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diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-maint-appx.xml b/import-layers/yocto-poky/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-maint-appx.xml index f5fd183fd..b825ae7ea 100644 --- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-maint-appx.xml +++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-maint-appx.xml @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ create Yocto Linux kernel repositories. These kernel repositories are found under the heading "Yocto Linux Kernel" at - <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'>&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi</ulink> + <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;'>&YOCTO_GIT_URL;</ulink> and are shipped as part of a Yocto Project release. The team creates these repositories by compiling and executing the set of feature descriptions for every BSP and feature in the @@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ The following steps describe what happens when the Yocto Project Team constructs the Yocto Project kernel source Git repository (or tree) found at - <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink> given the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;'></ulink> given the introduction of a new top-level kernel feature or BSP. - These are the actions that effectively provide the Metadata - and create the tree that includes the new feature, patch or BSP: + The following actions effectively provide the Metadata + and create the tree that includes the new feature, patch, or BSP: <orderedlist> <listitem><para> - <emphasis>Pass Feature to Build Subsystem:</emphasis> + <emphasis>Pass Feature to the OpenEmbedded Build System:</emphasis> A top-level kernel feature is passed to the kernel build subsystem. Normally, this feature is a BSP for a particular kernel @@ -138,8 +138,10 @@ <listitem><para> The in-tree kernel-cache directories, which are located in the - <filename>yocto-kernel-cache</filename> - repository + <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi/yocto-kernel-cache/tree/bsp'><filename>yocto-kernel-cache</filename></ulink> + repository organized under the "Yocto Linux Kernel" + heading in the + <ulink url='http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi'>Yocto Project Source Repositories</ulink>. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> Areas pointed to by <filename>SRC_URI</filename> @@ -148,9 +150,11 @@ </itemizedlist> For a typical build, the target of the search is a feature description in an <filename>.scc</filename> file - whose name follows this format: + whose name follows this format (e.g. + <filename>beaglebone-standard.scc</filename> and + <filename>beaglebone-preempt-rt.scc</filename>): <literallayout class='monospaced'> - <replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable>-<replaceable>kernel_type</replaceable>.scc + <replaceable>bsp_root_name</replaceable>-<replaceable>kernel_type</replaceable>.scc </literallayout> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> @@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ end of an existing branch. The full repository generation that is found in the official Yocto Project kernel repositories at - <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'>http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi</ulink> + <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;'>http://git.yoctoproject.org</ulink> is the combination of all supported boards and configurations. </para></listitem> @@ -227,7 +231,7 @@ </para></listitem> <listitem><para> The full kernel tree that you see on - <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink> is + <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;'></ulink> is generated through repeating the above steps for all valid BSPs. The end result is a branched, clean history tree that |
