Why does my Intel Agilex® SoC or Intel® Stratix®10 SoC HPS device fail to re-configure from an HPS RSU combined application image, when issuing a reboot command from linux-socfpga?

Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.1 and later, Intel® Stratix® 10 SoC or Intel Agilex® SoC devices configuring from Intel Stratix 10 or Intel Agilex SoC Hard Processor System (HPS) Remote System Update (RSU) combined application images may encounter a boot failure after a reboot command is issued from linux-socfpga.

Resolution

Patch 0.37fw for the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.4 is available to fix this problem.

1. Download the relevant patch from the following links:
   • Patch 0.37fw for the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Software version 21.4 for Windows (quartus-21.4-0.37fw-windows.exe) 
   • Patch 0.37fw for the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Software version 21.4 for Linux  (quartus-21.4-0.37fw-linux.run)
   • Readme for patch 0.37fw for the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Software version 21.4 (quartus-21.4-0.37fw-readme.txt)
2. Re-generate RSU application / combined application images using the Intel Quartus Programming File Generator tool (quartus_pfg)

Note:  A re-compile of your Intel Quartus Prime Pro Design is not required.

This problem is scheduled to be resolved in a future release of the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software.