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From: Stefan Koch <stefan-koch@siemens.com>
To: isar-users@googlegroups.com
Cc: stefan-koch@siemens.com, jan.kiszka@siemens.com,
	christian.storm@siemens.com, michael.adler@siemens.com,
	simon.sudler@siemens.com, cedric.hombourger@siemens.com,
	adriaan.schmidt@siemens.com, felix.moessbauer@siemens.com,
	ubely@ilbers.de
Subject: [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Update custom_kernel docs for split up of kernel scripts and tools
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:00:01 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240131160001.322247-5-stefan-koch@siemens.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240131160001.322247-1-stefan-koch@siemens.com>

Signed-off-by: Stefan Koch <stefan-koch@siemens.com>
---
 doc/custom_kernel.md | 18 +++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/custom_kernel.md b/doc/custom_kernel.md
index 73987a5b..ce5f1bf7 100644
--- a/doc/custom_kernel.md
+++ b/doc/custom_kernel.md
@@ -38,12 +38,18 @@ The linux-custom recipe provides support for:
  7. Allow the name of the kernel image to be changed via `KERNEL_FILE` (defaults
     to `vmlinuz`)
 
- 8. Produce a `linux-headers` package which includes kernel headers and kbuild
-    scripts/tools
+ 8. Produce a `linux-headers` package which includes kernel headers
 
- 9. The `linux-headers` package shall support native and cross compiles of
-    out-of-tree kernel modules. However, when built in cross-compilation mode,
-    it cannot be used on the target so far.
+ 9. Produce a `linux-kbuild` package for both `target` and `host` arch
+    which includes kbuild scripts and tools.
+    Using `linux-kbuild` provides the package for the target and when
+    cross building `linux-kbuild-native` provides the package for the host.
+
+    So the `linux-headers` package supports native and cross compiles of
+    out-of-tree kernel modules. Even, when built in cross-compilation mode,
+    it can be used on the target using the `linux-kbuild` package.
+
+    Only the `host` specific package is built automatically at cross builds.
 
  10. Produce a `linux-libc-dev` package to support user-land builds
 
@@ -72,8 +78,6 @@ In the future, the recipe may be extended to:
 
  3. Be compatible with Ubuntu
 
- 4. When cross-building, generate kernel-headers for both host and target
-
 ## Examples
 
 The linux-custom recipe is currently used by the linux-mainline package and is
-- 
2.39.2


  parent reply	other threads:[~2024-01-31 16:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-01-31 15:59 [PATCH v5 0/4] linux-custom: Split up binaries from kernel headers to kbuild package Stefan Koch
2024-01-31 15:59 ` [PATCH v5 1/4] linux-custom: Set PROVIDES variable using bitbake overrides Stefan Koch
2024-01-31 15:59 ` [PATCH v5 2/4] linux-custom: Split up binaries from kernel headers to kbuild package Stefan Koch
2024-01-31 16:00 ` [PATCH v5 3/4] linux-custom: Provide target and host specific kernel kbuild packages Stefan Koch
2024-01-31 16:00 ` Stefan Koch [this message]
2024-02-01 10:35   ` [PATCH v5 4/4] docs: Update custom_kernel docs for split up of kernel scripts and tools MOESSBAUER, Felix
2024-02-06 12:44     ` Koch, Stefan
2024-02-06 12:50       ` MOESSBAUER, Felix
2024-02-06 13:04         ` Koch, Stefan
2024-02-06 12:51 ` [PATCH v5 0/4] linux-custom: Split up binaries from kernel headers to kbuild package MOESSBAUER, Felix

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