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Enable network boot via HTTP protocol. Many embedded and server-class systems use network boot for booting. Enabling network boot on devices allows: - Shipping devices without OS images. When we power up the device, the firmware can connect to the Internet and download and install suitable boot images for this specific device. Administrators can centrally manage the boot images and configuration files on a network server. This centralization streamlines the management of boot options and ensures consistency across all devices. - This is particularly useful in enterprise environments. On mass deployments, there is a need to install the operating system on multiple devices simultaneously. - Ability to maintain a completely diskless system if needed The plain HTTP protocol lacks encryption. It's intended to be used on local networks. Secure http protocol support is under review. Signed-off-by: Javier Tia <javier.tia@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Jon Mason <jon.mason@arm.com>
Introduction
This repository contains the Arm layers for OpenEmbedded.
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meta-arm
This layer contains general recipes for the Arm architecture, such as firmware, FVPs, and Arm-specific integration.
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meta-arm-bsp
This layer contains machines for Arm reference platforms, for example FVP Base, Corstone1000, and Juno.
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meta-arm-toolchain
This layer contains recipes for Arm's binary toolchains (GCC and Clang for -A and -M), and a recipe to build Arm's GCC.
Other Directories
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ci
This directory contains gitlab continuous integration configuration files (KAS yaml files) as well as scripts needed for this.
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documentation
This directory contains information on the files in this repository, building, and other relevant documents.
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kas
This directory contains KAS yaml files to describe builds for systems not used in CI.
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scripts
This directory contains scripts used in running the CI tests.
Mailing List
To interact with the meta-arm developer community, please email the meta-arm mailing list at meta-arm@lists.yoctoproject.org. Currently, it is configured to only allow emails to members from those subscribed. To subscribe to the meta-arm mailing list, please go to https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/meta-arm
Contributing
Currently, we only accept patches from the meta-arm mailing list. For general information on how to submit a patch, please read https://www.openembedded.org/wiki/How_to_submit_a_patch_to_OpenEmbedded
E-mail meta-arm@lists.yoctoproject.org with patches created using this process. You can configure git-send-email to automatically use this address for the meta-arm repository with the following git command:
$ git config --local --add sendemail.to meta-arm@lists.yoctoproject.org
Commits and patches added should follow the OpenEmbedded patch guidelines:
https://www.openembedded.org/wiki/Commit_Patch_Message_Guidelines
The component being changed in the shortlog should be prefixed with the layer name (without the meta- prefix), for example:
arm-bsp/trusted-firmware-a: decrease frobbing level
arm-toolchain/gcc: enable foobar v2
All contributions are under the MIT License.
For a quick start guide on how to build and use meta-arm, go to quick-start.md.
For information on the continuous integration done on meta-arm and how to use it, go to continuous-integration-and-kas.md.
Backporting
Backporting patches to older releases may be done upon request, but only after a version of the patch has been accepted into the master branch. This is done by adding the branch name to email subject line. This should be between the square brackets (e.g., "[" and "]"), and before or after the "PATCH". For example,
[nanbield PATCH] arm/linux-yocto: backport patch to fix 6.5.13 networking issues
Automatic backporting will be done to all branches if the "Fixes: " wording is added to the patch commit message. This is similar to how the Linux kernel community does their LTS kernel backporting. For more information see the "Fixes" portion of https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#submittingpatches
Releases and Release Schedule
We follow the Yocto Project release methodology, schedule, and stable/LTS support timelines. For more information on these, please reference:
- https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/release-process.html
- https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Releases
- https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Stable_Release_and_LTS
For more in-depth information on the meta-arm release and branch methodology, go to </documentation/releases.md>.
Reporting bugs
E-mail meta-arm@lists.yoctoproject.org with the error encountered and the steps to reproduce the issue.
Security and Reporting Security Issues
For information on the security of meta-arm and how to report issues, please consult SECURITY.md.
Maintainer(s)
- Jon Mason jon.mason@arm.com
- Ross Burton ross.burton@arm.com