Bump rockchip64-edge kernel to 6.17 by paolosabatino · Pull Request #8703 · armbian/build

paolosabatino · 2025-10-01T18:52:42Z

Description

Lot's of adaptations for rockchip64-edge kernel to bump to version 6.17:

all the clashing things for rk3576 have been upstreamed and thus removed from the patch archive.
rkvdec patches floating around have been removed: rkvdec has been promoted from staging and 6.16 patches did not apply anymore, plus they were a bit of a mess. A new set of patches has been taken from LibreELEC repository since they are already appear in the kernel mailing lists and are already rebased upon 6.17. I did not test the outcome, but surely now the kernel compiles and does not complain.
kernel .config updated to 6.17
fix for uwe5622 driver
fix for realtek drivers (see downstream pull requests below), code is already taking the commits from the pull requests
all patches have been adapted, there are no *.disabled files left in the rockchip64-6.17 patch archive

GitHub issue reference:
Jira reference number AR-2761

Downstream pull requests:

rtl8723ds: Patch for kernel 6.17 rtl8723ds#3
rtl8852bs: Patch for kernel 6.17 wifi-rtl8852bs#3

How Has This Been Tested?

Anyone who has any chance to test on a board with the untested chips above is welcome. I guess the merge window for this PR should be very short as these kind of PRs rot quickly. Thanks.

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Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

coderabbitai · 2025-10-01T18:52:51Z

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Bump linux-rockchip64-edge kernel from 6.16 to 6.17 and update related kernel config and driver patching: many netfilter/iptables/netfilter (XT/NF/IP6/bridge) options were added or removed; CONFIG_RTW89_8851BU and CONFIG_RTW89_8852BU enabled; CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PCF85063 added; CONFIG_REGULATOR removed; VIDEO/TRACEFS flags adjusted. lib/functions/compilation/patch/drivers_network.sh updated Realtek driver commit references and added conditional application of an uwe5622 patch for kernel ≥ 6.17.

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Possibly related PRs

uefi-arm64: bump to 6.16 #8453 — Modifies the same family include kernel-version variable and adds kernel-version-specific wireless driver patches.
armsom-sige5: add edge kernel support #8585 — Updates rtl8852bs driver handling and touches drivers_network.sh and rockchip edge config.
uefi-all/x13s/meson64/rockchip64: bump edge to 6.15(final); legacy wifi bumps; HDMIRX for some rk3588 boards #8234 — Edits KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR and adds versioned uwe5622 patch logic in drivers_network.sh.

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joekhoobyar
prahal
rpardini
amazingfate
HeyMeco
SuperKali
igorpecovnik
pyavitz

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title Check	✅ Passed	The title accurately and concisely summarizes the primary change of bumping the rockchip64-edge kernel version to 6.17, matching the core intent of the pull request.
Linked Issues Check	✅ Passed	The pull request fully implements the objective of linked issue AR-2761 by updating the kernel version string, regenerating the configuration for 6.17, adapting or removing patches, and updating driver logic to support the new kernel, thereby satisfying the issue requirement.
Out of Scope Changes Check	✅ Passed	All modifications, including config updates, driver commit bumps, patch logic, and kernel version changes, are directly related to upgrading the rockchip64-edge kernel to 6.17 and do not introduce unrelated or extraneous changes outside the scope of the linked issue.
Description Check	✅ Passed	The pull request description clearly outlines the bump to kernel version 6.17, details the removal and replacement of patches, updates to the .config, driver fixes, and summarizes testing steps, all of which directly correspond to the changes in the diff.

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github-actions · 2025-10-03T13:16:18Z

✅ This PR has been reviewed and approved — all set for merge!

EvilOlaf · 2025-10-03T13:24:49Z

I can test on zero 3e (rk3566) and rock 3a (rk3568), though earliest I can do is upcoming week.

paolosabatino · 2025-10-03T14:31:06Z

Tested on OrangPi 4 LTS (rk3399), boots and dmesg is kinda clean. I don't see rkvdec though, got to make a check in the kernel configs...

edit:
it looks like is there at /dev/video1, it just does not announce itself in dmesg (hantro is /dev/video3):

also checked against a h.265 video and rkvdec works fine

paolosabatino · 2025-10-03T15:26:43Z

Well it looks to me that general state is good, I would like to proceed and merging to avoid this PR becoming rot and blocking other possible contributions. @EvilOlaf do you think it is ok for you even though rk356x has not been tested yet? Since this is edge kernel, I think we can address fixes later.

HeyMeco · 2025-10-03T15:48:27Z

I can test RK3566 / RK3568 this weekend but I agree that this can already be merged

EvilOlaf

My bet is that everything will be just fine. And it is bleeding edge anyway so yeah, let's do it.

HeyMeco · 2025-10-04T19:02:22Z

Just updated my NanoPi R5S (RK3568) via the beta branch to 6.17. Everything works

paolosabatino · 2025-10-04T20:11:20Z

Thank you all!

* bump rockchip64 edge kernel to 6.17 * update rockchip64 edge kernel config to 6.17 * Fixes for wireless drivers for rockchip64-edge 6.17 Patches for: * uwe5622 * rtl8723ds * rtl8852bs * update rtl8852bs and rtl8723ds repository commit hashes

EvilOlaf · 2025-10-06T03:39:24Z

tested with zero 3e, so rk356x seems good. https://paste.armbian.com/acacogerih

* bump rockchip64 edge kernel to 6.17 * update rockchip64 edge kernel config to 6.17 * Fixes for wireless drivers for rockchip64-edge 6.17 Patches for: * uwe5622 * rtl8723ds * rtl8852bs * update rtl8852bs and rtl8723ds repository commit hashes

rpardini · 2025-10-25T18:03:28Z

config/kernel/linux-rockchip64-edge.config

 CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT=y
 CONFIG_TEST_LOCKUP=m
 CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_TIMEOUT=60
+# CONFIG_TRACEFS_AUTOMOUNT_DEPRECATED is not set


Hey @paolosabatino -- do you remember anything about CONFIG_TRACEFS_AUTOMOUNT_DEPRECATED here?

I can't reason where it came from (it is default y in Kconfig, introduced in 6.17-rc1).

Turns out some eBPF tooling still depends on it, I'll re-enable in the 6.18-rc3 PR if you don't mind.

Hello @rpardini, yes I remember it appeared automatically from make oldconfig after bumping the kernel config from 6.16 to 6.17.

Absolutely I don't mind if you alter that config option, I just accepted it as the proposed default from kernel.

Thanks Paolo. I'll keep an eye to see if it happens in other families (thus far it hasn't).

* bump rockchip64 edge kernel to 6.17 * update rockchip64 edge kernel config to 6.17 * Fixes for wireless drivers for rockchip64-edge 6.17 Patches for: * uwe5622 * rtl8723ds * rtl8852bs * update rtl8852bs and rtl8723ds repository commit hashes

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EvilOlaf merged commit 35629f6 into armbian:main Oct 3, 2025
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paolosabatino deleted the rockchip64-6.17 branch October 3, 2025 17:08

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uefi: bump to 6.17 #8716

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rockchip64-6.17: add rkvdec patch for rk35xx back #8730

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HackingGate mentioned this pull request Oct 8, 2025

[Bug]: aic8800 driver will not get installed on rockchip64-edge #8732

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Update rtl88x2cs driver commit hash for kernel 6.17+ #8735

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rockchip64_common: bump edge to 6.18 #8778

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Wireless driver patching: fix inconsistency in matching #8789

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rpi maint: bump edge to 6.17.y #8837

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rtw88: Add kernel 6.18 support and clean up patch logic #9041

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rtl8723cs: stop including proprietary driver for kernel 6.19 onwards #9171

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Apply rtl8723cs bluetooth only with kernels above 6.1 #9184

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