Linux Release Notes¶
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
Licensing¶
Please refer to the software manifest, which outlines the licensing status for all packages included in the prebuilt binaries location.
Release 07.03.01¶
Released May 2021
What’s New
Processor SDK 7.3.1 Release has following new features:
- Final release on 2020 LTS 5.4 kernel
- AM64 U-Boot support single SPL image for both EVM and SK.
- AM64 filesystem support to enable wifi access point on startup.
Build Information¶
U-Boot¶
Head Commit: e995ed0ec11baf3912470f8b7c8d33dd65f2d6da configs: am64x_sk: Drop unused defconfigs
Date: Wed May 12 15:48:40 2021 +0530
uBoot Version: 2020.01
uBoot Description: 07.03.01.006
Branch: ti-u-boot-2020.01
Compiler Information: arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc and aarch64-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc (GNU Toolchain for the A-profile Architecture 9.2-2019.12 (arm-9.10)) 9.2.1 20191025
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: aarch64-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: aarch64-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc (GNU Toolchain for the A-profile Architecture 9.2-2019.12 (arm-9.10)) 9.2.1 20191025
Yocto¶
meta-ti
Head Commit: 52ffccb09385ef3a369770b2fa45bc09418a5050
ti-rtos: Update metadata and versions for RTOS firmware
Date: 2021-4-05
Version: dunfell-3.1
meta-arago
Head Commit: ee6ff44d90945429051c8d9573c8b60705104149
omapconf: Bump to v1.75 release
Date: 2021-4-01
Version: 2020.05
Issues Tracker¶
Issues opened in previous releases that were closed on this release¶
| Record ID | Title |
|---|---|
| LCPD-20163 | am64xx fails to boot when using the mmcmode custom build |
| LCPD-20130 | am64xx PCIe-EP test failing due to a NULL pointer exception |
| LCPD-20122 | Add external power supply to PCIe USB card on am64xx and j7200 |
| LCPD-20120 | U-Boot user’s guide does not mention AM64x |
| LCPD-20119 | Kernel user’s guide does not mention ARM64 or AM64x |
| 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 |
Issues found and closed on this release that may be applicable to prior releases¶
| Record ID | Title |
|---|---|
| LCPD-22282 | U-Boot: reset to default env fails in 2021 LTS |
| LCPD-22281 | U-Boot hangs with ‘LPDDR4_StartTest: FAIL’ error when starting on am64xx-evm |
| LCPD-22048 | U-Boot: J7/AM64: DDR driver size is bloated up |
| LCPD-21510 | USB devices attached to am64xx-evm are not enumerated |
| LCPD-21348 | K3: CPSWxG: can’t disable rate limit for TX CPPI channels on Host P0 |
| 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-20626 | am64x-sk: mmc list command does not return anything |
| LCPD-20618 | k3: cpswxg: bindings not updated |
| LCPD-20553 | PCI: EP: PCIe EP Not Testable - Add device ID for AM64 in pci_endpoint_test |
| 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 |
Linux Kernel Known Issues¶
| Record ID | Title | Workaround |
|---|---|---|
| LCPD-22338 | ipc_echo_test test on am64xx-evm fails due to a firmware file name change | |
| LCPD-22095 | omap-spi.txt convert to yaml | |
| LCPD-22094 | omap_serial.txt convert to yaml | |
| LCPD-22093 | pwm-tiehrpwm.txt convert to yaml | |
| LCPD-22092 | pwm-tiecap.txt convert to yaml | |
| LCPD-22091 | ti,phy-am654-serdes.txt convert to yaml | |
| LCPD-22090 | pci-keystone.txt convert to yaml | |
| LCPD-22089 | ti,am654-hbmc.txt convert to yaml | |
| LCPD-22087 | ti-tsc-adc.txt convert to yaml | |
| LCPD-22086 | i2c-omap.txt convert to yaml | |
| LCPD-21538 | am64xx-evm PCI-EP MSI tests are failing | |
| LCPD-21507 | am64xx and j7200 PCIe USB card must use an external power supply to enumerate the attached USB stick | |
| LCPD-21347 | k3: cpswxg: switchdev: crash in am65_cpsw_port_offload_fwd_mark_update() when there is a disabled port | |
| LCPD-21334 | Convert ti,j721e-gpio to yaml | |
| LCPD-20721 | AM64-sk: Memtester failures | |
| LCPD-20716 | video capture on am64xx-sk not working with a USB3 camera | |
| LCPD-20558 | OSPI UBIFS tests failing on am64xx-sk | |
| LCPD-20385 | AM64: Upstream: Set USB PHY core voltage to 0.85 | |
| LCPD-20162 | Degraded performance when running IET tests over eth1 | |
| LCPD-20131 | Uboot fails to enumerate devices attached to a usb hub on the first ‘usb reset’ call | Re-run usb reset command |
| 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-20038 | OPTEE test applications are missing from rootfs | |
| LCPD-20006 | AM64x: remoteproc may be stuck in the start phase after a few times of stop/start | |
| LCPD-19858 | OE: OPTEE label used in SDK is old and wrong | |
| LCPD-19838 | Cryptodev not building against 5.10 kernel |