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meta-cva6-yocto is an OpenEmbedded layer for building embedded-Linux images and extensible SDKs for CVA6. It defines 32-bit and 64-bit machines for Genesys 2 and Agilex 7 and composes openembedded-core, BitBake, and meta-riscv into a board-oriented image workflow. It suits engineers already using Yocto layer management, but its declared compatibility is the older Honister release. Reproducibility requires pinning the manifest and dependency revisions: the documented master/HEAD references do not guarantee identical results on a later checkout.
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- Artifact type: Yocto/OpenEmbedded layer for CVA6 embedded-Linux images and SDKs
- Declared compatibility: Yocto Honister
- Dependencies: openembedded-core, BitBake, and riscv/meta-riscv
- Machine definitions: 32-bit and 64-bit CVA6 targets for Genesys 2 and Agilex 7
- Tested image: core-image-minimal for both 32-bit and 64-bit configurations against a recorded CVA6 revision
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