AM6442: FreeRTOS SMP support on A53

CHEN WENFENG

Part Number: AM6442

Tool/software:

Dear TI,

I am using the SDK MCU-SDK-AM64X 09.02.01.05, I want to run the freeRTOS in a53 core of the AM6442 with SMP moe, but there is no IPC example support on FreeRTOS SMP A53

Dose the newest SDK can support FreeRTOS SMP on A53 now? Any plan to support IPC on A53+SMP+FreeRTOS?

sincerely

8 months ago

0 Tushar Thakur 8 months ago

TI__Mastermind 37098 points

Hi Chen,

Thanks for your query.

I have taken your inputs and working on it. Please allow some time to revert back.

Regards,

Tushar

0 CHEN WENFENG 8 months ago in reply to Tushar Thakur

Prodigy 190 points

Thanks Tushar,

glad to hear that ,wait for your news.

0 Jim Mrowca 8 months ago in reply to Tushar Thakur

Genius 3299 points

Tushar: I had been understanding that there was no real driver to support the 64 bit A53 core with FreeRTOS instead of enbedded Linux - does the Sitara product line desires to change that for the SDK v 10 releases later this year?

thanks

Jim

+1 Tushar Thakur 8 months ago in reply to Jim Mrowca

TI__Mastermind 37098 points

Hello Jim,

Thanks for your patience.

CHEN WENFENG said:
Dose the newest SDK can support FreeRTOS SMP on A53 now?

Yes, the current SDK has support for A53 FreeRTOS SMP as an experimental feature. Please refer Release Notes for details.

CHEN WENFENG said:
Any plan to support IPC on A53+SMP+FreeRTOS?

Unfortunately, there are no plans to support IPC A53+FreeRTOS+SMP mode.

CHEN WENFENG said:
but there is no IPC example support on FreeRTOS SMP A53

If you want to develop IPC example for A53 FreeRTOS SMP, you can take reference of existing SMP examples provided as a part of MCU+SDK. This features are experimental and will not be supported by TI.

Hope the above information helps.

Regards,

Tushar

0 Tushar Thakur 8 months ago in reply to Jim Mrowca

TI__Mastermind 37098 points

Hi Jim,

Jim Mrowca said:
I had been understanding that there was no real driver to support the 64 bit A53 core with FreeRTOS instead of enbedded Linux -

The driver support for 64-bit A53 core with FreeRTOS is already there in the MCU+SDK.

Regards,

Tushar

0 CHEN WENFENG 8 months ago in reply to Tushar Thakur

Prodigy 190 points

Hello Tushar

Thank you for your reply.

I will inform my team and make corresponding attempts regarding IPC。

Regards

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