Release notes

Preface

• These release notes are for the current release; for older releases see here.
• For instructions on how to fetch, build, and run these deliverables, see here.

Arm Reference Platforms 19.01

Download armplat_1901.py

Workspace script

• Now requires Python 3.6+

Compilers

• AArch32 and AArch64 cross compilers remain at 6.2-2016.11 (AArch32 | AArch64)
• GNU-RM cross compiler remains at 5-2016-q3 (link)

Kernels

• latest-armlt kernel updated to 4.19 #e97e8d868a
• ack-armlt kernel for 64-bit Juno updated to 4.14 #cb9214c4c3
• ack-armlt kernel for other platforms (and 32-bit Juno) remains at 4.9 #d4c7d1c81b
• mainline kernel for SGI-575 updated to 4.20 (master)

Other components

• Trusted Firmware-A updated to 2.0 #dbc8d9496e
• OP-TEE updated to 3.0 (OS #94ee4938f7, Client #09b69afa5e)

Prebuilt configurations

• Prebuilt configurations updated to 19.01 (link)

Development boards

• Juno
  • SCP-Firmware updated to 1.2.8-rc0 (closed source binary blob)
  • Juno with 64-bit software stack
    
    • Android updated to Pie (page | filesystem | ramdisk)
    • OpenEmbedded Minimal and LAMP remain at 17.01 (Minimal | LAMP)
  • Juno with legacy 32-bit software stack
    • OpenEmbedded ALIP remains at 15.07 (download)
• Legacy boards
  
  • TC2
    • Android Marshmallow remains at 6.0-15.11 (page | filesystem | ramdisk)
    • OpenEmbedded ALIP remains at 15.07 (download)

Fixed Virtual Platforms (FVPs)

• System Guidance
  • System Guidance for Infrastructure (SGI)
    • SGI-575
      • Added support for running the Enterprise ACS test suite on SGI-575 (acs.sh in the model-scripts directory)
  • System Guidance for Mobile (SGM)
    • SGM-775
      • No updates
        
• Armv8-A architecture
  • Armv8-A FVP with 64-bit software stack
    • Android Nougat remains at 7.0-16.10 (page | filesystem | ramdisk)
    • OpenEmbedded Minimal and LAMP remain at 15.09 (Minimal | LAMP)
  • Armv8-A FVP with legacy 32-bit software stack
    • OpenEmbedded ALIP remains at 15.07 (download)