66107 - PetaLinux 2015.4 - Product Update Release Notes and Known Issues
Title
66107 - PetaLinux 2015.4 - Product Update Release Notes and Known Issues
Description
This Answer Record acts as the release notes for PetaLinux 2015.4 and contains links to information about resolved issues and updated collateral contained in this release.
Solution
PetaLinux 2015.4 contains the following build collateral:
* Linux Kernel Version 4.0 (Git tag: xilinx-v2015.4)
* U-Boot Version 2015.07 (Git tag: xilinx-v2015.4)
PetaLinux 2015.4 New Features
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PetaLinux, QEMU, OpenAMP will now support Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC.
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Arm Trusted Firmware (ATF) is now included with Petalinux 2015.4 to support Zynq UltraScale+
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Petalinux 2015.4 release supports the new Vivado DDR patch. For more details, see (Xilinx Answer 65982)
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Xen Hypervisor is now included in ZCU102 BSP as a technology demonstration.
| Answer Record Number | Answer Record Title |
|---|---|
| Xilinx Answer 66148 | 2015.4 Petalinux - petalinux-util command allows connection of XSDB to a running QEMU instance |
| Xilinx Answer 66150 | 2015.4 Petalinux - Petalinux DTG will now support Zynq MPSoC, Zynq 7000 and MicroBlaze processors |
| Xilinx Answer 66163 | 2015.4 Petalinux - Splits pre-built packages into -dbg and -dev |
| Xilinx Answer 66213 | 2015.4 Petalinux - U-BOOT autoconfig is now enabled by default for Zynq MPSoC |
Petalinux 2015.4 Bug fixes
| Answer Record Number | Answer Record Title |
|---|---|
| Xilinx Answer 66152 | 2015.2.1 Petalinux - Selecting ncurses-tools package for rootfs causes errors during petalinux-build |
| Xilinx Answer 66164 | 2015.4 Petalinux - FIT image image.ub works for ZynqMP |
Known Issues for 2015.4
There are file name mismatches between the documentation and the actual filenames for the installer downloads on www.xilinx.com
| Documented Installer file Name | Actual Installer filenames |
|---|---|
| petalinux-v2015.4-final-installer.run | petalinux-v2015.4-final-installer-dec.run |
| Xilinx-ZCU102-v2015.4-final.bsp | Xilinx-ZCU102-v2015.4-final-dec.bsp |
| Answer Record Number | Answer Record Title |
|---|---|
| Xilinx Answer 66110 | 2015.4 Petalinux - Device Tree Generator generates DTSIs for PS but not for PL in Zynq MPSoC |
| Xilinx Answer 66144 | 2015.4 Petalinux - Zynq MPSoC clock.dtsi is static. |
| Xilinx Answer 66145 | 2015.4 Petalinux - petalinux-util –jtag-logbuf will not support A53 |
| Xilinx Answer 66170 | 2015.4 Petalinux - Libraries from toolchains such as libc are not stripped on the target rootfs |
| Xilinx Answer 66176 | 2015.4 XSDK, OpenAMP - Cannot create FreeRTOS OpenAMP apps when selecting “Create New” BSP option |
| Xilinx Answer 66177 | 2015.4 XSDK, OpenAMP - Compilation warnings when building FreeRTOS Zynq OpenAMP applications |
| Xilinx Answer 66178 | 2015.4 XSDK, OpenAMP - Running FreeRTOS OpenAMP apps display an assert error saying “Assert failed in file port.c, line 410” when exiting the application. |
| Xilinx Answer 66185 | 2015.4 OPENAMP FreeRTOS RPC demo fails occasionally on Zynq MPSoC |
| Xilinx Answer 66182 | 2015.4 Petalinux - QEMU does not include SDL to display graphic output over virtual Display Port |
| Xilinx Answer 66187 | 2015.4 Petalinux - QEMU does not connect all GEM’s to host network |
| Xilinx Answer 66367 | 2015.4 Petalinux - MIO Ethernet does not work on ZCU102 RevB boards with the 2015.4 Petalinux ZCU102 BSP |