Kernel

This topic discusses aspects of the NVIDIA^® Jetson™ Linux kernel.

• Kernel Adaptation
  • From Rel-35 Kernel 5.10 to Rel-36 Kernel 5.15
    • Device Tree Structure
    • Compiler Update
    • Carrier Board Customization Notes
    • Minor Version Update
• Kernel Customization
  • Prerequisites
  • Obtaining the Kernel Sources
    • To Sync the Kernel Sources with Git
    • To Manually Download and Expand the Kernel Sources
  • Building the Jetson Linux Kernel
  • Building the NVIDIA Out-of-Tree Modules
  • Building the DTBs
  • Signing and Encrypting the Kernel, the kernel-dtb, and the initrd Binary Files
  • Using the Jetson Linux Real-Time Kernel Package
  • Real-Time Kernel Using OTA Update
    • Installing the Real-Time Kernel Packages on a Jetson Device
    • Removing the Real-Time Kernel Packages on a Jetson Device
    • Switch to a Different Kernel
• Bring Your Own Kernel
  • Introduction
  • Process Overview to Bring Your Own Kernel
  • Upstream Patches
• Generic Timestamp Engine
• BMI088 IMU Driver
  • BMI088 Driver
  • Device Tree
    • Required Properties
    • Optional Properties
  • Accelerometer IIO Attributes
  • Gyroscope IIO Attributes
  • Testing BMI088 Driver
  • Hardware Timestampping Engine (HTE)
  • Compile and Execute
  • Accelerometer Sample Output
  • Gyroscope Sample Output
• Kernel Boot Time Optimization
  • Device Tree Nodes
  • Environment Configuration
    • Disable Console Printing over UART
  • Compile-Time Configuration
  • Asynchronous Probe
    • To move the driver to another thread
  • To reduce file system initialization time
  • To disable audio configurations
  • To modularize the kernel drivers
  • To disable debugging
• Display Configuration and Bring-Up
  • Common Display configurations for all Platforms
    • Setting the HDMI or the DP Screen Resolution
  • Orin specific Display Configuration
    • Update DCB blob for Custom Carrier Boards
    • Changing the Display Function Between DP and HDMI
    • VT switching support
    • Seamless Display Support
    • Known Limitations
• Kernel Debugging Tools
  • How to Setup
  • Testing/Validation