Embedded Linux forum board discusses Petalinux, Yocto targeting Xilinx Platforms, Xilinx Open Source Components, and Commercial Linux from Xilinx Ecosystem vendors.
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If you can’t find your answers in the below existing documentation sources, always feel free to post your question on this Forum’s page.
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User Guides
Xilinx Provides the below user guides for Embedded Linux development targeting the Xilinx platforms
- UG1144: PetaLinux Tools Documentation Reference Guide (LINK)
- UG1157: PetaLinux Command Line Reference (LINK)
- UG1169: Xilinx QEMU User Guide (LINK)
- UG1137: Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Software Developer Guide (LINK)
- UG1186: Libmetal and OpenAMP User Guide (LINK)
NOTE: Please note that we have a separate board to discuss OpenAMP queries, don’t post any of the AMP queries in embedded Linux board
Knowledge Base – Petalinux/Yocto
This section introduces to the Xilinx wiki links relevant to Embedded Linux development
- Yocto Support Features (LINK)
- Building a Yocto image for Xilinx’s ZCU102 board (LINK)
- Building Open Source Xilinx components (LINK)
- Tips related to Yocto layers and how Yocto works under Petalinux including applying patches within petalinux project (LINK)
- Building Device tree targeting Xilinx platforms (LINK)
- Debugging Devicetree Issues and creating Petalinux Patches (LINK)
- Xilinx’s Linux driver’s information (LINK)
- Example of debugging Linux application in SDK targetting Zynq Ultrascale (LINK)
Knowledge Base – QEMU/XEN
- Overview on Xilinx QEMU (LINK)
- Booting kernel with Xilinx QEMU using emulated SD and QSPI flash (LINK)
- Overview on XEN Hypervisor (LINK)
- Example Building XEN (LINK)
Petalinux – Known Issues/Answer Records
Xilinx publishes answer records for every release of the tool which covers the features and known issues. You can find the Petalinux release notes for the various versions here: ReleaseNotes
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