topic Re: Yocto Memory Usage in i.MX Processors

Yocto Memory Usage

MichaelBMiner — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:59:38 GMT

Hello All,

I am starting to read about Yocto and I created an Ubuntu VM with 50GB of disk space. I am realizing now I probably should have made it 60GB since Ubuntu itself takes up space.

I am just wondering what does Yocto and bitbake do that requires so much memory? We are building an image for an IMX6 (I am using the quick start poky tutorial). If I recall correctly a dev board does not have 50GB of space for an embedded Linux image.

I understand this is how it has to be, but can anyone point me to some documentation on the memory requirements for Yocto and bitbake?

Re: Yocto Memory Usage

Bio_TICFSL — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:14:32 GMT

Hello MichaelBMiner,

In fact you need at least 200GB on ubunto to start building yocto.

Regards

Re: Yocto Memory Usage

MichaelBMiner — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:47:02 GMT

Why does it need 200GB of free space? Is there any way to reduce this?

Re: Yocto Memory Usage

Bio_TICFSL — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:14:37 GMT

Hi,

It has to be with the whole package that yocto need for deploying, you can at least reduce to 150GB no more.

Regards