OpenSTLinux architecture overview

The OpenSTLinux distribution encompasses the following components:

The OpenSTLinux BSP that offers services, to the application frameworks in the same context, from:
- The boot chain based on TF-A and U-Boot
- The OP-TEE secure OS running on the Cortex-A in secure mode
- The Linux^® kernel running on the Arm^® Cortex^®-A in non-secure mode
The Application frameworks that rely on the services provided by the OpenSTLinux BSP, to provide particular functionalities (code libraries, APIs, tool sets...) to facilitate the development of software applications:
- The Linux application frameworks (aka Linux middlewares) running on the user space of the Linux OS: e.g. libusb C library for a generic access to USB devices, ALSA user-space bundle for audio functionalities, GStreamer multimedia framework...
- The OP-TEE application frameworks running on the user space of the secure OS: e.g. TEE Internal core API for the development of Trusted Applications (TA)
- The U-Boot application frameworks: e.g. configuration scripts

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