Chapter 2
Introduction
2.1 Overview
The purpose of this software package is to support Linux on the i.MX 6Solo/6DualLite
family of Integrated Circuits (ICs) and their associated platforms. It provides the
necessary software to interface the standard open-source Linux kernel to the i.MX
hardware. The goal is to enable Freescale customers to rapidly build products based on
i.MX devices that use the Linux OS.
The BSP is not a platform or product reference implementation. It does not contain all of
the product-specific drivers, hardware-independent software stacks, Graphical User
Interface (GUI) components, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), and applications required for
a product. Some of these are made available in their original open-source form as part of
the base kernel.
The BSP is not intended to be used for silicon verification. While it can play a role in
this, the BSP functionality and the tests run on the BSP do not have sufficient coverage to
replace traditional silicon verification test suites.
2.1.1 Software Base
The i.MX BSP is based on version 3.0.35 of the Linux kernel from the official Linux
kernel web site (
). It is enhanced with the features provided by
Freescale.
2.1.2 Features
Table below describes the features supported by the Linux BSP for specific platforms.
i.MX 6Solo/6DualLite Linux Reference Manual, Rev. L3.0.35_4.1.0, 09/2013
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