hi3516cv200_neo + hi3516av100_neo: V2/V2A modern-kernel firmware targets#2122
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…targets Adds two new firmware build targets running Linux 7.0 on the V2 (cv200, ARM926EJ-S) and V2A (av100, Cortex-A7) SoC families, mirroring the existing cv300_neo / av300_neo / cv500_neo / ev300_neo pattern. Bumps the opensdk hash to pick up the V2/V2A blob-symbol shim work that landed in openhisilicon #170 + #171, and exercises the hi3516av100 mainline SoC support that landed in openipc/linux #44 (DT + CRG + higmac ethernet driver). opensdk hash: 7fa06b2 (openhisilicon main tip). What ships: br-ext-chip-hisilicon/configs/hi3516cv200_neo_defconfig: ARM926EJ-S / ARMv5TE soft-float, musleabi toolchain (vendor-compatible binaries), Linux 7.0 from upstream-patches, BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR = all-patches-neo, vendor osdrv disabled (3.18-only). 8 MB NOR flash target. br-ext-chip-hisilicon/configs/hi3516av100_neo_defconfig: Cortex-A7 / ARMv7 soft-float, musleabi toolchain, Linux 7.0 from upstream-patches, vendor osdrv disabled. 16 MB NOR target. br-ext-chip-hisilicon/board/hi3516cv200/hi3516cv200.neo.config: Seed kernel config — ARCH_HI3516CV200, COMMON_CLK_HI3516CV200, VIC + SP804 timer + PL011 console + hisi_femac ethernet, CMA for openhisilicon MMZ. Pure ARMv5TE. br-ext-chip-hisilicon/board/hi3516av100/hi3516av100.neo.config: Seed kernel config — ARCH_HI3516AV100, COMMON_CLK_HI3516AV100, GIC + arch-timer + PL011 + hisi_higmac (mainline mainline GMAC driver from openipc/linux #44). Regulator + CPU_FREQ + PM_OPP enabled to satisfy modpost (open_pm.ko avs paths reference these; the blob is gated DISABLE_PM=1 by default but residual references remain through the build). br-ext-chip-hisilicon/board/hi35*/neo-post-image.sh: Wraps zImage + appended DTB into uImage for U-Boot bootm. Per-chip DTB filename + load-address baked in. general/package/hisilicon-opensdk/hisilicon-opensdk.mk: Install open_v2_shim.ko and open_v2a_shim.ko under the /lib/modules/$(KVER)/hisilicon/ path on neo builds (gated on OPENIPC_VARIANT=neo so lite remains byte-equivalent to nightly). Verification — both targets pass the QEMU smoke definition-of-done: hi3516cv200_neo (V2, 7.0): [PASS] login prompt [PASS] eth0 has IP (10.0.2.15 via SLIRP DHCP) [PASS] ping 10.0.2.2 (4.218 ms RTT) [PASS] no Oops / panic / BUG / Call Trace hi3516av100_neo (V2A, 7.0): [PASS] login prompt [PASS] eth0 has IP (10.0.2.15 via SLIRP DHCP) [PASS] ping 10.0.2.2 (2.728 ms RTT) [PASS] no Oops / panic / BUG / Call Trace [PASS] hisi-higmac 10090000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full No-regression on lite targets (rebuilt against this opensdk hash via HISILICON_OPENSDK_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR and diffed vs nightly): hi3516cv200_lite (V2, 4.9): 331/331 rootfs files, 68/68 hisilicon .ko, sets identical hi3516av100_lite (V2A, 4.9): 290/290 rootfs files, 61/61 hisilicon .ko, sets identical The v2[a]_shim modules are gated `#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 0, 0)` in their source — they're benign no-op shells on 4.9 and the firmware install block doesn't ship them on lite at all (only neo). Known caveats — both neo targets: - struct timer_list.data ABI drift (chnl/viu/vpss vendor blobs) means video pipeline doesn't run yet; init_timer_key resolves but the callbacks won't fire with the correct argument until either a kernel patch restores .data or the blobs are recompiled. Documented in openhisilicon shim sources. Boot + network + serial console work; video does not. - higmac driver (mainline) is bare-minimum — no TSO, no EEE, no AVS, no statistics/ethtool, multicast filter is permissive. Suitable for boot/SSH/web management; production tuning is a follow-up. CI: existing matrix rows are unchanged; this PR doesn't add neo rows yet (cv200_neo + av100_neo qemu smoke can be added in a follow-up once the no-CI-row dance settles). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Adds two new firmware build targets running Linux 7.0 on the V2 (cv200, ARM926EJ-S) and V2A (av100, Cortex-A7) SoC families, mirroring the existing
cv300_neo/av300_neo/cv500_neo/ev300_neopattern.74d8a65 → 7fa06b2— picks up the V2/V2A blob-symbol shim work from openhisilicon #170 + #171.hisi_higmacethernet driver).QEMU DoD — both targets pass
No-regression on lite targets
Rebuilt against the new opensdk hash via
HISILICON_OPENSDK_OVERRIDE_SRCDIRand diffed against nightly:.kohi3516cv200_lite(4.9)hi3516av100_lite(4.9)The v2[a]_shim modules are gated
#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 0, 0)in their source — benign no-op shells on 4.9 — AND the firmware install block doesn't ship them on lite at all (only on neo via[ "$(OPENIPC_VARIANT)" = "neo" ]gate).Known caveats — both neo targets
struct timer_list.dataABI drift on chnl/viu/vpss vendor blobs means video pipeline doesn't run yet;init_timer_keyresolves but callbacks won't fire with the correct argument until either a kernel patch restores.dataor the blobs are recompiled. Documented in openhisilicon shim sources. Boot + network + serial console work; video does not.CI
No new matrix rows in this PR — neo qemu-smoke rows for cv200/av100 can be added in a follow-up once the existing CI passes for the artifact production paths.
Test plan
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