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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
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<chapter id='dev-manual-model'>
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<title>Common Development Models</title>
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<para>
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Many development models exist for which you can use the Yocto Project.
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However, for the purposes of this manual we are going to focus on two common ones:
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System Development and User Application Development.
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System Development covers Board Support Package (BSP) development and kernel modification
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or configuration.
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User Application Development covers development of applications that you intend to run on some
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target hardware.
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</para>
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<para>
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This chapter presents overviews of both system and application models.
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If you want to examine specific examples of the system development models,
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see the "<link linkend='dev-manual-bsp-appendix'>BSP Development Example</link>"
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appendix and the
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"<link linkend='dev-manual-kernel-appendix'>Kernel Modification Example</link>" appendix.
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For a user-space application development example that uses the
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<trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark> IDE,
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see the
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<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/adt-manual/adt-manual.html'>
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The Yocto Project Application Development Toolkit (ADT) User's Guide</ulink>.
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</para>
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<section id='system-development-model'>
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<title>System Development</title>
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<para>
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System development involves modification or creation of an image that you want to run on
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a specific hardware target.
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Usually, when you want to create an image that runs on embedded hardware, the image does
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not require the same number of features that a full-fledged Linux distribution provides.
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Thus, you can create a much smaller image that is designed to use only the hardware
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features for your particular hardware.
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</para>
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<para>
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To help you understand how system development works in the Yocto Project, this section
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covers two types of image development: BSP creation and kernel modification or
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configuration.
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</para>
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<section id='developing-a-board-support-package-bsp'>
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<title>Developing a Board Support Package (BSP)</title>
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<para>
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A BSP is a package of recipes that, when applied, during a build results in
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an image that you can run on a particular board.
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Thus, the package, when compiled into the new image, supports the operation of the board.
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</para>
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<note>
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For a brief list of terms used when describing the development process in the Yocto Project,
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see the "<link linkend='yocto-project-terms'>Yocto Project Terms</link>" section.
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</note>
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<para>
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The remainder of this section presents the basic steps used to create a BSP
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based on an existing BSP that ships with the Yocto Project.
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You can reference the "<link linkend='dev-manual-bsp-appendix'>BSP Development Example</link>"
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appendix for a detailed example that uses the Crown Bay BSP as a base BSP from which to start.
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</para>
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<para>
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The following illustration and list summarize the BSP creation general workflow.
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</para>
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<para>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/bsp-dev-flow.png" width="6in" depth="7in" align="center" scalefit="1" />
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</para>
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<para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Set up your host development system to support
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development using the Yocto Project</emphasis>: See the
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"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#the-linux-distro'>The Linux Distributions</ulink>" and the
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"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#packages'>The Packages</ulink>" sections both
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in the Yocto Project Quick Start for requirements.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Establish a local copy of the Yocto Project files on your
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system</emphasis>: You need to have the Yocto Project files available on your host system.
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Having the Yocto Project files on your system gives you access to the build
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process and to the tools you need.
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For information on how to get these files, see the
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"<link linkend='getting-setup'>Getting Setup</link>" section.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Establish a local copy of the base BSP files</emphasis>: Having
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the BSP files on your system gives you access to the build
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process and to the tools you need for creating a BSP.
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For information on how to get these files, see the
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"<link linkend='getting-setup'>Getting Setup</link>" section.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Choose a Yocto Project-supported BSP as your base BSP</emphasis>:
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The Yocto Project ships with several BSPs that support various hardware.
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It is best to base your new BSP on an existing BSP rather than create all the
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recipes and configuration files from scratch.
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While it is possible to create everything from scratch, basing your new BSP
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on something that is close is much easier.
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Or, at a minimum, leveraging off an existing BSP
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gives you some structure with which to start.</para>
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<para>At this point you need to understand your target hardware well enough to determine which
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existing BSP it most closely matches.
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Things to consider are your hardware’s on-board features, such as CPU type and graphics support.
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You should look at the README files for supported BSPs to get an idea of which one
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you could use.
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A generic <trademark class='registered'>Intel</trademark>
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<trademark class='trade'>Atom</trademark>-based BSP to consider is the
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Crown Bay that does not support the <trademark class='registered'>Intel</trademark>
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Embedded Media Graphics Driver (EMGD).
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The remainder of this example uses that base BSP.</para>
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<para>To see the supported BSPs, go to the Yocto Project
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<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/download'>download page</ulink> and click
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on “BSP Downloads.”</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Create your own BSP layer</emphasis>: Layers are ideal for
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isolating and storing work for a given piece of hardware.
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A layer is really just a location or area in which you place the recipes for your BSP.
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In fact, a BSP is, in itself, a special type of layer.
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Another example that illustrates a layer is an application.
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Suppose you are creating an application that has library or other dependencies in
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order for it to compile and run.
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The layer, in this case, would be where all the recipes that define those dependencies
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are kept.
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The key point for a layer is that it is an isolated area that contains
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all the relevant information for the project that the Yocto Project build
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system knows about.</para>
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<note>The Yocto Project supports four BSPs that are part of the
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Yocto Project release: <filename>atom-pc</filename>, <filename>beagleboard</filename>,
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<filename>mpc8315e</filename>, and <filename>routerstationpro</filename>.
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The recipes and configurations for these four BSPs are located and dispersed
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within the local Yocto Project files.
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Consequently, they are not totally isolated in the spirit of layers unless you think
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of <filename>meta-yocto</filename> as a layer itself.
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On the other hand, BSP layers for Crown Bay, Emenlow, Jasper Forest,
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N450, and Sugar Bay are isolated.</note>
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<para>When you set up a layer for a new BSP, you should follow a standard layout.
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This layout is described in the section
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"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/bsp-guide/bsp-guide.html#bsp-filelayout'>Example Filesystem Layout</ulink>" section of the Board Support Package (BSP) Development Guide.
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In the standard layout, you will notice a suggested structure for recipes and
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configuration information.
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You can see the standard layout for the Crown Bay BSP in this example by examining the
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directory structure of the <filename>meta-crownbay</filename> layer inside the
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local Yocto Project files.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Make configuration changes to your new BSP
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layer</emphasis>: The standard BSP layer structure organizes the files you need to edit in
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<filename>conf</filename> and several <filename>recipes-*</filename> directories within the
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BSP layer.
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Configuration changes identify where your new layer is on the local system
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and identify which kernel you are going to use.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Make recipe changes to your new BSP layer</emphasis>: Recipe
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changes include altering recipes (<filename>.bb</filename> files), removing
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recipes you don't use, and adding new recipes that you need to support your hardware.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Prepare for the build</emphasis>: Once you have made all the
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changes to your BSP layer, there remains a few things
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you need to do for the Yocto Project build system in order for it to create your image.
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You need to get the build environment ready by sourcing an environment setup script
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and you need to be sure two key configuration files are configured appropriately.</para>
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<para>The entire process for building an image is overviewed in the section
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"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#building-image'>Building an Image</ulink>" section of the Yocto Project Quick Start.
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You might want to reference this information.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Build the image</emphasis>: The Yocto Project uses the BitBake
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tool to build images based on the type of image you want to create.
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You can find more information on BitBake
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<ulink url='http://bitbake.berlios.de/manual/'>here</ulink>.</para>
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<para>The build process supports several types of images to satisfy different needs.
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See the
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"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/poky-ref-manual/poky-ref-manual.html#ref-images'>Reference: Images</ulink>" appendix
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in The Yocto Project Reference Manual for information on
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supported images.</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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You can view a video presentation on "Building Custom Embedded Images with Yocto"
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at <ulink url='http://free-electrons.com/blog/elc-2011-videos'>Free Electrons</ulink>.
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You can also find supplemental information in
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<ulink url='http://yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/bsp-guide/bsp-guide.html'>
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The Board Support Package (BSP) Development Guide</ulink>.
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Finally, there is wiki page write up of the example also located
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<ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Transcript:_creating_one_generic_Atom_BSP_from_another'>
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here</ulink> that you might find helpful.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='modifying-the-kernel'>
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<title><anchor id='kernel-spot' />Modifying the Kernel</title>
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<para>
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Kernel modification involves changing the Linux Yocto kernel, which could involve changing
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configuration options as well as adding new kernel recipes.
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Configuration changes can be added in the form of configuration fragments, while recipe
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modification comes through the kernel's <filename>recipes-kernel</filename> area
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in a kernel layer you create.
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</para>
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<para>
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The remainder of this section presents a high-level overview of the Linux Yocto
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kernel architecture and the steps to modify the Linux Yocto kernel.
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For a complete discussion of the kernel, see
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<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/kernel-manual/kernel-manual.html'>
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The Yocto Project Kernel Architecture and Use Manual</ulink>.
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You can reference the appendix
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"<link linkend='dev-manual-kernel-appendix'>Kernel Modification Example</link>"
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for a detailed example that changes the configuration of a kernel.
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</para>
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<section id='kernel-overview'>
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<title>Kernel Overview</title>
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<para>
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Traditionally, when one thinks of a patched kernel, they think of a base kernel
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source tree and a fixed structure that contains kernel patches.
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The Yocto Project, however, employs mechanisms, that in a sense, result in a kernel source
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generator.
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By the end of this section, this analogy will become clearer.
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</para>
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<para>
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You can find a web interface to the Linux Yocto kernel source repositories at
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<ulink url='http://git.yoctoproject.org/'></ulink>.
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If you look at the interface, you will see to the left a grouping of
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Git repositories titled "Yocto Linux Kernel."
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Within this group, you will find the four different kernels supported by
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the Yocto Project:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>linux-yocto-2.6.34</filename></emphasis> - The
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stable Linux Yocto kernel that is based on the Linux 2.6.34 release.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>linux-yocto-2.6.37</filename></emphasis> - The
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stable Linux Yocto kernel that is based on the Linux 2.6.37 release.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>linux-yocto-3.0</filename></emphasis> - The stable
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Linux Yocto kernel that is based on the Linux 3.0 release.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>linux-yocto-3.0-1.1.x</filename></emphasis> - The
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stable Linux Yocto kernel to use with the Yocto Project Release 1.1.x. This kernel
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is based on the Linux 3.0 release</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>linux-yocto-dev</filename></emphasis> - A development
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kernel based on the latest upstream release candidate available.</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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The kernels are maintained using the Git revision control system
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that structures them using the familiar "tree", "branch", and "leaf" scheme.
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Branches represent diversions from general code to more specific code, while leaves
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represent the end-points for a complete and unique kernel whose source files
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when gathered from the root of the tree to the leaf accumulate to create the files
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necessary for a specific piece of hardware and its features.
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The following figure displays this concept:
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<para>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/kernel-overview-1.png"
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width="6in" depth="6in" align="center" scale="100" />
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</para>
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<para>
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Within the figure, the "Kernel.org Branch Point" represents the point in the tree
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where a supported base kernel is modified from the Linux kernel.
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For example, this could be the branch point for the <filename>linux-yocto-3.0</filename>
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kernel.
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Thus, everything further to the right in the structure is based on the
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<filename>linux-yocto-3.0</filename> kernel.
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Branch points to right in the figure represent where the
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<filename>linux-yocto-3.0</filename> kernel is modified for specific hardware
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or types of kernels, such as real-time kernels.
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Each leaf thus represents the end-point for a kernel designed to run on a specific
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targeted device.
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</para>
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<para>
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The overall result is a Git-maintained repository from which all the supported
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Yocto Project kernel types can be derived for all the supported Yocto Project devices.
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A big advantage to this scheme is the sharing of common features by keeping them in
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"larger" branches within the tree.
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This practice eliminates redundant storage of similar features shared among kernels.
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</para>
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<note>
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Keep in mind the figure does not take into account all four supported Linux Yocto
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kernel types, but rather shows a single generic kernel just for conceptual purposes.
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Also keep in mind that this structure represents the Yocto Project source repositories
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that are either pulled from during the build or established on the host development system
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prior to the build by either cloning a particular kernel's Git repository or by
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downloading and unpacking a tarball.
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</note>
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<para>
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Storage of all the available kernel source code is one thing, while representing the
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code on your host development system is another.
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Conceptually, you can think of the Yocto Project kernel source repositories as all the
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source files necessary for all the supported kernels.
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As a developer, you are just interested in the source files for the kernel on
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on which you are working.
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And, furthermore, you need them available on your host system.
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</para>
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<para>
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You make kernel source code available on your host development system by using
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Git to create a bare clone of the Linux Yocto kernel Git repository
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in which you are interested.
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Then, you use Git again to clone a copy of that bare clone.
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This copy represents the directory structure on your host system that is particular
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to the kernel you want.
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These are the files you actually modify to change the kernel.
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See the <link linkend='local-kernel-files'>Linux Yocto Kernel</link> item earlier
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in this manual for an example of how to set up the kernel source directory
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structure on your host system.
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</para>
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<para>
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This next figure illustrates how the kernel source files might be arranged on
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your host system.
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</para>
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<para>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/kernel-overview-3.png"
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width="6in" depth="4in" align="center" scale="100" />
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</para>
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<para>
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In the previous figure, the file structure on the left represents the bare clone
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set up to track the Yocto Project kernel Git repository.
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The structure on the right represents the copy of the bare clone.
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When you make modifcations to the kernel source code, this is the area in which
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you work.
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Once you make corrections, you must use Git to push the committed changes to the
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bare clone.
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The example in <xref linkend='modifying-the-kernel-source-code'>
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Modifying the Kernel Source Code</xref> provides a detailed example.
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</para>
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<para>
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What happens during the build?
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When you build the kernel on your development system all files needed for the build
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are taken from the Yocto Project source repositories pointed to by the
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<filename>SRC_URI</filename> variable and gathered in a temporary work area
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where they are subsequently used to create the unique kernel.
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Thus, in a sense, the process constructs a local source tree specific to your
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kernel to generate the new kernel image - a source generator if you will.
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</para>
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The following figure shows the temporary file structure
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created on your host system when the build occurs.
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This build directory contains all the source files used during the build.
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</para>
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<para>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/kernel-overview-2.png"
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width="6in" depth="5in" align="center" scale="100" />
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</para>
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<para>
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Again, for a complete discussion of the Yocto Project kernel's architcture and its
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branching strategy,
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see the <ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/kernel-manual/kernel-manual.html'>
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The Yocto Project Kernel Architecture and Use Manual</ulink>.
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Also, you can reference
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<xref linkend='modifying-the-kernel-source-code'>Modifying the Kernel Source Code</xref>
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for a detailed example that modifies the kernel.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='kernel-modification-workflow'>
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<title>Kernel Modification Workflow</title>
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<para>
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This illustration and the following list summarizes the kernel modification general workflow.
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</para>
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<para>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/kernel-dev-flow.png"
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width="6in" depth="7.5in" align="center" scalefit="1" />
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</para>
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<para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Set up your host development system to support
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development using the Yocto Project</emphasis>: See
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"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#the-linux-distro'>The Linux Distributions</ulink>" and
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"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#packages'>The Packages</ulink>" sections both
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in the Yocto Project Quick Start for requirements.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Establish a local copy of the Yocto Project files on your
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system</emphasis>: Having the Yocto Project files on your system gives you access to
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the build process and tools you need.
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For information on how to get these files, see the bulleted item
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"<link linkend='local-yp-release'>Yocto Project Release</link>" earlier in this manual.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Set up the <filename>poky-extras</filename> Git
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repository</emphasis>: This repository is the area for your configuration
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fragments, new kernel recipes, and the kernel <filename>.bbappend</filename>
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file used during the build.
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It is good practice to set this repository up inside the local Yocto
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Project files Git repository.
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For information on how to get these files, see the bulleted item
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"<link linkend='poky-extras-repo'>The <filename>poky-extras</filename> Git Repository</link>"
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earlier in this manual.
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<note>While it is certainly possible to modify the kernel without involving
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a local Git repository, the suggested workflow for kernel modification
|
||
using the Yocto Project does use a Git repository.</note></para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Establish a local copy of the Linux Yocto kernel files on your
|
||
system</emphasis>: In order to make modifications to the kernel you need two things:
|
||
a bare clone of the Linux Yocto kernel you are modifying and
|
||
a copy of that bare clone.
|
||
The bare clone is required by the build process and is the area to which you
|
||
push your kernel source changes (pulling does not work with bare clones).
|
||
The copy of the bare clone is a local Git repository that contains all the kernel's
|
||
source files.
|
||
You make your changes to the files in this copy of the bare clone.
|
||
For information on how to set these two items up, see the bulleted item
|
||
"<link linkend='local-kernel-files'>Linux Yocto Kernel</link>"
|
||
earlier in this manual.</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Make changes to the kernel source code if
|
||
applicable</emphasis>: Modifying the kernel does not always mean directly
|
||
changing source files.
|
||
However, if you have to do this, you make the changes in the local
|
||
Git repository you set up to hold the source files (i.e. the copy of the
|
||
bare clone).
|
||
Once the changes are made, you need to use Git commands to commit the changes
|
||
and then push them to the bare clone.</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Make kernel configuration changes
|
||
if applicable</emphasis>:
|
||
If your situation calls for changing the kernel's configuration, you can
|
||
use <filename>menuconfig</filename>
|
||
to enable and disable kernel configurations.
|
||
Using <filename>menuconfig</filename> allows you to interactively develop and test the
|
||
configuration changes you are making to the kernel.
|
||
When saved, changes using <filename>menuconfig</filename> update the kernel's
|
||
<filename>.config</filename>.
|
||
Try to resist the temptation of directly editing the <filename>.config</filename>
|
||
file found in the
|
||
<link linkend='yocto-project-build-directory'>Yocto Project Build Directory</link> at
|
||
<filename>tmp/sysroots/<machine-name>/kernel</filename>.
|
||
Doing so, can produce unexpected results when the Yocto Project build system
|
||
regenerates the configuration file.</para>
|
||
<para>Once you are satisfied with the configuration changes made using
|
||
<filename>menuconfig</filename>, you can directly examine the
|
||
<filename>.config</filename> file against a saved original and gather those
|
||
changes into a config fragment to be placed inside a
|
||
<filename>.bbappend</filename></para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Add or extend kernel recipes if applicable</emphasis>:
|
||
The standard
|
||
layer structure organizes recipe files inside the
|
||
<filename>meta-kernel-dev</filename> layer that is within the
|
||
<filename>poky-extras</filename> Git repository.
|
||
If you need to add new kernel recipes, you add them within this layer.
|
||
Also within this area, you will find the <filename>.bbappend</filename>
|
||
file that appends information to the kernel's recipe file used during the
|
||
build.
|
||
</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Prepare for the build</emphasis>: Once you have made all the
|
||
changes to your kernel (configurations, source code changes, recipe additions,
|
||
or recipe changes), there remains a few things
|
||
you need to do in order for the Yocto Project build system to create your image.
|
||
If you have not done so, you need to get the build environment ready by sourcing
|
||
the environment setup script described earlier.
|
||
You also need to be sure two key configuration files
|
||
(<filename>local.conf</filename> and <filename>bblayers.conf</filename>)
|
||
are configured appropriately.</para>
|
||
<para>The entire process for building an image is overviewed in the
|
||
"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#building-image'>Building an Image</ulink>" section of the Yocto Project Quick Start.
|
||
You might want to reference this information.
|
||
Also, you should look at the detailed examples found in the appendices at
|
||
at the end of this manual.</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Build the image</emphasis>: The Yocto Project
|
||
build system Poky uses the BitBake
|
||
tool to build images based on the type of image you want to create.
|
||
You can find more information on BitBake
|
||
<ulink url='http://bitbake.berlios.de/manual/'>here</ulink>.</para>
|
||
<para>The build process supports several types of images to satisfy different needs.
|
||
See the appendix
|
||
"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/poky-ref-manual/poky-ref-manual.html#ref-images'>Reference: Images</ulink>" in
|
||
The Yocto Project Reference Manual for information on supported images.</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Make your configuration changes available
|
||
in the kernel layer</emphasis>: Up to this point, all the configuration changes to the
|
||
kernel have been done and tested iteratively.
|
||
Once they are tested and ready to go, you can move them into the kernel layer,
|
||
which allows you to distribute the layer.</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>If applicable, share your in-tree changes</emphasis>:
|
||
If the changes you made
|
||
are suited for all Linux Yocto users, you might want to send them on for inclusion
|
||
into the Linux Yocto Git repository.
|
||
If the changes are accepted, the Yocto Project Maintainer pulls them into
|
||
the master branch of the kernel tree.
|
||
Doing so makes them available to everyone using the kernel.</para></listitem>
|
||
</orderedlist>
|
||
</para>
|
||
</section>
|
||
</section>
|
||
</section>
|
||
|
||
<section id='place-holder-section-two'>
|
||
<title>Application Development Workflow</title>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
Application development involves creation of an application that you want to be able
|
||
to run on your target hardware, which is running a Linux Yocto image.
|
||
The Yocto Project provides an Application Development Toolkit (ADT) that
|
||
facilitates quick development and integration of your application into its run-time environment.
|
||
Using the ADT you can employ cross-development toolchains designed for your target hardware
|
||
to compile and link your application.
|
||
You can then deploy your application to the actual hardware or to the QEMU emulator for testing.
|
||
If you are familiar with the popular Eclipse IDE, you can use an Eclipse Yocto Plug-in to
|
||
allow you to develop, deploy, and test your application all from within Eclipse.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
While we strongly suggest using the Yocto Project ADT to develop your application, you might
|
||
not want to.
|
||
If this is the case, you can still use pieces of the Yocto Project for your development process.
|
||
However, because the process can vary greatly, this manual does not provide detail on the process.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<section id='workflow-using-the-adt-and-eclipse'>
|
||
<title>Workflow Using the ADT and <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark></title>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
To help you understand how application development works in the Yocto Project ADT
|
||
environment, this section
|
||
provides an overview of the general development process.
|
||
If you want to see a detailed example of the process as it is used from within the Eclipse
|
||
IDE, see
|
||
<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/adt-manual/adt-manual.html'>
|
||
The Application Development Toolkit (ADT) User's Manual</ulink>.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
This illustration and the following list summarizes the application development general workflow.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
<imagedata fileref="figures/app-dev-flow.png"
|
||
width="7in" depth="8in" align="center" scale="100" />
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
<orderedlist>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Prepare the Host System for the Yocto Project</emphasis>:
|
||
See
|
||
"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#the-linux-distro'>The Linux Distributions</ulink>" and
|
||
"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#packages'>The Packages</ulink>" sections both
|
||
in the Yocto Project Quick Start for requirements.</para></listitem>
|
||
|
||
<!--
|
||
WRITER NOTE: The areas to get the kernel and root filesystem are located in the Index of
|
||
downloads. There are many forms of each. The files that have "rootfs" are just the
|
||
target root filesystems. The file that is very small and starts with bzImage is just
|
||
the kernel image isolated so that it can be written to a special on-board area of
|
||
flash memory. Some systems require this. In the machines directory there are
|
||
files that combine the kernel image and the root filesystem. These files are the ISO
|
||
and HDDIMG files. ISO images are designed to be deployed on a DVD or CD. The ISO
|
||
images are designed to be deployed on a USB stick. There might be some relics in
|
||
the machine directory. For example, there is the "emenlow-bernard-5.0.0.tar.bz2"
|
||
file. Nobody seems to know what this is. If a developer needs the image and the
|
||
root filesystem I think that they want the small kernel image and a matching root
|
||
filesystem. Although, Paul Eggleton says that the HDDIMG types could be used to
|
||
develop on. I am not sure that we can use one of those in the ADT though as they
|
||
want you to point to the kernel image and the target root filesystem. Maybe you
|
||
could just point to the same spot. I am not sure.
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Secure the Linux Yocto Kernel Target Image</emphasis>:
|
||
You must have a target kernel image that has been built using the Yocto Project.</para>
|
||
<para>Depending on whether the Yocto Project has a pre-built image that matches your target
|
||
architecture and where you are going to run the image while you develop your application
|
||
(QEMU or real hardware), the area you get the image from differs.
|
||
<itemizedlist>
|
||
<listitem><para>Download the image from
|
||
<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/downloads/yocto-1.1/machines/'>
|
||
<filename>machines</filename></ulink> if your target architecture is supported
|
||
and you are going to develop and test your application on actual hardware.
|
||
</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para>Download the image from the
|
||
<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/downloads/yocto-1.1/machines/qemu/'>
|
||
<filename>machines/qemu</filename></ulink> if your target architecture is supported
|
||
and you are going to develop and test your application using the QEMU
|
||
emulator.</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para>Build your image if you cannot find a pre-built image that matches
|
||
your target architecture.
|
||
If your target architecture is similar to a supported architecture, you can
|
||
modify the kernel image before you build it.
|
||
See the
|
||
"<link linkend='kernel-modification-workflow'>Kernel Modification Workflow</link>"
|
||
section earlier in this manual for information on how to create a modified
|
||
Linux Yocto kernel.</para></listitem>
|
||
</itemizedlist></para>
|
||
<para>For information on pre-built kernel image naming schemes for images
|
||
that can run on the QEMU emulator, see the
|
||
"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#using-pre-built'>Using Pre-Built Binaries and QEMU</ulink>"
|
||
section in
|
||
<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html'>
|
||
The Yocto Project Quick Start</ulink>.</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Install the ADT</emphasis>:
|
||
The ADT provides a target-specific cross-development toolchain, the root filesystem,
|
||
the QEMU emulator, and other tools that can help you develop your application.
|
||
While it is possible to get these pieces separately, the Yocto Project provides an
|
||
easy method.
|
||
You can get these pieces by running an ADT installer script, which is configurable.
|
||
For information on how to install the ADT, see the
|
||
"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/adt-manual/adt-manual.html#using-the-adt-installer'>Using the ADT Installer</ulink>" section
|
||
in The Yocto Project Application Development (ADT) User's Manual.</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>If Applicable, Secure the Target Root Filesystem</emphasis>:
|
||
If you choose not to install the ADT using the ADT Installer,
|
||
you need to find and download the
|
||
appropriate root filesystems.
|
||
You can find these tarballs in the same areas used for the kernel images.
|
||
Depending on the type of image you are running, the root filesystem you need differs.
|
||
For example, if you are developing an application that runs on an image that
|
||
supports Sato, you need to get root filesystem that supports Sato.
|
||
</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Create and Build your Application</emphasis>:
|
||
At this point, you need to have source files for your application.
|
||
Once you have the files, you can use the Eclipse IDE to import them and build the
|
||
project.
|
||
If you are not using Eclipse, you need to use the cross-development tools you have
|
||
installed to create the image.</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Deploy the Image with the Application</emphasis>:
|
||
If you are using the Eclipse IDE, you can deploy your image to the hardware or to
|
||
QEMU through the project's preferences.
|
||
If you are not using the Eclipse IDE, then you need to deploy the application using
|
||
other methods to the hardware.
|
||
Or, if you are using QEMU, you need to use that tool and load your image in for testing.
|
||
</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Test and Debug the Application</emphasis>:
|
||
Once your application is deployed, you need to test it.
|
||
Within the Eclipse IDE, you can use the debubbing environment along with the
|
||
set of user-space tools installed along with the ADT to debug your application.
|
||
Of course, the same user-space tools are available separately to use if you choose
|
||
not to use the Eclipse IDE.</para></listitem>
|
||
</orderedlist>
|
||
</para>
|
||
</section>
|
||
|
||
<section id='workflow-without-adt'>
|
||
<title>Workflow Without ADT</title>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
If you want to develop an application outside of the Yocto Project ADT environment, you
|
||
can still employ the cross-development toolchain, the QEMU emulator, and a number of supported
|
||
target image files.
|
||
You just need to follow these general steps:
|
||
<orderedlist>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Install the cross-development toolchain for your target hardware:</emphasis>
|
||
For information on how to install the toolchain, see the
|
||
"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject/docs/1.1/adt-manual/adt-manual.html#using-an-existing-toolchain-tarball'>Using a Cross-Toolchain Tarball</ulink>" section
|
||
in The Yocto Project Application Development (ADT) User's Manual.</para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Download the Target Image:</emphasis> The Yocto Project supports
|
||
several target architectures and has many pre-built kernel images and root filesystem
|
||
images.</para>
|
||
<para>If you are going to develop your application on hardware, go to the
|
||
<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/downloads/yocto-1.1/machines/'>
|
||
<filename>machines</filename></ulink> download area and choose a target machine area
|
||
from which to download the kernel image and root filesystem.
|
||
This download area could have several files in it that support development using
|
||
actual hardware.
|
||
For example, the area might contain <filename>.hddimg</filename> files that combine the
|
||
kernel image with the filesystem, boot loaders, etc.
|
||
Be sure to get the files you need for your particular development process.</para>
|
||
<para>If you are going to develop your application and then run and test it using the QEMU
|
||
emulator, go to the
|
||
<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/downloads/yocto-1.1/machines/qemu/'>
|
||
<filename>machines/qemu</filename></ulink> download area.
|
||
From this area, go down into the directory for your target architecture
|
||
(e.g. <filename>qemux86_64</filename> for an
|
||
<trademark class='registered'>Intel</trademark>-based 64-bit architecture).
|
||
Download kernel, root filesystem, and any other files you need for your process.
|
||
<note>In order to use the root filesystem in QEMU, you need to extract it.
|
||
See the
|
||
"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/adt-manual/adt-manual.html#extracting-the-root-filesystem'>Extracting the Root Filesystem</ulink>" section for information on how to extract the
|
||
root filesystem.</note></para></listitem>
|
||
<listitem><para><emphasis>Develop and Test your Application:</emphasis> At this point,
|
||
you have the tools to develop your application.
|
||
If you need to separately install and use the QEMU emulator, you can go to
|
||
<ulink url='http://www.qemu.org'>QEMU Home Page</ulink> to download and learn about the
|
||
emulator.</para></listitem>
|
||
</orderedlist>
|
||
</para>
|
||
</section>
|
||
</section>
|
||
|
||
</chapter>
|
||
<!--
|
||
vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
|
||
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|