Linux Kernel 2.6.35.y

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Introduction

The currently supported machines are as follows:

  • IGEP0020
  • IGEP0030
  • IGEP0032

The currently supported expansion boards are as follows:

  • IGEP0022
  • BASE0010 (Rev. A & Rev. B)

Binaries: latest stable kernel version is: 2.6.35.13-5 (20110927)

Platform Sources uImage binary zImage binary Modules binaries
 IGEP00x0  2.6.35.13-5 (md5sum) uImage-2.6.35.13-5.bin (md5sum) zImage-2.6.35.13-5.bin (md5sum) modules-2.6.35.13-5 (md5sum)

Build kernel from sources

Download the latest stable version sources and follow next steps: 

wget http://downloads.isee.biz/pub/releases/linux_kernel/v2.6.35.13-5/linux-omap-2.6.35.13-5.tar.gz
tar xzf linux-omap-2.6.35.tar.gz
cd [kernel version]

A generic configuration is provided for all IGEP machines, and can be used as the default by 

make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=[your cross compiler] igep00x0_defconfig

Then build the kernel with: 

make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=[your cross compiler] uImage zImage modules

The result will be an uImage file in arch/arm/boot directory. You can install the kernel modules to your target rootfs 

make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=[your cross compiler] modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=[path to your target rootfs]

Kernel Parameters

This chapter describes some kernel command line parameters you can pass to the kernel during system startup. They also depend on the presence of the hardware with which they are associated.

The board.ei485 parameter allows to use UART1 as RS232 port instead of EI485 

 board.ei485=  [yes, no]
               Format: <string>
               no: disable ei485, use UART1 as RS232, supported by igep0020
               default: yes

The buddy parameter allows enable or disable expansion boards 

 buddy=   [igep0022, base0010]
          Format: <string>
          igep0022: enable expansion board, supported by igep0020
                    board
          base0010: enable expansion board, supported by igep0030 
                    board and igep0032 (only rev. B)
          default: none

The buddy.revision parameter allows to pass hardware revision for buddy boards 

 buddy.revision= [A, B]
          Format: <string>
          A: enable hardware buddy revision A, only available for base0010
          B: enable hardware buddy revision B, only available for base0010
          default: A

The buddy.modem parameter allows enable or disable modem 

 buddy.modem=  [yes]
               Format: <string>
               yes: enable modem on buddy board, supported by igep0022 expansion board.
               default: none

Scenarios

Consider the following situations:

Scenario A. You have and IGEP0020 board plus IGEP0022 expansion board, then you should add in your kernel command line 

buddy=igep0022

Optionally, to enable the IGEP0022 modem which is disabled by default you should add in your kernel command line 

buddy=igep0022 buddy.modem=yes

NOTE: UART2 can be used for bluetooth OR modem in expansion board but NOT at same time. They are INCOMPATIBLE.

Scenario B. You have and IGEP0030 board plus BASE0010 expansion board, then you should add in your kernel command line 

buddy=base0010

Scenario C. You have and IGEP0030 board plus BASE0010 Rev. B expansion board, then you should add in your kernel command line 

buddy=base0010 buddy.revision=B

Scenario D. You have and IGEP0032 board plus BASE0010 Rev. B expansion board, then you should add in your kernel command line 

buddy=base0010 buddy.revision=B

Layout

Machine specific files are located in arch/arm/mach-omap2/ directory with name board-igep*.c. Like :

  • board-igep0020.c : For IGEP0020 machine
  • board-igep0030.c : For IGEP0030 machine
  • board-igep0032.c : For IGEP0032 machine

Expansion board files, also are located in arch/arm/mach-omap2/ directory with name exp-*.c. Like :

  • exp-igep0022.c : For IGEP0022 expansion board
  • exp-base0010.c : For BASE0010 expansion board

Adding New Expansion Boards

This chapter is meant to be a starting point for people to learn how to add your own expansion board in three steps.

Step 1: Add new expansion board file

As you can see in Layout chapter, an expansion board is called exp-<your board name>.c and should be located in arch/arm/mach-omap2 directory, so the first step will be add a new file for your new expansion board. Following example creates a new expansion board file called exp-dummy.c (arch/arm/mach-omap2/exp-dummy.c) 

 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>

 void __init dummy_init(void)
 {
 	pr_info("Initializing expansion board ... \n");
 }

next, add the new file to be built 

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile
index 7505be9..a6572f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_IGEP0020)         += board-igep0020.o \
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_IGEP0030)            += board-igep0030.o \
                                           board-igep00x0.o \
                                           exp-base0010.o \
+                                          exp-dummy.o \
                                           hsmmc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_OMAP3_TOUCHBOOK)     += board-omap3touchbook.o \
                                           hsmmc.o

Step 2: Register new expansion board

Now, edit board-igep00x0.h and add an identifier for the new expansion board, for example, 

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep00x0.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep00x0.h
index 6b9b677..a2325d7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep00x0.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep00x0.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define IGEP00X0_BUDDY_NONE            0x01
 #define IGEP00X0_BUDDY_IGEP0022        0x01
 #define IGEP00X0_BUDDY_BASE0010        0x02
+#define IGEP00X0_BUDDY_DUMMY           0x03

 #define IGEP00X0_BUDDY_HWREV_A         (1 << 0)
 #define IGEP00X0_BUDDY_HWREV_B         (1 << 1)

also, edit in board-igep00x0.c the buddy_early_param to add the new expansion board, 

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep00x0.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep00x0.c
index 2a2d8eb..f2b5b27 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep00x0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep00x0.c
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ static int __init buddy_early_param(char *str)
                if (!strcmp(name, "base0010")) {
                        igep00x0_buddy_pdata.model = IGEP00X0_BUDDY_BASE0010;
                        pr_info("IGEP: IGEP0030 machine + BASE0010 (buddy)\n");
+               } else if (!strcmp(name, "dummy")) {
+                       igep00x0_buddy_pdata.model = IGEP00X0_BUDDY_DUMMY;
+                       pr_info("IGEP: IGEP0030 machine + DUMMY (buddy)\n");
                } else
                        pr_err("IGEP: Unknown buddy for IGEP0030 machine\n");
        }

Step 3: Run expansion board initialization

Finally, modify the machine file and add support for the new expansion board, for example: 

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0030.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0030.c
index 2b97257..44b319d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0030.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0030.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ static struct omap_board_mux board_mux[] __initdata = {

 /* Expansion board: BASE0010 */
 extern void __init base0010_init(struct twl4030_platform_data *pdata);
+/* Expansion board: DUMMY */
+extern void __init dummy_init(void);

 static void __init igep0030_init(void)
 {
@@ -223,6 +225,10 @@ static void __init igep0030_init(void)
        /* - BASE0010 (adds twl4030_pdata)  */
        if (igep00x0_buddy_pdata.model == IGEP00X0_BUDDY_BASE0010)
                base0010_init(&twl4030_pdata);
+       /* - DUMMY  */
+       if (igep00x0_buddy_pdata.model == IGEP00X0_BUDDY_DUMMY)
+               dummy_init();
+

        /* Add twl4030 common data */
        omap3_pmic_get_config(&twl4030_pdata, TWL_COMMON_PDATA_USB |

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