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ECI 3.0.2 adds CODESYS OPC UA Client Benchmark, updates Intel® Time Coordinated Computing Tools (Intel® TCC Tools) to v2022.2, and provides bug fixes. Refer to the lists below for more information:

The following new components were added:

Added CODESYS OPC UA Client Benchmark

Changes to non open-source components:

Component	Deb Package	Modification
Intel® Time Coordinated Computing Tools (Intel® TCC Tools)	`eci-realtime-tcc`	Updated packages to version 2022.2
Linux Ethernet 802.1Q TSN frameworks	`eci-connectivity-tsn`	Updated packages to version 0.9.4
libdrm2	`libdrm-*`	Updated packages (Debian bullseye only) to version 2.4.110 for ADL-P support
mesa	`mesa-*`	Updated packages (Debian bullseye only) to version 22.0.5 for ADL-P support
Catapult	`catapult`	Enhanced support for Xenomai Cobalt thread timing
Edge Control Procotol Bridge	`ec-opcsvr`	Allow monitoredItems `minSamplingInterval` property down to 1 millisecond Enable `opc.udp://` Add sourceTimestamp support for UAread and UAWwrite
Intel® Edge Insights for Industrial	`eci-eii`	Fixed issue building caused by project being removed from GitHub
Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)	`pqos-helper`	Fixed issue when number of CPU cores is less than four
MSI Latency	`msi-latency`	Fixed issue where script did not find instances of Intel Corporation I210 network controller due to different naming scheme
customizations-grub	`customizations-grub`	Fixed ECI GRUB menu to only include ECI created kernels

Changes to open-source components:

Component	Deb Package	Modification
Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)	`intel-cmt-cat`	Updated packages to version v4.5.0
Real-Time Performance Measurement (RTPM)	`rtpm`	Updated to version 1.11
IgH EtherCAT Master Stack kernel modules	`ighethercat-dkms`	Fixed MaxLinear Ethernet Transceiver link issue on Linux v5.10 where only a single interface was working Fixed PHY mdio register fail issue with Xenomai for stmmac on Linux v5.10 Updated igb / igc / stmmac drivers to support Linux v5.15 Updated igb / igc drivers to avoid unnecessary memory allocations Updated stmmac driver to support ADL-N integrated Ethernet Controller on Linux v5.10
Linux Intel LTS kernel	`linux-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-intel-rt` `linux-intel-xenomai`	Enable CONFIG_BPF_UNPRIV_DEFAULT_OFF to mitigate CVE-2017-5715
Linux Intel LTS kernel	`linux-intel-acrn-sos`	Add `acrntrace` and `acrnlog` drivers for debug
Xenomai	`xenomai-runtime`	Add support for Intel i225 Ethernet controllers

ECI 3.0.1 adds Edge Orchestration, updates some components (including the Linux kernel), and provides bug fixes. Refer to the lists below for more information.

ECI 3.0.1 distributes the following Linux Intel LTS kernels:

Distribution	Linux kernel type	Linux kernel version	Deb Packages	Source URL
Debian 11 (Bullseye)	Real-time PREEMPT_RT	5.10.140-rt73	`linux-headers-intel-rt` `linux-image-intel-rt` `linux-intel-rt`	link
Debian 11 (Bullseye)	Xenomai/Dovetail	5.10.140	`linux-headers-intel-xenomai` `linux-image-intel-xenomai` `linux-intel-xenomai`	link
Debian 11 (Bullseye)	ACRN Hypervisor compatible	5.10.140	`linux-headers-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-image-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-intel-acrn-sos`	link
Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish)	Real-time PREEMPT_RT	5.15.49-rt47	`linux-headers-intel-rt` `linux-image-intel-rt` `linux-intel-rt`	link
Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish)	ACRN Hypervisor compatible	5.15.49	`linux-headers-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-image-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-intel-acrn-sos`	link

The following new components were added:

Added Edge Orchestration 3.0 (Formerly known as Castle Lake)

Changes to non open-source components:

Component	Modification
`customizations-net`	Switch to using `systemd` instead of `iptables` Remove `update-alternatives` for `iptables-legacy` Remove disabling of `ntp.service` and `systemd-timesyncd.service`
`eci-customizations`	Remove `customizations-fs` and `customizations-repo` from `eci-customizations` meta-package
Real-Time Systems Hypervisor	Fixed privileged OS boot Fix configuration template typo Fix Xenomai RTH missing configuration issue Fix `overlayfs` install on virtual `ata-disk` namespace Reduced privileged OS `initrd` size below 200MB Set `iptables` and `revolv.conf` selectively Add `ipv6` and `config.gz` to POS kernels Add `resolv.conf` auto enable and auto start Add POS port-forward `systemd` boot service Add Xenomai specific `cmdline` parameters
Robot Operating System Software	Added packages `ros-foxy-ros2-controllers` and `ros-foxy-realsense2-description` Updated packages to version Foxy Fitzroy 2022-11-16

Changes to open-source components:

Component	Deb Package	Modification
Catapult	`catapult`	Fixed trace COBALT event import warnings
Linux Intel LTS kernel	`linux-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-intel-rt` `linux-intel-xenomai`	Updated `linux-intel-acrn-sos` to version 5.10.140 (Debian) / 5.15.49 (Ubuntu) Updated `linux-intel-rt` to version 5.10.140-rt73 (Debian) / 5.15.49-rt47 (Ubuntu) Updated `linux-intel-xenomai` to version 5.10.140 (Debian) / 5.15.49 (Ubuntu) Added kernel configurations for Intel Ethernet PHY Added kernel configurations for ingress `qdisc` and `vlan` TSN traffic Added kernel configurations for `ipv6` and `ip-vs` Added kernel configurations for cryptographic functions Added kernel configurations for `nftables` Enable CONFIG_DRM_AST to fix ACRN Service VM display on ICX-D platform
Xenomai	`xenomai-runtime`	Updated to version 3.2.2 Fix `xnclock_set_wallclock` crash when date is set earlier than `cobalt_init`

Major changes to ECI 3.0:

ECI 3.0 adopts a Debian strategy, where components are distributed as Deb packages for Debian and Ubuntu.
Yocto-based monolithic images are no longer supported, except for legacy-poky-acrn which is retained for backwards compatibility.

ECI 3.0 distributes the following Linux Intel LTS kernels:

Distribution	Linux kernel type	Linux kernel version	Deb Packages	Source URL
Debian 11 (Bullseye)	Real-time PREEMPT_RT	5.10.140-rt73	`linux-headers-intel-rt` `linux-image-intel-rt` `linux-intel-rt`	link
Debian 11 (Bullseye)	Xenomai/Dovetail	5.10.140	`linux-headers-intel-xenomai` `linux-image-intel-xenomai` `linux-intel-xenomai`	link
Debian 11 (Bullseye)	ACRN Hypervisor compatible	5.10.140	`linux-headers-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-image-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-intel-acrn-sos`	link
Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish)	Real-time PREEMPT_RT	5.15.49-rt47	`linux-headers-intel-rt` `linux-image-intel-rt` `linux-intel-rt`	link
Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish)	ACRN Hypervisor compatible	5.15.49	`linux-headers-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-image-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-intel-acrn-sos`	link

The following new components were added:

Added 48-Hour Benchmark to measure system long-term performance
Added KVM Hypervisor Deb packages and developer documentation
Added 5G Celluar Modem kernel drivers
Added WiFi 6E Module kernel drivers
Added Schneider EcoRT Software PLC
Added Robot Vision Libraries for vision-based robotic applications
Added PQoS Helper to assist with using Cache Allocation Technology

The following components were removed:

Removed graphical related Microservice Dockerfile Templates for ECI
Removed Intel Castle Lake (Application Management)

Changes to non open-source components:

Component	Modification
ACRN launch scripts	Updated to be compatible with ACRN v3.0.1 and improve stability
Caterpillar benchmark	Modified to utilize cache more frequently Modified to use PQoS Helper
CODESYS Control for Linux	Updated to version 4.5.0.0
Edge Control Procotol Bridge	Updated to use latest open62541 library Added OPC UA Server plugin Improved stability
FIDO Device Onboarding (FDO)	Updated to be compatible with ECI Deb packages and latest open-source components
Intel® Time Coordinated Computing Tools	Updated to version 2022.1.0
Jitter benchmark	Modified to use PQoS Helper
Mega Benchmark	Modified to use PQoS Helper
Microservice Dockerfile Templates for ECI	Updated to utilize and be compatible with ECI 3.0 components
PLCopen Motion Control	Added new multi-axis demo Added ability to check cache miss Integrated Intel® Time Coordinated Computing Tools into application Improved stability
Real-Time Performance Measurement (RTPM)	Updated to version 1.9
Real-Time Systems Hypervisor	Updated to version v5.5.00.28607
Trusted Edge Platform	Updated to version 3.0
TSN End-Station Services	Updated services to fix repeatability issues and improve stability

Changes to open-source components:

Component	Deb Package	Modification
ACRN Hypervisor	`eci-acrn`	Updated to version 3.0.1
CANopen	`canopen`	Added 402 OD and enabled Service Data Objects (SDO)
Catapult	`catapult`	Modified to allow system trace trigger and analysis from HTML user interface
checkclocks	`checkclocks`	Add tracing events for PHC and all netlink qdisc
ethtool	`ethtool`	Added support for configuring frame preemption and dumping frame preemption statistics
FLANN	`flann`	Data Parallel C++ enabling of Fast Library for Approximate Nearest Neighbors (FLANN)
IgH EtherCAT Master Stack	`ighethercat`	Added support for Intel i210/i225 Ethernet controllers, and TGL/EHL integrated Ethernet controllers for Linux kernel 5.10/5.15
Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)	`intel-cmt-cat`	Added support for 8th Generation Intel® Core™ U-Series processors (WHL) and 9th Generation Intel® Core™ H- and S-Series processors (CFL)
IoTG TSN Reference Software	`iotg-txrx-tsn`	Modify collection of packet timestamps for use with Linux Events Tracing
Intel® Edge Insights for Industrial	`eci-eii`	Updated to version 2.6.3
Intel® In-band Manageability	`eci-infra-clients-manageability`	Updated to version 3.0.13
Iproute2	`iproute2`	Added the ‘preempt’ parameter to TAPRIO, so the user can select which traffic classes are marked as preemptible and which are marked as express Increased the schedule entry message size Added a new parameter, `fpe-qmask`, to specify which Tx Queue is mapped to preemptible MAC as described by IEEE 802.1Qbu/IEEE 802.3br Frame Preemption Added support for the SetAndHold and SetAndRelease commands.
libclc	`libclc-*`	Updated to version 0.2.0 (ECI Bullseye only)
libdrm	`libdrm-*`	Updated to version 2.4.107 (ECI Bullseye only)
libglvnd	`libgl-` `libopengl-`	Updated to version 1.4.0 (ECI Bullseye only)
libvirt	`libvirt-*`	Updated to version 7.6.0 (ECI Bullseye only)
Linux Intel LTS kernel	`linux-intel-acrn-sos` `linux-intel-rt` `linux-intel-xenomai`	igb driver: Tuned the i210 latency for Intel APL platforms igb driver: Fixed issue to free PTP device pin descriptors properly igc driver: Fixed missing SPD pins and PPS when PTM is disabled igc driver: add `CONFIG_IGC_TSN_TRACE` conditional `trace_printk` usage XDP driver: added TXTIME field in `xdp_desc` in header file Fixed issue with loading Intel wireless driver Adjusted trace events to be more granular in regards to parent object Extend `XDP_TX` trace events format Added the funcgraph-flat option to the `function_graph` tracer to use the default trace printing format rather than the hierarchical formatting normally used Added `xdp_driver_start_xmit` and `xdp_driver_xmit` trace events to collect a timestamp just before starting XDP Tx and right after the Tx is done Modified CAN bus reference clock value from 100MHz to 200MHz on EHL processors Ported mcp251xfd SPI driver to x86 platform Added ability to set set idle frequency of Intel i915 integrated graphics Added support for OpRegion v2.1+ Added OpRegion 2.0 extended VBT support Added IGD stolen memory identical mapping
Mesa 3D Graphics Library	`mesa-` `lib-mesa*`	Updated to version 21.2.2 (ECI Bullseye only)
Precision Time Protocol (PTP, IEEE1588) implementation for Linux	`linuxptp`	Updated to version 3.1.1 (ECI Bullseye only)
QEMU	`qemu-system-x86`	Update to version 6.0 (ECI Bullseye) / 6.2 (ECI Jammy Jellyfish) Added SR-IOV (graphics passthrough) support for Intel 12th generation processors (ADL) Fix `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `G` hotkey in full-screen mode Expose AVX (VEX-encoded) versions of the Vector Neural Network Instructions to guest Allow user to select monitor to show qemu in full screen through new GTK display options
Robot Operating System Software	`eci-robotics-ros2`	Using latest Foxy distribution Rebuilt ROS2 Deb packages for Debian 11 (Bullseye)
Systemd system and service manager	`systemd`	Introduce ETF - Earliest TxTime First Queue Discipline (Qdisc) Add netlink properties of Time Aware Priority Shaper Introduce Time Aware Priority Shaper (TAPRIO) Introduce Multi-queue Priority Shaper (MQPRIO) Add tc and l2-fwd offload features Add `Protocol=` to VLAN netdev Allow configuration of VLAN egress QOS maps Remove ingress egress QOS maps exclusion Add `TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_PREEMPT_TCS` bit-mask frame-preemption to TAPRIO, so the user can select which traffic classes are marked as preemptible and which are marked as express Add `ethtool` rx nfc flow-type filters Add `ethtool` set frame preemption; `ETHTOOL_GFP` and `ETHTOOL_SFP` can be set for enabling/disabling frame preemption per-device
tpm2-abrmd	`tpm2-abrmd`	Updated to version 2.4.0 (ECI Bullseye only)
tpm2-pkcs11	`tpm2-pkcs11`	Updated to version 1.6.0 (ECI Bullseye only)
tpm2-tools	`tpm2-tools`	Updated to version 5.1.1 (ECI Bullseye only)
tpm2-tss	`tpm2-tss`	Updated to version 3.1.0 (ECI Bullseye only)
Xenomai	`xenomai-runtime`	Use i210/i211 rtnet driver by default Introduce real-time PTP driver support Introduce PMC Time-Aware GPIO driver for Intel Processors Introduce PSE Time-Aware GPIO driver for Intel Processors Introduce TGPIO smokey test case Add LATMUS application, LATMUS driver, and LATMUS TGPIO functional tests

Built ECI features on upstream Debian.org (buster and buster-backports) packages apt-get and dpkg-builddeps
Replaced all Deby target image variants with Isar compatible to LTS GNU/Debian 10 (Buster)
Updated RTS Hypervisor to R5.4.01.27752 (Add PCIe MSI-X hypervisor emulation for Intel® Atom™ x6000 Series [Elkhart Lake] Ethernet GbE Controllers PCIe ID 8086:4BA0 or 8086:4BB0, add #AC on Split Lock, a Time Coordinated Computing (TCC) feature, can be selectively turned on or off.)
Updated Linux Ethernet 802.1Q TSN frameworks to v0.8.9
Updated IEC-62541 OPC-UA runtime library v.1.2.2
Updated Robot Operating System 2 to “Foxy” release
Updated Linux PREEMPT_RT baseline to Intel LTS (5.4/preempt-rt) v5.4.115-rt57 [id-b428b24]
Updated Linux Xenomai 3.1.1 w/ ipipe-core-5.4.115-x86-4 baseline to Intel LTS (5.4/yocto) v5.4.115-ipipe [id-57f2d38]
Updated Intel® In-band Manageability
Updated Trusted VM for IoT Platforms
Updated Intel® Time Coordinated Computing Tools (Intel® TCC Tools)
Updated ACRN Hypervisor to v2.5
Improved Edge Control Procotol Bridge OPC UA (part 4) UADP frame Plug-ins for IEEE 802.1Q-2018 Enhanced Scheduled Traffic (EST)
Improved Edge Control Procotol Bridge OPC UA security
Added Intel® Edge Insights for Industrial
Added support for CANopen

Added various fixes on EHL BSP
Updated Linux PREEMPT_RT baseline to Intel LTS (5.4/preempt-rt) v5.4.61-rt37 [id-e00ce2d]
Updated Linux Xenomai 3.1 ipipe-x86-5.4.y baseline to Intel LTS (5.4/yocto) v5.4.66-ipipe [id-698dc04]
Updated Intel® Time Coordinated Computing Tools (Intel® TCC Tools) for Intel Atom® x6000E Series processors
Updated IEC-62541 OPC-UA runtime library v.1.1.5 BKM to the latest OSADL OPC UA PubSub over TSN Project open62541-based TSN test-framework.
Updated Linux Ethernet 802.1Q TSN frameworks to support the latest Intel® Ethernet Controllers: Intel® Atom™ x6000 Series [Elkhart Lake] Ethernet GbE Controllers [8086:4b32] and [8086:4ba0] integrated-PCIe devices and i225-LM [8086:15f2] XDP, PPS PHC I/O and PCIe PTM enabled device.

Intel® Time Coordinated Computing Tools (Intel® TCC Tools) for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Series processors
Real-time Data Agent provides unified and real-time way to write/read/store/visualize time series data
Trusted VM for IoT Platforms
Added support for CFL and TGL-U processors
Added non-root user to provide restricted permissions (Manage Users and Permissions in ECI Images)
Added plain-Kubernetes support
Added Sign & Encryption support to EC Protocol Bridge OPC UA plug-in
Added additional Docker microservice examples/templates
Added BPF Compiler Collection (BCC) for microservice XDP packets processing offload support
Added ACRN VM Profile tool
Updated Linux PREEMPT_RT baseline to Intel LTS (5.4/preempt-rt) v5.4.59-rt36 [id-3747758]
Updated Linux Xenomai 3.1 ipipe-x86-5.4.y baseline to Intel LTS (5.4/yocto) v5.4.61-ipipe [id-fb165c2]
Updated RTS Hypervisor to v5.3.01.26202
Updated ACRN Hypervisor to v2.3
Updated Linux Ethernet 802.1Q TSN frameworks support to the latest Intel® Ethernet Controllers: i225-LM PCIe [8086:15f2] and TGL-U Integrated-PCIe [8086:a0ac] devices
Updated Linux eXpress Data Path (XDP) support to the Intel® Ethernet Controllers: i210 PCIe and TGL-U Integrated-PCIe [8086:a0ac] devices
Updated IEC-62541 OPC-UA runtime library to v.1.1.rc
Updated Systemd TSN services
Updated Robot Operating System 2 to “Foxy” release
Updated Intel® Secure Device Onboarding
Updated Intel® In-band Manageability
Updated Application Management - Castle Lake
Improved Edge Control Protocol Bridge runtime determinism