kernel cross compilation

Kernel cross compilation:

 

Requirements: ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04 LTS

 

Required Packages: Install the below required packages to compile kernel.

 

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install gawk wget git-core diffstat unzip texinfo gcc-multilib build-essential chrpath socat libsdl1.2-dev xterm bc curl gcc git libssl-dev libncurses5-dev lzop make u-boot-tools

 

Before Kernel compilation make sure to run the arm cross Toolchain.

 

Kernel-Source: Download the kernel from the linux git

 

$ git clone https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git

$ cd linux

 

Kernel Compilation:follow the below steps to compile the kernel.

 

$ make your-board-default configs   # to find the you board config arch/arm/configs

$ make -j4

 

Here “make -j4” means it will use your pc all Ram cores. j4 is useful to compile the kernel fast.

after successful compilation “zImage” is present in arch/arm/boot/

 

Device tree compilation:

$ make dtbs

 

After successfull compilation the device tree is present in arch/arm/boot/dts/your-board-name.dtb

 

Note: your-board-name.dts is source file of device tree and  “your-board-name.dtb” is device tree binary.and “.dtsi” means include for for “.dts” file

 

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