Making Initial code base for IMX7

[shashi_ray]

Hi,

I am working on iMX7 dual processor with Yocto linux. To prepare the initial code base, there could be two options.

Option 1

Get the initial Yocto source code from yoctoproject git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky, checkout to any branch (preferably Sumo branch), add meta-freescale layer and do the yocto build and start working.

With this approach, kernel code is coming from git://github.com/Freescale/linux-fslc.git at  4.9-1.0.x-imx branch. 

Option 2 (as per Freescale_Yocto_Project_User's_Guide.pdf)

Get the initial Yocto code with repo init -u git://git.freescale.com/imx/fsl-arm-yocto-bsp.git -b imx-4.1.15-1.0.0_ga and set up the project. 

With this approach, kernel code is coming from git://git.freescale.com/imx/linux-2.6-imx.git at branch imx_4.1.15_1.0.0_ga. But, the branch imx-4.1.15-1.0.0_ga seems very old.

Can someone please recommend me which option shall I choose to setup the code base and work further so that I should get all the latest  changes from NXP (Kernel change) as well as from Yocto project.

Thanks,

Shashi 

[shashi_ray]

Thanks Igor

[igorpadykov · Accepted solution]

Hi Shashi

one can use both options, as for nxp releases one can look at latest L4.9.88 nxp bsp

linux-imx - i.MX Linux kernel 

Documentation

https://www.nxp.com/webapp/Download?colCode=L4.9.88_2.0.0_LINUX_DOCS&Parent_nodeId=13376994810717061... 

i.MX Software|NXP 

https://community.nxp.com/message/402940#402940 

Best regards
igor
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