BSP-Yocto-Ampliphy-AM64x-PD24.1.0              2024-09-27
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- Linux TI vendor kernel v6.6.32-10.00.08-phy2 (based on TI tag v10.00.08)
- U-Boot TI vendor v2024.04-10.00.08-phy2 (based on TI tag v10.00.08)
- Yocto 5.0.3 (Scarthgap)


Tested Yocto Machines:
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- phyboard-electra-am64xx-2
  * phytec-container-image/ampliphy
  * phytec-initramfs-image/ampliphy
  * phytec-headless-image/ampliphy-rt
  * phytec-headless-image/ampliphy-rauc
  * phytec-headless-bundle/ampliphy-rauc


Build Environment:
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- Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit


New in this Release
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**Yocto**
^^^^^^^^^

* **Yocto Update**: Update to 5.0 (Scarthgap).
* **OP-TEE 4.2**: Trusted Execution Environment updated to version 4.2.
* **Kernel Recipe**: Kernel metadata handling with `.scc` (Source Code Control) files, integrating Poky's kernel recipe handling features.
* **Default Machine**: `phytec-container-image` is now the default image for the |product|.

**Linux Kernel**
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

* **Kernel Update**: Update to Linux v6.6.

**U-Boot Bootloader**
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

* **Bootloader Update**: Update to U-Boot v2024.04
* **OSPI Partitions in Device Tree**: Defining OSPI flash partitions directly in the device tree.
* **Additional SOM Option**: New support for a SOM option with 1GB DDR.

**Issues Fixed**
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

* **M4F/R5F Firmware Restart**: Fixed issues with restarting the M4F firmware.
* **Trickle Charger**: Enabled Trickle Charger to charge the external battery.

**Known Issues**
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

* **Linux RT Latency**: Real-time Linux can have worst-case latencies up to 600 microseconds under heavy memory load.
* **Flashcp Command Failures**: Occasional failures during verification in `flashcp`.
* **Remoteproc Driver**: The `remoteproc` driver might hang when re-starting an R5F core.