STM32MP1 Developer Package - Linux kernel

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This article provides the following information:

  • How to download and install the latest Linux kernel for the STM32 microprocessor Series used
  • Where to find the associated release note
  • Where to find the previous releases (archives)
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To use this package efficiently, please read the Developer Package article relative to your STM32 microprocessors Series: Category:Developer Package

STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0 release[edit]

  • The STM32MP1 Linux kernel is delivered through a tarball file named :
    • en.SOURCES-kernel-stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20.tar.xz for STM32MP157C-EV1 and STM32MP157X-DKX boards

  • Download and install the STM32MP1 Linux kernel
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STM32MP1 Developer Package Linux kernel - STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0 release
Download

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en.SOURCES-kernel-stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20.tar.xz

Installation
$ cd <working directory path>/Developer-Package
  • Download the tarball file in this directory
  • Uncompress the tarball file to get the Linux kernel (Linux kernel source code, ST patches, ST configuration fragments...):
$ tar xvf en.SOURCES-kernel-stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20.tar.xz

$ cd stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/sources/arm-openstlinux_weston-linux-gnueabi/linux-stm32mp-4.19-r0/
$ tar xvf linux-4.19.9.tar.xz
Release note

Details of the content of the Linux kernel are available in the associated STM32MP15 OpenSTLinux release note.

  • The Linux kernel installation directory is in the <Developer Package installation directory>/stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/sources/arm-openstlinux_weston-linux-gnueabi directory, and is named linux-stm32mp-<kernel version>:
linux-stm32mp-4.19-r0     Linux kernel installation directory
├── [*].patch             ST patches to apply during the Linux kernel preparation (see next chapter)
├── fragment-[*].config   ST configuration fragments to apply during the Linux kernel configuration (see next chapter)
├── linux-4.19.9          Linux kernel source code directory
├── linux-4.19.9.tar.xz   Tarball file of the Linux kernel source code
├── README.HOW_TO.txt     Helper file for Linux kernel management: reference for Linux kernel build
└── series                List of all ST patches to apply