We are pleased to announce the meta-intel 8.0 layer for the Yocto Project 2.4 “rocko" release is now available for download.

Tracy Graydon
Intel Corporation

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8.0-rocko-2.4 ERRATA
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Release Name: meta-intel-8.0-rocko-2.4
Repo: git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-intel
Branch: rocko
Tag: 8.0-rocko-2.4
Hash: d68dda959b5bf6f90aa8e5c2f027be324bb68e14
md5: 59a9222e18fcec970b8c84a88fdcd83d
Download Locations:
http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/releases/yocto/yocto-2.4/meta-intel-8.0-rocko-2.4.tar.bz2
http://mirrors.kernel.org/yocto/yocto/yocto-2.4/meta-intel-8.0-rocko-2.4.tar.bz2

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Features/Enhancements
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Full Yocto Project Compatible - v2
Implementation of Secureboot
Added Out of Tree modules for both iwlwifi-backports and ixgbe
(Ethernet) drivers
Move DPDK, QAT and TLK sections out of meta-intel and created independant layers

See CHANGELOG for additional details

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Known Issues
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12287 - You can only install from one console at a time.

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Security Fixes
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linux-intel: Bump SRCREV - CVE-2017-1000251
linux-yocto/4.4: update to 4.4.87 and fix CVE-2017-1000251

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Fixes
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layer.conf: Bump Layer due to removal of meta-tlk
meta-tlk: Move to standalone layer
lttng-modules: Fix SRC_URI for Yocto Layer Compatibility
Revert "linux-intel: blacklist snd-soc-skl module"
maintainers: Update with available team members
lttng-modules: also apply patch if linux-intel-rt is preferred kernel
linux-intel/4.9: Update kernel SRCREVs for v4.9.56
CHANGELOG: Add major rocko changes
documentation: add Secure Boot information
linux-intel/4.9: Update kernel SRCREVs
linux-intel: SRCREV updates for kernel and cache
ixgbevf: skip host depmod
ixgbe: skip host depmod
add .gitignore
backport-iwlwifi: Fix version check for Intel Production Kernel
linux-firmware: remove bbappend
backport-iwlwifi: comment about firmware requirements
backport-iwlwifi: don't use AUTOREV
meta-intel.inc: Use grub-efi for x32
meta-qat: Move to independant meta-intel-qat layer
meta-dpdk: Move to independant layer
meta-*/layer.conf: Add LAYERDEPENDS
linux-intel/4.9: Update both SRCREVs
README*: Updates pyro -> rocko
lttng-modules: Add patch for API Change
qat: Move BSP specific configurations from recipes to machine.conf
dpdk: Move BSP specific configurations from recipes to machine.conf
Move dpdk and qat components to meta-dpdk and meta-qat
libyami: use git clone instead of unstable tarball
thermald: use git clone instead of unstable tarball
core-image-tiny: Provide a new image recipe for poky-tiny that boots from RAM
initramfs-live-install-efi bbappend: Fix Yocto Project compatibility
ovmf_%.bbappend: Fix Yocto Project compatibility issue
cryptodev-module_%.bbappend: fix Yocto Project compatibility issue
formfactor_0.0.bbappend: fix Yocto Project compatibility issue
systemd-boot: fix Yocto Project compatibility issue
linux-yocto: fix Yocto Project Compatibility issues
linux-firware_%.bbappend: multiple fixes
linux-intel: SRCREV Updates to 4.9.47
recipes-kernel/linux: Add linux-yocto 4.12 bbappends
dpdk: return 'default' instead of empty string
intel-common-pkgarch: fix iwlwifi rename and add ixgbe
rmc: Add -fno-stack-protector
linux-intel.inc: remove iwlwifi depends and rms
backport-iwlwifi: Add KERNEL_MODULE_PACKAGE_PREFIX
iwlwifi: rename to backport-iwlwifi
ixgbe upgrade to version 5.1.3
linux-intel: Update both SRCREVs
linux-intel: blacklist snd-soc-skl module
Add secureboot selftests
recipes-selftest: add images for use in secureboot selftests
ovmf: add secureboot bits from refkit
linux-intel: Seperate SRC_URI into Kernel and Config
lms: use sh instead of bash in notifyDesktop.sh
linux-intel: Update SRCREV
conf/machine/intel-*: move core-image-minimal-initramfs PACKAGE_INSTALL
images: add core-image-minimal-initramfs bbappend
sbsigntool: depend on openssl10
sbsigntool: port "sbsigntool: stop using gitsm fetcher" from refkit
efilinux: Enable muslx32 build
linux-yocto: Drop 4.1 kernel bbappends
linux-firmware: install iwlwifi LinuxCore driver firmware blobs
xf86-video-mga: upgrade 1.6.4 -> 1.6.5
dpdk-dev-libibverbs: Fix additional warnings
libyami-utils: Fix build with clang
efilinux: Fix build warnings
libyami: Fix build with musl/clang
linux-intel: Update SRCREVs
iwlwifi: skip host install scripts
dpdk: Fix build error on the core2-64
Revert "iwlwifi_git.bb: run make_scripts earlier"
iwlwifi: Fix install_append for usrmerge
dpdk: Link examples with BFD linker
dpdk: Fix build with examples
qat16: Fix build when ld-is-gold is set in DISTRO_FEATURES
libyami: Rename the file to be checked with LIC_FILES_CHKSUM
disable_skylake_sound: Temp disable config for core2-32
linux-intel: Add linux-intel to files search path
linux-intel: Update SRCREV for 4.9.35
dpdk: upgrade to version 17.05
linux-intel: refactor and remove iwlwifi modules for out of tree enablement
intel-common-pkgarch: Add out of tree modules
iwlwifi_git.bb: run make_scripts earlier
iwlwifi: Clean-up and use module_install
iwlwifi: include iwlwifi OOT driver in meta-intel layer.
intel-microcode: Upgrade recipe version
linux-yocto-4.1: Fix kernel version
thermald: Add openmp to dependencies when building with clang
meta-intel.inc: Ensure thermald is installed for most targets
linux-yocto/4.1: Update kernel to version 4.1.41
linux-yocto/4.4: Update kernel to version 4.4.76
intel-gpu-tools: Upgrade to version 1.19
uefi-comboapp.bbclass: Split signing functionality into its own bbclass
uefi-comboapp.bbclass: support multiple UEFI combo apps + fixes
cryptodev-module: update 0001-zc-Force-4.10-get_user_pages_remote-API.patch
wic: Move WKS newer common location
lms8: Added Intel AMT ME notification infra patch to LMS.
thermald: upgrade to 1.6
meta-intel.inc: Set default DISK_SIGNATURE_UUID
canned-wks: add generic-bootdisk kickstart template
classes: Add uefi-comboapp bbclass
recipes: move sbsigntool from refkit to meta-intel
systemd-boot_%.bbappend: compile and deploy EFI stub
lms8: Added 0003-Fix-device-file-referanc* patch which uses /dev/mei0.
Revert "meta-intel: Add override for EFI_PROVIDER and x32"
rmc: split rmc.bb and rmc-efi.bb into separate recipes
meta-tlk: Add linux-intel bbappend
meta-tlk: merge linux-yocto_tlk.inc with bbappend
rmc: add install.conf for platforms without internal storage
linux-intel: bump srcrevs
core-image-tiny-initramfs: Fixes WKS_FILE for Intel MACHINES
Revert "world-broken: Add for dpdk packages"
libva-intel-driver: upgrade to 1.8.3
dpdk-dev-libibverbs: suppress gcc7 warnings
Revert "linux-yocto/4.9: Remove bbappends"
meta-intel: Add override for EFI_PROVIDER and x32
world-broken: Add for dpdk packages
systemd-boot: disable RMC for systemd-boot EFI_PROVIDER
linux-yocto/4.1: Update SRCREVs to fix build
README: Updated referenced section heading for submitting change
linux-intel: Update to 4.9.30
libyami: Update to 1.2.0
dpdk: Disable build for MUSL
iucode-tool: upgrade to 2.1.2
rmc: add support for Broxton-M based Joule board (rev. 1F1)
rmc: add fingerprint for generic Broxton-M (rev. 1F1)
rmc-db: allow multiple fingerprint per board directory
layer.conf: Add LAYERSERIES_COMPAT markup to layer.conf
linux-intel/4.9: Update yocto-kernel-cache SRCREV