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1Build Options
2=============
3
4The TF-A build system supports the following build options. Unless mentioned
5otherwise, these options are expected to be specified at the build command
6line and are not to be modified in any component makefiles. Note that the
7build system doesn't track dependency for build options. Therefore, if any of
8the build options are changed from a previous build, a clean build must be
9performed.
10
11.. _build_options_common:
12
13Common build options
14--------------------
15
16-  ``AARCH32_INSTRUCTION_SET``: Choose the AArch32 instruction set that the
17   compiler should use. Valid values are T32 and A32. It defaults to T32 due to
18   code having a smaller resulting size.
19
20-  ``AARCH32_SP`` : Choose the AArch32 Secure Payload component to be built as
21   as the BL32 image when ``ARCH=aarch32``. The value should be the path to the
22   directory containing the SP source, relative to the ``bl32/``; the directory
23   is expected to contain a makefile called ``<aarch32_sp-value>.mk``.
24
25-  ``AMU_RESTRICT_COUNTERS``: Register reads to the group 1 counters will return
26   zero at all but the highest implemented exception level.  Reads from the
27   memory mapped view are unaffected by this control.
28
29-  ``ARCH`` : Choose the target build architecture for TF-A. It can take either
30   ``aarch64`` or ``aarch32`` as values. By default, it is defined to
31   ``aarch64``.
32
33-  ``ARM_ARCH_FEATURE``: Optional Arm Architecture build option which specifies
34   one or more feature modifiers. This option has the form ``[no]feature+...``
35   and defaults to ``none``. It translates into compiler option
36   ``-march=armvX[.Y]-a+[no]feature+...``. See compiler's documentation for the
37   list of supported feature modifiers.
38
39-  ``ARM_ARCH_MAJOR``: The major version of Arm Architecture to target when
40   compiling TF-A. Its value must be numeric, and defaults to 8 . See also,
41   *Armv8 Architecture Extensions* and *Armv7 Architecture Extensions* in
42   :ref:`Firmware Design`.
43
44-  ``ARM_ARCH_MINOR``: The minor version of Arm Architecture to target when
45   compiling TF-A. Its value must be a numeric, and defaults to 0. See also,
46   *Armv8 Architecture Extensions* in :ref:`Firmware Design`.
47
48-  ``BL2``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to BL2
49   image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL2 in the TF-A will not be
50   built.
51
52-  ``BL2U``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
53   BL2U image. In this case, the BL2U in TF-A will not be built.
54
55-  ``BL2_AT_EL3``: This is an optional build option that enables the use of
56   BL2 at EL3 execution level.
57
58-  ``BL2_IN_XIP_MEM``: In some use-cases BL2 will be stored in eXecute In Place
59   (XIP) memory, like BL1. In these use-cases, it is necessary to initialize
60   the RW sections in RAM, while leaving the RO sections in place. This option
61   enable this use-case. For now, this option is only supported when BL2_AT_EL3
62   is set to '1'.
63
64-  ``BL31``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
65   BL31 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL31 in TF-A will not
66   be built.
67
68-  ``BL31_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
69   file that contains the BL31 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
70   this file name will be used to save the key.
71
72-  ``BL32``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
73   BL32 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL32 in TF-A will not
74   be built.
75
76-  ``BL32_EXTRA1``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
77   Trusted OS Extra1 image for the  ``fip`` target.
78
79-  ``BL32_EXTRA2``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
80   Trusted OS Extra2 image for the ``fip`` target.
81
82-  ``BL32_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
83   file that contains the BL32 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
84   this file name will be used to save the key.
85
86-  ``BL33``: Path to BL33 image in the host file system. This is mandatory for
87   ``fip`` target in case TF-A BL2 is used.
88
89-  ``BL33_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
90   file that contains the BL33 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
91   this file name will be used to save the key.
92
93-  ``BRANCH_PROTECTION``: Numeric value to enable ARMv8.3 Pointer Authentication
94   and ARMv8.5 Branch Target Identification support for TF-A BL images themselves.
95   If enabled, it is needed to use a compiler that supports the option
96   ``-mbranch-protection``. Selects the branch protection features to use:
97-  0: Default value turns off all types of branch protection
98-  1: Enables all types of branch protection features
99-  2: Return address signing to its standard level
100-  3: Extend the signing to include leaf functions
101-  4: Turn on branch target identification mechanism
102
103   The table below summarizes ``BRANCH_PROTECTION`` values, GCC compilation options
104   and resulting PAuth/BTI features.
105
106   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
107   | Value |  GCC option  | PAuth | BTI |
108   +=======+==============+=======+=====+
109   |   0   |     none     |   N   |  N  |
110   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
111   |   1   |   standard   |   Y   |  Y  |
112   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
113   |   2   |   pac-ret    |   Y   |  N  |
114   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
115   |   3   | pac-ret+leaf |   Y   |  N  |
116   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
117   |   4   |     bti      |   N   |  Y  |
118   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
119
120   This option defaults to 0 and this is an experimental feature.
121   Note that Pointer Authentication is enabled for Non-secure world
122   irrespective of the value of this option if the CPU supports it.
123
124-  ``BUILD_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP``: String used to identify the time and date of the
125   compilation of each build. It must be set to a C string (including quotes
126   where applicable). Defaults to a string that contains the time and date of
127   the compilation.
128
129-  ``BUILD_STRING``: Input string for VERSION_STRING, which allows the TF-A
130   build to be uniquely identified. Defaults to the current git commit id.
131
132-  ``BUILD_BASE``: Output directory for the build. Defaults to ``./build``
133
134-  ``CFLAGS``: Extra user options appended on the compiler's command line in
135   addition to the options set by the build system.
136
137-  ``COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU``: This option indicates whether the platform may
138   release several CPUs out of reset. It can take either 0 (several CPUs may be
139   brought up) or 1 (only one CPU will ever be brought up during cold reset).
140   Default is 0. If the platform always brings up a single CPU, there is no
141   need to distinguish between primary and secondary CPUs and the boot path can
142   be optimised. The ``plat_is_my_cpu_primary()`` and
143   ``plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup()`` platform porting interfaces do not need
144   to be implemented in this case.
145
146-  ``COT``: When Trusted Boot is enabled, selects the desired chain of trust.
147   Defaults to ``tbbr``.
148
149-  ``CRASH_REPORTING``: A non-zero value enables a console dump of processor
150   register state when an unexpected exception occurs during execution of
151   BL31. This option defaults to the value of ``DEBUG`` - i.e. by default
152   this is only enabled for a debug build of the firmware.
153
154-  ``CREATE_KEYS``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It tells the
155   certificate generation tool to create new keys in case no valid keys are
156   present or specified. Allowed options are '0' or '1'. Default is '1'.
157
158-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS`` : Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause
159   the AArch32 system registers to be included when saving and restoring the
160   CPU context. The option must be set to 0 for AArch64-only platforms (that
161   is on hardware that does not implement AArch32, or at least not at EL1 and
162   higher ELs). Default value is 1.
163
164-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_EL2_REGS`` : This boolean option provides context save/restore
165   operations when entering/exiting an EL2 execution context. This is of primary
166   interest when Armv8.4-SecEL2 extension is implemented. Default is 0 (disabled).
167   This option must be equal to 1 (enabled) when ``SPD=spmd`` and
168   ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` is set.
169
170-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause the FP
171   registers to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context. Default
172   is 0.
173
174-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_NEVE_REGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause the
175   Armv8.4-NV registers to be saved/restored when entering/exiting an EL2
176   execution context. Default value is 0.
177
178-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, enables
179   Pointer Authentication for Secure world. This will cause the ARMv8.3-PAuth
180   registers to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context as
181   part of world switch. Default value is 0 and this is an experimental feature.
182   Note that Pointer Authentication is enabled for Non-secure world irrespective
183   of the value of this flag if the CPU supports it.
184
185-  ``DEBUG``: Chooses between a debug and release build. It can take either 0
186   (release) or 1 (debug) as values. 0 is the default.
187
188-  ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT``: This build flag enables the user to select the
189   authenticated decryption algorithm to be used to decrypt firmware/s during
190   boot. It accepts 2 values: ``aes_gcm`` and ``none``. The default value of
191   this flag is ``none`` to disable firmware decryption which is an optional
192   feature as per TBBR. Also, it is an experimental feature.
193
194-  ``DISABLE_BIN_GENERATION``: Boolean option to disable the generation
195   of the binary image. If set to 1, then only the ELF image is built.
196   0 is the default.
197
198-  ``DISABLE_MTPMU``: Boolean option to disable FEAT_MTPMU if implemented
199   (Armv8.6 onwards). Its default value is 0 to keep consistency with platforms
200   that do not implement FEAT_MTPMU. For more information on FEAT_MTPMU,
201   check the latest Arm ARM.
202
203-  ``DYN_DISABLE_AUTH``: Provides the capability to dynamically disable Trusted
204   Board Boot authentication at runtime. This option is meant to be enabled only
205   for development platforms. ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` flag must be set if this
206   flag has to be enabled. 0 is the default.
207
208-  ``E``: Boolean option to make warnings into errors. Default is 1.
209
210-  ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``: This option enables booting an EL3 payload instead of
211   the normal boot flow. It must specify the entry point address of the EL3
212   payload. Please refer to the "Booting an EL3 payload" section for more
213   details.
214
215-  ``ENABLE_AMU``: Boolean option to enable Activity Monitor Unit extensions.
216   This is an optional architectural feature available on v8.4 onwards. Some
217   v8.2 implementations also implement an AMU and this option can be used to
218   enable this feature on those systems as well. Default is 0.
219
220-  ``ENABLE_ASSERTIONS``: This option controls whether or not calls to ``assert()``
221   are compiled out. For debug builds, this option defaults to 1, and calls to
222   ``assert()`` are left in place. For release builds, this option defaults to 0
223   and calls to ``assert()`` function are compiled out. This option can be set
224   independently of ``DEBUG``. It can also be used to hide any auxiliary code
225   that is only required for the assertion and does not fit in the assertion
226   itself.
227
228-  ``ENABLE_BACKTRACE``: This option controls whether to enable backtrace
229   dumps or not. It is supported in both AArch64 and AArch32. However, in
230   AArch32 the format of the frame records are not defined in the AAPCS and they
231   are defined by the implementation. This implementation of backtrace only
232   supports the format used by GCC when T32 interworking is disabled. For this
233   reason enabling this option in AArch32 will force the compiler to only
234   generate A32 code. This option is enabled by default only in AArch64 debug
235   builds, but this behaviour can be overridden in each platform's Makefile or
236   in the build command line.
237
238-  ``ENABLE_LTO``: Boolean option to enable Link Time Optimization (LTO)
239   support in GCC for TF-A. This option is currently only supported for
240   AArch64. Default is 0.
241
242-  ``ENABLE_MPAM_FOR_LOWER_ELS``: Boolean option to enable lower ELs to use MPAM
243   feature. MPAM is an optional Armv8.4 extension that enables various memory
244   system components and resources to define partitions; software running at
245   various ELs can assign themselves to desired partition to control their
246   performance aspects.
247
248   When this option is set to ``1``, EL3 allows lower ELs to access their own
249   MPAM registers without trapping into EL3. This option doesn't make use of
250   partitioning in EL3, however. Platform initialisation code should configure
251   and use partitions in EL3 as required. This option defaults to ``0``.
252
253-  ``ENABLE_PIE``: Boolean option to enable Position Independent Executable(PIE)
254   support within generic code in TF-A. This option is currently only supported
255   in BL2_AT_EL3, BL31, and BL32 (TSP) for AARCH64 binaries, and in BL32
256   (SP_min) for AARCH32. Default is 0.
257
258-  ``ENABLE_PMF``: Boolean option to enable support for optional Performance
259   Measurement Framework(PMF). Default is 0.
260
261-  ``ENABLE_PSCI_STAT``: Boolean option to enable support for optional PSCI
262   functions ``PSCI_STAT_RESIDENCY`` and ``PSCI_STAT_COUNT``. Default is 0.
263   In the absence of an alternate stat collection backend, ``ENABLE_PMF`` must
264   be enabled. If ``ENABLE_PMF`` is set, the residency statistics are tracked in
265   software.
266
267-  ``ENABLE_RUNTIME_INSTRUMENTATION``: Boolean option to enable runtime
268   instrumentation which injects timestamp collection points into TF-A to
269   allow runtime performance to be measured. Currently, only PSCI is
270   instrumented. Enabling this option enables the ``ENABLE_PMF`` build option
271   as well. Default is 0.
272
273-  ``ENABLE_SPE_FOR_LOWER_ELS`` : Boolean option to enable Statistical Profiling
274   extensions. This is an optional architectural feature for AArch64.
275   The default is 1 but is automatically disabled when the target architecture
276   is AArch32.
277
278-  ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS``: Boolean option to enable Scalable Vector Extension
279   (SVE) for the Non-secure world only. SVE is an optional architectural feature
280   for AArch64. Note that when SVE is enabled for the Non-secure world, access
281   to SIMD and floating-point functionality from the Secure world is disabled by
282   default and controlled with ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD.
283   This is to avoid corruption of the Non-secure world data in the Z-registers
284   which are aliased by the SIMD and FP registers. The build option is not
285   compatible with the ``CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS`` build option, and will raise an
286   assert on platforms where SVE is implemented and ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS`` set to
287   1. The default is 1 but is automatically disabled when the target
288   architecture is AArch32.
289
290-  ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD``: Boolean option to enable SVE for the Secure world.
291   SVE is an optional architectural feature for AArch64. Note that this option
292   requires ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS to be enabled.  The default is 0 and it is
293   automatically disabled when the target architecture is AArch32.
294
295-  ``ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR``: String option to enable the stack protection
296   checks in GCC. Allowed values are "all", "strong", "default" and "none". The
297   default value is set to "none". "strong" is the recommended stack protection
298   level if this feature is desired. "none" disables the stack protection. For
299   all values other than "none", the ``plat_get_stack_protector_canary()``
300   platform hook needs to be implemented. The value is passed as the last
301   component of the option ``-fstack-protector-$ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR``.
302
303-  ``ENCRYPT_BL31``: Binary flag to enable encryption of BL31 firmware. This
304   flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag which is marked as
305   experimental.
306
307-  ``ENCRYPT_BL32``: Binary flag to enable encryption of Secure BL32 payload.
308   This flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag which is marked as
309   experimental.
310
311-  ``ENC_KEY``: A 32-byte (256-bit) symmetric key in hex string format. It could
312   either be SSK or BSSK depending on ``FW_ENC_STATUS`` flag. This value depends
313   on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag which is marked as experimental.
314
315-  ``ENC_NONCE``: A 12-byte (96-bit) encryption nonce or Initialization Vector
316   (IV) in hex string format. This value depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT``
317   build flag which is marked as experimental.
318
319-  ``ERROR_DEPRECATED``: This option decides whether to treat the usage of
320   deprecated platform APIs, helper functions or drivers within Trusted
321   Firmware as error. It can take the value 1 (flag the use of deprecated
322   APIs as error) or 0. The default is 0.
323
324-  ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING``: When set to ``1``, enable handling of exceptions
325   targeted at EL3. When set ``0`` (default), no exceptions are expected or
326   handled at EL3, and a panic will result. This is supported only for AArch64
327   builds.
328
329-  ``EVENT_LOG_LEVEL``: Chooses the log level to use for Measured Boot when
330   ``MEASURED_BOOT`` is enabled. For a list of valid values, see ``LOG_LEVEL``.
331   Default value is 40 (LOG_LEVEL_INFO).
332
333-  ``FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT``: ARMv8.4 extensions introduced support for fault
334   injection from lower ELs, and this build option enables lower ELs to use
335   Error Records accessed via System Registers to inject faults. This is
336   applicable only to AArch64 builds.
337
338   This feature is intended for testing purposes only, and is advisable to keep
339   disabled for production images.
340
341-  ``FIP_NAME``: This is an optional build option which specifies the FIP
342   filename for the ``fip`` target. Default is ``fip.bin``.
343
344-  ``FWU_FIP_NAME``: This is an optional build option which specifies the FWU
345   FIP filename for the ``fwu_fip`` target. Default is ``fwu_fip.bin``.
346
347-  ``FW_ENC_STATUS``: Top level firmware's encryption numeric flag, values:
348
349   ::
350
351     0: Encryption is done with Secret Symmetric Key (SSK) which is common
352        for a class of devices.
353     1: Encryption is done with Binding Secret Symmetric Key (BSSK) which is
354        unique per device.
355
356   This flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag which is marked as
357   experimental.
358
359-  ``GENERATE_COT``: Boolean flag used to build and execute the ``cert_create``
360   tool to create certificates as per the Chain of Trust described in
361   :ref:`Trusted Board Boot`. The build system then calls ``fiptool`` to
362   include the certificates in the FIP and FWU_FIP. Default value is '0'.
363
364   Specify both ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1`` and ``GENERATE_COT=1`` to include support
365   for the Trusted Board Boot feature in the BL1 and BL2 images, to generate
366   the corresponding certificates, and to include those certificates in the
367   FIP and FWU_FIP.
368
369   Note that if ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=0`` and ``GENERATE_COT=1``, the BL1 and BL2
370   images will not include support for Trusted Board Boot. The FIP will still
371   include the corresponding certificates. This FIP can be used to verify the
372   Chain of Trust on the host machine through other mechanisms.
373
374   Note that if ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1`` and ``GENERATE_COT=0``, the BL1 and BL2
375   images will include support for Trusted Board Boot, but the FIP and FWU_FIP
376   will not include the corresponding certificates, causing a boot failure.
377
378-  ``GICV2_G0_FOR_EL3``: Unlike GICv3, the GICv2 architecture doesn't have
379   inherent support for specific EL3 type interrupts. Setting this build option
380   to ``1`` assumes GICv2 *Group 0* interrupts are expected to target EL3, both
381   by :ref:`platform abstraction layer<platform Interrupt Controller API>` and
382   :ref:`Interrupt Management Framework<Interrupt Management Framework>`.
383   This allows GICv2 platforms to enable features requiring EL3 interrupt type.
384   This also means that all GICv2 Group 0 interrupts are delivered to EL3, and
385   the Secure Payload interrupts needs to be synchronously handed over to Secure
386   EL1 for handling. The default value of this option is ``0``, which means the
387   Group 0 interrupts are assumed to be handled by Secure EL1.
388
389-  ``HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST``: When set to ``1``, External Aborts and SError
390   Interrupts will be always trapped in EL3 i.e. in BL31 at runtime. When set to
391   ``0`` (default), these exceptions will be trapped in the current exception
392   level (or in EL1 if the current exception level is EL0).
393
394-  ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY``: On most Arm systems to-date, platform-specific
395   software operations are required for CPUs to enter and exit coherency.
396   However, newer systems exist where CPUs' entry to and exit from coherency
397   is managed in hardware. Such systems require software to only initiate these
398   operations, and the rest is managed in hardware, minimizing active software
399   management. In such systems, this boolean option enables TF-A to carry out
400   build and run-time optimizations during boot and power management operations.
401   This option defaults to 0 and if it is enabled, then it implies
402   ``WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY`` is also enabled.
403
404   If this flag is disabled while the platform which TF-A is compiled for
405   includes cores that manage coherency in hardware, then a compilation error is
406   generated. This is based on the fact that a system cannot have, at the same
407   time, cores that manage coherency in hardware and cores that don't. In other
408   words, a platform cannot have, at the same time, cores that require
409   ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY=1`` and cores that require
410   ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY=0``.
411
412   Note that, when ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY`` is enabled, version 2 of
413   translation library (xlat tables v2) must be used; version 1 of translation
414   library is not supported.
415
416-  ``INVERTED_MEMMAP``: memmap tool print by default lower addresses at the
417   bottom, higher addresses at the top. This build flag can be set to '1' to
418   invert this behavior. Lower addresses will be printed at the top and higher
419   addresses at the bottom.
420
421-  ``JUNO_AARCH32_EL3_RUNTIME``: This build flag enables you to execute EL3
422   runtime software in AArch32 mode, which is required to run AArch32 on Juno.
423   By default this flag is set to '0'. Enabling this flag builds BL1 and BL2 in
424   AArch64 and facilitates the loading of ``SP_MIN`` and BL33 as AArch32 executable
425   images.
426
427-  ``KEY_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the algorithm to be
428   used for generating the PKCS keys and subsequent signing of the certificate.
429   It accepts 3 values: ``rsa``, ``rsa_1_5`` and ``ecdsa``. The option
430   ``rsa_1_5`` is the legacy PKCS#1 RSA 1.5 algorithm which is not TBBR
431   compliant and is retained only for compatibility. The default value of this
432   flag is ``rsa`` which is the TBBR compliant PKCS#1 RSA 2.1 scheme.
433
434-  ``KEY_SIZE``: This build flag enables the user to select the key size for
435   the algorithm specified by ``KEY_ALG``. The valid values for ``KEY_SIZE``
436   depend on the chosen algorithm and the cryptographic module.
437
438   +-----------+------------------------------------+
439   |  KEY_ALG  |        Possible key sizes          |
440   +===========+====================================+
441   |    rsa    | 1024 , 2048 (default), 3072, 4096* |
442   +-----------+------------------------------------+
443   |   ecdsa   |            unavailable             |
444   +-----------+------------------------------------+
445
446   * Only 2048 bits size is available with CryptoCell 712 SBROM release 1.
447     Only 3072 bits size is available with CryptoCell 712 SBROM release 2.
448
449-  ``HASH_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the secure hash
450   algorithm. It accepts 3 values: ``sha256``, ``sha384`` and ``sha512``.
451   The default value of this flag is ``sha256``.
452
453-  ``LDFLAGS``: Extra user options appended to the linkers' command line in
454   addition to the one set by the build system.
455
456-  ``LOG_LEVEL``: Chooses the log level, which controls the amount of console log
457   output compiled into the build. This should be one of the following:
458
459   ::
460
461       0  (LOG_LEVEL_NONE)
462       10 (LOG_LEVEL_ERROR)
463       20 (LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE)
464       30 (LOG_LEVEL_WARNING)
465       40 (LOG_LEVEL_INFO)
466       50 (LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE)
467
468   All log output up to and including the selected log level is compiled into
469   the build. The default value is 40 in debug builds and 20 in release builds.
470
471-  ``MEASURED_BOOT``: Boolean flag to include support for the Measured Boot
472   feature. If this flag is enabled ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` must be set as well
473   in order to provide trust that the code taking the measurements and recording
474   them has not been tampered with.
475
476   This option defaults to 0 and is an experimental feature in the stage of
477   development.
478
479-  ``NON_TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It
480   specifies the file that contains the Non-Trusted World private key in PEM
481   format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, this file name will be used to save the key.
482
483-  ``NS_BL2U``: Path to NS_BL2U image in the host file system. This image is
484   optional. It is only needed if the platform makefile specifies that it
485   is required in order to build the ``fwu_fip`` target.
486
487-  ``NS_TIMER_SWITCH``: Enable save and restore for non-secure timer register
488   contents upon world switch. It can take either 0 (don't save and restore) or
489   1 (do save and restore). 0 is the default. An SPD may set this to 1 if it
490   wants the timer registers to be saved and restored.
491
492-  ``OVERRIDE_LIBC``: This option allows platforms to override the default libc
493   for the BL image. It can be either 0 (include) or 1 (remove). The default
494   value is 0.
495
496-  ``PL011_GENERIC_UART``: Boolean option to indicate the PL011 driver that
497   the underlying hardware is not a full PL011 UART but a minimally compliant
498   generic UART, which is a subset of the PL011. The driver will not access
499   any register that is not part of the SBSA generic UART specification.
500   Default value is 0 (a full PL011 compliant UART is present).
501
502-  ``PLAT``: Choose a platform to build TF-A for. The chosen platform name
503   must be subdirectory of any depth under ``plat/``, and must contain a
504   platform makefile named ``platform.mk``. For example, to build TF-A for the
505   Arm Juno board, select PLAT=juno.
506
507-  ``PRELOADED_BL33_BASE``: This option enables booting a preloaded BL33 image
508   instead of the normal boot flow. When defined, it must specify the entry
509   point address for the preloaded BL33 image. This option is incompatible with
510   ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``. If both are defined, ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE`` has priority
511   over ``PRELOADED_BL33_BASE``.
512
513-  ``PROGRAMMABLE_RESET_ADDRESS``: This option indicates whether the reset
514   vector address can be programmed or is fixed on the platform. It can take
515   either 0 (fixed) or 1 (programmable). Default is 0. If the platform has a
516   programmable reset address, it is expected that a CPU will start executing
517   code directly at the right address, both on a cold and warm reset. In this
518   case, there is no need to identify the entrypoint on boot and the boot path
519   can be optimised. The ``plat_get_my_entrypoint()`` platform porting interface
520   does not need to be implemented in this case.
521
522-  ``PSCI_EXTENDED_STATE_ID``: As per PSCI1.0 Specification, there are 2 formats
523   possible for the PSCI power-state parameter: original and extended State-ID
524   formats. This flag if set to 1, configures the generic PSCI layer to use the
525   extended format. The default value of this flag is 0, which means by default
526   the original power-state format is used by the PSCI implementation. This flag
527   should be specified by the platform makefile and it governs the return value
528   of PSCI_FEATURES API for CPU_SUSPEND smc function id. When this option is
529   enabled on Arm platforms, the option ``ARM_RECOM_STATE_ID_ENC`` needs to be
530   set to 1 as well.
531
532-  ``RAS_EXTENSION``: When set to ``1``, enable Armv8.2 RAS features. RAS features
533   are an optional extension for pre-Armv8.2 CPUs, but are mandatory for Armv8.2
534   or later CPUs.
535
536   When ``RAS_EXTENSION`` is set to ``1``, ``HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST`` must also be
537   set to ``1``.
538
539   This option is disabled by default.
540
541-  ``RESET_TO_BL31``: Enable BL31 entrypoint as the CPU reset vector instead
542   of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
543   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to BL31 entrypoint).
544   The default value is 0.
545
546-  ``RESET_TO_SP_MIN``: SP_MIN is the minimal AArch32 Secure Payload provided
547   in TF-A. This flag configures SP_MIN entrypoint as the CPU reset vector
548   instead of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
549   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to SP_MIN entrypoint). The default value is 0.
550
551-  ``ROT_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
552   file that contains the ROT private key in PEM format and enforces public key
553   hash generation. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, this
554   file name will be used to save the key.
555
556-  ``SAVE_KEYS``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It tells the
557   certificate generation tool to save the keys used to establish the Chain of
558   Trust. Allowed options are '0' or '1'. Default is '0' (do not save).
559
560-  ``SCP_BL2``: Path to SCP_BL2 image in the host file system. This image is optional.
561   If a SCP_BL2 image is present then this option must be passed for the ``fip``
562   target.
563
564-  ``SCP_BL2_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
565   file that contains the SCP_BL2 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
566   this file name will be used to save the key.
567
568-  ``SCP_BL2U``: Path to SCP_BL2U image in the host file system. This image is
569   optional. It is only needed if the platform makefile specifies that it
570   is required in order to build the ``fwu_fip`` target.
571
572-  ``SDEI_SUPPORT``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for Software
573   Delegated Exception Interface to BL31 image. This defaults to ``0``.
574
575   When set to ``1``, the build option ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING`` must also be
576   set to ``1``.
577
578-  ``SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA``: Whether code and read-only data should be
579   isolated on separate memory pages. This is a trade-off between security and
580   memory usage. See "Isolating code and read-only data on separate memory
581   pages" section in :ref:`Firmware Design`. This flag is disabled by default
582   and affects all BL images.
583
584-  ``SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION``: Setting this option to ``1`` allows the NOBITS
585   sections of BL31 (.bss, stacks, page tables, and coherent memory) to be
586   allocated in RAM discontiguous from the loaded firmware image. When set, the
587   platform is expected to provide definitions for ``BL31_NOBITS_BASE`` and
588   ``BL31_NOBITS_LIMIT``. When the option is ``0`` (the default), NOBITS
589   sections are placed in RAM immediately following the loaded firmware image.
590
591-  ``SMC_PCI_SUPPORT``: This option allows platforms to handle PCI configuration
592   access requests via a standard SMCCC defined in `DEN0115`_. When combined with
593   UEFI+ACPI this can provide a certain amount of OS forward compatibility
594   with newer platforms that aren't ECAM compliant.
595
596-  ``SPD``: Choose a Secure Payload Dispatcher component to be built into TF-A.
597   This build option is only valid if ``ARCH=aarch64``. The value should be
598   the path to the directory containing the SPD source, relative to
599   ``services/spd/``; the directory is expected to contain a makefile called
600   ``<spd-value>.mk``. The SPM Dispatcher standard service is located in
601   services/std_svc/spmd and enabled by ``SPD=spmd``. The SPM Dispatcher
602   cannot be enabled when the ``SPM_MM`` option is enabled.
603
604-  ``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT``: This option introduces an infinite loop in BL1. It can
605   take either 0 (no loop) or 1 (add a loop). 0 is the default. This loop stops
606   execution in BL1 just before handing over to BL31. At this point, all
607   firmware images have been loaded in memory, and the MMU and caches are
608   turned off. Refer to the "Debugging options" section for more details.
609
610-  ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` : this boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
611   Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``). When enabled (1) it indicates the SPMC
612   component runs at the S-EL2 execution state provided by the Armv8.4-SecEL2
613   extension. This is the default when enabling the SPM Dispatcher. When
614   disabled (0) it indicates the SPMC component runs at the S-EL1 execution
615   state. This latter configuration supports pre-Armv8.4 platforms (aka not
616   implementing the Armv8.4-SecEL2 extension).
617
618-  ``SPM_MM`` : Boolean option to enable the Management Mode (MM)-based Secure
619   Partition Manager (SPM) implementation. The default value is ``0``
620   (disabled). This option cannot be enabled (``1``) when SPM Dispatcher is
621   enabled (``SPD=spmd``).
622
623-  ``SP_LAYOUT_FILE``: Platform provided path to JSON file containing the
624   description of secure partitions. The build system will parse this file and
625   package all secure partition blobs into the FIP. This file is not
626   necessarily part of TF-A tree. Only available when ``SPD=spmd``.
627
628-  ``SP_MIN_WITH_SECURE_FIQ``: Boolean flag to indicate the SP_MIN handles
629   secure interrupts (caught through the FIQ line). Platforms can enable
630   this directive if they need to handle such interruption. When enabled,
631   the FIQ are handled in monitor mode and non secure world is not allowed
632   to mask these events. Platforms that enable FIQ handling in SP_MIN shall
633   implement the api ``sp_min_plat_fiq_handler()``. The default value is 0.
634
635-  ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT``: Boolean flag to include support for the Trusted Board
636   Boot feature. When set to '1', BL1 and BL2 images include support to load
637   and verify the certificates and images in a FIP, and BL1 includes support
638   for the Firmware Update. The default value is '0'. Generation and inclusion
639   of certificates in the FIP and FWU_FIP depends upon the value of the
640   ``GENERATE_COT`` option.
641
642   .. warning::
643      This option depends on ``CREATE_KEYS`` to be enabled. If the keys
644      already exist in disk, they will be overwritten without further notice.
645
646-  ``TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It
647   specifies the file that contains the Trusted World private key in PEM
648   format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, this file name will be used to save the key.
649
650-  ``TSP_INIT_ASYNC``: Choose BL32 initialization method as asynchronous or
651   synchronous, (see "Initializing a BL32 Image" section in
652   :ref:`Firmware Design`). It can take the value 0 (BL32 is initialized using
653   synchronous method) or 1 (BL32 is initialized using asynchronous method).
654   Default is 0.
655
656-  ``TSP_NS_INTR_ASYNC_PREEMPT``: A non zero value enables the interrupt
657   routing model which routes non-secure interrupts asynchronously from TSP
658   to EL3 causing immediate preemption of TSP. The EL3 is responsible
659   for saving and restoring the TSP context in this routing model. The
660   default routing model (when the value is 0) is to route non-secure
661   interrupts to TSP allowing it to save its context and hand over
662   synchronously to EL3 via an SMC.
663
664   .. note::
665      When ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING`` is ``1``, ``TSP_NS_INTR_ASYNC_PREEMPT``
666      must also be set to ``1``.
667
668-  ``USE_ARM_LINK``: This flag determines whether to enable support for ARM
669   linker. When the ``LINKER`` build variable points to the armlink linker,
670   this flag is enabled automatically. To enable support for armlink, platforms
671   will have to provide a scatter file for the BL image. Currently, Tegra
672   platforms use the armlink support to compile BL3-1 images.
673
674-  ``USE_COHERENT_MEM``: This flag determines whether to include the coherent
675   memory region in the BL memory map or not (see "Use of Coherent memory in
676   TF-A" section in :ref:`Firmware Design`). It can take the value 1
677   (Coherent memory region is included) or 0 (Coherent memory region is
678   excluded). Default is 1.
679
680-  ``USE_DEBUGFS``: When set to 1 this option activates an EXPERIMENTAL feature
681   exposing a virtual filesystem interface through BL31 as a SiP SMC function.
682   Default is 0.
683
684-  ``ARM_IO_IN_DTB``: This flag determines whether to use IO based on the
685   firmware configuration framework. This will move the io_policies into a
686   configuration device tree, instead of static structure in the code base.
687   This is currently an experimental feature.
688
689-  ``COT_DESC_IN_DTB``: This flag determines whether to create COT descriptors
690   at runtime using fconf. If this flag is enabled, COT descriptors are
691   statically captured in tb_fw_config file in the form of device tree nodes
692   and properties. Currently, COT descriptors used by BL2 are moved to the
693   device tree and COT descriptors used by BL1 are retained in the code
694   base statically. This is currently an experimental feature.
695
696-  ``SDEI_IN_FCONF``: This flag determines whether to configure SDEI setup in
697   runtime using firmware configuration framework. The platform specific SDEI
698   shared and private events configuration is retrieved from device tree rather
699   than static C structures at compile time. This is currently an experimental
700   feature and is only supported if SDEI_SUPPORT build flag is enabled.
701
702-  ``SEC_INT_DESC_IN_FCONF``: This flag determines whether to configure Group 0
703   and Group1 secure interrupts using the firmware configuration framework. The
704   platform specific secure interrupt property descriptor is retrieved from
705   device tree in runtime rather than depending on static C structure at compile
706   time. This is currently an experimental feature.
707
708-  ``USE_ROMLIB``: This flag determines whether library at ROM will be used.
709   This feature creates a library of functions to be placed in ROM and thus
710   reduces SRAM usage. Refer to :ref:`Library at ROM` for further details. Default
711   is 0.
712
713-  ``V``: Verbose build. If assigned anything other than 0, the build commands
714   are printed. Default is 0.
715
716-  ``VERSION_STRING``: String used in the log output for each TF-A image.
717   Defaults to a string formed by concatenating the version number, build type
718   and build string.
719
720-  ``W``: Warning level. Some compiler warning options of interest have been
721   regrouped and put in the root Makefile. This flag can take the values 0 to 3,
722   each level enabling more warning options. Default is 0.
723
724-  ``WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY`` : Boolean option to enable D-cache early on
725   the CPU after warm boot. This is applicable for platforms which do not
726   require interconnect programming to enable cache coherency (eg: single
727   cluster platforms). If this option is enabled, then warm boot path
728   enables D-caches immediately after enabling MMU. This option defaults to 0.
729
730-  ``SUPPORT_STACK_MEMTAG``: This flag determines whether to enable memory
731   tagging for stack or not. It accepts 2 values: ``yes`` and ``no``. The
732   default value of this flag is ``no``. Note this option must be enabled only
733   for ARM architecture greater than Armv8.5-A.
734
735-  ``ERRATA_SPECULATIVE_AT``: This flag determines whether to enable ``AT``
736   speculative errata workaround or not. It accepts 2 values: ``1`` and ``0``.
737   The default value of this flag is ``0``.
738
739   ``AT`` speculative errata workaround disables stage1 page table walk for
740   lower ELs (EL1 and EL0) in EL3 so that ``AT`` speculative fetch at any point
741   produces either the correct result or failure without TLB allocation.
742
743   This boolean option enables errata for all below CPUs.
744
745   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
746   | Errata  |      CPU     |     Workaround Define   |
747   +=========+==============+=========================+
748   | 1165522 |  Cortex-A76  |  ``ERRATA_A76_1165522`` |
749   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
750   | 1319367 |  Cortex-A72  |  ``ERRATA_A72_1319367`` |
751   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
752   | 1319537 |  Cortex-A57  |  ``ERRATA_A57_1319537`` |
753   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
754   | 1530923 |  Cortex-A55  |  ``ERRATA_A55_1530923`` |
755   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
756   | 1530924 |  Cortex-A53  |  ``ERRATA_A53_1530924`` |
757   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
758
759   .. note::
760      This option is enabled by build only if platform sets any of above defines
761      mentioned in ’Workaround Define' column in the table.
762      If this option is enabled for the EL3 software then EL2 software also must
763      implement this workaround due to the behaviour of the errata mentioned
764      in new SDEN document which will get published soon.
765
766- ``RAS_TRAP_LOWER_EL_ERR_ACCESS``: This flag enables/disables the SCR_EL3.TERR
767  bit, to trap access to the RAS ERR and RAS ERX registers from lower ELs.
768  This flag is disabled by default.
769
770- ``OPENSSL_DIR``: This flag is used to provide the installed openssl directory
771  path on the host machine which is used to build certificate generation and
772  firmware encryption tool.
773
774- ``USE_SP804_TIMER``: Use the SP804 timer instead of the Generic Timer for
775  functions that wait for an arbitrary time length (udelay and mdelay). The
776  default value is 0.
777
778GICv3 driver options
779--------------------
780
781GICv3 driver files are included using directive:
782
783``include drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3.mk``
784
785The driver can be configured with the following options set in the platform
786makefile:
787
788-  ``GICV3_SUPPORT_GIC600``: Add support for the GIC-600 variants of GICv3.
789   Enabling this option will add runtime detection support for the
790   GIC-600, so is safe to select even for a GIC500 implementation.
791   This option defaults to 0.
792
793-  ``GICV3_IMPL_GIC600_MULTICHIP``: Selects GIC-600 variant with multichip
794   functionality. This option defaults to 0
795
796-  ``GICV3_OVERRIDE_DISTIF_PWR_OPS``: Allows override of default implementation
797   of ``arm_gicv3_distif_pre_save`` and ``arm_gicv3_distif_post_restore``
798   functions. This is required for FVP platform which need to simulate GIC save
799   and restore during SYSTEM_SUSPEND without powering down GIC. Default is 0.
800
801-  ``GIC_ENABLE_V4_EXTN`` : Enables GICv4 related changes in GICv3 driver.
802   This option defaults to 0.
803
804-  ``GIC_EXT_INTID``: When set to ``1``, GICv3 driver will support extended
805   PPI (1056-1119) and SPI (4096-5119) range. This option defaults to 0.
806
807Debugging options
808-----------------
809
810To compile a debug version and make the build more verbose use
811
812.. code:: shell
813
814    make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
815
816AArch64 GCC uses DWARF version 4 debugging symbols by default. Some tools (for
817example DS-5) might not support this and may need an older version of DWARF
818symbols to be emitted by GCC. This can be achieved by using the
819``-gdwarf-<version>`` flag, with the version being set to 2 or 3. Setting the
820version to 2 is recommended for DS-5 versions older than 5.16.
821
822When debugging logic problems it might also be useful to disable all compiler
823optimizations by using ``-O0``.
824
825.. warning::
826   Using ``-O0`` could cause output images to be larger and base addresses
827   might need to be recalculated (see the **Memory layout on Arm development
828   platforms** section in the :ref:`Firmware Design`).
829
830Extra debug options can be passed to the build system by setting ``CFLAGS`` or
831``LDFLAGS``:
832
833.. code:: shell
834
835    CFLAGS='-O0 -gdwarf-2'                                     \
836    make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
837
838Note that using ``-Wl,`` style compilation driver options in ``CFLAGS`` will be
839ignored as the linker is called directly.
840
841It is also possible to introduce an infinite loop to help in debugging the
842post-BL2 phase of TF-A. This can be done by rebuilding BL1 with the
843``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT=1`` build flag. Refer to the :ref:`build_options_common`
844section. In this case, the developer may take control of the target using a
845debugger when indicated by the console output. When using DS-5, the following
846commands can be used:
847
848::
849
850    # Stop target execution
851    interrupt
852
853    #
854    # Prepare your debugging environment, e.g. set breakpoints
855    #
856
857    # Jump over the debug loop
858    set var $AARCH64::$Core::$PC = $AARCH64::$Core::$PC + 4
859
860    # Resume execution
861    continue
862
863Firmware update options
864-----------------------
865
866-  ``NR_OF_FW_BANKS``: Define the number of firmware banks. This flag is used
867   in defining the firmware update metadata structure. This flag is by default
868   set to '2'.
869
870-  ``NR_OF_IMAGES_IN_FW_BANK``: Define the number of firmware images in each
871   firmware bank. Each firmware bank must have the same number of images as per
872   the `PSA FW update specification`_.
873   This flag is used in defining the firmware update metadata structure. This
874   flag is by default set to '1'.
875
876-  ``PSA_FWU_SUPPORT``: Enable the firmware update mechanism as per the
877   `PSA FW update specification`_. The default value is 0, and this is an
878   experimental feature.
879   PSA firmware update implementation has some limitations, such as BL2 is
880   not part of the protocol-updatable images, if BL2 needs to be updated, then
881   it should be done through another platform-defined mechanism, and it assumes
882   that the platform's hardware supports CRC32 instructions.
883
884--------------
885
886*Copyright (c) 2019-2021, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
887
888.. _DEN0115: https://developer.arm.com/docs/den0115/latest
889.. _PSA FW update specification: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0118/a/
890
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