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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2010-12-17 16:53:59 -0800
committerRichard Purdie <rpurdie@linux.intel.com>2010-12-21 12:49:46 +0000
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downloadpoky-94f7dd262985b40a6927ea2ed4818307fd9127ab.tar.gz
documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml: Updated Linux Kernel Configuration section.
Another round of feedback from Tom Z applied. Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
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diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
index 7909bb5ba0..e2c9487452 100644
--- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
+++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ meta-crownbay/recipes-graphics/xorg-xserver/xserver-xf86-emgd_1.7.99.2.bb
315 <section id='bsp-filelayout-kernel'> 315 <section id='bsp-filelayout-kernel'>
316 <title>Linux Kernel Configuration</title> 316 <title>Linux Kernel Configuration</title>
317 <programlisting> 317 <programlisting>
318meta-&lt;bsp_name&gt;/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-wrs_git.bbappend 318meta-&lt;bsp_name&gt;/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-stable.bbappend
319 </programlisting> 319 </programlisting>
320 320
321 <para> 321 <para>
@@ -330,21 +330,26 @@ meta-&lt;bsp_name&gt;/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-wrs_git.bbappend
330 directory. 330 directory.
331 </para> 331 </para>
332 <para> 332 <para>
333 Consider a BSP that uses the <filename>linux-yocto-stable_git.bb</filename> kernel, 333 Supppose you use a BSP that uses the <filename>linux-yocto-stable_git.bb</filename> kernel,
334 which is the preferred kernel to use for developing a new BSP using the Yocto Project. 334 which is the preferred kernel to use for developing a new BSP using the Yocto Project.
335 In other words, you have selected the kernel in your
336 <filename>&lt;bsp_name&gt;.conf</filename> file by adding the following statement:
337 <programlisting>
338PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto-stable"
339 </programlisting>
335 You would use the <filename>linux-yocto-stable_git.bbappend</filename> file to append 340 You would use the <filename>linux-yocto-stable_git.bbappend</filename> file to append
336 specific BSP settings to the kernel, thus configuring the kernel for your particular BSP. 341 specific BSP settings to the kernel, thus configuring the kernel for your particular BSP.
337 </para> 342 </para>
338 <para> 343 <para>
339 Consider an example for the existing "crownbay" BSP. 344 Now take a look at the existing "crownbay" BSP.
340 The append file used for the "crownbay" BSP is: 345 The append file used is:
341 <programlisting> 346 <programlisting>
342meta-crownbay/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-stable_git.bbappend 347meta-crownbay/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-stable_git.bbappend
343 </programlisting> 348 </programlisting>
344 The file contains the following: 349 The file contains the following:
345 <programlisting> 350 <programlisting>
346FILESEXTRAPATHS := "${THISDIR}/${PN}" 351FILESEXTRAPATHS := "${THISDIR}/${PN}"
347COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_crownbay = "cronwbay" 352COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_crownbay = "crownbay"
348KMACHINE_crownbay = "crownbay" 353KMACHINE_crownbay = "crownbay"
349 </programlisting> 354 </programlisting>
350 This append file adds "crownbay" as a compatible machine, 355 This append file adds "crownbay" as a compatible machine,
@@ -366,7 +371,7 @@ KMACHINE_crownbay = "crownbay"
366 For example, suppose you had a set of configuration options in a file called 371 For example, suppose you had a set of configuration options in a file called
367 <filename>defonfig</filename>. 372 <filename>defonfig</filename>.
368 If you put that file inside a directory named 373 If you put that file inside a directory named
369 <filename class='directory'>/linux-yocto-stable_git</filename> and then added 374 <filename class='directory'>/linux-yocto-stable</filename> and then added
370 a SRC_URI statement such as the following to the append file, those configuration 375 a SRC_URI statement such as the following to the append file, those configuration
371 options will be picked up and applied when the kernel is built. 376 options will be picked up and applied when the kernel is built.
372 <programlisting> 377 <programlisting>