Re: [OE-core][PATCH] barebox: upgrade 2026.03.1 -> 2026.04.0

Re: [OE-core][PATCH] barebox: upgrade 2026.03.1 -> 2026.04.0

[Ahmad Fatoum]

Hi,

On 4/19/26 10:30 PM, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> Main highlight of this release is the new devboot mechanism, which
> allows overriding any combination of kernel, device tree and
> initramfs in an existing boot flow with network-hosted files,
> simplifying iterative development:
> 
>   https://www.barebox.org/doc/latest/user/devboot.html
> 
> This release also restores compatibility with new TF-A versions acting
> as SCMI clock provider, after TF-A v2.14 broke the SCMI v2.0 clock
> protocol used by earlier barebox (and Linux <= v6.6).

I see now that this barely missed the M3 freeze.
barebox releases are monthly, but we were intending to provide long term
support for v2026.04.0, so it would be great if this could make it in.

The majority of new commits in this release are bugfixes[1] and even the
highlighted feature resolves a boot-time breakage for barebox when
compiled as EFI app.

[1]: https://github.com/barebox/barebox/compare/v2026.03.0...v2026.04.0

Thanks!
Ahmad

> 
> Release notes: https://lore.kernel.org/barebox/aeI471ZfStpltaM6@pengutronix.de
> Migration guide: https://barebox.org/doc/latest/migration-guides/migration-2026.04.0.html
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>
> ---
>  meta/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox-common.inc | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox-common.inc b/meta/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox-common.inc
> index 9f615a82d48f..f736ca68e02f 100644
> --- a/meta/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox-common.inc
> +++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox-common.inc
> @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ SECTION = "bootloaders"
>  
>  LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=f5125d13e000b9ca1f0d3364286c4192"
>  
> -PV = "2026.03.1"
> +PV = "2026.04.0"
>  SRC_URI = "https://barebox.org/download/barebox-${PV}.tar.bz2"
> -SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "9e4b23720016bb934dc5ea36d4c33886a8a295445d290b99993d0b32caab6469"
> +SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "07fd3e3440c23e27d0094432f67827887fcc0e37d5fe24dc257c39b97c4294a0"
> 
> 
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Re: [OE-core][PATCH] barebox: upgrade 2026.03.1 -> 2026.04.0

[Paul Barker]

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On Mon, 2026-04-20 at 11:40 +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 4/19/26 10:30 PM, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> > Main highlight of this release is the new devboot mechanism, which
> > allows overriding any combination of kernel, device tree and
> > initramfs in an existing boot flow with network-hosted files,
> > simplifying iterative development:
> > 
> >   https://www.barebox.org/doc/latest/user/devboot.html
> > 
> > This release also restores compatibility with new TF-A versions acting
> > as SCMI clock provider, after TF-A v2.14 broke the SCMI v2.0 clock
> > protocol used by earlier barebox (and Linux <= v6.6).
> 
> I see now that this barely missed the M3 freeze.
> barebox releases are monthly, but we were intending to provide long term
> support for v2026.04.0, so it would be great if this could make it in.
> 
> The majority of new commits in this release are bugfixes[1] and even the
> highlighted feature resolves a boot-time breakage for barebox when
> compiled as EFI app.
> 
> [1]: https://github.com/barebox/barebox/compare/v2026.03.0...v2026.04.0

Hi Ahmad,

Thanks for the extra information here. We've queued this one for the 6.0
M4 build as it's worthwhile to align with your LTS release when we know
you're actively involved.

Best regards,

-- 
Paul Barker


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[OE-core][PATCH] barebox: upgrade 2026.03.1 -> 2026.04.0

[Ahmad Fatoum]

Main highlight of this release is the new devboot mechanism, which
allows overriding any combination of kernel, device tree and
initramfs in an existing boot flow with network-hosted files,
simplifying iterative development:

  https://www.barebox.org/doc/latest/user/devboot.html

This release also restores compatibility with new TF-A versions acting
as SCMI clock provider, after TF-A v2.14 broke the SCMI v2.0 clock
protocol used by earlier barebox (and Linux <= v6.6).

Release notes: https://lore.kernel.org/barebox/aeI471ZfStpltaM6@pengutronix.de
Migration guide: https://barebox.org/doc/latest/migration-guides/migration-2026.04.0.html

Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>
---
 meta/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox-common.inc | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox-common.inc b/meta/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox-common.inc
index 9f615a82d48f..f736ca68e02f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox-common.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/barebox/barebox-common.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ SECTION = "bootloaders"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=f5125d13e000b9ca1f0d3364286c4192"
 
-PV = "2026.03.1"
+PV = "2026.04.0"
 SRC_URI = "https://barebox.org/download/barebox-${PV}.tar.bz2"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "9e4b23720016bb934dc5ea36d4c33886a8a295445d290b99993d0b32caab6469"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "07fd3e3440c23e27d0094432f67827887fcc0e37d5fe24dc257c39b97c4294a0"
-- 
2.47.3