[yocto] Custom kernel in Yocto/dylan branch.

[Bruce Ashfield]

On 13-06-11 10:47 AM, Javi Roman wrote:
> With
>
> SRC_URI_append = "file://defconfig"
>

Which is what I expected. And you say that it isn't being applied
at all ? Is that by inspecting the final contents of .config ?
Or something else ?

Since this is on the dylan branches, I know it has been tested
explicitly there.

I'll switch and do some of my own test builds.

Cheers,

Bruce

>
> Javi Roman
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Bruce Ashfield
> <bruce.ashfield at windriver.com> wrote:
>> On 13-06-11 10:18 AM, Javi Roman wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>>
>>> I few years ago I used to work with OpenEmbedded (the classical
>>> branch). The addition of new kernel recipes was easy for me,
>>> nevertheless I'm unable to do similar things with the current
>>> Yocto-dylan branch.
>>>
>>> The current Yocto-dylan is based on Linux kernel 3.x branches, all the
>>> documentation regarding add custom kernels or new kernel features are
>>> based on those 3.x branches. However, I would like to use a 2.6.32
>>> Linux kernel (it's a constraint for my project).
>>>
>>> I'm using the following kernel recipe in my bsp:
>>>
>>> linux/
>>>         linux-yocto-abacus/
>>>                    defconfig
>>>          linux-yocto-abacus_2.6.32.bb
>>>
>>> #####  linux-yocto-abacus_2.6.32.bb ####
>>>
>>> inherit kernel
>>> require recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc
>>>
>>> INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT =3D "1"
>>>
>>> FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend :=3D "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
>>> SRC_URI_append =3D "file://defconfig"
>>>
>>> PROVIDES =3D "virtual/kernel"
>>>
>>> SRC_URI =3D
>>> "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.g=
>>> it;protocol=3Dgit;nocheckout=3D1"
>>>
>>> LINUX_VERSION =3D "2.6.32"
>>> LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION =3D "-abacus"
>>>
>>> # tag: v3.4    76e10d158efb6d4516018846f60c2ab5501900bc
>>> # tag: v2.6.32 459b3d520991ec1b8e5ba68fbc4b206d602fee6e
>>> SRCREV=3D"459b3d520991ec1b8e5ba68fbc4b206d602fee6e"
>>>
>>> PR =3D "r1"
>>> PV =3D "${LINUX_VERSION}+git${SRCPV}"
>>>
>>> COMPATIBLE_MACHINE =3D "romley"
>>>
>>> ############ end ###################
>>>
>>> When I build the kernel with:
>>>
>>> # bitbake virtual/kernel
>>>
>>> The kernel is downloaded from kernel.org, with the correct git tag
>>> (v2.6.32) and is built with success. Nevertheless, the "defconfig" is
>>> not properly added in the kernel configuration. If I run:
>>>
>>> # bitbake virtual/kernel -c menuconfig
>>>
>>> The ncurses menuconfig is not using the "defconfig" added by me.
>>>
>>> The "defconfig" with all kernel configurations is a deprecated feature?
>>> Which is the correct way to add a new kernel recipe?
>>
>>
>> It definitely should still be working, we have plenty of defconfig
>> users (whether right or wong ;) and it is tested daily.
>>
>> How did you specify your defconfig on the SRC_URI ?
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>>>
>>> Many thanks!
>>> Javi Roman
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>>