Layerscape LDP

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Layerscape LDP is the industry standard of Linux enablement software for Layerscape family of processors. It provides all the necessary drivers, tools, and libraries required to enable all features of the Arm^®-based Layerscape processors.

Layerscape LDP has been tested and qualified, ensuring a fully operational boot loader, kernel, and board-specific modules that are ready to use together within a flexible configuration for specific hardware reference platforms.

There are three ways to use the Linux enablement software from NXP:

As a complete reference integration¹ with an LDP distro user-space² which allows users to quickly deploy and test-drive various features on a Layerscape reference design platform.
As individual components including kernel drivers, U-Boot and UEFI boot loaders, firmware, and user-space libraries that can be integrated into a Linux distribution. The LDP components are commercial grade and thoroughly tested with years of development expertise going into them. These components form the basis for integration into community, commercial, and customer Linux distributions.
As part of open source communities like kernel.org, dpdk.org, denx.de (U-Boot).

Notes:

This is a combination of NXP provided kernel and boot loaders with an LDP distro user-space image.
NXP Layerscape processors are compliant with Arm® standards and are capable of running thousands of Linux applications in binary form.

User Guide

Software Details

Diagram

NXP Linux Software

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Features

Layerscape LDP Components

Freely available
- Download from public repositories (e.g. github.com)
- No need to download a large ISO and extract
Modularized
- Boot-loaders, Kernels, User-space libraries, Tools, Configuration
- Pick and choose ones you need
Clean layering, separation
- Separate patches on top of open source
- Patches identified by platform/IP
Easy updates via Git
- Periodic releases and interim updates
- Support for two recent LTS kernels

Layerscape LDP

Easy boot mechanisms
- Boot from multiple sources
- Simple, quick updates from any mass-storage
- Brick-proof mechanism* - easy recovery via SD
Easy runtime upgrades
- Rich LDP user-land and repositories
- On-the-fly install with apt-get
- Build/install from source on target
Latest and greatest
- Latest Layerscape platforms
- Latest drivers and features
- Layerscape specific tools, drivers

What’s New In L6.1.1-1.0.0-LLDP

NXP Layerscape LDP userland:
- NXP Layerscape LDP, including Linux distro main packages and NXP packages
Toolchain: gcc-11.2, glibc-2.36,binutils-2.38, gdb-12.1
Linux kernel core and virtualization:
- LTS kernel 6.1.1 update
Linux kernel drivers:
- Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK):
- Virtualization - OVS-DPDK
U-Boot bootloader:
- U-Boot v2022.04 update
- AQR113C on TWR-LS1021A, LS1088ARDB, and LX2162AQDS
Other tools and utilities:
- AQR113C firmware
- Yocto bitbake

Support Policy

Technology Support Policies for more information.

Supported Devices

LS1012A: Layerscape^® 1012A Low Power Processor

LS1020A: Layerscape^® 1020A and 1022A Dual-Core Processors

LS1021A: Layerscape^® 1021A Dual-Core Processor with LCD Controller

LS1024A: Layerscape^® 1024A Dual-Core Processor

LS1028A: Layerscape^® 1028A Applications Processor

LS1043A: Layerscape^® 1043A and 1023A Processors

LS1046A: Layerscape^® 1046A and 1026A Processors

LS1088A: Layerscape^® 1088A and 1048A Processor

LS2084A: Layerscape 2084A and 2044A Multicore Processors

LS2088A: Layerscape^® 2088A and 2048A Processors

LX2160A: Layerscape^® LX2160A, LX2120A, LX2080A Processors

LX2162A: Layerscape^® LX2162A, LX2122A, LX2082A Processors

Comparing Layerscape LDP and the prior Layerscape SDK

Layerscape LDP is a fully-featured and mature Yocto-based Linux Distribution POC for Arm-based Layerscape processors. Yocto Software Project is a worldwide industry standard with Community Support. it is easy to build and deploy Linux Distribution. Layerscape SDK is a prior NXP in-house tool, which can provide more flexibility to users. However, it is difficult to continue with this tool as it no longer has Community Support.
We recommend customers using Arm-based Layerscape family to migrate to Layerscape LDP for the Linux Distribution build for the most up-to-date enablement software and tools, including support for the latest LTS Linux kernels. We continue to support Yocto as the key Linux Distribution POC going forward.
Both Layerscape LDP and prior SDK can be used either as reference Linux integration or as individual NXP components – drivers, tools, libraries, boot loaders etc.

	Root file system generator	Update status	Products supported	Build system	Pre-built binaries for Layerscape RDBs	Documentation Status
Layerscape Linux Distribution Proof of Concept (LLDP)	Distribution with package managers	Maintained with recent LTS	Layerscape and i.MX	Yocto	Compilable components	Extensive
Embedded Linux	Yocto	Maintained with recent LTS	Layerscape and i.MX	Yocto	Compilable components; binaries for i.MX boards	Extensive for i.MX, minimal for Layerscape
Layerscape SDK	Distribution with package managers	Final update: LSDK21.08, Aug 2021, kernel 5.10	Layerscape	Flexbuild (make)	Compilable components; binaries for Layerscape boards	Extensive
QorIQ SDK	Yocto	Final update: SDK2.0-1703, March 2017, kernel 4.1	Layerscape and Power-based QorIQ devices	Yocto	Compilable components; binaries for Layerscape and QorIQ boards	Extensive

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Legacy Layerscape Software Development Kit, LSDK 21.08

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Layerscape Linux Distribution Proof of Concept SDK

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QorIQ Linux SDK 2.0-1703

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