[yocto] Yocto Hands-on Kernel Lab now available for Yocto 2.1 (krogoth)

[Tom Zanussi]

It seems a last-minute update broke the link I used.  Please try this 
instead:

https://www.yoctoproject.org/sites/default/files/kernel-lab-2.1_0.pdf

Thanks,

Tom

On 05/04/2016 02:56 PM, Tom Zanussi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm happy to announce that an updated version of the Yocto 'Hands-on
> Kernel Lab' has been released and is available here:
>
>    https://www.yoctoproject.org/sites/default/files/kernel-lab-2.1.pdf
>
> The above document contains all the instructions you need to get started
> from scratch.
>
> You can get to the lab and associated content by visiting the Yocto home
> page (https://www.yoctoproject.org/) and selecting 'Obtain training on
> your own or at an event' from the drop-down list you get by clicking on
> the 'START HERE TO LEARN MORE' box on the left-hand side and clicking on
> the 'Hands-on Kernel Lab for TP 2.1 krogoth' link.
>
> The 'Hands-on Kernel Lab' has been updated to Yocto 2.1 ('krogoth') and
> a couple of new sections have been added.
>
> See below for a complete list of what's covered along with the lab
> number covering those topics.
>
> I've run through the lab twice, once on Fedora 20 and once on Ubuntu
> 16.04, so it should be pretty solid at this point, but if you find
> problems, please let me know...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
> ----
>
> The 'Hands-on Kernel Lab' is a series of labs that covers the following
> topics:
>
>    * Creating and using a traditional kernel recipe (lab1)
>
>    * Using 'bitbake -c menuconfig' to modify the kernel configuration
> and replace the defconfig with the new configuration (lab1)
>
>    * Adding a kernel module to the kernel source and configuring it as a
> built-in module by adding options to the kernel defconfig (lab1)
>
>    * Creating and using a linux-yocto-based kernel (lab2)
>
>    * Adding a kernel module to the kernel source and configuring it as a
> built-in module using linux-yocto 'config fragments' (lab2)
>
>    * Using the linux-yocto kernel as an LTSI kernel (configuring in an
> item added by the LTSI kernel which is merged into linux-yocto) (lab2)
>
>    * Using an arbitrary git-based kernel via the linux-yocto-custom
> kernel recipe (lab3)
>
>    * Adding a kernel module to the kernel source of an arbitrary
> git-based kernel and configuring it as a loadable module using 'config
> fragments' (lab3)
>
>    * Actually getting the module into the image and autoloading it on
> boot (lab3)
>
>    * Using a local clone of an arbitrary git-based kernel via the
> linux-yocto custom kernel recipe to demonstrate a typical development
> workflow (lab4)
>
>    * Modifying the locally cloned custom kernel source and verifying the
> changes in the new image (lab4)
>
>    * Using a local clone of a linux-yocto kernel recipe to demonstrate a
> typical development workflow (lab4)
>
>    * Adding and using an external kernel module via a module recipe (lab4)
>
>    * Using the 'Yocto BSP Tools' yocto-bsp tool generate a new Yocto BSP
> (lab5)
>
>    * Using the 'Yocto BSP Tools' yocto-kernel tool to add kernel config
> fragments (lab5)
>
>    * Using the 'Yocto BSP Tools' yocto-kernel tool to add kernel patches
> (lab5)