Re: [meta-ti] [meta-beagle][PATCHv3] u-boot-bb.org: Add a tick-timer for PocketBeagle

On 3/17/2026 8:37 AM, Leon Anavi via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> Add a chosen tick-timer in version 2025.10 to boot on PocketBeagle.
> 
> Fixes:
> 
> CPU  : AM335X-GP rev 2.1
> Model: TI AM335x PocketBeagle
> DRAM:  512 MiB
> Core:  155 devices, 16 uclasses, devicetree: separate
> Could not initialize timer (err -19)
> 
> The patch is based on the following related discussions:
> 
> - arm: dts: am335x-*-u-boot: Add chosen tick-timer
> https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2026-January/608684.html
> 
> - pocketbeagle stuck in boot loop with timer error
> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=269124
> 
> Signed-off-by: Leon Anavi <[email protected]>
> ---
>   ...s-am335x-pocketbeagle-Add-tick-timer.patch | 29 +++++++++++++++++++
>   .../u-boot/u-boot-bb.org_2025.10.bb           |  1 +
>   2 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 meta-beagle/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-bb.org-2025.10+git/0001-arm-dts-am335x-pocketbeagle-Add-tick-timer.patch
> 
> diff --git a/meta-beagle/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-bb.org-2025.10+git/0001-arm-dts-am335x-pocketbeagle-Add-tick-timer.patch b/meta-beagle/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-bb.org-2025.10+git/0001-arm-dts-am335x-pocketbeagle-Add-tick-timer.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000..424a4bb3
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/meta-beagle/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-bb.org-2025.10+git/0001-arm-dts-am335x-pocketbeagle-Add-tick-timer.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
> +From 55ee5fecd68d0858ba6743137162252adedf2f72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> +From: Leon Anavi <[email protected]>
> +Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:34:58 +0000
> +Subject: [PATCH] arm: dts: am335x-pocketbeagle: Add tick-timer
> +
> +Add a binding for the tick-timer for PocketBeagle.
> +
> +Upstream-Status: Pending [https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2026-January/608684.html]
> +
> +Signed-off-by: Leon Anavi <[email protected]>
> +---
> + arch/arm/dts/am335x-pocketbeagle.dts | 1 +
> + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> +
> +diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/am335x-pocketbeagle.dts b/arch/arm/dts/am335x-pocketbeagle.dts
> +index b379e3a5570..02e3aac5606 100644
> +--- a/arch/arm/dts/am335x-pocketbeagle.dts
> ++++ b/arch/arm/dts/am335x-pocketbeagle.dts
> +@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
> +
> + 	chosen {
> + 		stdout-path = &uart0;
> ++		tick-timer = &timer2;
> + 	};
> +
> + 	leds {
> +--
> +2.53.0
> +
> diff --git a/meta-beagle/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-bb.org_2025.10.bb b/meta-beagle/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-bb.org_2025.10.bb
> index 5a8abec0..1c4f0691 100644
> --- a/meta-beagle/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-bb.org_2025.10.bb
> +++ b/meta-beagle/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-bb.org_2025.10.bb
> @@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ SRCREV:pocketbeagle2 = "4e0b6294a1185029d34eff6ed91f3ad1734b643f"
>   SRCREV:pocketbeagle2-k3r5 = "4e0b6294a1185029d34eff6ed91f3ad1734b643f"
>   
>   SRC_URI:append:pocketbeagle2 = " file://bootcmd-ti-mmc.cfg"
> +SRC_URI:append:beaglebone = " file://0001-arm-dts-am335x-pocketbeagle-Add-tick-timer.patch"

Is this for beaglebone or pocketbeagle?


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