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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-  ``ARCH`` : Choose the target build architecture for TF-A. It can take either
26   ``aarch64`` or ``aarch32`` as values. By default, it is defined to
27   ``aarch64``.
28
29-  ``ARM_ARCH_MAJOR``: The major version of Arm Architecture to target when
30   compiling TF-A. Its value must be numeric, and defaults to 8 . See also,
31   *Armv8 Architecture Extensions* and *Armv7 Architecture Extensions* in
32   :ref:`Firmware Design`.
33
34-  ``ARM_ARCH_MINOR``: The minor version of Arm Architecture to target when
35   compiling TF-A. Its value must be a numeric, and defaults to 0. See also,
36   *Armv8 Architecture Extensions* in :ref:`Firmware Design`.
37
38-  ``BL2``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to BL2
39   image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL2 in the TF-A will not be
40   built.
41
42-  ``BL2U``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
43   BL2U image. In this case, the BL2U in TF-A will not be built.
44
45-  ``BL2_AT_EL3``: This is an optional build option that enables the use of
46   BL2 at EL3 execution level.
47
48-  ``BL2_IN_XIP_MEM``: In some use-cases BL2 will be stored in eXecute In Place
49   (XIP) memory, like BL1. In these use-cases, it is necessary to initialize
50   the RW sections in RAM, while leaving the RO sections in place. This option
51   enable this use-case. For now, this option is only supported when BL2_AT_EL3
52   is set to '1'.
53
54-  ``BL31``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
55   BL31 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL31 in TF-A will not
56   be built.
57
58-  ``BL31_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
59   file that contains the BL31 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
60   this file name will be used to save the key.
61
62-  ``BL32``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
63   BL32 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL32 in TF-A will not
64   be built.
65
66-  ``BL32_EXTRA1``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
67   Trusted OS Extra1 image for the  ``fip`` target.
68
69-  ``BL32_EXTRA2``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
70   Trusted OS Extra2 image for the ``fip`` target.
71
72-  ``BL32_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
73   file that contains the BL32 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
74   this file name will be used to save the key.
75
76-  ``BL33``: Path to BL33 image in the host file system. This is mandatory for
77   ``fip`` target in case TF-A BL2 is used.
78
79-  ``BL33_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
80   file that contains the BL33 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
81   this file name will be used to save the key.
82
83-  ``BRANCH_PROTECTION``: Numeric value to enable ARMv8.3 Pointer Authentication
84   and ARMv8.5 Branch Target Identification support for TF-A BL images themselves.
85   If enabled, it is needed to use a compiler that supports the option
86   ``-mbranch-protection``. Selects the branch protection features to use:
87-  0: Default value turns off all types of branch protection
88-  1: Enables all types of branch protection features
89-  2: Return address signing to its standard level
90-  3: Extend the signing to include leaf functions
91-  4: Turn on branch target identification mechanism
92
93   The table below summarizes ``BRANCH_PROTECTION`` values, GCC compilation options
94   and resulting PAuth/BTI features.
95
96   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
97   | Value |  GCC option  | PAuth | BTI |
98   +=======+==============+=======+=====+
99   |   0   |     none     |   N   |  N  |
100   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
101   |   1   |   standard   |   Y   |  Y  |
102   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
103   |   2   |   pac-ret    |   Y   |  N  |
104   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
105   |   3   | pac-ret+leaf |   Y   |  N  |
106   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
107   |   4   |     bti      |   N   |  Y  |
108   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
109
110   This option defaults to 0 and this is an experimental feature.
111   Note that Pointer Authentication is enabled for Non-secure world
112   irrespective of the value of this option if the CPU supports it.
113
114-  ``BUILD_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP``: String used to identify the time and date of the
115   compilation of each build. It must be set to a C string (including quotes
116   where applicable). Defaults to a string that contains the time and date of
117   the compilation.
118
119-  ``BUILD_STRING``: Input string for VERSION_STRING, which allows the TF-A
120   build to be uniquely identified. Defaults to the current git commit id.
121
122-  ``CFLAGS``: Extra user options appended on the compiler's command line in
123   addition to the options set by the build system.
124
125-  ``COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU``: This option indicates whether the platform may
126   release several CPUs out of reset. It can take either 0 (several CPUs may be
127   brought up) or 1 (only one CPU will ever be brought up during cold reset).
128   Default is 0. If the platform always brings up a single CPU, there is no
129   need to distinguish between primary and secondary CPUs and the boot path can
130   be optimised. The ``plat_is_my_cpu_primary()`` and
131   ``plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup()`` platform porting interfaces do not need
132   to be implemented in this case.
133
134-  ``COT``: When Trusted Boot is enabled, selects the desired chain of trust.
135   Defaults to ``tbbr``.
136
137-  ``CRASH_REPORTING``: A non-zero value enables a console dump of processor
138   register state when an unexpected exception occurs during execution of
139   BL31. This option defaults to the value of ``DEBUG`` - i.e. by default
140   this is only enabled for a debug build of the firmware.
141
142-  ``CREATE_KEYS``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It tells the
143   certificate generation tool to create new keys in case no valid keys are
144   present or specified. Allowed options are '0' or '1'. Default is '1'.
145
146-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS`` : Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause
147   the AArch32 system registers to be included when saving and restoring the
148   CPU context. The option must be set to 0 for AArch64-only platforms (that
149   is on hardware that does not implement AArch32, or at least not at EL1 and
150   higher ELs). Default value is 1.
151
152-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_EL2_REGS`` : This boolean option provides context save/restore
153   operations when entering/exiting an EL2 execution context. This is of primary
154   interest when Armv8.4-SecEL2 extension is implemented. Default is 0 (disabled).
155   This option must be equal to 1 (enabled) when ``SPD=spmd`` and
156   ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` is set.
157
158-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause the FP
159   registers to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context. Default
160   is 0.
161
162-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, enables
163   Pointer Authentication for Secure world. This will cause the ARMv8.3-PAuth
164   registers to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context as
165   part of world switch. Default value is 0 and this is an experimental feature.
166   Note that Pointer Authentication is enabled for Non-secure world irrespective
167   of the value of this flag if the CPU supports it.
168
169-  ``DEBUG``: Chooses between a debug and release build. It can take either 0
170   (release) or 1 (debug) as values. 0 is the default.
171
172-  ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT``: This build flag enables the user to select the
173   authenticated decryption algorithm to be used to decrypt firmware/s during
174   boot. It accepts 2 values: ``aes_gcm`` and ``none``. The default value of
175   this flag is ``none`` to disable firmware decryption which is an optional
176   feature as per TBBR. Also, it is an experimental feature.
177
178-  ``DISABLE_BIN_GENERATION``: Boolean option to disable the generation
179   of the binary image. If set to 1, then only the ELF image is built.
180   0 is the default.
181
182-  ``DYN_DISABLE_AUTH``: Provides the capability to dynamically disable Trusted
183   Board Boot authentication at runtime. This option is meant to be enabled only
184   for development platforms. ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` flag must be set if this
185   flag has to be enabled. 0 is the default.
186
187-  ``E``: Boolean option to make warnings into errors. Default is 1.
188
189-  ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``: This option enables booting an EL3 payload instead of
190   the normal boot flow. It must specify the entry point address of the EL3
191   payload. Please refer to the "Booting an EL3 payload" section for more
192   details.
193
194-  ``ENABLE_AMU``: Boolean option to enable Activity Monitor Unit extensions.
195   This is an optional architectural feature available on v8.4 onwards. Some
196   v8.2 implementations also implement an AMU and this option can be used to
197   enable this feature on those systems as well. Default is 0.
198
199-  ``ENABLE_ASSERTIONS``: This option controls whether or not calls to ``assert()``
200   are compiled out. For debug builds, this option defaults to 1, and calls to
201   ``assert()`` are left in place. For release builds, this option defaults to 0
202   and calls to ``assert()`` function are compiled out. This option can be set
203   independently of ``DEBUG``. It can also be used to hide any auxiliary code
204   that is only required for the assertion and does not fit in the assertion
205   itself.
206
207-  ``ENABLE_BACKTRACE``: This option controls whether to enable backtrace
208   dumps or not. It is supported in both AArch64 and AArch32. However, in
209   AArch32 the format of the frame records are not defined in the AAPCS and they
210   are defined by the implementation. This implementation of backtrace only
211   supports the format used by GCC when T32 interworking is disabled. For this
212   reason enabling this option in AArch32 will force the compiler to only
213   generate A32 code. This option is enabled by default only in AArch64 debug
214   builds, but this behaviour can be overridden in each platform's Makefile or
215   in the build command line.
216
217-  ``ENABLE_LTO``: Boolean option to enable Link Time Optimization (LTO)
218   support in GCC for TF-A. This option is currently only supported for
219   AArch64. Default is 0.
220
221-  ``ENABLE_MPAM_FOR_LOWER_ELS``: Boolean option to enable lower ELs to use MPAM
222   feature. MPAM is an optional Armv8.4 extension that enables various memory
223   system components and resources to define partitions; software running at
224   various ELs can assign themselves to desired partition to control their
225   performance aspects.
226
227   When this option is set to ``1``, EL3 allows lower ELs to access their own
228   MPAM registers without trapping into EL3. This option doesn't make use of
229   partitioning in EL3, however. Platform initialisation code should configure
230   and use partitions in EL3 as required. This option defaults to ``0``.
231
232-  ``ENABLE_PIE``: Boolean option to enable Position Independent Executable(PIE)
233   support within generic code in TF-A. This option is currently only supported
234   in BL2_AT_EL3, BL31, and BL32 (TSP). Default is 0.
235
236-  ``ENABLE_PMF``: Boolean option to enable support for optional Performance
237   Measurement Framework(PMF). Default is 0.
238
239-  ``ENABLE_PSCI_STAT``: Boolean option to enable support for optional PSCI
240   functions ``PSCI_STAT_RESIDENCY`` and ``PSCI_STAT_COUNT``. Default is 0.
241   In the absence of an alternate stat collection backend, ``ENABLE_PMF`` must
242   be enabled. If ``ENABLE_PMF`` is set, the residency statistics are tracked in
243   software.
244
245-  ``ENABLE_RUNTIME_INSTRUMENTATION``: Boolean option to enable runtime
246   instrumentation which injects timestamp collection points into TF-A to
247   allow runtime performance to be measured. Currently, only PSCI is
248   instrumented. Enabling this option enables the ``ENABLE_PMF`` build option
249   as well. Default is 0.
250
251-  ``ENABLE_SPE_FOR_LOWER_ELS`` : Boolean option to enable Statistical Profiling
252   extensions. This is an optional architectural feature for AArch64.
253   The default is 1 but is automatically disabled when the target architecture
254   is AArch32.
255
256-  ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS``: Boolean option to enable Scalable Vector Extension
257   (SVE) for the Non-secure world only. SVE is an optional architectural feature
258   for AArch64. Note that when SVE is enabled for the Non-secure world, access
259   to SIMD and floating-point functionality from the Secure world is disabled.
260   This is to avoid corruption of the Non-secure world data in the Z-registers
261   which are aliased by the SIMD and FP registers. The build option is not
262   compatible with the ``CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS`` build option, and will raise an
263   assert on platforms where SVE is implemented and ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS`` set to
264   1. The default is 1 but is automatically disabled when the target
265   architecture is AArch32.
266
267-  ``ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR``: String option to enable the stack protection
268   checks in GCC. Allowed values are "all", "strong", "default" and "none". The
269   default value is set to "none". "strong" is the recommended stack protection
270   level if this feature is desired. "none" disables the stack protection. For
271   all values other than "none", the ``plat_get_stack_protector_canary()``
272   platform hook needs to be implemented. The value is passed as the last
273   component of the option ``-fstack-protector-$ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR``.
274
275-  ``ENCRYPT_BL31``: Binary flag to enable encryption of BL31 firmware. This
276   flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag which is marked as
277   experimental.
278
279-  ``ENCRYPT_BL32``: Binary flag to enable encryption of Secure BL32 payload.
280   This flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag which is marked as
281   experimental.
282
283-  ``ENC_KEY``: A 32-byte (256-bit) symmetric key in hex string format. It could
284   either be SSK or BSSK depending on ``FW_ENC_STATUS`` flag. This value depends
285   on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag which is marked as experimental.
286
287-  ``ENC_NONCE``: A 12-byte (96-bit) encryption nonce or Initialization Vector
288   (IV) in hex string format. This value depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT``
289   build flag which is marked as experimental.
290
291-  ``ERROR_DEPRECATED``: This option decides whether to treat the usage of
292   deprecated platform APIs, helper functions or drivers within Trusted
293   Firmware as error. It can take the value 1 (flag the use of deprecated
294   APIs as error) or 0. The default is 0.
295
296-  ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING``: When set to ``1``, enable handling of exceptions
297   targeted at EL3. When set ``0`` (default), no exceptions are expected or
298   handled at EL3, and a panic will result. This is supported only for AArch64
299   builds.
300
301-  ``FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT``: ARMv8.4 extensions introduced support for fault
302   injection from lower ELs, and this build option enables lower ELs to use
303   Error Records accessed via System Registers to inject faults. This is
304   applicable only to AArch64 builds.
305
306   This feature is intended for testing purposes only, and is advisable to keep
307   disabled for production images.
308
309-  ``FIP_NAME``: This is an optional build option which specifies the FIP
310   filename for the ``fip`` target. Default is ``fip.bin``.
311
312-  ``FWU_FIP_NAME``: This is an optional build option which specifies the FWU
313   FIP filename for the ``fwu_fip`` target. Default is ``fwu_fip.bin``.
314
315-  ``FW_ENC_STATUS``: Top level firmware's encryption numeric flag, values:
316
317   ::
318
319     0: Encryption is done with Secret Symmetric Key (SSK) which is common
320        for a class of devices.
321     1: Encryption is done with Binding Secret Symmetric Key (BSSK) which is
322        unique per device.
323
324   This flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag which is marked as
325   experimental.
326
327-  ``GENERATE_COT``: Boolean flag used to build and execute the ``cert_create``
328   tool to create certificates as per the Chain of Trust described in
329   :ref:`Trusted Board Boot`. The build system then calls ``fiptool`` to
330   include the certificates in the FIP and FWU_FIP. Default value is '0'.
331
332   Specify both ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1`` and ``GENERATE_COT=1`` to include support
333   for the Trusted Board Boot feature in the BL1 and BL2 images, to generate
334   the corresponding certificates, and to include those certificates in the
335   FIP and FWU_FIP.
336
337   Note that if ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=0`` and ``GENERATE_COT=1``, the BL1 and BL2
338   images will not include support for Trusted Board Boot. The FIP will still
339   include the corresponding certificates. This FIP can be used to verify the
340   Chain of Trust on the host machine through other mechanisms.
341
342   Note that if ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1`` and ``GENERATE_COT=0``, the BL1 and BL2
343   images will include support for Trusted Board Boot, but the FIP and FWU_FIP
344   will not include the corresponding certificates, causing a boot failure.
345
346-  ``GICV2_G0_FOR_EL3``: Unlike GICv3, the GICv2 architecture doesn't have
347   inherent support for specific EL3 type interrupts. Setting this build option
348   to ``1`` assumes GICv2 *Group 0* interrupts are expected to target EL3, both
349   by `platform abstraction layer`__ and `Interrupt Management Framework`__.
350   This allows GICv2 platforms to enable features requiring EL3 interrupt type.
351   This also means that all GICv2 Group 0 interrupts are delivered to EL3, and
352   the Secure Payload interrupts needs to be synchronously handed over to Secure
353   EL1 for handling. The default value of this option is ``0``, which means the
354   Group 0 interrupts are assumed to be handled by Secure EL1.
355
356   .. __: platform-interrupt-controller-API.rst
357   .. __: interrupt-framework-design.rst
358
359-  ``HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST``: When set to ``1``, External Aborts and SError
360   Interrupts will be always trapped in EL3 i.e. in BL31 at runtime. When set to
361   ``0`` (default), these exceptions will be trapped in the current exception
362   level (or in EL1 if the current exception level is EL0).
363
364-  ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY``: On most Arm systems to-date, platform-specific
365   software operations are required for CPUs to enter and exit coherency.
366   However, newer systems exist where CPUs' entry to and exit from coherency
367   is managed in hardware. Such systems require software to only initiate these
368   operations, and the rest is managed in hardware, minimizing active software
369   management. In such systems, this boolean option enables TF-A to carry out
370   build and run-time optimizations during boot and power management operations.
371   This option defaults to 0 and if it is enabled, then it implies
372   ``WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY`` is also enabled.
373
374   If this flag is disabled while the platform which TF-A is compiled for
375   includes cores that manage coherency in hardware, then a compilation error is
376   generated. This is based on the fact that a system cannot have, at the same
377   time, cores that manage coherency in hardware and cores that don't. In other
378   words, a platform cannot have, at the same time, cores that require
379   ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY=1`` and cores that require
380   ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY=0``.
381
382   Note that, when ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY`` is enabled, version 2 of
383   translation library (xlat tables v2) must be used; version 1 of translation
384   library is not supported.
385
386-  ``INVERTED_MEMMAP``: memmap tool print by default lower addresses at the
387   bottom, higher addresses at the top. This buid flag can be set to '1' to
388   invert this behavior. Lower addresses will be printed at the top and higher
389   addresses at the bottom.
390
391-  ``JUNO_AARCH32_EL3_RUNTIME``: This build flag enables you to execute EL3
392   runtime software in AArch32 mode, which is required to run AArch32 on Juno.
393   By default this flag is set to '0'. Enabling this flag builds BL1 and BL2 in
394   AArch64 and facilitates the loading of ``SP_MIN`` and BL33 as AArch32 executable
395   images.
396
397-  ``KEY_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the algorithm to be
398   used for generating the PKCS keys and subsequent signing of the certificate.
399   It accepts 3 values: ``rsa``, ``rsa_1_5`` and ``ecdsa``. The option
400   ``rsa_1_5`` is the legacy PKCS#1 RSA 1.5 algorithm which is not TBBR
401   compliant and is retained only for compatibility. The default value of this
402   flag is ``rsa`` which is the TBBR compliant PKCS#1 RSA 2.1 scheme.
403
404-  ``KEY_SIZE``: This build flag enables the user to select the key size for
405   the algorithm specified by ``KEY_ALG``. The valid values for ``KEY_SIZE``
406   depend on the chosen algorithm and the cryptographic module.
407
408   +-----------+------------------------------------+
409   |  KEY_ALG  |        Possible key sizes          |
410   +===========+====================================+
411   |    rsa    | 1024 , 2048 (default), 3072, 4096* |
412   +-----------+------------------------------------+
413   |   ecdsa   |            unavailable             |
414   +-----------+------------------------------------+
415
416   * Only 2048 bits size is available with CryptoCell 712 SBROM release 1.
417     Only 3072 bits size is available with CryptoCell 712 SBROM release 2.
418
419-  ``HASH_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the secure hash
420   algorithm. It accepts 3 values: ``sha256``, ``sha384`` and ``sha512``.
421   The default value of this flag is ``sha256``.
422
423-  ``LDFLAGS``: Extra user options appended to the linkers' command line in
424   addition to the one set by the build system.
425
426-  ``LOG_LEVEL``: Chooses the log level, which controls the amount of console log
427   output compiled into the build. This should be one of the following:
428
429   ::
430
431       0  (LOG_LEVEL_NONE)
432       10 (LOG_LEVEL_ERROR)
433       20 (LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE)
434       30 (LOG_LEVEL_WARNING)
435       40 (LOG_LEVEL_INFO)
436       50 (LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE)
437
438   All log output up to and including the selected log level is compiled into
439   the build. The default value is 40 in debug builds and 20 in release builds.
440
441-  ``MEASURED_BOOT``: Boolean flag to include support for the Measured Boot
442   feature. If this flag is enabled ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` must be set.
443   This option defaults to 0 and is an experimental feature in the stage of
444   development.
445
446-  ``NON_TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It
447   specifies the file that contains the Non-Trusted World private key in PEM
448   format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, this file name will be used to save the key.
449
450-  ``NS_BL2U``: Path to NS_BL2U image in the host file system. This image is
451   optional. It is only needed if the platform makefile specifies that it
452   is required in order to build the ``fwu_fip`` target.
453
454-  ``NS_TIMER_SWITCH``: Enable save and restore for non-secure timer register
455   contents upon world switch. It can take either 0 (don't save and restore) or
456   1 (do save and restore). 0 is the default. An SPD may set this to 1 if it
457   wants the timer registers to be saved and restored.
458
459-  ``OVERRIDE_LIBC``: This option allows platforms to override the default libc
460   for the BL image. It can be either 0 (include) or 1 (remove). The default
461   value is 0.
462
463-  ``PL011_GENERIC_UART``: Boolean option to indicate the PL011 driver that
464   the underlying hardware is not a full PL011 UART but a minimally compliant
465   generic UART, which is a subset of the PL011. The driver will not access
466   any register that is not part of the SBSA generic UART specification.
467   Default value is 0 (a full PL011 compliant UART is present).
468
469-  ``PLAT``: Choose a platform to build TF-A for. The chosen platform name
470   must be subdirectory of any depth under ``plat/``, and must contain a
471   platform makefile named ``platform.mk``. For example, to build TF-A for the
472   Arm Juno board, select PLAT=juno.
473
474-  ``PRELOADED_BL33_BASE``: This option enables booting a preloaded BL33 image
475   instead of the normal boot flow. When defined, it must specify the entry
476   point address for the preloaded BL33 image. This option is incompatible with
477   ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``. If both are defined, ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE`` has priority
478   over ``PRELOADED_BL33_BASE``.
479
480-  ``PROGRAMMABLE_RESET_ADDRESS``: This option indicates whether the reset
481   vector address can be programmed or is fixed on the platform. It can take
482   either 0 (fixed) or 1 (programmable). Default is 0. If the platform has a
483   programmable reset address, it is expected that a CPU will start executing
484   code directly at the right address, both on a cold and warm reset. In this
485   case, there is no need to identify the entrypoint on boot and the boot path
486   can be optimised. The ``plat_get_my_entrypoint()`` platform porting interface
487   does not need to be implemented in this case.
488
489-  ``PSCI_EXTENDED_STATE_ID``: As per PSCI1.0 Specification, there are 2 formats
490   possible for the PSCI power-state parameter: original and extended State-ID
491   formats. This flag if set to 1, configures the generic PSCI layer to use the
492   extended format. The default value of this flag is 0, which means by default
493   the original power-state format is used by the PSCI implementation. This flag
494   should be specified by the platform makefile and it governs the return value
495   of PSCI_FEATURES API for CPU_SUSPEND smc function id. When this option is
496   enabled on Arm platforms, the option ``ARM_RECOM_STATE_ID_ENC`` needs to be
497   set to 1 as well.
498
499-  ``RAS_EXTENSION``: When set to ``1``, enable Armv8.2 RAS features. RAS features
500   are an optional extension for pre-Armv8.2 CPUs, but are mandatory for Armv8.2
501   or later CPUs.
502
503   When ``RAS_EXTENSION`` is set to ``1``, ``HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST`` must also be
504   set to ``1``.
505
506   This option is disabled by default.
507
508-  ``RESET_TO_BL31``: Enable BL31 entrypoint as the CPU reset vector instead
509   of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
510   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to BL31 entrypoint).
511   The default value is 0.
512
513-  ``RESET_TO_SP_MIN``: SP_MIN is the minimal AArch32 Secure Payload provided
514   in TF-A. This flag configures SP_MIN entrypoint as the CPU reset vector
515   instead of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
516   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to SP_MIN entrypoint). The default value is 0.
517
518-  ``ROT_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
519   file that contains the ROT private key in PEM format and enforces public key
520   hash generation. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, this
521   file name will be used to save the key.
522
523-  ``SAVE_KEYS``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It tells the
524   certificate generation tool to save the keys used to establish the Chain of
525   Trust. Allowed options are '0' or '1'. Default is '0' (do not save).
526
527-  ``SCP_BL2``: Path to SCP_BL2 image in the host file system. This image is optional.
528   If a SCP_BL2 image is present then this option must be passed for the ``fip``
529   target.
530
531-  ``SCP_BL2_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies the
532   file that contains the SCP_BL2 private key in PEM format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``,
533   this file name will be used to save the key.
534
535-  ``SCP_BL2U``: Path to SCP_BL2U image in the host file system. This image is
536   optional. It is only needed if the platform makefile specifies that it
537   is required in order to build the ``fwu_fip`` target.
538
539-  ``SDEI_SUPPORT``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for Software
540   Delegated Exception Interface to BL31 image. This defaults to ``0``.
541
542   When set to ``1``, the build option ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING`` must also be
543   set to ``1``.
544
545-  ``SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA``: Whether code and read-only data should be
546   isolated on separate memory pages. This is a trade-off between security and
547   memory usage. See "Isolating code and read-only data on separate memory
548   pages" section in :ref:`Firmware Design`. This flag is disabled by default
549   and affects all BL images.
550
551-  ``SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION``: Setting this option to ``1`` allows the NOBITS
552   sections of BL31 (.bss, stacks, page tables, and coherent memory) to be
553   allocated in RAM discontiguous from the loaded firmware image. When set, the
554   platform is expected to provide definitons for ``BL31_NOBITS_BASE`` and
555   ``BL31_NOBITS_LIMIT``. When the option is ``0`` (the default), NOBITS
556   sections are placed in RAM immediately following the loaded firmware image.
557
558-  ``SPD``: Choose a Secure Payload Dispatcher component to be built into TF-A.
559   This build option is only valid if ``ARCH=aarch64``. The value should be
560   the path to the directory containing the SPD source, relative to
561   ``services/spd/``; the directory is expected to contain a makefile called
562   ``<spd-value>.mk``. The SPM Dispatcher standard service is located in
563   services/std_svc/spmd and enabled by ``SPD=spmd``. The SPM Dispatcher
564   cannot be enabled when the ``SPM_MM`` option is enabled.
565
566-  ``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT``: This option introduces an infinite loop in BL1. It can
567   take either 0 (no loop) or 1 (add a loop). 0 is the default. This loop stops
568   execution in BL1 just before handing over to BL31. At this point, all
569   firmware images have been loaded in memory, and the MMU and caches are
570   turned off. Refer to the "Debugging options" section for more details.
571
572-  ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` : this boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
573   Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``). When enabled (1) it indicates the SPMC
574   component runs at the S-EL2 execution state provided by the Armv8.4-SecEL2
575   extension. This is the default when enabling the SPM Dispatcher. When
576   disabled (0) it indicates the SPMC component runs at the S-EL1 execution
577   state. This latter configuration supports pre-Armv8.4 platforms (aka not
578   implementing the Armv8.4-SecEL2 extension).
579
580-  ``SPM_MM`` : Boolean option to enable the Management Mode (MM)-based Secure
581   Partition Manager (SPM) implementation. The default value is ``0``
582   (disabled). This option cannot be enabled (``1``) when SPM Dispatcher is
583   enabled (``SPD=spmd``).
584
585-  ``SP_LAYOUT_FILE``: Platform provided path to JSON file containing the
586   description of secure partitions. The build system will parse this file and
587   package all secure partition blobs into the FIP. This file is not
588   necessarily part of TF-A tree. Only available when ``SPD=spmd``.
589
590-  ``SP_MIN_WITH_SECURE_FIQ``: Boolean flag to indicate the SP_MIN handles
591   secure interrupts (caught through the FIQ line). Platforms can enable
592   this directive if they need to handle such interruption. When enabled,
593   the FIQ are handled in monitor mode and non secure world is not allowed
594   to mask these events. Platforms that enable FIQ handling in SP_MIN shall
595   implement the api ``sp_min_plat_fiq_handler()``. The default value is 0.
596
597-  ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT``: Boolean flag to include support for the Trusted Board
598   Boot feature. When set to '1', BL1 and BL2 images include support to load
599   and verify the certificates and images in a FIP, and BL1 includes support
600   for the Firmware Update. The default value is '0'. Generation and inclusion
601   of certificates in the FIP and FWU_FIP depends upon the value of the
602   ``GENERATE_COT`` option.
603
604   .. warning::
605      This option depends on ``CREATE_KEYS`` to be enabled. If the keys
606      already exist in disk, they will be overwritten without further notice.
607
608-  ``TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It
609   specifies the file that contains the Trusted World private key in PEM
610   format. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, this file name will be used to save the key.
611
612-  ``TSP_INIT_ASYNC``: Choose BL32 initialization method as asynchronous or
613   synchronous, (see "Initializing a BL32 Image" section in
614   :ref:`Firmware Design`). It can take the value 0 (BL32 is initialized using
615   synchronous method) or 1 (BL32 is initialized using asynchronous method).
616   Default is 0.
617
618-  ``TSP_NS_INTR_ASYNC_PREEMPT``: A non zero value enables the interrupt
619   routing model which routes non-secure interrupts asynchronously from TSP
620   to EL3 causing immediate preemption of TSP. The EL3 is responsible
621   for saving and restoring the TSP context in this routing model. The
622   default routing model (when the value is 0) is to route non-secure
623   interrupts to TSP allowing it to save its context and hand over
624   synchronously to EL3 via an SMC.
625
626   .. note::
627      When ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING`` is ``1``, ``TSP_NS_INTR_ASYNC_PREEMPT``
628      must also be set to ``1``.
629
630-  ``USE_ARM_LINK``: This flag determines whether to enable support for ARM
631   linker. When the ``LINKER`` build variable points to the armlink linker,
632   this flag is enabled automatically. To enable support for armlink, platforms
633   will have to provide a scatter file for the BL image. Currently, Tegra
634   platforms use the armlink support to compile BL3-1 images.
635
636-  ``USE_COHERENT_MEM``: This flag determines whether to include the coherent
637   memory region in the BL memory map or not (see "Use of Coherent memory in
638   TF-A" section in :ref:`Firmware Design`). It can take the value 1
639   (Coherent memory region is included) or 0 (Coherent memory region is
640   excluded). Default is 1.
641
642-  ``USE_DEBUGFS``: When set to 1 this option activates an EXPERIMENTAL feature
643   exposing a virtual filesystem interface through BL31 as a SiP SMC function.
644   Default is 0.
645
646-  ``ARM_IO_IN_DTB``: This flag determines whether to use IO based on the
647   firmware configuration framework. This will move the io_policies into a
648   configuration device tree, instead of static structure in the code base.
649   This is currently an experimental feature.
650
651-  ``COT_DESC_IN_DTB``: This flag determines whether to create COT descriptors
652   at runtime using fconf. If this flag is enabled, COT descriptors are
653   statically captured in tb_fw_config file in the form of device tree nodes
654   and properties. Currently, COT descriptors used by BL2 are moved to the
655   device tree and COT descriptors used by BL1 are retained in the code
656   base statically. This is currently an experimental feature.
657
658-  ``SDEI_IN_FCONF``: This flag determines whether to configure SDEI setup in
659   runtime using firmware configuration framework. The platform specific SDEI
660   shared and private events configuration is retrieved from device tree rather
661   than static C structures at compile time. This is currently an experimental
662   feature and is only supported if SDEI_SUPPORT build flag is enabled.
663
664-  ``SEC_INT_DESC_IN_FCONF``: This flag determines whether to configure Group 0
665   and Group1 secure interrupts using the firmware configuration framework. The
666   platform specific secure interrupt property descriptor is retrieved from
667   device tree in runtime rather than depending on static C structure at compile
668   time. This is currently an experimental feature.
669
670-  ``USE_ROMLIB``: This flag determines whether library at ROM will be used.
671   This feature creates a library of functions to be placed in ROM and thus
672   reduces SRAM usage. Refer to :ref:`Library at ROM` for further details. Default
673   is 0.
674
675-  ``V``: Verbose build. If assigned anything other than 0, the build commands
676   are printed. Default is 0.
677
678-  ``VERSION_STRING``: String used in the log output for each TF-A image.
679   Defaults to a string formed by concatenating the version number, build type
680   and build string.
681
682-  ``W``: Warning level. Some compiler warning options of interest have been
683   regrouped and put in the root Makefile. This flag can take the values 0 to 3,
684   each level enabling more warning options. Default is 0.
685
686-  ``WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY`` : Boolean option to enable D-cache early on
687   the CPU after warm boot. This is applicable for platforms which do not
688   require interconnect programming to enable cache coherency (eg: single
689   cluster platforms). If this option is enabled, then warm boot path
690   enables D-caches immediately after enabling MMU. This option defaults to 0.
691
692-  ``SUPPORT_STACK_MEMTAG``: This flag determines whether to enable memory
693   tagging for stack or not. It accepts 2 values: ``yes`` and ``no``. The
694   default value of this flag is ``no``. Note this option must be enabled only
695   for ARM architecture greater than Armv8.5-A.
696
697-  ``ERRATA_SPECULATIVE_AT``: This flag enables/disables page table walk during
698   context restore as speculative AT instructions using an out-of-context
699   translation regime could cause subsequent requests to generate an incorrect
700   translation.
701   System registers are not updated during context save, hence this workaround
702   need not be applied in the context save path.
703
704   This boolean option enables errata for all below CPUs.
705
706   +---------+--------------+
707   | Errata  |      CPU     |
708   +=========+==============+
709   | 1165522 |  Cortex-A76  |
710   +---------+--------------+
711   | 1319367 |  Cortex-A72  |
712   +---------+--------------+
713   | 1319537 |  Cortex-A57  |
714   +---------+--------------+
715   | 1530923 |  Cortex-A55  |
716   +---------+--------------+
717   | 1530924 |  Cortex-A53  |
718   +---------+--------------+
719
720- ``RAS_TRAP_LOWER_EL_ERR_ACCESS``: This flag enables/disables the SCR_EL3.TERR
721  bit, to trap access to the RAS ERR and RAS ERX registers from lower ELs.
722  This flag is disabled by default.
723
724GICv3 driver options
725--------------------
726
727GICv3 driver files are included using directive:
728
729``include drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3.mk``
730
731The driver can be configured with the following options set in the platform
732makefile:
733
734-  ``GICV3_SUPPORT_GIC600``: Add support for the GIC-600 variants of GICv3.
735   Enabling this option will add runtime detection support for the
736   GIC-600, so is safe to select even for a GIC500 implementation.
737   This option defaults to 0.
738
739-  ``GICV3_IMPL_GIC600_MULTICHIP``: Selects GIC-600 variant with multichip
740   functionality. This option defaults to 0
741
742-  ``GICV3_OVERRIDE_DISTIF_PWR_OPS``: Allows override of default implementation
743   of ``arm_gicv3_distif_pre_save`` and ``arm_gicv3_distif_post_restore``
744   functions. This is required for FVP platform which need to simulate GIC save
745   and restore during SYSTEM_SUSPEND without powering down GIC. Default is 0.
746
747-  ``GIC_ENABLE_V4_EXTN`` : Enables GICv4 related changes in GICv3 driver.
748   This option defaults to 0.
749
750-  ``GIC_EXT_INTID``: When set to ``1``, GICv3 driver will support extended
751   PPI (1056-1119) and SPI (4096-5119) range. This option defaults to 0.
752
753Debugging options
754-----------------
755
756To compile a debug version and make the build more verbose use
757
758.. code:: shell
759
760    make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
761
762AArch64 GCC uses DWARF version 4 debugging symbols by default. Some tools (for
763example DS-5) might not support this and may need an older version of DWARF
764symbols to be emitted by GCC. This can be achieved by using the
765``-gdwarf-<version>`` flag, with the version being set to 2 or 3. Setting the
766version to 2 is recommended for DS-5 versions older than 5.16.
767
768When debugging logic problems it might also be useful to disable all compiler
769optimizations by using ``-O0``.
770
771.. warning::
772   Using ``-O0`` could cause output images to be larger and base addresses
773   might need to be recalculated (see the **Memory layout on Arm development
774   platforms** section in the :ref:`Firmware Design`).
775
776Extra debug options can be passed to the build system by setting ``CFLAGS`` or
777``LDFLAGS``:
778
779.. code:: shell
780
781    CFLAGS='-O0 -gdwarf-2'                                     \
782    make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
783
784Note that using ``-Wl,`` style compilation driver options in ``CFLAGS`` will be
785ignored as the linker is called directly.
786
787It is also possible to introduce an infinite loop to help in debugging the
788post-BL2 phase of TF-A. This can be done by rebuilding BL1 with the
789``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT=1`` build flag. Refer to the :ref:`build_options_common`
790section. In this case, the developer may take control of the target using a
791debugger when indicated by the console output. When using DS-5, the following
792commands can be used:
793
794::
795
796    # Stop target execution
797    interrupt
798
799    #
800    # Prepare your debugging environment, e.g. set breakpoints
801    #
802
803    # Jump over the debug loop
804    set var $AARCH64::$Core::$PC = $AARCH64::$Core::$PC + 4
805
806    # Resume execution
807    continue
808
809--------------
810
811*Copyright (c) 2019-2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
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