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| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml | 28 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-doc-intro.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml | 33 |
3 files changed, 35 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml index 872264c846..d2ebab0101 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ <listitem><para>Provide mechanisms that support many different work flows, front-ends and management techniques.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Deliver the most up-to-date kernel possible while still ensuring that - the baseline kernel is the the most stable official release.</para></listitem> + the baseline kernel is the most stable official release.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Include major technological features as part of Yocto Project's up-rev strategy.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Present a git tree, that just like the upstream kernel.org tree, has a @@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ <para> The ultimate source for the Yocto Project kernel is a released kernel from kernel.org. - In addition to a foundational kernel from kernel.org the commercially released + In addition to a foundational kernel from kernel.org the released Yocto Project kernel contains a mix of important new mainline - developments, non-mainline developments, Board Support Package (BSP) developments, + developments, non-mainline developments (when there is no alternative), + Board Support Package (BSP) developments, and custom features. These additions result in a commercially released Yocto Project kernel that caters to specific embedded designer needs for targeted hardware. @@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ </para> --> <para> Once a Yocto Project kernel is officially released the Yocto Project team goes into - their next development cycle, or "uprev" cycle. + their next development cycle, or "uprev" cycle while continuing maintenance on the + released kernel. It is important to note that the most sustainable and stable way to include feature development upstream is through a kernel uprev process. Back-porting of hundreds of individual fixes and minor features from various @@ -143,8 +145,8 @@ This kernel gives insight into new features and allows focused amounts of testing to be done on the kernel, which prevents surprises when selecting the next major uprev. - The quality of these cutting edge kernels is evolving and the kernels are used in very special - cases for BSP and feature development. + The quality of these cutting edge kernels is evolving and the kernels are used in leading edge + feature and BSP development. </para> </section> @@ -199,7 +201,8 @@ Each branch represents some unique functionality for the BSP or a real-time kernel. </para> <para> - The real-time kernel branch has common features for all real-time kernels and contains + In this example structure, the real-time kernel branch has common features for all + real-time kernels and contains more branches for individual BSP-specific real-time kernels. The illustration shows three branches as an example. Each branch points the way to specific, unique features for a respective real-time @@ -226,6 +229,11 @@ Rather we store the unique differences required to apply the feature onto the kernel type in question. </para> + <note><para> + This practice is not typically encouraged. + However, during development cycles or when large features are merged the practice + can't be avoided. + </para></note> <para> BSP-specific code additions are handled in a similar manner to kernel-specific additions. Some BSPs only make sense given certain kernel types. @@ -238,13 +246,13 @@ the supported multiple kernels are uniquely stored. </para> <para> - While this strategy results in a tree with a significant number of branches, it is - important to realize that from the customer's point of view, there is a linear + While this strategy can result in a tree with a significant number of branches, it is + important to realize that from the user's point of view, there is a linear path that travels from the baseline kernel.org, through a select group of features and ends with their BSP-specific commits. In other words, the divisions of the kernel are transparent and are not relevant to the developer on a day-to-day basis. - From the customer's perspective, this is the "master" branch. + From the user's perspective, this is the "master" branch. They do not need not be aware of the existence of any other branches at all. Of course there is value in the existence of these branches in the tree, should a person decide to explore them. diff --git a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-doc-intro.xml b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-doc-intro.xml index c9715d4bff..05e5443b85 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-doc-intro.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-doc-intro.xml @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ <section id='book-intro'> <title>Introduction</title> <para> - Yocto Project presents the kernel as a fully patched, history-clean git + The Yocto Project presents the kernel as a fully patched, history-clean git repository. The git tree represents the selected features, board support, and configurations extensively tested by Yocto Project. diff --git a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml index 25b4282416..85bd8f8430 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ <para> You can find the files used to describe all the valid features and BSPs in the Yocto Project kernel in any clone of the kernel git tree. - The directory <filename>wrs/cfg/kernel-cache/</filename> is a snapshot of all the kernel + The directory <filename>meta/cfg/kernel-cache/</filename> is a snapshot of all the kernel configuration and feature descriptions (.scc) used to build the kernel repository. You should realize, however, that browsing the snapshot of feature descriptions and patches is not an effective way to determine what is in a @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ <note><para> Ground up reconstruction of the complete kernel tree is an action only taken by the Yocto Project team during an active development cycle. - Creating a project takes advantage of this complete tree in order to - place efficiently a git tree within the project. + Creating a project simply clones this tree to make it efficiently available for building + and development. </para></note> <para> The general flow for constructing a project-specific kernel tree is as follows: @@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ these system directories:</para> <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>The kernel-cache under - <filename>linux/wrs/cfg/kernel-cache</filename></para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The in-tree kernel-cache directories</para></listitem> <!-- <listitem><para>kernel-*-cache directories in layers</para></listitem> --> <listitem><para>Recipe SRC_URIs</para></listitem> <!-- <listitem><para>configured and default templates</para></listitem> --> @@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ <listitem><para>The script is executed, and a meta-series is produced. The meta-series is a description of all the branches, tags, patches and configuration that needs to be applied to the base git repository to completely create the - "bsp_name-kernel_type".</para></listitem> + BSP source (build) branch.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>The base repository is cloned, and the actions listed in the meta-series are applied to the tree.</para></listitem> @@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ the Yocto Project release. Any add-ons and configuration data are applied to the end of an existing branch. The full repository generation that is found in the - <filename>linux-2.6-windriver.git</filename> is the combination of all + official Yocto Project kernel repositories is the combination of all supported boards and configurations.</para> <para>This technique is flexible and allows the seamless blending of an immutable @@ -155,7 +154,8 @@ A summary of end user tree construction activities follow: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>There must be a kernel git repository indicated in the SRC_URI.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>There must be a branch <bsp name>-<kernel type>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>There must be a BSP build branch - <bsp name>-<kernel type> in 0.9 or + <kernel type>/<bsp name> in 1.0.</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para> @@ -368,8 +368,7 @@ repository. <title>Workflow Examples</title> <para> - As previously noted, the Yocto Project kernel has built in git/guilt - integration. + As previously noted, the Yocto Project kernel has built in git integration. However, these utilities are not the only way to work with the kernel repository. Yocto Project has not made changes to git or to other tools that would invalidate alternate workflows. @@ -468,7 +467,7 @@ repository. # determine which branches contain a feature > git branch --contains <tag> - # show the changes in a kernel type + # show the changes in a kernel type - (0.9 examples) > git whatchanged wrs_base..<kernel type> > eg: git whatchanged wrs_base..standard </literallayout> @@ -652,7 +651,7 @@ repository. </para> <note><para> - It is recommend to tag or branch before adding changes to a Yocto Project + It is recommended to tag or branch before adding changes to a Yocto Project BSP or before creating a new one. The reason for this recommendation is because the branch or tag provides a reference point to facilitate locating and exporting local changes. @@ -1150,7 +1149,7 @@ That's it. Configure and build. <para> You could also add these directly to the git repository <filename>wrs_meta</filename> branch as well. - However, the former method is probably easier. + However, the former method is a simple starting point. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> @@ -1171,7 +1170,7 @@ That's it. Configure and build. Then, modify the code there, using quilt to save the changes, and recompile until it works: <literallayout class='monospaced'> - $ bitbake -c compile -f + $ bitbake -c compile -f linux-yocto </literallayout> </para></listitem> @@ -1925,7 +1924,7 @@ This section shows an example of transforms: </para> </section> - <section id='kernel-transition-kernel-layer'> +<!-- <section id='kernel-transition-kernel-layer'> <title>Creating a Transition Kernel Layer</title> <para> @@ -1947,7 +1946,7 @@ This section shows an example of transforms: Once you have the transition kernel layer in place you can evaluate another kernel's functionality with the goal of easing transition to an integrated and validated Yocto Project kernel. - </para> + </para> --> <!--<para> The next few sections describe the process: @@ -2078,7 +2077,7 @@ files in the kernel-cache with valid hardware and non hardware config options. </para></note> </section> --> - </section> +<!-- </section> --> </section> |