From patchwork Wed May 20 10:01:50 2026 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: "Robert P. J. Day" X-Patchwork-Id: 88524 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05847CD4F3C for ; Wed, 20 May 2026 09:58:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cpanel10.indieserve.net (cpanel10.indieserve.net [199.212.143.9]) by mx.groups.io with SMTP id smtpd.msgproc01-g2.8739.1779271111954564761 for ; Wed, 20 May 2026 02:58:32 -0700 Authentication-Results: mx.groups.io; dkim=pass header.i=@crashcourse.ca header.s=default header.b=Yu8mgIji; spf=pass (domain: crashcourse.ca, ip: 199.212.143.9, mailfrom: rpjday@crashcourse.ca) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=crashcourse.ca; s=default; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Subject: To:From:Date:Sender:Reply-To:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=WMsguyNEwzL6vnG2eh0VzQNNPyi9v5QPSvam9ti76KM=; b=Yu8mgIjiA8NouZCPXzDawJrYZG 76nbSreQr+ZNHMfQlYe3TmbIafMyRiPXkbrDmP8TVsW7O7OPnpY/ij8pJL6dagejydk1DPWWdcQ/X ucBTF8sQ+/TSimEgsO470oKjxotQrygKB3KCgWGKLR+t6GhWf73NQd1m3EIa01Q3yQ6mK8f8Y9UHX LeHWZVFpcOb0vgayt3mP+yHbc4+81/SKUn5soyb12UZc+oJ62MEm/Ms42qh1+vpp0s/InPtNi560d nhItbUa5j9/2mTdPNXR6c9zI8FCyzPvlSdxtI4l/72a7eQsVOdi03YEAvLdO742r+8ZdWRLrYMlJ3 N0SO48hw==; Received: from [147.129.179.166] (port=55760 helo=rday) by cpanel10.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.99.2) (envelope-from ) id 1wPdh6-0000000BMmH-2kC4 for docs@lists.yoctoproject.org; Wed, 20 May 2026 05:58:30 -0400 Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 06:01:50 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" To: YP docs mailing list Subject: [PATCH] bsp-guide: mention bootloader and device tree in BSP intro Message-ID: <9c88b765-1ae9-ec34-aafc-461613b132e1@crashcourse.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel10.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.yoctoproject.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel10.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel10.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: List-Id: X-Webhook-Received: from 45-33-107-173.ip.linodeusercontent.com [45.33.107.173] by aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org with HTTPS for ; Wed, 20 May 2026 09:58:40 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/9498 In the intro to the BSP guide, mention that a BSP layer might also contain content related to the bootloader and device tree files. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.rst b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.rst index a3b57d29f..e08e720a0 100644 --- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.rst +++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.rst @@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ Board Support Packages (BSP) --- Developer's Guide A Board Support Package (BSP) is a collection of information that defines how to support a particular hardware device, set of devices, or hardware platform. The BSP includes information about the hardware -features present on the device and kernel configuration information -along with any additional hardware drivers required. The BSP also lists -any additional software components required in addition to a generic -Linux software stack for both essential and optional platform features. +features present on the device, any essential bootloader, kernel and +device tree configuration, along with any additional hardware drivers required. +The BSP also lists any additional software components required in addition to +a generic Linux software stack for both essential and optional platform features. This guide presents information about BSP layers, defines a structure for components so that BSPs follow a commonly understood layout,