Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference North America 2026

There are several different RISC-V based single board computers out in market and coming in future. Yocto project, is a leading embedded linux framework, and RISCV is first tier architecture supported in project, core supports RISCV64 QEMU and runs all tests. This talk will discuss using meta-riscv layers to add the support for new RISCV SBCs. meta-riscv has best practices and pre-existing support for known SBCs which can be used as template to bring-up the new board quickly. The talk will cover the content of meta-riscv in detail and the project setups using Kas and the SBC specific documentation using markdown files, detailing the flashing and build instructions, sharing common details but clearly differentiating board specific intructions.
This talk will also cover the challanges and future roadmap for meta-riscv and RISCV architecture support in Yocto Project.