Release Notes¶

Yocto mx8-yocto-scarthgap-6.6.y_2.2.2-v1.0

Based on release	Yocto: Poky 5.0, BSP: NXP L6.6.52_2.2.2, Linux: 6.6-2.2.x-imx
Release tag	mx8-yocto-scarthgap-6.6.y_2.2.2-v1.0
Release manifest	imx-6.6.52-2.2.2.xml
Date	09/14/2026
Supported platforms	VAR-SOM-MX8 / SPEAR-MX8
SOM revision	v1.1 and higher
File System build system	Yocto Scarthgap
Release package link	mx8-yocto-scarthgap-6.6.y_2.2.2-v1.0.tar.zst
Release package SHA256	ee15d71c76e14885cbad6a9e1822debad1d0c2f676f23ff108b6c94623563502
Cortex M4 U-Boot support	MCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_VAR-SOM-MX8
Cortex M4 Linux remoteproc support	MCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_VAR-SOM-MX8

Relevant git Repositories¶

Source	Repository	Branch	Commit ID
U-Boot	https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx	lf_v2024.04_6.6.52-2.2.2_var01	8616d4077fce77320f301bd2e8ce97bddfb15d1e
Kernel	https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx	6.6-2.2.x-imx_var01	98a6cda7868dbd2fd10498bc20b8f3131392df70
meta-variscite-bsp-imx	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-imx	scarthgap_6.6.52-2.2.2_var01	2a107933d0b967ab7e3425688eda1752f044d010
meta-variscite-bsp-common	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-common	scarthgap_6.6.52-2.2.2_var01	3148bb4a349e4d6d8f2cf0e49562a89aa3fec42a
meta-variscite-sdk-imx	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-imx	scarthgap_6.6.52-2.2.2_var01	75853a038ec4686bd5b834062ba4987ace8ec816
meta-variscite-sdk-common	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-common	scarthgap_6.6.52-2.2.2_var01	7b45393620f4496b4dfac1b5a71245377a8ccbde

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Change List	Description
Initial Release	Based on NXP Yocto Scarthgap and FSLC-NXP Linux Kernel 6.6-2.2.x-imx
Linux Kernel Update	Updated the Linux kernel from 6.6.52 to 6.6.144, based on the 6.6-2.2.x-imx branch from linux-fslc, incorporating updates from the Linux 6.6 stable series.