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bsp guide: update kernel version example to 6.12

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Robert P. J. Day June 18, 2025, 10:33 a.m. UTC 
Change the sample kernel version being used from 4.4 to a more modern
6.12.

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>

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Quentin Schulz June 18, 2025, 2:27 p.m. UTC | #1 
Hi Robert,

On 6/18/25 12:33 PM, Robert P. J. Day via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> 
> Change the sample kernel version being used from 4.4 to a more modern
> 6.12.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
> 

Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@cherry.de>

Thanks!
Quentin
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diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.rst b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.rst
index 35972f172..4a24fc3ff 100644
--- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.rst
+++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.rst
@@ -674,21 +674,21 @@  to the kernel recipe by using a similarly named append file, which is
 located in the BSP Layer for your target device (e.g. the
 ``meta-bsp_root_name/recipes-kernel/linux`` directory).

-Suppose you are using the ``linux-yocto_4.4.bb`` recipe to build the
+Suppose you are using the ``linux-yocto_6.12.bb`` recipe to build the
 kernel. In other words, you have selected the kernel in your
 ``"bsp_root_name".conf`` file by adding
 :term:`PREFERRED_PROVIDER` and :term:`PREFERRED_VERSION`
 statements as follows::

    PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
-   PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "4.4%"
+   PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "6.12%"

 .. note::

    When the preferred provider is assumed by default, the :term:`PREFERRED_PROVIDER`
    statement does not appear in the ``"bsp_root_name".conf`` file.

-You would use the ``linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend`` file to append specific
+You would use the ``linux-yocto_6.12.bbappend`` file to append specific
 BSP settings to the kernel, thus configuring the kernel for your
 particular BSP.

@@ -698,14 +698,19 @@  in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual.

 An alternate scenario is when you create your own kernel recipe for the
 BSP. A good example of this is the Raspberry Pi BSP. If you examine the
-``recipes-kernel/linux`` directory you see the following::
+``recipes-kernel/linux`` directory in that layer you see the following
+Raspberry Pi-specific recipes and associated files::

+   files/
+   linux-raspberrypi_6.12.bb
+   linux-raspberrypi_6.1.bb
+   linux-raspberrypi_6.6.bb
    linux-raspberrypi-dev.bb
    linux-raspberrypi.inc
-   linux-raspberrypi_4.14.bb
-   linux-raspberrypi_4.9.bb
-
-The directory contains three kernel recipes and a common include file.
+   linux-raspberrypi-v7_6.12.bb
+   linux-raspberrypi-v7_6.1.bb
+   linux-raspberrypi-v7_6.6.bb
+   linux-raspberrypi-v7.inc

 Developing a Board Support Package (BSP)
 ========================================