SD card guide to learn how to program a recovery SD card.

Known Issues
Change List	Description	Release 1.0
Initial Yocto Kirkstone release	Based on FSLC 5.15-2.0.x-imx (kernel 5.15.60) which is based on NXP lf-5.15.32-2.0.0 and merged with Linux Stable 5.15.60
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
DNS does not work after disabling dnsmasq and configuring NetworkManager DNS	Fixed by dnsmasq: enable dbus packageconfig