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+Build Options
+=============
+
+The TF-A build system supports the following build options. Unless mentioned
+otherwise, these options are expected to be specified at the build command
+line and are not to be modified in any component makefiles. Note that the
+build system doesn't track dependency for build options. Therefore, if any of
+the build options are changed from a previous build, a clean build must be
+performed.
+
+.. _build_options_common:
+
+Common build options
+--------------------
+
+- ``AARCH32_INSTRUCTION_SET``: Choose the AArch32 instruction set that the
+ compiler should use. Valid values are T32 and A32. It defaults to T32 due to
+ code having a smaller resulting size.
+
+- ``AARCH32_SP`` : Choose the AArch32 Secure Payload component to be built as
+ as the BL32 image when ``ARCH=aarch32``. The value should be the path to the
+ directory containing the SP source, relative to the ``bl32/``; the directory
+ is expected to contain a makefile called ``<aarch32_sp-value>.mk``.
+
+- ``AMU_RESTRICT_COUNTERS``: Register reads to the group 1 counters will return
+ zero at all but the highest implemented exception level. Reads from the
+ memory mapped view are unaffected by this control.
+
+- ``ARCH`` : Choose the target build architecture for TF-A. It can take either
+ ``aarch64`` or ``aarch32`` as values. By default, it is defined to
+ ``aarch64``.
+
+- ``ARM_ARCH_FEATURE``: Optional Arm Architecture build option which specifies
+ one or more feature modifiers. This option has the form ``[no]feature+...``
+ and defaults to ``none``. It translates into compiler option
+ ``-march=armvX[.Y]-a+[no]feature+...``. See compiler's documentation for the
+ list of supported feature modifiers.
+
+- ``ARM_ARCH_MAJOR``: The major version of Arm Architecture to target when
+ compiling TF-A. Its value must be numeric, and defaults to 8 . See also,
+ *Armv8 Architecture Extensions* and *Armv7 Architecture Extensions* in
+ :ref:`Firmware Design`.
+
+- ``ARM_ARCH_MINOR``: The minor version of Arm Architecture to target when
+ compiling TF-A. Its value must be a numeric, and defaults to 0. See also,
+ *Armv8 Architecture Extensions* in :ref:`Firmware Design`.
+
+- ``BL2``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to BL2
+ image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL2 in the TF-A will not be
+ built.
+
+- ``BL2U``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
+ BL2U image. In this case, the BL2U in TF-A will not be built.
+
+- ``BL2_AT_EL3``: This is an optional build option that enables the use of
+ BL2 at EL3 execution level.
+
+- ``BL2_ENABLE_SP_LOAD``: Boolean option to enable loading SP packages from the
+ FIP. Automatically enabled if ``SP_LAYOUT_FILE`` is provided.
+
+- ``BL2_IN_XIP_MEM``: In some use-cases BL2 will be stored in eXecute In Place
+ (XIP) memory, like BL1. In these use-cases, it is necessary to initialize
+ the RW sections in RAM, while leaving the RO sections in place. This option
+ enable this use-case. For now, this option is only supported when BL2_AT_EL3
+ is set to '1'.
+
+- ``BL31``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
+ BL31 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL31 in TF-A will not
+ be built.
+
+- ``BL31_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
+ file that contains the BL31 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
+ this file name will be used to save the key.
+
+- ``BL32``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
+ BL32 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL32 in TF-A will not
+ be built.
+
+- ``BL32_EXTRA1``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
+ Trusted OS Extra1 image for the ``fip`` target.
+
+- ``BL32_EXTRA2``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
+ Trusted OS Extra2 image for the ``fip`` target.
+
+- ``BL32_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
+ file that contains the BL32 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
+ this file name will be used to save the key.
+
+- ``BL33``: Path to BL33 image in the host file system. This is mandatory for
+ ``fip`` target in case TF-A BL2 is used.
+
+- ``BL33_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
+ file that contains the BL33 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
+ this file name will be used to save the key.
+
+- ``BRANCH_PROTECTION``: Numeric value to enable ARMv8.3 Pointer Authentication
+ and ARMv8.5 Branch Target Identification support for TF-A BL images themselves.
+ If enabled, it is needed to use a compiler that supports the option
+ ``-mbranch-protection``. Selects the branch protection features to use:
+- 0: Default value turns off all types of branch protection
+- 1: Enables all types of branch protection features
+- 2: Return address signing to its standard level
+- 3: Extend the signing to include leaf functions
+- 4: Turn on branch target identification mechanism
+
+ The table below summarizes ``BRANCH_PROTECTION`` values, GCC compilation options
+ and resulting PAuth/BTI features.
+
+ +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
+ | Value | GCC option | PAuth | BTI |
+ +=======+==============+=======+=====+
+ | 0 | none | N | N |
+ +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
+ | 1 | standard | Y | Y |
+ +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
+ | 2 | pac-ret | Y | N |
+ +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
+ | 3 | pac-ret+leaf | Y | N |
+ +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
+ | 4 | bti | N | Y |
+ +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
+
+ This option defaults to 0.
+ Note that Pointer Authentication is enabled for Non-secure world
+ irrespective of the value of this option if the CPU supports it.
+
+- ``BUILD_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP``: String used to identify the time and date of the
+ compilation of each build. It must be set to a C string (including quotes
+ where applicable). Defaults to a string that contains the time and date of
+ the compilation.
+
+- ``BUILD_STRING``: Input string for VERSION_STRING, which allows the TF-A
+ build to be uniquely identified. Defaults to the current git commit id.
+
+- ``BUILD_BASE``: Output directory for the build. Defaults to ``./build``
+
+- ``CFLAGS``: Extra user options appended on the compiler's command line in
+ addition to the options set by the build system.
+
+- ``COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU``: This option indicates whether the platform may
+ release several CPUs out of reset. It can take either 0 (several CPUs may be
+ brought up) or 1 (only one CPU will ever be brought up during cold reset).
+ Default is 0. If the platform always brings up a single CPU, there is no
+ need to distinguish between primary and secondary CPUs and the boot path can
+ be optimised. The ``plat_is_my_cpu_primary()`` and
+ ``plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup()`` platform porting interfaces do not need
+ to be implemented in this case.
+
+- ``COT``: When Trusted Boot is enabled, selects the desired chain of trust.
+ Defaults to ``tbbr``.
+
+- ``CRASH_REPORTING``: A non-zero value enables a console dump of processor
+ register state when an unexpected exception occurs during execution of
+ BL31. This option defaults to the value of ``DEBUG`` - i.e. by default
+ this is only enabled for a debug build of the firmware.
+
+- ``CREATE_KEYS``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It tells the
+ certificate generation tool to create new keys in case no valid keys are
+ present or specified. Allowed options are '0' or '1'. Default is '1'.
+
+- ``CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS`` : Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause
+ the AArch32 system registers to be included when saving and restoring the
+ CPU context. The option must be set to 0 for AArch64-only platforms (that
+ is on hardware that does not implement AArch32, or at least not at EL1 and
+ higher ELs). Default value is 1.
+
+- ``CTX_INCLUDE_EL2_REGS`` : This boolean option provides context save/restore
+ operations when entering/exiting an EL2 execution context. This is of primary
+ interest when Armv8.4-SecEL2 extension is implemented. Default is 0 (disabled).
+ This option must be equal to 1 (enabled) when ``SPD=spmd`` and
+ ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` is set.
+
+- ``CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause the FP
+ registers to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context. Default
+ is 0.
+
+- ``CTX_INCLUDE_MTE_REGS``: Numeric value to include Memory Tagging Extension
+ registers in cpu context. This must be enabled, if the platform wants to use
+ this feature in the Secure world and MTE is enabled at ELX. This flag can
+ take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism.
+ Default value is 0.
+
+- ``CTX_INCLUDE_NEVE_REGS``: Numeric value, when set will cause the Armv8.4-NV
+ registers to be saved/restored when entering/exiting an EL2 execution
+ context. This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the
+ ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. Default value is 0.
+
+- ``CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS``: Numeric value to enable the Pointer
+ Authentication for Secure world. This will cause the ARMv8.3-PAuth registers
+ to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context as part of world
+ switch. This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with ``FEATURE_DETECTION``
+ mechanism. Default value is 0.
+
+ Note that Pointer Authentication is enabled for Non-secure world irrespective
+ of the value of this flag if the CPU supports it.
+
+- ``DEBUG``: Chooses between a debug and release build. It can take either 0
+ (release) or 1 (debug) as values. 0 is the default.
+
+- ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT``: This build flag enables the user to select the
+ authenticated decryption algorithm to be used to decrypt firmware/s during
+ boot. It accepts 2 values: ``aes_gcm`` and ``none``. The default value of
+ this flag is ``none`` to disable firmware decryption which is an optional
+ feature as per TBBR.
+
+- ``DISABLE_BIN_GENERATION``: Boolean option to disable the generation
+ of the binary image. If set to 1, then only the ELF image is built.
+ 0 is the default.
+
+- ``DISABLE_MTPMU``: Boolean option to disable FEAT_MTPMU if implemented
+ (Armv8.6 onwards). Its default value is 0 to keep consistency with platforms
+ that do not implement FEAT_MTPMU. For more information on FEAT_MTPMU,
+ check the latest Arm ARM.
+
+- ``DYN_DISABLE_AUTH``: Provides the capability to dynamically disable Trusted
+ Board Boot authentication at runtime. This option is meant to be enabled only
+ for development platforms. ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` flag must be set if this
+ flag has to be enabled. 0 is the default.
+
+- ``E``: Boolean option to make warnings into errors. Default is 1.
+
+- ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``: This option enables booting an EL3 payload instead of
+ the normal boot flow. It must specify the entry point address of the EL3
+ payload. Please refer to the "Booting an EL3 payload" section for more
+ details.
+
+- ``ENABLE_AMU``: Boolean option to enable Activity Monitor Unit extensions.
+ This is an optional architectural feature available on v8.4 onwards. Some
+ v8.2 implementations also implement an AMU and this option can be used to
+ enable this feature on those systems as well. Default is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_AMU_AUXILIARY_COUNTERS``: Enables support for AMU auxiliary counters
+ (also known as group 1 counters). These are implementation-defined counters,
+ and as such require additional platform configuration. Default is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_AMU_FCONF``: Enables configuration of the AMU through FCONF, which
+ allows platforms with auxiliary counters to describe them via the
+ ``HW_CONFIG`` device tree blob. Default is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_ASSERTIONS``: This option controls whether or not calls to ``assert()``
+ are compiled out. For debug builds, this option defaults to 1, and calls to
+ ``assert()`` are left in place. For release builds, this option defaults to 0
+ and calls to ``assert()`` function are compiled out. This option can be set
+ independently of ``DEBUG``. It can also be used to hide any auxiliary code
+ that is only required for the assertion and does not fit in the assertion
+ itself.
+
+- ``ENABLE_BACKTRACE``: This option controls whether to enable backtrace
+ dumps or not. It is supported in both AArch64 and AArch32. However, in
+ AArch32 the format of the frame records are not defined in the AAPCS and they
+ are defined by the implementation. This implementation of backtrace only
+ supports the format used by GCC when T32 interworking is disabled. For this
+ reason enabling this option in AArch32 will force the compiler to only
+ generate A32 code. This option is enabled by default only in AArch64 debug
+ builds, but this behaviour can be overridden in each platform's Makefile or
+ in the build command line.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_AMUv1``: Numeric value to enable access to the HAFGRTR_EL2
+ (Hypervisor Activity Monitors Fine-Grained Read Trap Register) during EL2
+ to EL3 context save/restore operations. This flag can take the values 0 to 2,
+ to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. It is an optional feature
+ available on v8.4 and onwards and must be set to either 1 or 2 alongside
+ ``ENABLE_FEAT_FGT``, to access the HAFGRTR_EL2 register.
+ Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_AMUv1p1``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_AMUv1p1``
+ extension. ``FEAT_AMUv1p1`` is an optional feature available on Arm v8.6
+ onwards. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the
+ ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_CSV2_2``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_CSV2_2``
+ extension. It allows access to the SCXTNUM_EL2 (Software Context Number)
+ register during EL2 context save/restore operations. ``FEAT_CSV2_2`` is an
+ optional feature available on Arm v8.0 onwards. This flag can take values
+ 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism.
+ Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_DIT``: Numeric value to enable ``FEAT_DIT`` (Data Independent
+ Timing) extension. It allows setting the ``DIT`` bit of PSTATE in EL3.
+ ``FEAT_DIT`` is a mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.4
+ and upwards. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the
+ ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_ECV``: Numeric value to enable support for the Enhanced Counter
+ Virtualization feature, allowing for access to the CNTPOFF_EL2 (Counter-timer
+ Physical Offset register) during EL2 to EL3 context save/restore operations.
+ Its a mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.6 and upwards.
+ This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION``
+ mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_FGT``: Numeric value to enable support for FGT (Fine Grain Traps)
+ feature allowing for access to the HDFGRTR_EL2 (Hypervisor Debug Fine-Grained
+ Read Trap Register) during EL2 to EL3 context save/restore operations.
+ Its a mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.6 and upwards.
+ This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION``
+ mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_HCX``: Numeric value to set the bit SCR_EL3.HXEn in EL3 to
+ allow access to HCRX_EL2 (extended hypervisor control register) from EL2 as
+ well as adding HCRX_EL2 to the EL2 context save/restore operations. Its a
+ mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.7 and upwards. This
+ flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION``
+ mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_PAN``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_PAN`` (Privileged
+ Access Never) extension. ``FEAT_PAN`` adds a bit to PSTATE, generating a
+ permission fault for any privileged data access from EL1/EL2 to virtual
+ memory address, accessible at EL0, provided (HCR_EL2.E2H=1). It is a
+ mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.1 and upwards. This
+ flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION``
+ mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_RNG``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_RNG`` extension.
+ ``FEAT_RNG`` is an optional feature available on Arm v8.5 onwards. This
+ flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION``
+ mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_RNG_TRAP``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_RNG_TRAP``
+ extension. This feature is only supported in AArch64 state. This flag can
+ take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism.
+ Default value is ``0``. ``FEAT_RNG_TRAP`` is an optional feature from
+ Armv8.5 onwards.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_SB``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_SB`` (Speculation
+ Barrier) extension allowing access to ``sb`` instruction. ``FEAT_SB`` is an
+ optional feature and defaults to ``0`` for pre-Armv8.5 CPUs but are mandatory
+ for Armv8.5 or later CPUs. This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with
+ ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. It is enabled from v8.5 and upwards and if
+ needed could be overidden from platforms explicitly. Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_SEL2``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_SEL2`` (Secure EL2)
+ extension. ``FEAT_SEL2`` is a mandatory feature available on Arm v8.4.
+ This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION``
+ mechanism. Default is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_TWED``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_TWED`` (Delayed
+ trapping of WFE Instruction) extension. ``FEAT_TWED`` is a optional feature
+ available on Arm v8.6. This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the
+ ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. Default is ``0``.
+
+ When ``ENABLE_FEAT_TWED`` is set to ``1``, WFE instruction trapping gets
+ delayed by the amount of value in ``TWED_DELAY``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_FEAT_VHE``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_VHE`` (Virtualization
+ Host Extensions) extension. It allows access to CONTEXTIDR_EL2 register
+ during EL2 context save/restore operations.``FEAT_VHE`` is a mandatory
+ architectural feature and is enabled from v8.1 and upwards. It can take
+ values 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism.
+ Default value is ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_LTO``: Boolean option to enable Link Time Optimization (LTO)
+ support in GCC for TF-A. This option is currently only supported for
+ AArch64. Default is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_MPAM_FOR_LOWER_ELS``: Numeric value to enable lower ELs to use MPAM
+ feature. MPAM is an optional Armv8.4 extension that enables various memory
+ system components and resources to define partitions; software running at
+ various ELs can assign themselves to desired partition to control their
+ performance aspects.
+
+ This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION``
+ mechanism. When this option is set to ``1`` or ``2``, EL3 allows lower ELs to
+ access their own MPAM registers without trapping into EL3. This option
+ doesn't make use of partitioning in EL3, however. Platform initialisation
+ code should configure and use partitions in EL3 as required. This option
+ defaults to ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_MPMM``: Boolean option to enable support for the Maximum Power
+ Mitigation Mechanism supported by certain Arm cores, which allows the SoC
+ firmware to detect and limit high activity events to assist in SoC processor
+ power domain dynamic power budgeting and limit the triggering of whole-rail
+ (i.e. clock chopping) responses to overcurrent conditions. Defaults to ``0``.
+
+- ``ENABLE_MPMM_FCONF``: Enables configuration of MPMM through FCONF, which
+ allows platforms with cores supporting MPMM to describe them via the
+ ``HW_CONFIG`` device tree blob. Default is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_PIE``: Boolean option to enable Position Independent Executable(PIE)
+ support within generic code in TF-A. This option is currently only supported
+ in BL2_AT_EL3, BL31, and BL32 (TSP) for AARCH64 binaries, and in BL32
+ (SP_min) for AARCH32. Default is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_PMF``: Boolean option to enable support for optional Performance
+ Measurement Framework(PMF). Default is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_PSCI_STAT``: Boolean option to enable support for optional PSCI
+ functions ``PSCI_STAT_RESIDENCY`` and ``PSCI_STAT_COUNT``. Default is 0.
+ In the absence of an alternate stat collection backend, ``ENABLE_PMF`` must
+ be enabled. If ``ENABLE_PMF`` is set, the residency statistics are tracked in
+ software.
+
+- ``ENABLE_RME``: Numeric value to enable support for the ARMv9 Realm
+ Management Extension. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with
+ the ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. Default value is 0. This is currently
+ an experimental feature.
+
+- ``ENABLE_RUNTIME_INSTRUMENTATION``: Boolean option to enable runtime
+ instrumentation which injects timestamp collection points into TF-A to
+ allow runtime performance to be measured. Currently, only PSCI is
+ instrumented. Enabling this option enables the ``ENABLE_PMF`` build option
+ as well. Default is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_SME_FOR_NS``: Boolean option to enable Scalable Matrix Extension
+ (SME), SVE, and FPU/SIMD for the non-secure world only. These features share
+ registers so are enabled together. Using this option without
+ ENABLE_SME_FOR_SWD=1 will cause SME, SVE, and FPU/SIMD instructions in secure
+ world to trap to EL3. SME is an optional architectural feature for AArch64
+ and TF-A support is experimental. At this time, this build option cannot be
+ used on systems that have SPD=spmd/SPM_MM or ENABLE_RME, and attempting to
+ build with these options will fail. Default is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_SME_FOR_SWD``: Boolean option to enable the Scalable Matrix
+ Extension for secure world use along with SVE and FPU/SIMD, ENABLE_SME_FOR_NS
+ must also be set to use this. If enabling this, the secure world MUST
+ handle context switching for SME, SVE, and FPU/SIMD registers to ensure that
+ no data is leaked to non-secure world. This is experimental. Default is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_SPE_FOR_LOWER_ELS`` : Boolean option to enable Statistical Profiling
+ extensions. This is an optional architectural feature for AArch64.
+ The default is 1 but is automatically disabled when the target architecture
+ is AArch32.
+
+- ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS``: Boolean option to enable Scalable Vector Extension
+ (SVE) for the Non-secure world only. SVE is an optional architectural feature
+ for AArch64. Note that when SVE is enabled for the Non-secure world, access
+ to SIMD and floating-point functionality from the Secure world is disabled by
+ default and controlled with ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD.
+ This is to avoid corruption of the Non-secure world data in the Z-registers
+ which are aliased by the SIMD and FP registers. The build option is not
+ compatible with the ``CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS`` build option, and will raise an
+ assert on platforms where SVE is implemented and ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS`` set to
+ 1. The default is 1 but is automatically disabled when ENABLE_SME_FOR_NS=1
+ since SME encompasses SVE. At this time, this build option cannot be used on
+ systems that have SPM_MM enabled.
+
+- ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD``: Boolean option to enable SVE for the Secure world.
+ SVE is an optional architectural feature for AArch64. Note that this option
+ requires ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS to be enabled. The default is 0 and it
+ is automatically disabled when the target architecture is AArch32.
+
+- ``ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR``: String option to enable the stack protection
+ checks in GCC. Allowed values are "all", "strong", "default" and "none". The
+ default value is set to "none". "strong" is the recommended stack protection
+ level if this feature is desired. "none" disables the stack protection. For
+ all values other than "none", the ``plat_get_stack_protector_canary()``
+ platform hook needs to be implemented. The value is passed as the last
+ component of the option ``-fstack-protector-$ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR``.
+
+- ``ENCRYPT_BL31``: Binary flag to enable encryption of BL31 firmware. This
+ flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
+
+- ``ENCRYPT_BL32``: Binary flag to enable encryption of Secure BL32 payload.
+ This flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
+
+- ``ENC_KEY``: A 32-byte (256-bit) symmetric key in hex string format. It could
+ either be SSK or BSSK depending on ``FW_ENC_STATUS`` flag. This value depends
+ on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
+
+- ``ENC_NONCE``: A 12-byte (96-bit) encryption nonce or Initialization Vector
+ (IV) in hex string format. This value depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT``
+ build flag.
+
+- ``ERROR_DEPRECATED``: This option decides whether to treat the usage of
+ deprecated platform APIs, helper functions or drivers within Trusted
+ Firmware as error. It can take the value 1 (flag the use of deprecated
+ APIs as error) or 0. The default is 0.
+
+- ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING``: When set to ``1``, enable handling of exceptions
+ targeted at EL3. When set ``0`` (default), no exceptions are expected or
+ handled at EL3, and a panic will result. The exception to this rule is when
+ ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` is set to ``1``, in which case, only exceptions
+ occuring during normal world execution, are trapped to EL3. Any exception
+ trapped during secure world execution are trapped to the SPMC. This is
+ supported only for AArch64 builds.
+
+- ``EVENT_LOG_LEVEL``: Chooses the log level to use for Measured Boot when
+ ``MEASURED_BOOT`` is enabled. For a list of valid values, see ``LOG_LEVEL``.
+ Default value is 40 (LOG_LEVEL_INFO).
+
+- ``FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT``: ARMv8.4 extensions introduced support for fault
+ injection from lower ELs, and this build option enables lower ELs to use
+ Error Records accessed via System Registers to inject faults. This is
+ applicable only to AArch64 builds.
+
+ This feature is intended for testing purposes only, and is advisable to keep
+ disabled for production images.
+
+- ``FEATURE_DETECTION``: Boolean option to enable the architectural features
+ detection mechanism. It detects whether the Architectural features enabled
+ through feature specific build flags are supported by the PE or not by
+ validating them either at boot phase or at runtime based on the value
+ possessed by the feature flag (0 to 2) and report error messages at an early
+ stage.
+
+ This prevents and benefits us from EL3 runtime exceptions during context save
+ and restore routines guarded by these build flags. Henceforth validating them
+ before their usage provides more control on the actions taken under them.
+
+ The mechanism permits the build flags to take values 0, 1 or 2 and
+ evaluates them accordingly.
+
+ Lets consider ``ENABLE_FEAT_HCX``, build flag for ``FEAT_HCX`` as an example:
+
+ ::
+
+ ENABLE_FEAT_HCX = 0: Feature disabled statically at compile time.
+ ENABLE_FEAT_HCX = 1: Feature Enabled and the flag is validated at boottime.
+ ENABLE_FEAT_HCX = 2: Feature Enabled and the flag is validated at runtime.
+
+ In the above example, if the feature build flag, ``ENABLE_FEAT_HCX`` set to
+ 0, feature is disabled statically during compilation. If it is defined as 1,
+ feature is validated, wherein FEAT_HCX is detected at boot time. In case not
+ implemented by the PE, a hard panic is generated. Finally, if the flag is set
+ to 2, feature is validated at runtime.
+
+ Note that the entire implementation is divided into two phases, wherein as
+ as part of phase-1 we are supporting the values 0,1. Value 2 is currently not
+ supported and is planned to be handled explicilty in phase-2 implementation.
+
+ FEATURE_DETECTION macro is disabled by default, and is currently an
+ experimental procedure. Platforms can explicitly make use of this by
+ mechanism, by enabling it to validate whether they have set their build flags
+ properly at an early phase.
+
+- ``FIP_NAME``: This is an optional build option which specifies the FIP
+ filename for the ``fip`` target. Default is ``fip.bin``.
+
+- ``FWU_FIP_NAME``: This is an optional build option which specifies the FWU
+ FIP filename for the ``fwu_fip`` target. Default is ``fwu_fip.bin``.
+
+- ``FW_ENC_STATUS``: Top level firmware's encryption numeric flag, values:
+
+ ::
+
+ 0: Encryption is done with Secret Symmetric Key (SSK) which is common
+ for a class of devices.
+ 1: Encryption is done with Binding Secret Symmetric Key (BSSK) which is
+ unique per device.
+
+ This flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
+
+- ``GENERATE_COT``: Boolean flag used to build and execute the ``cert_create``
+ tool to create certificates as per the Chain of Trust described in
+ :ref:`Trusted Board Boot`. The build system then calls ``fiptool`` to
+ include the certificates in the FIP and FWU_FIP. Default value is '0'.
+
+ Specify both ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1`` and ``GENERATE_COT=1`` to include support
+ for the Trusted Board Boot feature in the BL1 and BL2 images, to generate
+ the corresponding certificates, and to include those certificates in the
+ FIP and FWU_FIP.
+
+ Note that if ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=0`` and ``GENERATE_COT=1``, the BL1 and BL2
+ images will not include support for Trusted Board Boot. The FIP will still
+ include the corresponding certificates. This FIP can be used to verify the
+ Chain of Trust on the host machine through other mechanisms.
+
+ Note that if ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1`` and ``GENERATE_COT=0``, the BL1 and BL2
+ images will include support for Trusted Board Boot, but the FIP and FWU_FIP
+ will not include the corresponding certificates, causing a boot failure.
+
+- ``GICV2_G0_FOR_EL3``: Unlike GICv3, the GICv2 architecture doesn't have
+ inherent support for specific EL3 type interrupts. Setting this build option
+ to ``1`` assumes GICv2 *Group 0* interrupts are expected to target EL3, both
+ by :ref:`platform abstraction layer<platform Interrupt Controller API>` and
+ :ref:`Interrupt Management Framework<Interrupt Management Framework>`.
+ This allows GICv2 platforms to enable features requiring EL3 interrupt type.
+ This also means that all GICv2 Group 0 interrupts are delivered to EL3, and
+ the Secure Payload interrupts needs to be synchronously handed over to Secure
+ EL1 for handling. The default value of this option is ``0``, which means the
+ Group 0 interrupts are assumed to be handled by Secure EL1.
+
+- ``HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST_NS``: When set to ``1``, External Aborts and SError
+ Interrupts, resulting from errors in NS world, will be always trapped in
+ EL3 i.e. in BL31 at runtime. When set to ``0`` (default), these exceptions
+ will be trapped in the current exception level (or in EL1 if the current
+ exception level is EL0).
+
+- ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY``: On most Arm systems to-date, platform-specific
+ software operations are required for CPUs to enter and exit coherency.
+ However, newer systems exist where CPUs' entry to and exit from coherency
+ is managed in hardware. Such systems require software to only initiate these
+ operations, and the rest is managed in hardware, minimizing active software
+ management. In such systems, this boolean option enables TF-A to carry out
+ build and run-time optimizations during boot and power management operations.
+ This option defaults to 0 and if it is enabled, then it implies
+ ``WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY`` is also enabled.
+
+ If this flag is disabled while the platform which TF-A is compiled for
+ includes cores that manage coherency in hardware, then a compilation error is
+ generated. This is based on the fact that a system cannot have, at the same
+ time, cores that manage coherency in hardware and cores that don't. In other
+ words, a platform cannot have, at the same time, cores that require
+ ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY=1`` and cores that require
+ ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY=0``.
+
+ Note that, when ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY`` is enabled, version 2 of
+ translation library (xlat tables v2) must be used; version 1 of translation
+ library is not supported.
+
+- ``INVERTED_MEMMAP``: memmap tool print by default lower addresses at the
+ bottom, higher addresses at the top. This build flag can be set to '1' to
+ invert this behavior. Lower addresses will be printed at the top and higher
+ addresses at the bottom.
+
+- ``JUNO_AARCH32_EL3_RUNTIME``: This build flag enables you to execute EL3
+ runtime software in AArch32 mode, which is required to run AArch32 on Juno.
+ By default this flag is set to '0'. Enabling this flag builds BL1 and BL2 in
+ AArch64 and facilitates the loading of ``SP_MIN`` and BL33 as AArch32 executable
+ images.
+
+- ``KEY_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the algorithm to be
+ used for generating the PKCS keys and subsequent signing of the certificate.
+ It accepts 5 values: ``rsa``, ``rsa_1_5``, ``ecdsa``, ``ecdsa-brainpool-regular``
+ and ``ecdsa-brainpool-twisted``. The option ``rsa_1_5`` is the legacy PKCS#1
+ RSA 1.5 algorithm which is not TBBR compliant and is retained only for
+ compatibility. The default value of this flag is ``rsa`` which is the TBBR
+ compliant PKCS#1 RSA 2.1 scheme.
+
+- ``KEY_SIZE``: This build flag enables the user to select the key size for
+ the algorithm specified by ``KEY_ALG``. The valid values for ``KEY_SIZE``
+ depend on the chosen algorithm and the cryptographic module.
+
+ +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | KEY_ALG | Possible key sizes |
+ +===========================+====================================+
+ | rsa | 1024 , 2048 (default), 3072, 4096* |
+ +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | ecdsa | unavailable |
+ +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | ecdsa-brainpool-regular | unavailable |
+ +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | ecdsa-brainpool-twisted | unavailable |
+ +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
+
+
+ * Only 2048 bits size is available with CryptoCell 712 SBROM release 1.
+ Only 3072 bits size is available with CryptoCell 712 SBROM release 2.
+
+- ``HASH_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the secure hash
+ algorithm. It accepts 3 values: ``sha256``, ``sha384`` and ``sha512``.
+ The default value of this flag is ``sha256``.
+
+- ``LDFLAGS``: Extra user options appended to the linkers' command line in
+ addition to the one set by the build system.
+
+- ``LOG_LEVEL``: Chooses the log level, which controls the amount of console log
+ output compiled into the build. This should be one of the following:
+
+ ::
+
+ 0 (LOG_LEVEL_NONE)
+ 10 (LOG_LEVEL_ERROR)
+ 20 (LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE)
+ 30 (LOG_LEVEL_WARNING)
+ 40 (LOG_LEVEL_INFO)
+ 50 (LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE)
+
+ All log output up to and including the selected log level is compiled into
+ the build. The default value is 40 in debug builds and 20 in release builds.
+
+- ``MEASURED_BOOT``: Boolean flag to include support for the Measured Boot
+ feature. This flag can be enabled with ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` in order to
+ provide trust that the code taking the measurements and recording them has
+ not been tampered with.
+
+ This option defaults to 0.
+
+- ``DRTM_SUPPORT``: Boolean flag to enable support for Dynamic Root of Trust
+ for Measurement (DRTM). This feature has trust dependency on BL31 for taking
+ the measurements and recording them as per `PSA DRTM specification`_. For
+ platforms which use BL2 to load/authenticate BL31 ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` can
+ be used and for the platforms which use ``RESET_TO_BL31`` platform owners
+ should have mechanism to authenticate BL31.
+
+ This option defaults to 0.
+
+- ``NON_TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It
+ specifies the file that contains the Non-Trusted World private key in PEM
+ format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, this file name will be used to save the key.
+
+- ``NS_BL2U``: Path to NS_BL2U image in the host file system. This image is
+ optional. It is only needed if the platform makefile specifies that it
+ is required in order to build the ``fwu_fip`` target.
+
+- ``NS_TIMER_SWITCH``: Enable save and restore for non-secure timer register
+ contents upon world switch. It can take either 0 (don't save and restore) or
+ 1 (do save and restore). 0 is the default. An SPD may set this to 1 if it
+ wants the timer registers to be saved and restored.
+
+- ``OVERRIDE_LIBC``: This option allows platforms to override the default libc
+ for the BL image. It can be either 0 (include) or 1 (remove). The default
+ value is 0.
+
+- ``PL011_GENERIC_UART``: Boolean option to indicate the PL011 driver that
+ the underlying hardware is not a full PL011 UART but a minimally compliant
+ generic UART, which is a subset of the PL011. The driver will not access
+ any register that is not part of the SBSA generic UART specification.
+ Default value is 0 (a full PL011 compliant UART is present).
+
+- ``PLAT``: Choose a platform to build TF-A for. The chosen platform name
+ must be subdirectory of any depth under ``plat/``, and must contain a
+ platform makefile named ``platform.mk``. For example, to build TF-A for the
+ Arm Juno board, select PLAT=juno.
+
+- ``PRELOADED_BL33_BASE``: This option enables booting a preloaded BL33 image
+ instead of the normal boot flow. When defined, it must specify the entry
+ point address for the preloaded BL33 image. This option is incompatible with
+ ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``. If both are defined, ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE`` has priority
+ over ``PRELOADED_BL33_BASE``.
+
+- ``PROGRAMMABLE_RESET_ADDRESS``: This option indicates whether the reset
+ vector address can be programmed or is fixed on the platform. It can take
+ either 0 (fixed) or 1 (programmable). Default is 0. If the platform has a
+ programmable reset address, it is expected that a CPU will start executing
+ code directly at the right address, both on a cold and warm reset. In this
+ case, there is no need to identify the entrypoint on boot and the boot path
+ can be optimised. The ``plat_get_my_entrypoint()`` platform porting interface
+ does not need to be implemented in this case.
+
+- ``PSCI_EXTENDED_STATE_ID``: As per PSCI1.0 Specification, there are 2 formats
+ possible for the PSCI power-state parameter: original and extended State-ID
+ formats. This flag if set to 1, configures the generic PSCI layer to use the
+ extended format. The default value of this flag is 0, which means by default
+ the original power-state format is used by the PSCI implementation. This flag
+ should be specified by the platform makefile and it governs the return value
+ of PSCI_FEATURES API for CPU_SUSPEND smc function id. When this option is
+ enabled on Arm platforms, the option ``ARM_RECOM_STATE_ID_ENC`` needs to be
+ set to 1 as well.
+
+- ``RAS_EXTENSION``: Numeric value to enable Armv8.2 RAS features. RAS features
+ are an optional extension for pre-Armv8.2 CPUs, but are mandatory for Armv8.2
+ or later CPUs. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the
+ ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism.
+
+ When ``RAS_EXTENSION`` is set to ``1``, ``HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST_NS`` must also be
+ set to ``1``.
+
+ This option is disabled by default.
+
+- ``RESET_TO_BL31``: Enable BL31 entrypoint as the CPU reset vector instead
+ of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
+ entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to BL31 entrypoint).
+ The default value is 0.
+
+- ``RESET_TO_BL31_WITH_PARAMS``: If ``RESET_TO_BL31`` has been enabled, setting
+ this additional option guarantees that the input registers are not cleared
+ therefore allowing parameters to be passed to the BL31 entrypoint.
+ The default value is 0.
+
+- ``RESET_TO_SP_MIN``: SP_MIN is the minimal AArch32 Secure Payload provided
+ in TF-A. This flag configures SP_MIN entrypoint as the CPU reset vector
+ instead of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
+ entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to SP_MIN entrypoint). The default value is 0.
+
+- ``ROT_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
+ file that contains the ROT private key in PEM format and enforces public key
+ hash generation. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, this
+ file name will be used to save the key.
+
+- ``SAVE_KEYS``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It tells the
+ certificate generation tool to save the keys used to establish the Chain of
+ Trust. Allowed options are '0' or '1'. Default is '0' (do not save).
+
+- ``SCP_BL2``: Path to SCP_BL2 image in the host file system. This image is optional.
+ If a SCP_BL2 image is present then this option must be passed for the ``fip``
+ target.
+
+- ``SCP_BL2_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
+ file that contains the SCP_BL2 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
+ this file name will be used to save the key.
+
+- ``SCP_BL2U``: Path to SCP_BL2U image in the host file system. This image is
+ optional. It is only needed if the platform makefile specifies that it
+ is required in order to build the ``fwu_fip`` target.
+
+- ``SDEI_SUPPORT``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for Software
+ Delegated Exception Interface to BL31 image. This defaults to ``0``.
+
+ When set to ``1``, the build option ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING`` must also be
+ set to ``1``.
+
+- ``SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA``: Whether code and read-only data should be
+ isolated on separate memory pages. This is a trade-off between security and
+ memory usage. See "Isolating code and read-only data on separate memory
+ pages" section in :ref:`Firmware Design`. This flag is disabled by default
+ and affects all BL images.
+
+- ``SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION``: Setting this option to ``1`` allows the NOBITS
+ sections of BL31 (.bss, stacks, page tables, and coherent memory) to be
+ allocated in RAM discontiguous from the loaded firmware image. When set, the
+ platform is expected to provide definitions for ``BL31_NOBITS_BASE`` and
+ ``BL31_NOBITS_LIMIT``. When the option is ``0`` (the default), NOBITS
+ sections are placed in RAM immediately following the loaded firmware image.
+
+- ``SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION``: Setting this option to ``1`` allows the
+ NOLOAD sections of BL2 (.bss, stacks, page tables) to be allocated in RAM
+ discontiguous from loaded firmware images. When set, the platform need to
+ provide definitions of ``BL2_NOLOAD_START`` and ``BL2_NOLOAD_LIMIT``. This
+ flag is disabled by default and NOLOAD sections are placed in RAM immediately
+ following the loaded firmware image.
+
+- ``SMC_PCI_SUPPORT``: This option allows platforms to handle PCI configuration
+ access requests via a standard SMCCC defined in `DEN0115`_. When combined with
+ UEFI+ACPI this can provide a certain amount of OS forward compatibility
+ with newer platforms that aren't ECAM compliant.
+
+- ``SPD``: Choose a Secure Payload Dispatcher component to be built into TF-A.
+ This build option is only valid if ``ARCH=aarch64``. The value should be
+ the path to the directory containing the SPD source, relative to
+ ``services/spd/``; the directory is expected to contain a makefile called
+ ``<spd-value>.mk``. The SPM Dispatcher standard service is located in
+ services/std_svc/spmd and enabled by ``SPD=spmd``. The SPM Dispatcher
+ cannot be enabled when the ``SPM_MM`` option is enabled.
+
+- ``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT``: This option introduces an infinite loop in BL1. It can
+ take either 0 (no loop) or 1 (add a loop). 0 is the default. This loop stops
+ execution in BL1 just before handing over to BL31. At this point, all
+ firmware images have been loaded in memory, and the MMU and caches are
+ turned off. Refer to the "Debugging options" section for more details.
+
+- ``SPMC_AT_EL3`` : This boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
+ Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``). When enabled (1) it indicates the SPMC
+ component runs at the EL3 exception level. The default value is ``0`` (
+ disabled). This configuration supports pre-Armv8.4 platforms (aka not
+ implementing the ``FEAT_SEL2`` extension). This is an experimental feature.
+
+- ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` : This boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
+ Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``). When enabled (1) it indicates the SPMC
+ component runs at the S-EL2 exception level provided by the ``FEAT_SEL2``
+ extension. This is the default when enabling the SPM Dispatcher. When
+ disabled (0) it indicates the SPMC component runs at the S-EL1 execution
+ state or at EL3 if ``SPMC_AT_EL3`` is enabled. The latter configurations
+ support pre-Armv8.4 platforms (aka not implementing the ``FEAT_SEL2``
+ extension).
+
+- ``SPM_MM`` : Boolean option to enable the Management Mode (MM)-based Secure
+ Partition Manager (SPM) implementation. The default value is ``0``
+ (disabled). This option cannot be enabled (``1``) when SPM Dispatcher is
+ enabled (``SPD=spmd``).
+
+- ``SP_LAYOUT_FILE``: Platform provided path to JSON file containing the
+ description of secure partitions. The build system will parse this file and
+ package all secure partition blobs into the FIP. This file is not
+ necessarily part of TF-A tree. Only available when ``SPD=spmd``.
+
+- ``SP_MIN_WITH_SECURE_FIQ``: Boolean flag to indicate the SP_MIN handles
+ secure interrupts (caught through the FIQ line). Platforms can enable
+ this directive if they need to handle such interruption. When enabled,
+ the FIQ are handled in monitor mode and non secure world is not allowed
+ to mask these events. Platforms that enable FIQ handling in SP_MIN shall
+ implement the api ``sp_min_plat_fiq_handler()``. The default value is 0.
+
+- ``SVE_VECTOR_LEN``: SVE vector length to configure in ZCR_EL3.
+ Platforms can configure this if they need to lower the hardware
+ limit, for example due to asymmetric configuration or limitations of
+ software run at lower ELs. The default is the architectural maximum
+ of 2048 which should be suitable for most configurations, the
+ hardware will limit the effective VL to the maximum physically supported
+ VL.
+
+- ``TRNG_SUPPORT``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for True
+ Random Number Generator Interface to BL31 image. This defaults to ``0``.
+
+- ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT``: Boolean flag to include support for the Trusted Board
+ Boot feature. When set to '1', BL1 and BL2 images include support to load
+ and verify the certificates and images in a FIP, and BL1 includes support
+ for the Firmware Update. The default value is '0'. Generation and inclusion
+ of certificates in the FIP and FWU_FIP depends upon the value of the
+ ``GENERATE_COT`` option.
+
+ .. warning::
+ This option depends on ``CREATE_KEYS`` to be enabled. If the keys
+ already exist in disk, they will be overwritten without further notice.
+
+- ``TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It
+ specifies the file that contains the Trusted World private key in PEM
+ format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, this file name will be used to save the key.
+
+- ``TSP_INIT_ASYNC``: Choose BL32 initialization method as asynchronous or
+ synchronous, (see "Initializing a BL32 Image" section in
+ :ref:`Firmware Design`). It can take the value 0 (BL32 is initialized using
+ synchronous method) or 1 (BL32 is initialized using asynchronous method).
+ Default is 0.
+
+- ``TSP_NS_INTR_ASYNC_PREEMPT``: A non zero value enables the interrupt
+ routing model which routes non-secure interrupts asynchronously from TSP
+ to EL3 causing immediate preemption of TSP. The EL3 is responsible
+ for saving and restoring the TSP context in this routing model. The
+ default routing model (when the value is 0) is to route non-secure
+ interrupts to TSP allowing it to save its context and hand over
+ synchronously to EL3 via an SMC.
+
+ .. note::
+ When ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING`` is ``1``, ``TSP_NS_INTR_ASYNC_PREEMPT``
+ must also be set to ``1``.
+
+- ``TWED_DELAY``: Numeric value to be set in order to delay the trapping of
+ WFE instruction. ``ENABLE_FEAT_TWED`` build option must be enabled to set
+ this delay. It can take values in the range (0-15). Default value is ``0``
+ and based on this value, 2^(TWED_DELAY + 8) cycles will be delayed.
+ Platforms need to explicitly update this value based on their requirements.
+
+- ``USE_ARM_LINK``: This flag determines whether to enable support for ARM
+ linker. When the ``LINKER`` build variable points to the armlink linker,
+ this flag is enabled automatically. To enable support for armlink, platforms
+ will have to provide a scatter file for the BL image. Currently, Tegra
+ platforms use the armlink support to compile BL3-1 images.
+
+- ``USE_COHERENT_MEM``: This flag determines whether to include the coherent
+ memory region in the BL memory map or not (see "Use of Coherent memory in
+ TF-A" section in :ref:`Firmware Design`). It can take the value 1
+ (Coherent memory region is included) or 0 (Coherent memory region is
+ excluded). Default is 1.
+
+- ``USE_DEBUGFS``: When set to 1 this option activates an EXPERIMENTAL feature
+ exposing a virtual filesystem interface through BL31 as a SiP SMC function.
+ Default is 0.
+
+- ``ARM_IO_IN_DTB``: This flag determines whether to use IO based on the
+ firmware configuration framework. This will move the io_policies into a
+ configuration device tree, instead of static structure in the code base.
+
+- ``COT_DESC_IN_DTB``: This flag determines whether to create COT descriptors
+ at runtime using fconf. If this flag is enabled, COT descriptors are
+ statically captured in tb_fw_config file in the form of device tree nodes
+ and properties. Currently, COT descriptors used by BL2 are moved to the
+ device tree and COT descriptors used by BL1 are retained in the code
+ base statically.
+
+- ``SDEI_IN_FCONF``: This flag determines whether to configure SDEI setup in
+ runtime using firmware configuration framework. The platform specific SDEI
+ shared and private events configuration is retrieved from device tree rather
+ than static C structures at compile time. This is only supported if
+ SDEI_SUPPORT build flag is enabled.
+
+- ``SEC_INT_DESC_IN_FCONF``: This flag determines whether to configure Group 0
+ and Group1 secure interrupts using the firmware configuration framework. The
+ platform specific secure interrupt property descriptor is retrieved from
+ device tree in runtime rather than depending on static C structure at compile
+ time.
+
+- ``USE_ROMLIB``: This flag determines whether library at ROM will be used.
+ This feature creates a library of functions to be placed in ROM and thus
+ reduces SRAM usage. Refer to :ref:`Library at ROM` for further details. Default
+ is 0.
+
+- ``V``: Verbose build. If assigned anything other than 0, the build commands
+ are printed. Default is 0.
+
+- ``VERSION_STRING``: String used in the log output for each TF-A image.
+ Defaults to a string formed by concatenating the version number, build type
+ and build string.
+
+- ``W``: Warning level. Some compiler warning options of interest have been
+ regrouped and put in the root Makefile. This flag can take the values 0 to 3,
+ each level enabling more warning options. Default is 0.
+
+- ``WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY`` : Boolean option to enable D-cache early on
+ the CPU after warm boot. This is applicable for platforms which do not
+ require interconnect programming to enable cache coherency (eg: single
+ cluster platforms). If this option is enabled, then warm boot path
+ enables D-caches immediately after enabling MMU. This option defaults to 0.
+
+- ``SUPPORT_STACK_MEMTAG``: This flag determines whether to enable memory
+ tagging for stack or not. It accepts 2 values: ``yes`` and ``no``. The
+ default value of this flag is ``no``. Note this option must be enabled only
+ for ARM architecture greater than Armv8.5-A.
+
+- ``ERRATA_SPECULATIVE_AT``: This flag determines whether to enable ``AT``
+ speculative errata workaround or not. It accepts 2 values: ``1`` and ``0``.
+ The default value of this flag is ``0``.
+
+ ``AT`` speculative errata workaround disables stage1 page table walk for
+ lower ELs (EL1 and EL0) in EL3 so that ``AT`` speculative fetch at any point
+ produces either the correct result or failure without TLB allocation.
+
+ This boolean option enables errata for all below CPUs.
+
+ +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
+ | Errata | CPU | Workaround Define |
+ +=========+==============+=========================+
+ | 1165522 | Cortex-A76 | ``ERRATA_A76_1165522`` |
+ +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
+ | 1319367 | Cortex-A72 | ``ERRATA_A72_1319367`` |
+ +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
+ | 1319537 | Cortex-A57 | ``ERRATA_A57_1319537`` |
+ +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
+ | 1530923 | Cortex-A55 | ``ERRATA_A55_1530923`` |
+ +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
+ | 1530924 | Cortex-A53 | ``ERRATA_A53_1530924`` |
+ +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
+
+ .. note::
+ This option is enabled by build only if platform sets any of above defines
+ mentioned in ’Workaround Define' column in the table.
+ If this option is enabled for the EL3 software then EL2 software also must
+ implement this workaround due to the behaviour of the errata mentioned
+ in new SDEN document which will get published soon.
+
+- ``RAS_TRAP_NS_ERR_REC_ACCESS``: This flag enables/disables the SCR_EL3.TERR
+ bit, to trap access to the RAS ERR and RAS ERX registers from lower ELs.
+ This flag is disabled by default.
+
+- ``OPENSSL_DIR``: This option is used to provide the path to a directory on the
+ host machine where a custom installation of OpenSSL is located, which is used
+ to build the certificate generation, firmware encryption and FIP tools. If
+ this option is not set, the default OS installation will be used.
+
+- ``USE_SP804_TIMER``: Use the SP804 timer instead of the Generic Timer for
+ functions that wait for an arbitrary time length (udelay and mdelay). The
+ default value is 0.
+
+- ``ENABLE_BRBE_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable access to the branch record
+ buffer registers from NS ELs when FEAT_BRBE is implemented. BRBE is an
+ optional architectural feature for AArch64. This flag can take the values
+ 0 to 2, to align with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. The default is 0
+ and it is automatically disabled when the target architecture is AArch32.
+
+- ``ENABLE_TRBE_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable access of trace buffer
+ control registers from NS ELs, NS-EL2 or NS-EL1(when NS-EL2 is implemented
+ but unused) when FEAT_TRBE is implemented. TRBE is an optional architectural
+ feature for AArch64. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the
+ ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. The default is 0 and it is automatically
+ disabled when the target architecture is AArch32.
+
+- ``ENABLE_SYS_REG_TRACE_FOR_NS``: Boolean option to enable trace system
+ registers access from NS ELs, NS-EL2 or NS-EL1 (when NS-EL2 is implemented
+ but unused). This feature is available if trace unit such as ETMv4.x, and
+ ETE(extending ETM feature) is implemented. This flag is disabled by default.
+
+- ``ENABLE_TRF_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable trace filter control registers
+ access from NS ELs, NS-EL2 or NS-EL1 (when NS-EL2 is implemented but unused),
+ if FEAT_TRF is implemented. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align
+ with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. This flag is disabled by default.
+
+- ``PLAT_RSS_NOT_SUPPORTED``: Boolean option to enable the usage of the PSA
+ APIs on platforms that doesn't support RSS (providing Arm CCA HES
+ functionalities). When enabled (``1``), a mocked version of the APIs are used.
+ The default value is 0.
+
+- ``CONDITIONAL_CMO``: Boolean option to enable call to platform-defined routine
+ ``plat_can_cmo`` which will return zero if cache management operations should
+ be skipped and non-zero otherwise. By default, this option is disabled which
+ means platform hook won't be checked and CMOs will always be performed when
+ related functions are called.
+
+GICv3 driver options
+--------------------
+
+GICv3 driver files are included using directive:
+
+``include drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3.mk``
+
+The driver can be configured with the following options set in the platform
+makefile:
+
+- ``GICV3_SUPPORT_GIC600``: Add support for the GIC-600 variants of GICv3.
+ Enabling this option will add runtime detection support for the
+ GIC-600, so is safe to select even for a GIC500 implementation.
+ This option defaults to 0.
+
+- ``GICV3_SUPPORT_GIC600AE_FMU``: Add support for the Fault Management Unit
+ for GIC-600 AE. Enabling this option will introduce support to initialize
+ the FMU. Platforms should call the init function during boot to enable the
+ FMU and its safety mechanisms. This option defaults to 0.
+
+- ``GICV3_IMPL_GIC600_MULTICHIP``: Selects GIC-600 variant with multichip
+ functionality. This option defaults to 0
+
+- ``GICV3_OVERRIDE_DISTIF_PWR_OPS``: Allows override of default implementation
+ of ``arm_gicv3_distif_pre_save`` and ``arm_gicv3_distif_post_restore``
+ functions. This is required for FVP platform which need to simulate GIC save
+ and restore during SYSTEM_SUSPEND without powering down GIC. Default is 0.
+
+- ``GIC_ENABLE_V4_EXTN`` : Enables GICv4 related changes in GICv3 driver.
+ This option defaults to 0.
+
+- ``GIC_EXT_INTID``: When set to ``1``, GICv3 driver will support extended
+ PPI (1056-1119) and SPI (4096-5119) range. This option defaults to 0.
+
+Debugging options
+-----------------
+
+To compile a debug version and make the build more verbose use
+
+.. code:: shell
+
+ make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
+
+AArch64 GCC 11 uses DWARF version 5 debugging symbols by default. Some tools
+(for example Arm-DS) might not support this and may need an older version of
+DWARF symbols to be emitted by GCC. This can be achieved by using the
+``-gdwarf-<version>`` flag, with the version being set to 2, 3, 4 or 5. Setting
+the version to 4 is recommended for Arm-DS.
+
+When debugging logic problems it might also be useful to disable all compiler
+optimizations by using ``-O0``.
+
+.. warning::
+ Using ``-O0`` could cause output images to be larger and base addresses
+ might need to be recalculated (see the **Memory layout on Arm development
+ platforms** section in the :ref:`Firmware Design`).
+
+Extra debug options can be passed to the build system by setting ``CFLAGS`` or
+``LDFLAGS``:
+
+.. code:: shell
+
+ CFLAGS='-O0 -gdwarf-2' \
+ make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
+
+Note that using ``-Wl,`` style compilation driver options in ``CFLAGS`` will be
+ignored as the linker is called directly.
+
+It is also possible to introduce an infinite loop to help in debugging the
+post-BL2 phase of TF-A. This can be done by rebuilding BL1 with the
+``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT=1`` build flag. Refer to the :ref:`build_options_common`
+section. In this case, the developer may take control of the target using a
+debugger when indicated by the console output. When using Arm-DS, the following
+commands can be used:
+
+::
+
+ # Stop target execution
+ interrupt
+
+ #
+ # Prepare your debugging environment, e.g. set breakpoints
+ #
+
+ # Jump over the debug loop
+ set var $AARCH64::$Core::$PC = $AARCH64::$Core::$PC + 4
+
+ # Resume execution
+ continue
+
+Firmware update options
+-----------------------
+
+- ``NR_OF_FW_BANKS``: Define the number of firmware banks. This flag is used
+ in defining the firmware update metadata structure. This flag is by default
+ set to '2'.
+
+- ``NR_OF_IMAGES_IN_FW_BANK``: Define the number of firmware images in each
+ firmware bank. Each firmware bank must have the same number of images as per
+ the `PSA FW update specification`_.
+ This flag is used in defining the firmware update metadata structure. This
+ flag is by default set to '1'.
+
+- ``PSA_FWU_SUPPORT``: Enable the firmware update mechanism as per the
+ `PSA FW update specification`_. The default value is 0, and this is an
+ experimental feature.
+ PSA firmware update implementation has some limitations, such as BL2 is
+ not part of the protocol-updatable images, if BL2 needs to be updated, then
+ it should be done through another platform-defined mechanism, and it assumes
+ that the platform's hardware supports CRC32 instructions.
+
+--------------
+
+*Copyright (c) 2019-2022, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
+
+.. _DEN0115: https://developer.arm.com/docs/den0115/latest
+.. _PSA FW update specification: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0118/a/
+.. _PSA DRTM specification: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0113/a