Re: Difference b/w yocto kernels and normal linux.org kernels

From: Albert K <alberk@gmail.com>
To: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
Cc: "yocto@yoctoproject.org" <yocto@yoctoproject.org>,
	Raghavendra Kakarla <Raghavendra.Kakarla@inedasystems.com>
Subject: Re: Difference b/w yocto kernels and normal linux.org kernels
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:05:29 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CACjDgAMJiOGEj=Osa10gsc8jMj8rK=NUYrbDOg8-KqaKd7=GTA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2800438.dQj2Pq3DsR@peggleto-mobl5.ger.corp.intel.com>

Hi Paul,

I hope you don't mind me asking a question slightly out of topic.  I
would like to know if there is a recipe for linux kernel 3.19 for
dizzy branch (intel x64).  Thanks.

Regards,
Albert.

On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Paul Eggleton
<paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> On Friday 13 March 2015 08:14:13 Raghavendra Kakarla wrote:
>> Is it kernel is must be a git repository code for building in the yocto?
>>
>> When i gave my custom kernel which is not a git repository code and it is in
>> my development PC, i got invalid SRCREV number error. But when give the
>> same kernel from the git repository it is working. Can you please help me
>> in resolving this error.
>
> If you want to use your own non-git sources you are moving further away from
> how the linux-yocto recipe works. If you have not already I would suggest
> using linux-yocto-custom as described in our kernel development manual:
>
> http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/kernel-dev/kernel-dev.html#working-with-your-own-sources
>
> Note that you must not have SRCPV included in the recipe's value of PV, or
> you will get the error you mentioned.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
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