rk35xx-vendor: bump to 6.1.172 rkr7.2 sdk kernel

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Description

• rk35xx-vendor: bump to 6.1.172 rkr7.2 sdk kernel
• rv11xx-vendor: bump to 6.1.172 rkr7.2 sdk kernel

How Has This Been Tested?

• Tested on RK3588
• Tested on RK3576
• luckfox-pico-mini trixie minimal by @vidplace7
• luckfox-pico-max trixie minimal by @vidplace7

Summary by CodeRabbit

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added updated Rockchip CAN controller support.
  • Updated Mali graphics support for Valhall-based hardware.
  • Added F2FS security support on supported devices.

• Improvements

  • Updated Rockchip vendor kernels to a newer 6.1 vendor branch.
  • Removed outdated HDMI PHY configuration for improved compatibility.
  • F2FS is now available as a loadable module instead of being built in.

• Chores

  • Refreshed kernel build settings while retaining the known-good kernel version.

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Walkthrough

The PR updates Rockchip vendor kernel branches to rk-6.1-rkr7.2, updates patching metadata, and aligns kernel configurations for CAN, Mali, HDMI PHY, F2FS, wireless, and RV1106 crypto settings.

Changes

Rockchip vendor kernel update

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Vendor branch baseline config/sources/families/*.conf, patch/kernel/*/0000.patching_config.yaml	Vendor kernel references now use rk-6.1-rkr7.2. The RK35XX patching configuration retains v6.1.115 as the last-known-good tag.
Kernel configuration alignment config/kernel/linux-rk35xx-vendor.config, config/kernel/linux-seeed-rk3576-vendor.config, config/kernel/linux-seeed-rk3588-vendor.config	The configurations use CONFIG_CAN_RK3576=m, update applicable Mali settings to Valhall, remove the Samsung HDPTX HDMI option, make F2FS modular, and reorder RK35xx wireless entries.
RV1106 filesystem and crypto configuration config/kernel/linux-rockchip-rv1106-vendor.config	The configuration enables modular F2FS and F2FS security support and removes CONFIG_CRYPTO_CRC32C.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to bc77c

The RK3588 kernel configuration may omit the HDMI PHY needed for display output, so affected boards could boot without working HDMI. Merge should wait for this configuration fix or explicit owner acceptance; the remaining notes are non-blocking follow-ups.

Possibly related PRs

• armbian/build#10154: Both PRs update the RV1126 vendor kernel branch and patching configuration.
• armbian/build#10178: Both PRs modify F2FS configuration, including modular F2FS_FS and security support.
• armbian/build#10444: Both PRs update RV1106 kernel branch and configuration settings.

Suggested reviewers: prahal, rpardini, pillar1989, igorpecovnik

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

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Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the primary change: updating the RK35xx vendor SDK kernel to version 6.1.172 with the rkr7.2 branch.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
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Actionable comments posted: 1

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Inline comments:
In `@patch/kernel/rk35xx-vendor-6.1/0000.patching_config.yaml`:
- Line 8: Update the last-known-good-tag configuration to reference an existing
pushed tag in the configured Armbian Rockchip kernel repository, or the actual
commit corresponding to rk-6.1-rkr7.2; do not retain the unavailable v6.1.172
value.

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• config/kernel/linux-rk35xx-vendor.config
• config/kernel/linux-seeed-rk3576-vendor.config
• config/kernel/linux-seeed-rk3588-vendor.config
• config/sources/families/rk35xx.conf
• config/sources/families/rockchip-rk3588.conf
• config/sources/families/rockchip-rv1106.conf
• config/sources/families/rockchip-rv1126.conf
• config/sources/families/rockchip.conf
• config/sources/families/seeed-rk3576.conf
• config/sources/families/seeed-rk3588.conf
• patch/kernel/rk35xx-vendor-6.1/0000.patching_config.yaml
• patch/kernel/rv1126-vendor-6.1/0000.patching_config.yaml

[rpardini]

My 3588's (5 of them) and 3576 seem pretty stable with rkr7.2. Also one 3568 (after the pmic fix landed). Not all of them are under load, but all have 3 days uptime.

[EvilOlaf]

Updated a vendor based opi5+ to this and did not find any regression yet. did not much testing though, cli only.

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[vidplace7]

Working well on boards I maintain (rockchip-rv1106 family, rockchip rk3506 family).

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

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⚠️ Outside diff range comments (1)

config/kernel/linux-seeed-rk3588-vendor.config (1)

2588-2588: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Enable CONFIG_PHY_ROCKCHIP_SAMSUNG_HDPTX_HDMI

The Rockchip vendor kernel defines this as a separate HDMI PHY driver and enables it alongside CONFIG_PHY_ROCKCHIP_SAMSUNG_HDPTX. Add:

Configuration fix

 CONFIG_PHY_ROCKCHIP_SAMSUNG_HDPTX=y
+CONFIG_PHY_ROCKCHIP_SAMSUNG_HDPTX_HDMI=y

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In `@config/kernel/linux-seeed-rk3588-vendor.config` at line 2588, Update the
kernel configuration alongside CONFIG_PHY_ROCKCHIP_SAMSUNG_HDPTX to enable the
separate CONFIG_PHY_ROCKCHIP_SAMSUNG_HDPTX_HDMI option.

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In `@config/kernel/linux-seeed-rk3588-vendor.config`:
- Line 2588: Update the kernel configuration alongside
CONFIG_PHY_ROCKCHIP_SAMSUNG_HDPTX to enable the separate
CONFIG_PHY_ROCKCHIP_SAMSUNG_HDPTX_HDMI option.

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