AM6442: Confusing make instructions on AM64X Linux RPMsg kernel space example

Jim Mrowca

Genius 4132 points

Part Number: AM6442

on How to Develop with RPMsg IPC — AM64x Academy (ti.com)

Under

Building the RPMsg kernel space example

could not build properly the second step

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Build the kernel module rpmsg_client_sample:

Set up the kernel config to build the rpmsg client sample. Use menuconfig to verify Kernel hacking > Sample kernel code > Build rpmsg client sample is M:

$ export PATH=<sdk path>/linux-devkit/sysroots/x86_64-arago-linux/usr/bin:$PATH
$ make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- distclean
$ make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- tisdk_am64xx-evm_defconfig
$ make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- menuconfig

Make the kernel and modules. Multithreading with X different threads (-jX) can speed up the make process:

$ make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu- -j8

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NOTE: I sourced the .../ti-processor-sdk-linux-rt-am64xx-evm-09.02.00.08/linux-devkit/environment-setup-aarcg64-oe-linux   to get the environment variables setup.

1) Should the setting
CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-linux-gnu-
instead should be
CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-oe-linux 

2) How does one do the blue highlighted instructions?

over 1 year ago

0 Nick Saulnier over 1 year ago

TI__Guru** 106910 points

Hello Jim,

Apologies for the confusion, and thank you for pointing out this line! I'll make a note to address it in the next academy release.

Please follow the make instructions with the CROSS_COMPILE from this AM64x SDK page:

SDK 9.1 & SDK 9.2.0.8: https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-sdk-linux/esd/AM64X/09_01_00_08/exports/docs/linux/Foundational_Components_Kernel_Users_Guide.html#overview

SDK 9.2.1.9 (the "real" SDK 9.2 release): https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-sdk-linux/esd/AM64X/09_02_01_09/exports/docs/linux/Foundational_Components_Kernel_Users_Guide.html#users-guide

By the way, the SDK 9.2 Linux is finally released:
https://www.ti.com/tool/download/PROCESSOR-SDK-LINUX-AM64X

We are still working on the MCU+ SDK 9.2 - tentative timeline is within the next 2-3 weeks.

Regards,

Nick

0 Jim Mrowca over 1 year ago in reply to Nick Saulnier

Genius 4132 points

Nick:

with regards to the instructions on SDK 9.2.1.9, I was also looking at the steps under 1.1.5. GCC ToolChain — Processor SDK AM64X Documentation

Do I need to:

- ensure bash not dash shell

- set the path on $CROSS_COMPILE_64

maybe run ./oe-layertool-setup.sh -f configs/processor-sdk/<oeconfig-file>

finally run make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE="$CROSS_COMPILE_64" defconfig ti_rt.config

I am confused between rebuilding the whole image versus rebuilding the kernel

thanks

Jim

0 Nick Saulnier over 1 year ago in reply to Jim Mrowca

TI__Guru** 106910 points

Hello Jim,

I actually filed a ticket a couple days ago to make the SDK 9.2 version of the Kernel user guide easier to follow (they dropped some helpful steps that were in previous SDK docs). I have marked this as important enough that we need to push an update to the SDK 9.2 docs (and not just address it in the SDK 10.0 docs), so hopefully it gets fixed soon.

In the meantime, here are the changes I asked them to make to the docs. I hope this is easier to follow:

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https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-sdk-linux/esd/AM64X/09_02_01_09/exports/docs/linux/Foundational_Components_Kernel_Users_Guide.html#compiler

COMPILER
Before compiling the kernel or kernel modules, set the cross compiler to the toolchain packaged in the Processor SDK:
export CROSS_COMPILE_64=<sdk path>/linux-devkit/sysroots/x86_64-arago-linux/usr/bin/aarch64-oe-linux/aarch64-oe-linux-

The current compiler supported for this release along with download location can be found in the release notes for the kernel release.

Note:
Optionally, one can use the arm compilers provided from developer.arm.com to build the Linux Kernel. Refer to the [Yocto-built SDK Toolchains] section for more information on the toolchain packaged in the Processor SDK (recommended), or the [ARM toolchains] section for more information on the arm compilers.
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Regards,

Nick

0 Jim Mrowca over 1 year ago in reply to Nick Saulnier

Genius 4132 points

Nick:

In looking at section 3.2.1.5.3 of https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-sdk-linux/esd/AM64X/09_02_01_09/exports/docs/linux/Foundational_Components_Kernel_Users_Guide.html#compiler

I am thinking to generate the

rpmsg_client_sample.ko (from the present AM64x Academy with your documented changes to date)

Would that make command be of the form

make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE="$CROSS_COMPILE_64" board-support/ti-linux-kernel-6.1.80+gitAUTOINV+3c08dbfd7b-ti-rt/samples/rpmsg/rpmsg_client_sample

(I know the board-support folder is just beneath the installation path for 09.02.01.09 - so the last argument would be the fully qualified path?)

thanks

Jim

0 Nick Saulnier over 1 year ago in reply to Jim Mrowca

TI__Guru** 106910 points

Hello Jim,

Good question - let me know what you figure out. In the past I just built all modules as documented on that page, but I'm sure it's a lot faster to just compile a specific kernel module.

Regards,

Nick

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