[meta-freescale] [meta-fsl-arm-extra PATCH 2/2] linux-boundary: Add support to Vivante 4.6.9p12 GPU code

[Otavio Salvador]

On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Eric Nelson
<eric.nelson at boundarydevices.com> wrote:
> Thanks Otavio.
>
>
> On 07/23/2013 11:59 AM, Otavio Salvador wrote:
>>
>> This backport the support for Vivante 4.6.9p12 GPU from 3.5.7 kernel
>> while Freescale does not make a new 3.0.35 release with this.
>>
>> Change-Id: If3bf361344d6a661a141e5545d5ab381865b10e6
>> Signed-off-by: Otavio Salvador <otavio at ossystems.com.br>
>> ---
>>   ...8-4.6.9p11.1-gpu-GPU-Kernel-driver-integr.patch | 1040 ++++++++++
>>   ...5-gpu-Add-global-value-for-minimum-3D-clo.patch |   62 +
>>   ...4-4-gpu-use-new-PU-power-on-off-interface.patch |   53 +
>>   ...8-1-GPU-Integrate-4.6.9p12-release-kernel.patch | 2006
>> ++++++++++++++++++++
>>   ...5-GPU-Correct-suspend-resume-calling-afte.patch |   61 +
>>   ...0-gpu-Correct-section-mismatch-in-gpu-ker.patch |   60 +
>>   recipes-kernel/linux/linux-boundary_3.0.35.bb      |   10 +-
>>   7 files changed, 3291 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>   create mode 100644
>> recipes-kernel/linux/linux-boundary-3.0.35/0001-ENGR00255688-4.6.9p11.1-gpu-GPU-Kernel-driver-integr.patch
>>   create mode 100644
>> recipes-kernel/linux/linux-boundary-3.0.35/0002-ENGR00265465-gpu-Add-global-value-for-minimum-3D-clo.patch
>>   create mode 100644
>> recipes-kernel/linux/linux-boundary-3.0.35/0003-ENGR00261814-4-gpu-use-new-PU-power-on-off-interface.patch
>>   create mode 100644
>> recipes-kernel/linux/linux-boundary-3.0.35/0004-ENGR00264288-1-GPU-Integrate-4.6.9p12-release-kernel.patch
>>   create mode 100644
>> recipes-kernel/linux/linux-boundary-3.0.35/0005-ENGR00264275-GPU-Correct-suspend-resume-calling-afte.patch
>>   create mode 100644
>> recipes-kernel/linux/linux-boundary-3.0.35/0006-ENGR00265130-gpu-Correct-section-mismatch-in-gpu-ker.patch
>>
>
> Aren't these easier to carry in our kernel repository?

It can be done. I did the same change in all kernel I could so it'd be
made compatible with the new GPU binary.

> If so, I applied them to a branch with a hideously long name:
>         boundary-imx_3.0.35_4.0.0-plus-vivante-4.6.9p11.1
>
> https://github.com/boundarydevices/linux-imx6/tree/boundary-imx_3.0.35_4.0.0-plus-vivante-4.6.9p11.1

In fact it is p12 version.

> Does anybody know if there are ABI changes in the corresponding
> userspace bits?

It has.

> How about release notes?

Daiane, do you know where is 3.5.7 release notes?

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