OpenSTLinux architecture overview

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The OpenSTLinux distribution encompasses the following components:

  • The OpenSTLinux BSP that offers services, to the application frameworks in the same context, from:
    • The boot chain based on TF-A and U-Boot
    • The OP-TEE secure OS running on the Cortex-A in secure mode
    • The Linux® kernel running on the Arm®Cortex®-A in non-secure mode
  • The Application frameworks that rely on the services provided by the OpenSTLinux BSP, to provide particular functionalities (code libraries, APIs, tool sets...) to facilitate the development of software applications:
    • The Linux application frameworks (aka Linux middlewares) running on the user space of the Linux OS: e.g. libusb C library for a generic access to USB devices, ALSA user-space bundle for audio functionalities, GStreamer multimedia framework...
    • The U-Boot application frameworks (not shown in the diagram), as part of the boot chain: e.g. configuration scripts
  • On OP-TEE side, the Trusted Applications (TA) relies on the OP-TEE core for secrets operations (not visible from the Linux and STM32Cube MPU Package)

The figure below is clickable so that the user can directly jump to one of the sub-levels listed above.

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OP-TEE overview TF-A overview U-Boot overview STM32MP15 Linux kernel overview Boot chain overview OpenSTLinux BSP architecture overview Linux application frameworks overview
OpenSTLinux architecture overview



Board support package

Trusted firmware for Arm® Cortex®-A

Das U-Boot -- the universal boot loader (see U-Boot)

Open portable trusted execution environment

Operating system

Cortex®

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Arm® is a registered trademark of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the US and/or elsewhere. Arm logo.png

also known as

Advanced Linux sound architecture

Trusted application

Microprocessor unit

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