[Yocto-bsp] [poky] Yocto kernel compilation issues

[Paul Eggleton]

On Wednesday, 5 September 2018 5:43:49 PM NZST srinivasan wrote:
> "inherit kernel" doesn't allow to add new kernels for the very first to
> yocto build system for example adding the below kernel
> 
> *- The kernel used would be the Linux-rt-devel v4.14.39 from the git repo
> in https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-rt-devel.git/
> <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-rt-devel.git/>*
> 
> Because I tried adding the above new kernel for the first time using
> "inherit kernel", and ended with number of issues

What were those issues?

> And I hope, "inherit kernel" works only for yocto based linux kernels that
> is already available.
> 
> Could you please guide me if my understanding is wrong w.r.t the above?

inherit kernel will work with any Linux kernel, including any custom source 
tree you care to point it at.

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre