Article ID: 000086475 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 03/29/2023

Why does Linux fail to boot on my Intel® Stratix® 10 SoC when I use the f2s_free_clock as the HPS reference clock?

Environment

  • Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
  • Linux-socfpga 4.X

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    Description

    Due to a problem in Linux-socfpga Kernel version 4.17  for Intel® Stratix® 10 SoC from https://github.com/altera-opensource/linux-socfpga, the Linux Kernel may fail to boot if the HPS reference clock has been specified as the f2s_free_clk in the Hard Processor System Intel® Stratix® 10 FPGA IP in the Intel Quartus® Prime Pro Platform Designer. 

     

     

    Resolution

    A patch for the linux-socfpga 4.18 Kernel is available to resolve this issue.  Download and apply the patch below to the socfpga-4.18 branch of your local git clone of https://github.com/altera-opensource/linux-socfpga, then rebuild your Linux Kernel. 

    0001-fix-f2s_free_clk-setting_1.patch

    The patch for this issue has been released to https://github.com/altera-opensource/linux-socfpga. 

    Related Products

    This article applies to 2 products

    Intel® Stratix® 10 MX FPGA
    Intel® Stratix® 10 SX SoC FPGA