[Buildroot] [RFC] ti-gfx: add new package

Charles Krinke charles.krinke at gmail.com
Wed Jun 12 17:55:30 UTC 2013


Unfortunately, the patch triggers a kernel build. The current issue is
a defconfig for this kernel compile. For am AM3517, one would expect
to use AM3517_evm_defconfig which does not exist in the mainline
kernel, so the rootfs cannot be built with the patch.

Perhaps some words on *how* make it get past errors might help use
this patch, sir?


On 6/12/13, Spenser Gilliland <spenser at gillilanding.com> wrote:
> Charles,
>
>
>> I believe including a kernel compile with this patch is a problem for
>> several reasons.
>
> There is no kernel compile in this patch.   Only the sgx kernel modules are
> built.  The make KERNELDIR=path/to/sgx/dir modules only builds the modules
> in the current directory.
>
>> The first is that the TI defconfig for AM3517_evm never made it into
>> the Linux kernel along with all the supporting changes, so the build
>> fails.
>
> You can use any kernel you would like and are not bound to mainline
> kernels.  If the ti kernel has the needed patches, you may use it.  The
> only requirement is that the kernel is specified in the kernel
> configuration section.
>
>> The second is that folks are using various versions of Graphics_SDK
>> from 4_05_xx through 4_09_xx. These same folks generally build the
>> Graphics_SDK once externally to buildroot to avoid carrying a 135MB
>> file in the dl/ directory. This doesnt make sense for buildroot for
>> two kernel .ko modules where 135MByte is larger then any other
>> package.
>
> It has to be downloaded anyways and as long as you don't distclean often;
> it will only be downloaded once.  It may make sense to provide an option to
> select which version of the gfx sdk but there's no need if they maintain
> backwards compatibility.
>
>> Perhaps you can consider making Graphics_SDK an external reference in
>> your patch to make things go more smoothly?
>
> IMHO. This would complicate the process.   The method presented would allow
> people with no ti-gfx experience to quickly get up and running.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Spenser
>


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Charles Krinke


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