70277 - PetaLinux 2017.4 - Product Update Release Notes and Known Issues

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70277 - PetaLinux 2017.4 - Product Update Release Notes and Known Issues

Description

This Answer Record acts as the release notes for PetaLinux 2017.4 and contains links to information about resolved issues and updated collateral contained in this release.

Solution

BSPs supported for 2017.4 PetaLinux Release

This table contains supported BSPs for Zynq-7000, MicroBlaze, Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC available on the Embedded Development download page.

Note: The “sstate cache file” (sstate-rel-v2017.4.tar.gz) can be found on the Xilinx download area along with an associated README (sstate_rel_2017.4_README) file that outlines the procedure to use “sstate cache”.

Refer to the attached file “2017.4-PetaLinux-Packages-List” for software package versions tested on host machines, which is required for PetaLinux installation tools.

Follow the attached README for steps to create BSPs using template flow.

PetaLinux 2017.4contains the following build collateral:

Wiki Updates:

Covers details for Linux Kernel, Device drivers, U-boot, ATF and DTG changes (new features/fixes) in a particular release.

2017.4 Linux and DTG release notes wiki page:

http://www.wiki.xilinx.com/2017.4+Linux+and+DTG+Release+Notes

2017.4 U-Boot release notes wiki page :

http://www.wiki.xilinx.com/2017.4+U-boot+Release+Notes

2017.4 ATF release notes wiki page :

http://www.wiki.xilinx.com/2017.4+ATF+Release+Notes

2017.4 New Features:

PetaLinux

• None

Yocto

• Upgrade DTC(poky/meta/recipes-kernel/dtc) from v1.4.1 to v1.4.4

FSBL

• None

U-boot

• None

Device-tree

• None

ARM-Trusted Firmware (ATF)

• None

FreeRTOS

• None

PMU Firmware (PMUFW)

• None

Power Management

• None

Standalone

• None

Linux Drivers

• None

OpenAMP and Libmetal

• None

QEMU

• None

VCU

• None

Known Issues for 2017.4:

README_content

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Contents in the down load area

In the download area along with the PetaLinux tool installer and BSPs for various HW. The following content is also available for down load:

1. PetaLinux 2017.4 License and copyrights info (TAR/GZIP) file:

   This file contains the copyright headers of all the SW components shipped as part of the PetaLinux tool. It also contains the copyright headers for all the SW packages, available at https://petalinux.xilinx.com/ that petaLinux tool packages in the project, when selected. This file is provide as part of legal requirement for your viewing only. It is not required to be downloaded for using the PetaLinux tool or BSPs.

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1. PetaLinux 2017.4 Open Components Source Code (TAR/GZIP) file:

This file contains the source code of all the SW components shipped as  part of the PetaLinux tool. It also contains the source code for all the  SW packages, available at https://petalinux.xilinx.com/ that petaLinux tool packages  in the project, when selected. This file is provide as part of legal requirement  for your viewing only. It is not required to be downloaded for using  the PetaLinux tool or BSPs.

Sample list of components in the files 1) and 2):

	QEMU

	busybox

	mtd-utils

	libfdt

	dtc

	u-boot

	device-tree-generator

	iso-codes

	ca-certificates

	db

	bash

	Linux

	ATF

	XEN

	kconfig-frontends

	Note: more than 1000 other SW components.

2017.4-PetaLinux-Packages-List

Tool/Library Versions

RHEL/CentOS versions

Ubuntu