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1Synopsys VDK Software Development Platform
2
3Intro
4=====
5
6The Virtualizer Development Kit (VDK) Family for ARM Cortex Products
7consists of a set of virtual prototypes that provide a virtualizer for
8the ARM core variants. The VDK is a standalone package that runs on an
9host computer.
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11Buildroot will generate the kernel image and a minimal root filesystem.
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13How to build it
14===============
15
16Configure Buildroot
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18
19Configuring Buildroot is pretty simple, just execute:
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21 $ make snps_aarch64_vdk_defconfig
22
23Build the rootfs and kernel
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26Note: you will need to have access to the network, since Buildroot will
27download the packages' sources.
28
29You may now build your rootfs with:
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31 $ make
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33(This may take a while)
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35Result of the build
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37
38After building, you should obtain this tree:
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40 output/images/
41 -- rootfs.ext2
42 -- Image
43
44Installing your rootfs and Image
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46
47Now copy the content of the output/images folder to the VDK' skins
48folder:
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50 $ cp rootfs.ext2 Image <vdk_installation_path>/skins/Vanilla-Cortex/ARMv8
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52
53Starting the VDK
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55
56Go the VDK' installation root and execute the 'start' script:
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58 $ cd <vdk_installation_path>
59 $ ./start.sh
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61The VP Explorer application will be executed, starting the simulation
62automatically.
63
64For more information about Synopsys' VDK please check:
65http://www.synopsys.com/Prototyping/VirtualPrototyping/Pages/default.aspx
66