3.1.1. Linux Release Notes

3.1.1.1. Overview

The Processor SDK for Linux provides a fundamental software platform for development, deployment and execution of Linux based applications and includes the following:

  • Bootloaders & Filesystems
  • Prebuilt Binaries
  • Detailed Release Notes

3.1.1.2. Licensing

Please refer to the software manifest, which outlines the licensing status for all packages included in the prebuilt binaries location.

3.1.1.3. Release 07.03.00

Released April 2021

What’s New

Processor SDK 7.3 Release has following new features:

  • Final release on 2020 LTS 5.4 kernel
  • AM64 Kernel Support for MMC SDR104 and DDR50 and eMMC HS200 speed modes
  • AM64 TSN Switch Support

3.1.1.4. Build Information

3.1.1.4.1. U-Boot

Head Commit: 2781231a33c3d779e32445f4fe55164c45d6d7c1 arm: mach-k3: j721e_init: probe clock node after sci node is probed
Date: Wed Apr 7 21:12:38 CDT 2021
uBoot Version: 2020.01
uBoot Description: 07.03.00.005
Branch: 07.03.00.005
uBoot Tag: 07.03.00.005
Compiler Information: arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc (GNU Toolchain for the A-profile Architecture 9.2-2019.12 (arm-9.10)) 9.2.1 20191025

3.1.1.4.2. Kernel

Linux Kernel

Head Commit: 023faefa70274929bff92dc41167b007f7523792 Merged TI feature connectivity into ti-linux-5.4.y
Date: Wed Apr 7 14:38:29 CDT 2021
Kernel Version: 5.4.106
Kernel Description: 07.03.00.005
Branch: ti-linux-5.4.y
Tag: 07.03.00.005
Compiler Information: arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc (GNU Toolchain for the A-profile Architecture 9.2-2019.12 (arm-9.10)) 9.2.1 20191025

Real Time (RT) Linux Kernel

Head Commit: 519667b0d81d74a6e55105dcd6072ae550352599 Merged TI feature ti_linux_base_rt into ti-rt-linux-5.4.y
Date: Wed Apr 7 21:12:27 CDT 2021
Kernel Version: 5.4.106
RT Kernel Version: 5.4.106-rt54
Kernel Description: 07.03.00.005-rt
Branch: ti-rt-linux-5.4.y
Tag: 07.03.00.005-rt
Compiler Information: arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc (GNU Toolchain for the A-profile Architecture 9.2-2019.12 (arm-9.10)) 9.2.1 20191025

3.1.1.4.3. Yocto

meta-ti

Head Commit: 52ffccb09385ef3a369770b2fa45bc09418a5050
ti-rtos: Update metadata and versions for RTOS firmware
Date: 2021-4-05
Version: dunfell-3.1
Branch: dunfell
Release Tag: 07.03.00.005

meta-arago

Head Commit: ee6ff44d90945429051c8d9573c8b60705104149
omapconf: Bump to v1.75 release
Date: 2021-4-01
Version: 2020.05
Branch: dunfell
Release Tag: 07.03.00.005

3.1.1.5. Issues Tracker

3.1.1.5.1. Issues opened in previous releases that were closed on this release

Record ID Title
LCPD-20122 Add external power supply to PCIe USB card on am64xx and j7200
LCPD-20111 TSN IET (Frame Preemption) iperf3 network is unreachable with VLAN
LCPD-20107 USBDEVICE Bi-directional iperf test fails on am64xx when running from dut to server
LCPD-20023 AM64x DDR4 startup instability seen due to driver clock configuration
LCPD-20004 AM64: g_ether module failing to bringup link on host side

3.1.1.5.2. Issues found and closed on this release that may be applicable to prior releases

Record ID Title
LCPD-21346 k3: cpswxg: switchdev: crash in am65_cpsw_port_offload_fwd_mark_update() when there is a disabled port
LCPD-21341 am64: cut-thru auto speed detection not working properly
LCPD-20618 k3: cpswxg: bindings not updated
LCPD-20323 AM64x: USB option_cv not being programmed
LCPD-20306 Occasional AM64x EVM u-boot hangs seen after new CONFIG options enabled
LCPD-20242 U-Boot: reset command fails on AM64x EVM

3.1.1.5.3. Linux Kernel Known Issues

Record ID Title Workaround
LCPD-21538 am64xx-evm PCI-EP MSI tests are failing  
LCPD-21511 ADC tests fail due to elements missing in /sys/bus path  
LCPD-21510 USB devices attached to am64xx-evm are not enumerated  
LCPD-21507 am64xx and j7200 PCIe USB card must use an external power supply to enumerate the attached USB stick  
LCPD-20705 USB stick attached to PCIe USB card is not enumerated  
LCPD-20164 TSN IET (Frame Preemption) eth0 link sometimes does not come back up after configuring  
LCPD-20162 Degraded performance when running IET tests over eth1  
LCPD-20106 USBDEVICE ping from DUT to host fails when packet_count=470  
LCPD-20105 AM64x: Kernel: ADC: RX DMA channel request fails  
LCPD-20061 Occasional PHY error during during TSN Time-Aware Shaper execution  
LCPD-20055 Assign am64xx GPIO test pins in ltp-ddt  
LCPD-20006 AM64x: remoteproc may be stuck in the start phase after a few times of stop/start