Nuvoton OpenBMC release: npcm-v25q4.12

Release Highlights

Version

npcm-v25q4.12

25 = 2025
q4= Quarter 4
12 = December

Patch History

• 2025/11/1~2025/12/31

TIP Firmware

• Version: TIP_FW 0.8.3 L0 0.7.2 L1

NPCM8XX: BootBlock

• Version: 0.5.6

NPCM7XX: BootBlock

• Version: 10.10.19

ARM Trusted Firmware

• Version: 2.12

OPTEE-OS

• Version: 4.3.0

U-boot 2021.04 / U-boot 2023.10 / U-boot 2024.10 / U-boot 2025.07

• arm: dts: Add missing property in SGPIO dts node
• arm: dts: Add SGPIO node in dts
• gpio: sgpio: modify persist check condition
• dts: fix typo in the pin name of GPIO191/GPIO192
• pinctrl: npcm8xx: Remove incorrect spi0cs2_pins and spi0cs3_pins

Linux Kernel

• Version: 5.10.222/5.15.85/6.1.51/6.6.62/6.12.40
• SPI improvements
• USB improvements
• RESET improvements
• MISC improvements
• I3C improvements

OpenBMC:

• Support the latest upstream commit

Nuvoton OpenBMC release: npcm-v25q4.10

Release Highlights

Version

npcm-v25q4.10

25 = 2025
q4= Quarter 4
10 = October

Patch History

• 2025/9/1~2025/10/31

TIP Firmware

• Version: TIP_FW 0.8.3 L0 0.7.2 L1

NPCM8XX: BootBlock

• Version: 0.5.6

NPCM7XX: BootBlock

• Version: 10.10.19

ARM Trusted Firmware

• Version: 2.12

OPTEE-OS

• Version: 4.3.0

U-boot 2021.04 / U-boot 2023.10 / U-boot 2024.10

• i2c: npcm: Add deblock callback for bus recovery
• pinctrl: npcm8xx: Add smb11ddc pin config
• pinctrl: npcm8xx: add support for setting VCD input source
• cmd: add espi master emulator command
• cmd: support rpmc cycle type to tafs

Linux Kernel

• Version: 5.10.222/5.15.85/6.1.51/6.6.62/6.12.40
• PINCTRL improvements
• CRYPTO improvements
• RTC improvements
• MISC improvements
• I2C improvements
• I3C improvements

OpenBMC:

• Support the latest upstream commit

Nuvoton OpenBMC release: npcm-v25q3.8

Release Highlights

Version

npcm-v25q3.8

25 = 2025
q3= Quarter 3
8 = August

Patch History

• 2025/6/30~2025/8/29

TIP Firmware

• Version: TIP_FW 0.8.2 L0 0.7.1 L1

NPCM8XX: BootBlock

• Version: 0.5.6

NPCM7XX: BootBlock

• Version: 10.10.19

ARM Trusted Firmware

• Version: 2.12

OPTEE-OS

• Version: 4.3.0

U-boot 2021.04 / U-boot 2023.10 / U-boot 2024.1

• misc: npcm_host_intf: Disable pending KCS/BPC interrupts
• net: designware: Fix get_timer value overflow
• mmc: Fix potential timer value truncation

Linux Kernel

• Version: 5.10.222/5.15.85/6.1.51/6.6.62/6.12.40
• NPCM-6.12-OpenBMC have been updated to version 6.12.40
• PINCTRL improvements
• VCD improvements
• MMBI improvements
• JTAG improvements
• OTP improvements
• Reset improvements
• I2C improvements
• I3C improvements

OpenBMC:

• Support the latest upstream commit

Nuvoton OpenBMC release: npcm-v25q2.6

Release Highlights

Version

npcm-v25q2.6

25 = 2025
q2= Quarter 2
6 = June

Patch History

• 2025/5/30~2025/6/30

TIP Firmware

• Version: TIP_FW 0.8.1 L0 0.7.0 L1

NPCM8XX: BootBlock

• Version: 0.5.5

NPCM7XX: BootBlock

• Version: 10.10.19

ARM Trusted Firmware

• Version: 2.12

OPTEE-OS

• Version: 4.3.0

U-boot 2024.10

• read fuse bytes with byte offset

Linux Kernel

• Version: 5.10.222/5.15.85/6.1.51/6.6.62/6.12.17
• TIP-RNG improvements
• pinctrl: fix lockdep error
• misc vcd: fix screen shift issue in HEAD2 hsync mode
• gdma driver improvement

OpenBMC:

• Support the latest upstream commit

Nuvoton OpenBMC release: npcm-v25q2.5

Release Highlights

Version

npcm-v25q2.5

25 = 2025
q2= Quarter 2
5 =May

Patch History

• 2025/4/21~2025/5/29

TIP Firmware

• Version: TIP_FW 0.8.1 L0 0.7.0 L1

NPCM8XX: BootBlock

• Version: 0.5.5

NPCM7XX: BootBlock

• Version: 10.10.19

ARM Trusted Firmware

• Version: 2.12

OPTEE-OS

• Version: 4.3.0

U-boot 2023.10/2024.10

• Add PCIE RC Driver for NPCM8XX

Linux Kernel

• Version: 5.10.222/5.15.85/6.1.51/6.6.62/6.12.17
• BT(Block Transfer) driver release
• I2C/I3C/SSIF driver improvement
• mtd core improvement
• Legacy vcd driver improvement

OpenBMC:

• Support the latest upstream commit

Nuvoton OpenBMC release: npcm-v25q1.3

Release Highlights

Version

npcm-v25q1.2

25 = 2025
q1= Quarter 1
3 =March

Patch History

• *2025/3/17~2025/4/21

TIP Firmware

• Version: TIP_FW 0.8.0 L0 0.6.9 L1

NPCM8XX: BootBlock

• Version: 0.5.5

NPCM7XX: BootBlock

• Version: 10.10.19

ARM Trusted Firmware

• Version: 2.12

OPTEE-OS

• Version: 4.3.0

U-boot 2023.10:

• Modify VCD pinmux setting

U-boot 2024.10

• dts: npcm7xx: Add the missing dtb to the Makefile
• ARM: dts: NPCM: modify ethernet delay time

Linux Kernel

• Version: 5.10.222/5.15.85/6.1.51/6.6.62/6.12.17
• I2C driver improvement
• I3C driver improvement
• SSIF driver improvement
• Backport MCTP USB driver from upstream

OpenBMC:

• Support the latest upstream commit

Linux kernel 6.12 release:

• Base on OpenBMC Linux kernel dev-6.12

Nuvoton OpenBMC release: npcm-v25q1.2

Release Highlights

Version

npcm-v25q1.2

25 = 2025
q1= Quarter 1
2 =February

Patch History

• *2025/2/8~2025/3/17

TIP Firmware

• Version: TIP_FW 0.8.0 L0 0.6.9 L1

NPCM8XX: BootBlock

• Version: 0.5.5

NPCM7XX: BootBlock

• Version: 10.10.19

ARM Trusted Firmware

• Version: 2.12

OPTEE-OS

• Version: 4.3.0

U-Boot

• phy: nuvoton: add BCM54612E phy support
• timer: npcm: change counter source
• arm: dts: npcm7xx: correct the timer node

Linux Kernel

• Version: 5.10.222/5.15.85/6.1.51/6.6.62/6.12.17
• Linux kernel 6.12 release
• IPMI KCS driver improvement
• FIU TIP driver improvement
• SSIF driver improvement

OpenBMC

• meta-nuvoton: trusted-firmware-a: remove downstream recipe
• Support the latest upstream commit

Nuvoton OpenBMC release: npcm-v25q1.1

Release Highlights

Version

npcm-v25q1.1

25 = 2025
q1= Quarter 1
1 = January

Patch History

• 2025/1/1~2025/2/7

TIP Firmware

• Version: TIP_FW 0.7.9 L0 0.6.8 L1

NPCM8XX: BootBlock

• Version: 0.5.4

NPCM7XX: BootBlock

• Version: 10.10.19

ARM Trusted Firmware

• Version: 2.11

OPTEE-OS

• Version: 4.10

U-Boot

• 2024.10: Validation is done

Linux Kernel

• Version: 5.10.222/5.15.85/6.1.51/6.6.62
• ssif driver improvement
• I2c driver improvement
• I3c driver improvement
• GDMA driver release
• RNG TIP Driver release
• ESPI flash and slave driver release

OpenBMC

• trusted-firmware-a: update to v2.11
• nuvoton.inc: Enable HW RNG configuration
• npcm8xx-bootblock: add external flags option
• Support the latest upstream commit.

Nuvoton OpenBMC release: npcm-v24q4

Release Highlights

Patch History

• 2024 Q4

TIP Firmware

• Version: TIP_FW 0.7.6 L0 0.6.5 L1

NPCM8XX: BootBlock

• Version: 0.5.4
• Memory controller enhancement and i3c clock divider control

NPCM7XX: BootBlock

• Version: 10.10.19

ARM Trusted Firmware

• Version: 2.10

OPTEE-OS

• Version: 4.10

U-Boot

• 2021.04: Fix SHA hardware accelerator issue for fitimage
• 2023.10
• 2024.10: First Release

Linux Kernel

• Version: 5.10.222/5.15.85/6.1.51/6.6.62
• FIU direct read disabled
• i3c timing enhancement
• USB device driver SRAM support

OpenBMC

• af_mctp over USB
• af_mctp over PCIe_VDM

Nuvoton OpenBMC release: npcm-v2.8

Nuvoton OpenBMC SDK
https://github.com/Nuvoton-Israel/openbmc/tree/npcm7xx-v2.8/

OpenBMC version: v2.8.0
Linux Kernel Version: 5.4.16 , BRANCH = "Poleg-5.4-OpenBMC"
U-boot Version: 2019.01 , BRANCH = "npcm7xx-v2019.01"

Support Platforms:

NPCM750:

1. olympus-nuvoton
2. buv-runbmc