[yocto] Using Yocto with NXP QorIQ Processors

[Eric Nelson]

Hi Chris,

On 04/18/2016 06:58 AM, Chris Trobridge wrote:
> Has anyone attempted to use the Qoriq BSP layers with them main Yocto
> release rather than the NXP (ex Freescale) SDK they come bundled in?
> 
> I ask because the NXP SDK is somewhat behind the main Yocto release
> schedule.
> 
> It should be easier to port the BSP to the current Yocto but I have no
> idea what issues I am likely to hit.
> 
> I will try this at some point when I have enough free time but for
> planning purposes I would interested in how anyone else has got on
> attempting this.
> 
> Are Qoriq users restricted to the official SDK or would they get
> third-party support?
> 

There's a community BSP and a mailing list at:
	meta-freescale at yoctoproject.org

The release notes for the Jethro release say that the Layerscape
processors are supported:
	http://freescale.github.io/doc/release-notes/2.0/

Regards,


Eric