Re: [DistroKit] [PATCH v2 0/5] RFC: add support for imx8mp-frdm board

[Robert Schwebel <r.schwebel@pengutronix.de>]

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On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 11:19:15AM +0100, Fabian Pfitzner wrote:
> Add support for the imx8mp-frdm board.
> This patch assumes, that Barebox already offers board support, which is not the case yet [1].
> Wait for it to be merged.
> 
> The base kernel device tree for this board is upstream in version 7.0.
> Backport it here till we use the latest kernel.
> Furthermore, my changes to the dts are still in review [2].
> Backport them as well.
> 
> Besides the firmware, the WiFi chip also needs the mwifiex driver.
> This driver is already contained in the upstream Linux kernel,
> but does not support the IW612 chip yet.
> 
> Instead of backporting downstream driver changes, that add support for this chip,
> I decided to wait for upstream support.
> Otherwise, we would have several downstream patches in DistroKit.
> 
> [1] https://lore.barebox.org/barebox/20260119-fpf-imx8mp-frdm-v1-0-13fac69eda23@pengutronix.de/T/#t
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260316-fpf-imx8mp-frdm-v2-1-e2e8aadecb2f@pengutronix.de/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Fabian Pfitzner <f.pfitzner@pengutronix.de>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Fixup wrong indentation in image file
> - Reorder commits to make them bisectable
> - Squash adding and enabling image commits
> - Fixup documentation
> - Update imx8mp-frdm dts to current revision
> - Link to v1: https://lore.distrokit.org/20260120-fpf-imx8mp-frdm-v1-0-7c104011f896@pengutronix.de
> 
> ---
> Fabian Pfitzner (5):
>       v8a: barebox: enable imx8mp-frdm board
>       v8a: kernel: add imx8mp-frdm dts
>       v8a: kernel: import imx8mp-frdm device tree
>       v8a: add imx8mp-frdm image
>       doc: add imx8mp-frdm
> 
>  configs/platform-v8a/barebox.config                |   1 +
>  ...ts-add-support-for-NXP-i.MX8MP-FRDM-board.patch | 413 ++++++++++++++++++
>  ...mx8mp-frdm-add-sd-ethernet-wifi-usb-and-h.patch | 485 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  configs/platform-v8a/patches/linux-6.18/series     |   5 +
>  configs/platform-v8a/platformconfig                |   3 +-
>  .../platform-v8a/platforms/image-imx8mp-frdm.in    |  10 +
>  configs/platform-v8a/rules/image-imx8mp-frdm.make  |  35 ++
>  doc/hardware.rst                                   |   1 +
>  doc/hardware_v8a_imx8mp_frdm.rst                   |  46 ++
>  9 files changed, 998 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 4bb6c36378d98567d1355c65a8383b9600f1f317
> change-id: 20260120-fpf-imx8mp-frdm-e0a34fe63a6a
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Fabian Pfitzner <f.pfitzner@pengutronix.de>
> 
> 
> 

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