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1Build Options
2=============
3
4The TF-A build system supports the following build options. Unless mentioned
5otherwise, these options are expected to be specified at the build command
6line and are not to be modified in any component makefiles. Note that the
7build system doesn't track dependency for build options. Therefore, if any of
8the build options are changed from a previous build, a clean build must be
9performed.
10
11.. _build_options_common:
12
13Common build options
14--------------------
15
16-  ``AARCH32_INSTRUCTION_SET``: Choose the AArch32 instruction set that the
17   compiler should use. Valid values are T32 and A32. It defaults to T32 due to
18   code having a smaller resulting size.
19
20-  ``AARCH32_SP`` : Choose the AArch32 Secure Payload component to be built as
21   as the BL32 image when ``ARCH=aarch32``. The value should be the path to the
22   directory containing the SP source, relative to the ``bl32/``; the directory
23   is expected to contain a makefile called ``<aarch32_sp-value>.mk``.
24
25-  ``AMU_RESTRICT_COUNTERS``: Register reads to the group 1 counters will return
26   zero at all but the highest implemented exception level.  Reads from the
27   memory mapped view are unaffected by this control.
28
29-  ``ARCH`` : Choose the target build architecture for TF-A. It can take either
30   ``aarch64`` or ``aarch32`` as values. By default, it is defined to
31   ``aarch64``.
32
33-  ``ARM_ARCH_FEATURE``: Optional Arm Architecture build option which specifies
34   one or more feature modifiers. This option has the form ``[no]feature+...``
35   and defaults to ``none``. It translates into compiler option
36   ``-march=armvX[.Y]-a+[no]feature+...``. See compiler's documentation for the
37   list of supported feature modifiers.
38
39-  ``ARM_ARCH_MAJOR``: The major version of Arm Architecture to target when
40   compiling TF-A. Its value must be numeric, and defaults to 8 . See also,
41   *Armv8 Architecture Extensions* and *Armv7 Architecture Extensions* in
42   :ref:`Firmware Design`.
43
44-  ``ARM_ARCH_MINOR``: The minor version of Arm Architecture to target when
45   compiling TF-A. Its value must be a numeric, and defaults to 0. See also,
46   *Armv8 Architecture Extensions* in :ref:`Firmware Design`.
47
48-  ``ARM_BL2_SP_LIST_DTS``: Path to DTS file snippet to override the hardcoded
49   SP nodes in tb_fw_config.
50
51-  ``ARM_SPMC_MANIFEST_DTS`` : path to an alternate manifest file used as the
52   SPMC Core manifest. Valid when ``SPD=spmd`` is selected.
53
54-  ``BL2``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to BL2
55   image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL2 in the TF-A will not be
56   built.
57
58-  ``BL2U``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
59   BL2U image. In this case, the BL2U in TF-A will not be built.
60
61-  ``RESET_TO_BL2``: Boolean option to enable BL2 entrypoint as the CPU reset
62   vector instead of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
63   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to BL2 entrypoint).
64   The default value is 0.
65
66-  ``BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3``: This is an implicit flag to denote that BL2 runs at EL3.
67   While it is explicitly set to 1 when RESET_TO_BL2 is set to 1 it can also be
68   true in a 4-world system where RESET_TO_BL2 is 0.
69
70-  ``BL2_ENABLE_SP_LOAD``: Boolean option to enable loading SP packages from the
71   FIP. Automatically enabled if ``SP_LAYOUT_FILE`` is provided.
72
73-  ``BL2_IN_XIP_MEM``: In some use-cases BL2 will be stored in eXecute In Place
74   (XIP) memory, like BL1. In these use-cases, it is necessary to initialize
75   the RW sections in RAM, while leaving the RO sections in place. This option
76   enable this use-case. For now, this option is only supported
77   when RESET_TO_BL2 is set to '1'.
78
79-  ``BL31``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
80   BL31 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL31 in TF-A will not
81   be built.
82
83-  ``BL31_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies a
84   file that contains the BL31 private key in PEM format or a PKCS11 URI. If
85   ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and it will be used to save the key.
86
87-  ``BL32``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
88   BL32 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL32 in TF-A will not
89   be built.
90
91-  ``BL32_EXTRA1``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
92   Trusted OS Extra1 image for the  ``fip`` target.
93
94-  ``BL32_EXTRA2``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
95   Trusted OS Extra2 image for the ``fip`` target.
96
97-  ``BL32_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies a
98   file that contains the BL32 private key in PEM format or a PKCS11 URI. If
99   ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and it will be used to save the key.
100
101-  ``BL33``: Path to BL33 image in the host file system. This is mandatory for
102   ``fip`` target in case TF-A BL2 is used.
103
104-  ``BL33_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies a
105   file that contains the BL33 private key in PEM format or a PKCS11 URI. If
106   ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and it will be used to save the key.
107
108-  ``BRANCH_PROTECTION``: Numeric value to enable ARMv8.3 Pointer Authentication
109   and ARMv8.5 Branch Target Identification support for TF-A BL images themselves.
110   If enabled, it is needed to use a compiler that supports the option
111   ``-mbranch-protection``. Selects the branch protection features to use:
112-  0: Default value turns off all types of branch protection
113-  1: Enables all types of branch protection features
114-  2: Return address signing to its standard level
115-  3: Extend the signing to include leaf functions
116-  4: Turn on branch target identification mechanism
117
118   The table below summarizes ``BRANCH_PROTECTION`` values, GCC compilation options
119   and resulting PAuth/BTI features.
120
121   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
122   | Value |  GCC option  | PAuth | BTI |
123   +=======+==============+=======+=====+
124   |   0   |     none     |   N   |  N  |
125   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
126   |   1   |   standard   |   Y   |  Y  |
127   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
128   |   2   |   pac-ret    |   Y   |  N  |
129   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
130   |   3   | pac-ret+leaf |   Y   |  N  |
131   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
132   |   4   |     bti      |   N   |  Y  |
133   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
134
135   This option defaults to 0.
136   Note that Pointer Authentication is enabled for Non-secure world
137   irrespective of the value of this option if the CPU supports it.
138
139-  ``BUILD_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP``: String used to identify the time and date of the
140   compilation of each build. It must be set to a C string (including quotes
141   where applicable). Defaults to a string that contains the time and date of
142   the compilation.
143
144-  ``BUILD_STRING``: Input string for VERSION_STRING, which allows the TF-A
145   build to be uniquely identified. Defaults to the current git commit id.
146
147-  ``BUILD_BASE``: Output directory for the build. Defaults to ``./build``
148
149-  ``CFLAGS``: Extra user options appended on the compiler's command line in
150   addition to the options set by the build system.
151
152-  ``COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU``: This option indicates whether the platform may
153   release several CPUs out of reset. It can take either 0 (several CPUs may be
154   brought up) or 1 (only one CPU will ever be brought up during cold reset).
155   Default is 0. If the platform always brings up a single CPU, there is no
156   need to distinguish between primary and secondary CPUs and the boot path can
157   be optimised. The ``plat_is_my_cpu_primary()`` and
158   ``plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup()`` platform porting interfaces do not need
159   to be implemented in this case.
160
161-  ``COT``: When Trusted Boot is enabled, selects the desired chain of trust.
162   Defaults to ``tbbr``.
163
164-  ``CRASH_REPORTING``: A non-zero value enables a console dump of processor
165   register state when an unexpected exception occurs during execution of
166   BL31. This option defaults to the value of ``DEBUG`` - i.e. by default
167   this is only enabled for a debug build of the firmware.
168
169-  ``CREATE_KEYS``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It tells the
170   certificate generation tool to create new keys in case no valid keys are
171   present or specified. Allowed options are '0' or '1'. Default is '1'.
172
173-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS`` : Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause
174   the AArch32 system registers to be included when saving and restoring the
175   CPU context. The option must be set to 0 for AArch64-only platforms (that
176   is on hardware that does not implement AArch32, or at least not at EL1 and
177   higher ELs). Default value is 1.
178
179-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause the FP
180   registers to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context. Default
181   is 0.
182
183-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_MPAM_REGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause the
184   Memory System Resource Partitioning and Monitoring (MPAM)
185   registers to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context.
186   Default is '0'.
187
188-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_NEVE_REGS``: Numeric value, when set will cause the Armv8.4-NV
189   registers to be saved/restored when entering/exiting an EL2 execution
190   context. This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the
191   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default value is 0.
192
193-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS``: Numeric value to enable the Pointer
194   Authentication for Secure world. This will cause the ARMv8.3-PAuth registers
195   to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context as part of world
196   switch. This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with ``ENABLE_FEAT``
197   mechanism. Default value is 0.
198
199   Note that Pointer Authentication is enabled for Non-secure world irrespective
200   of the value of this flag if the CPU supports it.
201
202-  ``DEBUG``: Chooses between a debug and release build. It can take either 0
203   (release) or 1 (debug) as values. 0 is the default.
204
205-  ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT``: This build flag enables the user to select the
206   authenticated decryption algorithm to be used to decrypt firmware/s during
207   boot. It accepts 2 values: ``aes_gcm`` and ``none``. The default value of
208   this flag is ``none`` to disable firmware decryption which is an optional
209   feature as per TBBR.
210
211-  ``DISABLE_BIN_GENERATION``: Boolean option to disable the generation
212   of the binary image. If set to 1, then only the ELF image is built.
213   0 is the default.
214
215-  ``DISABLE_MTPMU``: Numeric option to disable ``FEAT_MTPMU`` (Multi Threaded
216   PMU). ``FEAT_MTPMU`` is an optional feature available on Armv8.6 onwards.
217   This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
218   mechanism. Default is ``0``.
219
220-  ``DYN_DISABLE_AUTH``: Provides the capability to dynamically disable Trusted
221   Board Boot authentication at runtime. This option is meant to be enabled only
222   for development platforms. ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` flag must be set if this
223   flag has to be enabled. 0 is the default.
224
225-  ``E``: Boolean option to make warnings into errors. Default is 1.
226
227   When specifying higher warnings levels (``W=1`` and higher), this option
228   defaults to 0. This is done to encourage contributors to use them, as they
229   are expected to produce warnings that would otherwise fail the build. New
230   contributions are still expected to build with ``W=0`` and ``E=1`` (the
231   default).
232
233-  ``EARLY_CONSOLE``: This option is used to enable early traces before default
234   console is properly setup. It introduces EARLY_* traces macros, that will
235   use the non-EARLY traces macros if the flag is enabled, or do nothing
236   otherwise. To use this feature, platforms will have to create the function
237   plat_setup_early_console().
238   Default is 0 (disabled)
239
240-  ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``: This option enables booting an EL3 payload instead of
241   the normal boot flow. It must specify the entry point address of the EL3
242   payload. Please refer to the "Booting an EL3 payload" section for more
243   details.
244
245-  ``ENABLE_AMU_AUXILIARY_COUNTERS``: Enables support for AMU auxiliary counters
246   (also known as group 1 counters). These are implementation-defined counters,
247   and as such require additional platform configuration. Default is 0.
248
249-  ``ENABLE_AMU_FCONF``: Enables configuration of the AMU through FCONF, which
250   allows platforms with auxiliary counters to describe them via the
251   ``HW_CONFIG`` device tree blob. Default is 0.
252
253-  ``ENABLE_ASSERTIONS``: This option controls whether or not calls to ``assert()``
254   are compiled out. For debug builds, this option defaults to 1, and calls to
255   ``assert()`` are left in place. For release builds, this option defaults to 0
256   and calls to ``assert()`` function are compiled out. This option can be set
257   independently of ``DEBUG``. It can also be used to hide any auxiliary code
258   that is only required for the assertion and does not fit in the assertion
259   itself.
260
261-  ``ENABLE_BACKTRACE``: This option controls whether to enable backtrace
262   dumps or not. It is supported in both AArch64 and AArch32. However, in
263   AArch32 the format of the frame records are not defined in the AAPCS and they
264   are defined by the implementation. This implementation of backtrace only
265   supports the format used by GCC when T32 interworking is disabled. For this
266   reason enabling this option in AArch32 will force the compiler to only
267   generate A32 code. This option is enabled by default only in AArch64 debug
268   builds, but this behaviour can be overridden in each platform's Makefile or
269   in the build command line.
270
271-  ``ENABLE_FEAT``
272   The Arm architecture defines several architecture extension features,
273   named FEAT_xxx in the architecure manual. Some of those features require
274   setup code in higher exception levels, other features might be used by TF-A
275   code itself.
276   Most of the feature flags defined in the TF-A build system permit to take
277   the values 0, 1 or 2, with the following meaning:
278
279   ::
280
281     ENABLE_FEAT_* = 0: Feature is disabled statically at compile time.
282     ENABLE_FEAT_* = 1: Feature is enabled unconditionally at compile time.
283     ENABLE_FEAT_* = 2: Feature is enabled, but checked at runtime.
284
285   When setting the flag to 0, the feature is disabled during compilation,
286   and the compiler's optimisation stage and the linker will try to remove
287   as much of this code as possible.
288   If it is defined to 1, the code will use the feature unconditionally, so the
289   CPU is expected to support that feature. The FEATURE_DETECTION debug
290   feature, if enabled, will verify this.
291   If the feature flag is set to 2, support for the feature will be compiled
292   in, but its existence will be checked at runtime, so it works on CPUs with
293   or without the feature. This is mostly useful for platforms which either
294   support multiple different CPUs, or where the CPU is configured at runtime,
295   like in emulators.
296
297-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_AMU``: Numeric value to enable Activity Monitor Unit
298   extensions. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the
299   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. This is an optional architectural feature
300   available on v8.4 onwards. Some v8.2 implementations also implement an AMU
301   and this option can be used to enable this feature on those systems as well.
302   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, the default is 0.
303
304-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_AMUv1p1``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_AMUv1p1``
305   extension. ``FEAT_AMUv1p1`` is an optional feature available on Arm v8.6
306   onwards. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the
307   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
308
309-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_CSV2_2``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_CSV2_2``
310   extension. It allows access to the SCXTNUM_EL2 (Software Context Number)
311   register during EL2 context save/restore operations. ``FEAT_CSV2_2`` is an
312   optional feature available on Arm v8.0 onwards. This flag can take values
313   0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism.
314   Default value is ``0``.
315
316-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_CSV2_3``: Numeric value to enable support for ``FEAT_CSV2_3``
317   extension. This feature is supported in AArch64 state only and is an optional
318   feature available in Arm v8.0 implementations.
319   ``FEAT_CSV2_3`` implies the implementation of ``FEAT_CSV2_2``.
320   The flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
321   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
322
323- ``ENABLE_FEAT_DEBUGV8P9``: Numeric value to enable ``FEAT_DEBUGV8P9``
324   extension which allows the ability to implement more than 16 breakpoints
325   and/or watchpoints. This feature is mandatory from v8.9 and is optional
326   from v8.8. This flag can take the values of 0 to 2, to align with the
327   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
328
329-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_DIT``: Numeric value to enable ``FEAT_DIT`` (Data Independent
330   Timing) extension. It allows setting the ``DIT`` bit of PSTATE in EL3.
331   ``FEAT_DIT`` is a mandatory  architectural feature and is enabled from v8.4
332   and upwards. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the
333   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
334
335-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_ECV``: Numeric value to enable support for the Enhanced Counter
336   Virtualization feature, allowing for access to the CNTPOFF_EL2 (Counter-timer
337   Physical Offset register) during EL2 to EL3 context save/restore operations.
338   Its a mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.6 and upwards.
339   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
340   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
341
342-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_FGT``: Numeric value to enable support for FGT (Fine Grain Traps)
343   feature allowing for access to the HDFGRTR_EL2 (Hypervisor Debug Fine-Grained
344   Read Trap Register) during EL2 to EL3 context save/restore operations.
345   Its a mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.6 and upwards.
346   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
347   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
348
349-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_FGT2``: Numeric value to enable support for FGT2
350   (Fine Grain Traps 2) feature allowing for access to Fine-grained trap 2 registers
351   during  EL2 to EL3 context save/restore operations.
352   Its an optional architectural feature and is available from v8.8 and upwards.
353   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
354   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
355
356-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_HCX``: Numeric value to set the bit SCR_EL3.HXEn in EL3 to
357   allow access to HCRX_EL2 (extended hypervisor control register) from EL2 as
358   well as adding HCRX_EL2 to the EL2 context save/restore operations. Its a
359   mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.7 and upwards. This
360   flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
361   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
362
363-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_MTE2``: Numeric value to enable Memory Tagging Extension2
364   if the platform wants to use this feature and MTE2 is enabled at ELX.
365   This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
366   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
367
368-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_PAN``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_PAN`` (Privileged
369   Access Never) extension. ``FEAT_PAN`` adds a bit to PSTATE, generating a
370   permission fault for any privileged data access from EL1/EL2 to virtual
371   memory address, accessible at EL0, provided (HCR_EL2.E2H=1). It is a
372   mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.1 and upwards. This
373   flag can take values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
374   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
375
376-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_RNG``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_RNG`` extension.
377   ``FEAT_RNG`` is an optional feature available on Arm v8.5 onwards. This
378   flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
379   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
380
381-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_RNG_TRAP``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_RNG_TRAP``
382   extension. This feature is only supported in AArch64 state. This flag can
383   take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism.
384   Default value is ``0``. ``FEAT_RNG_TRAP`` is an optional feature from
385   Armv8.5 onwards.
386
387-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_SB``: Boolean option to let the TF-A code use the ``FEAT_SB``
388   (Speculation Barrier) instruction ``FEAT_SB`` is an optional feature and
389   defaults to ``0`` for pre-Armv8.5 CPUs, but is mandatory for Armv8.5 or
390   later CPUs. It is enabled from v8.5 and upwards and if needed can be
391   overidden from platforms explicitly.
392
393-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_SEL2``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_SEL2`` (Secure EL2)
394   extension. ``FEAT_SEL2`` is a mandatory feature available on Arm v8.4.
395   This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
396   mechanism. Default is ``0``.
397
398-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_TWED``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_TWED`` (Delayed
399   trapping of WFE Instruction) extension. ``FEAT_TWED`` is a optional feature
400   available on Arm v8.6. This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the
401   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default is ``0``.
402
403    When ``ENABLE_FEAT_TWED`` is set to ``1``, WFE instruction trapping gets
404    delayed by the amount of value in ``TWED_DELAY``.
405
406-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_VHE``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_VHE`` (Virtualization
407   Host Extensions) extension. It allows access to CONTEXTIDR_EL2 register
408   during EL2 context save/restore operations.``FEAT_VHE`` is a mandatory
409   architectural feature and is enabled from v8.1 and upwards. It can take
410   values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism.
411   Default value is ``0``.
412
413-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_TCR2``: Numeric value to set the bit SCR_EL3.ENTCR2 in EL3 to
414   allow access to TCR2_EL2 (extended translation control) from EL2 as
415   well as adding TCR2_EL2 to the EL2 context save/restore operations. Its a
416   mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.9 and upwards. This
417   flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
418   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
419
420-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_S2PIE``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_S2PIE
421   at EL2 and below, and context switch relevant registers.  This flag
422   can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
423   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
424
425-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_S1PIE``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_S1PIE
426   at EL2 and below, and context switch relevant registers.  This flag
427   can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
428   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
429
430-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_S2POE``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_S2POE
431   at EL2 and below, and context switch relevant registers.  This flag
432   can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
433   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
434
435-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_S1POE``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_S1POE
436   at EL2 and below, and context switch relevant registers.  This flag
437   can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
438   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
439
440-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_GCS``: Numeric value to set the bit SCR_EL3.GCSEn in EL3 to
441   allow use of Guarded Control Stack from EL2 as well as adding the GCS
442   registers to the EL2 context save/restore operations. This flag can take
443   the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism.
444   Default value is ``0``.
445
446-  ``ENABLE_LTO``: Boolean option to enable Link Time Optimization (LTO)
447   support in GCC for TF-A. This option is currently only supported for
448   AArch64. Default is 0.
449
450-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_MPAM``: Numeric value to enable lower ELs to use MPAM
451   feature. MPAM is an optional Armv8.4 extension that enables various memory
452   system components and resources to define partitions; software running at
453   various ELs can assign themselves to desired partition to control their
454   performance aspects.
455
456   This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
457   mechanism. When this option is set to ``1`` or ``2``, EL3 allows lower ELs to
458   access their own MPAM registers without trapping into EL3. This option
459   doesn't make use of partitioning in EL3, however. Platform initialisation
460   code should configure and use partitions in EL3 as required. This option
461   defaults to ``2`` since MPAM is enabled by default for NS world only.
462   The flag is automatically disabled when the target
463   architecture is AArch32.
464
465-  ``ENABLE_MPMM``: Boolean option to enable support for the Maximum Power
466   Mitigation Mechanism supported by certain Arm cores, which allows the SoC
467   firmware to detect and limit high activity events to assist in SoC processor
468   power domain dynamic power budgeting and limit the triggering of whole-rail
469   (i.e. clock chopping) responses to overcurrent conditions. Defaults to ``0``.
470
471-  ``ENABLE_MPMM_FCONF``: Enables configuration of MPMM through FCONF, which
472   allows platforms with cores supporting MPMM to describe them via the
473   ``HW_CONFIG`` device tree blob. Default is 0.
474
475-  ``ENABLE_PIE``: Boolean option to enable Position Independent Executable(PIE)
476   support within generic code in TF-A. This option is currently only supported
477   in BL2, BL31, and BL32 (TSP) for AARCH64 binaries, and
478   in BL32 (SP_min) for AARCH32. Default is 0.
479
480-  ``ENABLE_PMF``: Boolean option to enable support for optional Performance
481   Measurement Framework(PMF). Default is 0.
482
483-  ``ENABLE_PSCI_STAT``: Boolean option to enable support for optional PSCI
484   functions ``PSCI_STAT_RESIDENCY`` and ``PSCI_STAT_COUNT``. Default is 0.
485   In the absence of an alternate stat collection backend, ``ENABLE_PMF`` must
486   be enabled. If ``ENABLE_PMF`` is set, the residency statistics are tracked in
487   software.
488
489-  ``ENABLE_RUNTIME_INSTRUMENTATION``: Boolean option to enable runtime
490   instrumentation which injects timestamp collection points into TF-A to
491   allow runtime performance to be measured. Currently, only PSCI is
492   instrumented. Enabling this option enables the ``ENABLE_PMF`` build option
493   as well. Default is 0.
494
495-  ``ENABLE_SPE_FOR_NS`` : Numeric value to enable Statistical Profiling
496   extensions. This is an optional architectural feature for AArch64.
497   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
498   mechanism. The default is 2 but is automatically disabled when the target
499   architecture is AArch32.
500
501-  ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable Scalable Vector Extension
502   (SVE) for the Non-secure world only. SVE is an optional architectural feature
503   for AArch64. Note that when SVE is enabled for the Non-secure world, access
504   to SIMD and floating-point functionality from the Secure world is disabled by
505   default and controlled with ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD.
506   This is to avoid corruption of the Non-secure world data in the Z-registers
507   which are aliased by the SIMD and FP registers. The build option is not
508   compatible with the ``CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS`` build option, and will raise an
509   assert on platforms where SVE is implemented and ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS``
510   enabled.  This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the
511   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. At this time, this build option cannot be
512   used on systems that have SPM_MM enabled. The default is 1.
513
514-  ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD``: Boolean option to enable SVE for the Secure world.
515   SVE is an optional architectural feature for AArch64. Note that this option
516   requires ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS to be enabled. The default is 0 and it is
517   automatically disabled when the target architecture is AArch32.
518
519-  ``ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR``: String option to enable the stack protection
520   checks in GCC. Allowed values are "all", "strong", "default" and "none". The
521   default value is set to "none". "strong" is the recommended stack protection
522   level if this feature is desired. "none" disables the stack protection. For
523   all values other than "none", the ``plat_get_stack_protector_canary()``
524   platform hook needs to be implemented. The value is passed as the last
525   component of the option ``-fstack-protector-$ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR``.
526
527-  ``ENCRYPT_BL31``: Binary flag to enable encryption of BL31 firmware. This
528   flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
529
530-  ``ENCRYPT_BL32``: Binary flag to enable encryption of Secure BL32 payload.
531   This flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
532
533-  ``ENC_KEY``: A 32-byte (256-bit) symmetric key in hex string format. It could
534   either be SSK or BSSK depending on ``FW_ENC_STATUS`` flag. This value depends
535   on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
536
537-  ``ENC_NONCE``: A 12-byte (96-bit) encryption nonce or Initialization Vector
538   (IV) in hex string format. This value depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT``
539   build flag.
540
541-  ``ERROR_DEPRECATED``: This option decides whether to treat the usage of
542   deprecated platform APIs, helper functions or drivers within Trusted
543   Firmware as error. It can take the value 1 (flag the use of deprecated
544   APIs as error) or 0. The default is 0.
545
546-  ``ETHOSN_NPU_DRIVER``: boolean option to enable a SiP service that can
547   configure an Arm® Ethos™-N NPU. To use this service the target platform's
548   ``HW_CONFIG`` must include the device tree nodes for the NPU. Currently, only
549   the Arm Juno platform has this included in its ``HW_CONFIG`` and the platform
550   only loads the ``HW_CONFIG`` in AArch64 builds. Default is 0.
551
552-  ``ETHOSN_NPU_TZMP1``: boolean option to enable TZMP1 support for the
553   Arm® Ethos™-N NPU. Requires ``ETHOSN_NPU_DRIVER`` and
554   ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` to be enabled.
555
556-  ``ETHOSN_NPU_FW``: location of the NPU firmware binary
557   (```ethosn.bin```). This firmware image will be included in the FIP and
558   loaded at runtime.
559
560-  ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING``: When set to ``1``, enable handling of exceptions
561   targeted at EL3. When set ``0`` (default), no exceptions are expected or
562   handled at EL3, and a panic will result. The exception to this rule is when
563   ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` is set to ``1``, in which case, only exceptions
564   occuring during normal world execution, are trapped to EL3. Any exception
565   trapped during secure world execution are trapped to the SPMC. This is
566   supported only for AArch64 builds.
567
568-  ``EVENT_LOG_LEVEL``: Chooses the log level to use for Measured Boot when
569   ``MEASURED_BOOT`` is enabled. For a list of valid values, see ``LOG_LEVEL``.
570   Default value is 40 (LOG_LEVEL_INFO).
571
572-  ``FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT``: ARMv8.4 extensions introduced support for fault
573   injection from lower ELs, and this build option enables lower ELs to use
574   Error Records accessed via System Registers to inject faults. This is
575   applicable only to AArch64 builds.
576
577   This feature is intended for testing purposes only, and is advisable to keep
578   disabled for production images.
579
580-  ``FIP_NAME``: This is an optional build option which specifies the FIP
581   filename for the ``fip`` target. Default is ``fip.bin``.
582
583-  ``FWU_FIP_NAME``: This is an optional build option which specifies the FWU
584   FIP filename for the ``fwu_fip`` target. Default is ``fwu_fip.bin``.
585
586-  ``FW_ENC_STATUS``: Top level firmware's encryption numeric flag, values:
587
588   ::
589
590     0: Encryption is done with Secret Symmetric Key (SSK) which is common
591        for a class of devices.
592     1: Encryption is done with Binding Secret Symmetric Key (BSSK) which is
593        unique per device.
594
595   This flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
596
597-  ``GENERATE_COT``: Boolean flag used to build and execute the ``cert_create``
598   tool to create certificates as per the Chain of Trust described in
599   :ref:`Trusted Board Boot`. The build system then calls ``fiptool`` to
600   include the certificates in the FIP and FWU_FIP. Default value is '0'.
601
602   Specify both ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1`` and ``GENERATE_COT=1`` to include support
603   for the Trusted Board Boot feature in the BL1 and BL2 images, to generate
604   the corresponding certificates, and to include those certificates in the
605   FIP and FWU_FIP.
606
607   Note that if ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=0`` and ``GENERATE_COT=1``, the BL1 and BL2
608   images will not include support for Trusted Board Boot. The FIP will still
609   include the corresponding certificates. This FIP can be used to verify the
610   Chain of Trust on the host machine through other mechanisms.
611
612   Note that if ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1`` and ``GENERATE_COT=0``, the BL1 and BL2
613   images will include support for Trusted Board Boot, but the FIP and FWU_FIP
614   will not include the corresponding certificates, causing a boot failure.
615
616-  ``GICV2_G0_FOR_EL3``: Unlike GICv3, the GICv2 architecture doesn't have
617   inherent support for specific EL3 type interrupts. Setting this build option
618   to ``1`` assumes GICv2 *Group 0* interrupts are expected to target EL3, both
619   by :ref:`platform abstraction layer<platform Interrupt Controller API>` and
620   :ref:`Interrupt Management Framework<Interrupt Management Framework>`.
621   This allows GICv2 platforms to enable features requiring EL3 interrupt type.
622   This also means that all GICv2 Group 0 interrupts are delivered to EL3, and
623   the Secure Payload interrupts needs to be synchronously handed over to Secure
624   EL1 for handling. The default value of this option is ``0``, which means the
625   Group 0 interrupts are assumed to be handled by Secure EL1.
626
627-  ``HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST_NS``: When set to ``1``, External Aborts and SError
628   Interrupts, resulting from errors in NS world, will be always trapped in
629   EL3 i.e. in BL31 at runtime. When set to ``0`` (default), these exceptions
630   will be trapped in the current exception level (or in EL1 if the current
631   exception level is EL0).
632
633-  ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY``: On most Arm systems to-date, platform-specific
634   software operations are required for CPUs to enter and exit coherency.
635   However, newer systems exist where CPUs' entry to and exit from coherency
636   is managed in hardware. Such systems require software to only initiate these
637   operations, and the rest is managed in hardware, minimizing active software
638   management. In such systems, this boolean option enables TF-A to carry out
639   build and run-time optimizations during boot and power management operations.
640   This option defaults to 0 and if it is enabled, then it implies
641   ``WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY`` is also enabled.
642
643   If this flag is disabled while the platform which TF-A is compiled for
644   includes cores that manage coherency in hardware, then a compilation error is
645   generated. This is based on the fact that a system cannot have, at the same
646   time, cores that manage coherency in hardware and cores that don't. In other
647   words, a platform cannot have, at the same time, cores that require
648   ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY=1`` and cores that require
649   ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY=0``.
650
651   Note that, when ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY`` is enabled, version 2 of
652   translation library (xlat tables v2) must be used; version 1 of translation
653   library is not supported.
654
655-  ``IMPDEF_SYSREG_TRAP``: Numeric value to enable the handling traps for
656   implementation defined system register accesses from lower ELs. Default
657   value is ``0``.
658
659-  ``INVERTED_MEMMAP``: memmap tool print by default lower addresses at the
660   bottom, higher addresses at the top. This build flag can be set to '1' to
661   invert this behavior. Lower addresses will be printed at the top and higher
662   addresses at the bottom.
663
664-  ``KEY_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the algorithm to be
665   used for generating the PKCS keys and subsequent signing of the certificate.
666   It accepts 5 values: ``rsa``, ``rsa_1_5``, ``ecdsa``, ``ecdsa-brainpool-regular``
667   and ``ecdsa-brainpool-twisted``. The option ``rsa_1_5`` is the legacy PKCS#1
668   RSA 1.5 algorithm which is not TBBR compliant and is retained only for
669   compatibility. The default value of this flag is ``rsa`` which is the TBBR
670   compliant PKCS#1 RSA 2.1 scheme.
671
672-  ``KEY_SIZE``: This build flag enables the user to select the key size for
673   the algorithm specified by ``KEY_ALG``. The valid values for ``KEY_SIZE``
674   depend on the chosen algorithm and the cryptographic module.
675
676   +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
677   |         KEY_ALG           |        Possible key sizes          |
678   +===========================+====================================+
679   |           rsa             | 1024 , 2048 (default), 3072, 4096  |
680   +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
681   |          ecdsa            |         256 (default), 384         |
682   +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
683   |  ecdsa-brainpool-regular  |            unavailable             |
684   +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
685   |  ecdsa-brainpool-twisted  |            unavailable             |
686   +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
687
688-  ``HASH_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the secure hash
689   algorithm. It accepts 3 values: ``sha256``, ``sha384`` and ``sha512``.
690   The default value of this flag is ``sha256``.
691
692-  ``LDFLAGS``: Extra user options appended to the linkers' command line in
693   addition to the one set by the build system.
694
695-  ``LOG_LEVEL``: Chooses the log level, which controls the amount of console log
696   output compiled into the build. This should be one of the following:
697
698   ::
699
700       0  (LOG_LEVEL_NONE)
701       10 (LOG_LEVEL_ERROR)
702       20 (LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE)
703       30 (LOG_LEVEL_WARNING)
704       40 (LOG_LEVEL_INFO)
705       50 (LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE)
706
707   All log output up to and including the selected log level is compiled into
708   the build. The default value is 40 in debug builds and 20 in release builds.
709
710-  ``MEASURED_BOOT``: Boolean flag to include support for the Measured Boot
711   feature. This flag can be enabled with ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` in order to
712   provide trust that the code taking the measurements and recording them has
713   not been tampered with.
714
715   This option defaults to 0.
716
717-  ``MARCH_DIRECTIVE``: used to pass a -march option from the platform build
718   options to the compiler. An example usage:
719
720   .. code:: make
721
722      MARCH_DIRECTIVE := -march=armv8.5-a
723
724-  ``HARDEN_SLS``: used to pass -mharden-sls=all from the TF-A build
725   options to the compiler currently supporting only of the options.
726   GCC documentation:
727   https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/AArch64-Options.html#index-mharden-sls
728
729   An example usage:
730
731   .. code:: make
732
733      HARDEN_SLS := 1
734
735   This option defaults to 0.
736
737-  ``NON_TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It
738   specifies a file that contains the Non-Trusted World private key in PEM
739   format or a PKCS11 URI. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and it
740   will be used to save the key.
741
742-  ``NS_BL2U``: Path to NS_BL2U image in the host file system. This image is
743   optional. It is only needed if the platform makefile specifies that it
744   is required in order to build the ``fwu_fip`` target.
745
746-  ``NS_TIMER_SWITCH``: Enable save and restore for non-secure timer register
747   contents upon world switch. It can take either 0 (don't save and restore) or
748   1 (do save and restore). 0 is the default. An SPD may set this to 1 if it
749   wants the timer registers to be saved and restored.
750
751-  ``OVERRIDE_LIBC``: This option allows platforms to override the default libc
752   for the BL image. It can be either 0 (include) or 1 (remove). The default
753   value is 0.
754
755-  ``PL011_GENERIC_UART``: Boolean option to indicate the PL011 driver that
756   the underlying hardware is not a full PL011 UART but a minimally compliant
757   generic UART, which is a subset of the PL011. The driver will not access
758   any register that is not part of the SBSA generic UART specification.
759   Default value is 0 (a full PL011 compliant UART is present).
760
761-  ``PLAT``: Choose a platform to build TF-A for. The chosen platform name
762   must be subdirectory of any depth under ``plat/``, and must contain a
763   platform makefile named ``platform.mk``. For example, to build TF-A for the
764   Arm Juno board, select PLAT=juno.
765
766-  ``PLATFORM_REPORT_CTX_MEM_USE``: Reports the context memory allocated for
767   each core as well as the global context. The data includes the memory used
768   by each world and each privileged exception level. This build option is
769   applicable only for ``ARCH=aarch64`` builds. The default value is 0.
770
771-  ``PRELOADED_BL33_BASE``: This option enables booting a preloaded BL33 image
772   instead of the normal boot flow. When defined, it must specify the entry
773   point address for the preloaded BL33 image. This option is incompatible with
774   ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``. If both are defined, ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE`` has priority
775   over ``PRELOADED_BL33_BASE``.
776
777-  ``PRESERVE_DSU_PMU_REGS``: This options when enabled allows the platform to
778   save/restore the DynamIQ Shared Unit's(DSU) Performance Monitoring Unit(PMU)
779   registers when the cluster goes through a power cycle. This is disabled by
780   default and platforms that require this feature have to enable them.
781
782-  ``PROGRAMMABLE_RESET_ADDRESS``: This option indicates whether the reset
783   vector address can be programmed or is fixed on the platform. It can take
784   either 0 (fixed) or 1 (programmable). Default is 0. If the platform has a
785   programmable reset address, it is expected that a CPU will start executing
786   code directly at the right address, both on a cold and warm reset. In this
787   case, there is no need to identify the entrypoint on boot and the boot path
788   can be optimised. The ``plat_get_my_entrypoint()`` platform porting interface
789   does not need to be implemented in this case.
790
791-  ``PSCI_EXTENDED_STATE_ID``: As per PSCI1.0 Specification, there are 2 formats
792   possible for the PSCI power-state parameter: original and extended State-ID
793   formats. This flag if set to 1, configures the generic PSCI layer to use the
794   extended format. The default value of this flag is 0, which means by default
795   the original power-state format is used by the PSCI implementation. This flag
796   should be specified by the platform makefile and it governs the return value
797   of PSCI_FEATURES API for CPU_SUSPEND smc function id. When this option is
798   enabled on Arm platforms, the option ``ARM_RECOM_STATE_ID_ENC`` needs to be
799   set to 1 as well.
800
801-  ``PSCI_OS_INIT_MODE``: Boolean flag to enable support for optional PSCI
802   OS-initiated mode. This option defaults to 0.
803
804-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_RAS``: Boolean flag to enable Armv8.2 RAS features. RAS features
805   are an optional extension for pre-Armv8.2 CPUs, but are mandatory for Armv8.2
806   or later CPUs. This flag can take the values 0 or 1. The default value is 0.
807   NOTE: This flag enables use of IESB capability to reduce entry latency into
808   EL3 even when RAS error handling is not performed on the platform. Hence this
809   flag is recommended to be turned on Armv8.2 and later CPUs.
810
811-  ``RESET_TO_BL31``: Enable BL31 entrypoint as the CPU reset vector instead
812   of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
813   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to BL31 entrypoint).
814   The default value is 0.
815
816-  ``RESET_TO_SP_MIN``: SP_MIN is the minimal AArch32 Secure Payload provided
817   in TF-A. This flag configures SP_MIN entrypoint as the CPU reset vector
818   instead of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
819   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to SP_MIN entrypoint). The default value is 0.
820
821-  ``RME_GPT_BITLOCK_BLOCK``: This defines the block size (in number of 512MB
822-  blocks) covered by a single bit of the bitlock structure during RME GPT
823-  operations. The lower the block size, the better opportunity for
824-  parallelising GPT operations but at the cost of more bits being needed
825-  for the bitlock structure. This numeric parameter can take the values
826-  from 0 to 512 and must be a power of 2. The value of 0 is special and
827-  and it chooses a single spinlock for all GPT L1 table entries. Default
828-  value is 1 which corresponds to block size of 512MB per bit of bitlock
829-  structure.
830
831-  ``RME_GPT_MAX_BLOCK``: Numeric value in MB to define the maximum size of
832   supported contiguous blocks in GPT Library. This parameter can take the
833   values 0, 2, 32 and 512. Setting this value to 0 disables use of Contigious
834   descriptors. Default value is 2.
835
836-  ``ROT_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies a
837   file that contains the ROT private key in PEM format or a PKCS11 URI and
838   enforces public key hash generation. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is
839   accepted and it will be used to save the key.
840
841-  ``SAVE_KEYS``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It tells the
842   certificate generation tool to save the keys used to establish the Chain of
843   Trust. Allowed options are '0' or '1'. Default is '0' (do not save).
844
845-  ``SCP_BL2``: Path to SCP_BL2 image in the host file system. This image is optional.
846   If a SCP_BL2 image is present then this option must be passed for the ``fip``
847   target.
848
849-  ``SCP_BL2_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies a
850   file that contains the SCP_BL2 private key in PEM format or a PKCS11 URI.
851   If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and it will be used to save the key.
852
853-  ``SCP_BL2U``: Path to SCP_BL2U image in the host file system. This image is
854   optional. It is only needed if the platform makefile specifies that it
855   is required in order to build the ``fwu_fip`` target.
856
857-  ``SDEI_SUPPORT``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for Software
858   Delegated Exception Interface to BL31 image. This defaults to ``0``.
859
860   When set to ``1``, the build option ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING`` must also be
861   set to ``1``.
862
863-  ``SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA``: Whether code and read-only data should be
864   isolated on separate memory pages. This is a trade-off between security and
865   memory usage. See "Isolating code and read-only data on separate memory
866   pages" section in :ref:`Firmware Design`. This flag is disabled by default
867   and affects all BL images.
868
869-  ``SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION``: Setting this option to ``1`` allows the NOBITS
870   sections of BL31 (.bss, stacks, page tables, and coherent memory) to be
871   allocated in RAM discontiguous from the loaded firmware image. When set, the
872   platform is expected to provide definitions for ``BL31_NOBITS_BASE`` and
873   ``BL31_NOBITS_LIMIT``. When the option is ``0`` (the default), NOBITS
874   sections are placed in RAM immediately following the loaded firmware image.
875
876-  ``SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION``: Setting this option to ``1`` allows the
877   NOLOAD sections of BL2 (.bss, stacks, page tables) to be allocated in RAM
878   discontiguous from loaded firmware images. When set, the platform need to
879   provide definitions of ``BL2_NOLOAD_START`` and ``BL2_NOLOAD_LIMIT``. This
880   flag is disabled by default and NOLOAD sections are placed in RAM immediately
881   following the loaded firmware image.
882
883-  ``SMC_PCI_SUPPORT``: This option allows platforms to handle PCI configuration
884   access requests via a standard SMCCC defined in `DEN0115`_. When combined with
885   UEFI+ACPI this can provide a certain amount of OS forward compatibility
886   with newer platforms that aren't ECAM compliant.
887
888-  ``SPD``: Choose a Secure Payload Dispatcher component to be built into TF-A.
889   This build option is only valid if ``ARCH=aarch64``. The value should be
890   the path to the directory containing the SPD source, relative to
891   ``services/spd/``; the directory is expected to contain a makefile called
892   ``<spd-value>.mk``. The SPM Dispatcher standard service is located in
893   services/std_svc/spmd and enabled by ``SPD=spmd``. The SPM Dispatcher
894   cannot be enabled when the ``SPM_MM`` option is enabled.
895
896-  ``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT``: This option introduces an infinite loop in BL1. It can
897   take either 0 (no loop) or 1 (add a loop). 0 is the default. This loop stops
898   execution in BL1 just before handing over to BL31. At this point, all
899   firmware images have been loaded in memory, and the MMU and caches are
900   turned off. Refer to the "Debugging options" section for more details.
901
902-  ``SPMC_AT_EL3`` : This boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
903   Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``). When enabled (1) it indicates the SPMC
904   component runs at the EL3 exception level. The default value is ``0`` (
905   disabled). This configuration supports pre-Armv8.4 platforms (aka not
906   implementing the ``FEAT_SEL2`` extension).
907
908-  ``SPMC_AT_EL3_SEL0_SP`` : Boolean option to enable SEL0 SP load support when
909   ``SPMC_AT_EL3`` is enabled. The default value if ``0`` (disabled). This
910   option cannot be enabled (``1``) when (``SPMC_AT_EL3``) is disabled.
911
912-  ``SPMC_OPTEE`` : This boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
913   Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``) and with ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2=0`` to
914   indicate that the SPMC at S-EL1 is OP-TEE and an OP-TEE specific loading
915   mechanism should be used.
916
917-  ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` : This boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
918   Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``). When enabled (1) it indicates the SPMC
919   component runs at the S-EL2 exception level provided by the ``FEAT_SEL2``
920   extension. This is the default when enabling the SPM Dispatcher. When
921   disabled (0) it indicates the SPMC component runs at the S-EL1 execution
922   state or at EL3 if ``SPMC_AT_EL3`` is enabled. The latter configurations
923   support pre-Armv8.4 platforms (aka not implementing the ``FEAT_SEL2``
924   extension).
925
926-  ``SPM_MM`` : Boolean option to enable the Management Mode (MM)-based Secure
927   Partition Manager (SPM) implementation. The default value is ``0``
928   (disabled). This option cannot be enabled (``1``) when SPM Dispatcher is
929   enabled (``SPD=spmd``).
930
931-  ``SP_LAYOUT_FILE``: Platform provided path to JSON file containing the
932   description of secure partitions. The build system will parse this file and
933   package all secure partition blobs into the FIP. This file is not
934   necessarily part of TF-A tree. Only available when ``SPD=spmd``.
935
936-  ``SP_MIN_WITH_SECURE_FIQ``: Boolean flag to indicate the SP_MIN handles
937   secure interrupts (caught through the FIQ line). Platforms can enable
938   this directive if they need to handle such interruption. When enabled,
939   the FIQ are handled in monitor mode and non secure world is not allowed
940   to mask these events. Platforms that enable FIQ handling in SP_MIN shall
941   implement the api ``sp_min_plat_fiq_handler()``. The default value is 0.
942
943-  ``SVE_VECTOR_LEN``: SVE vector length to configure in ZCR_EL3.
944   Platforms can configure this if they need to lower the hardware
945   limit, for example due to asymmetric configuration or limitations of
946   software run at lower ELs. The default is the architectural maximum
947   of 2048 which should be suitable for most configurations, the
948   hardware will limit the effective VL to the maximum physically supported
949   VL.
950
951-  ``TRNG_SUPPORT``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for True
952   Random Number Generator Interface to BL31 image. This defaults to ``0``.
953
954-  ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT``: Boolean flag to include support for the Trusted Board
955   Boot feature. When set to '1', BL1 and BL2 images include support to load
956   and verify the certificates and images in a FIP, and BL1 includes support
957   for the Firmware Update. The default value is '0'. Generation and inclusion
958   of certificates in the FIP and FWU_FIP depends upon the value of the
959   ``GENERATE_COT`` option.
960
961   .. warning::
962      This option depends on ``CREATE_KEYS`` to be enabled. If the keys
963      already exist in disk, they will be overwritten without further notice.
964
965-  ``TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It
966   specifies a file that contains the Trusted World private key in PEM
967   format or a PKCS11 URI. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and
968   it will be used to save the key.
969
970-  ``TSP_INIT_ASYNC``: Choose BL32 initialization method as asynchronous or
971   synchronous, (see "Initializing a BL32 Image" section in
972   :ref:`Firmware Design`). It can take the value 0 (BL32 is initialized using
973   synchronous method) or 1 (BL32 is initialized using asynchronous method).
974   Default is 0.
975
976-  ``TSP_NS_INTR_ASYNC_PREEMPT``: A non zero value enables the interrupt
977   routing model which routes non-secure interrupts asynchronously from TSP
978   to EL3 causing immediate preemption of TSP. The EL3 is responsible
979   for saving and restoring the TSP context in this routing model. The
980   default routing model (when the value is 0) is to route non-secure
981   interrupts to TSP allowing it to save its context and hand over
982   synchronously to EL3 via an SMC.
983
984   .. note::
985      When ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING`` is ``1``, ``TSP_NS_INTR_ASYNC_PREEMPT``
986      must also be set to ``1``.
987
988-  ``TS_SP_FW_CONFIG``: DTC build flag to include Trusted Services (Crypto and
989   internal-trusted-storage) as SP in tb_fw_config device tree.
990
991-  ``TWED_DELAY``: Numeric value to be set in order to delay the trapping of
992   WFE instruction. ``ENABLE_FEAT_TWED`` build option must be enabled to set
993   this delay. It can take values in the range (0-15). Default value is ``0``
994   and based on this value, 2^(TWED_DELAY + 8) cycles will be delayed.
995   Platforms need to explicitly update this value based on their requirements.
996
997-  ``USE_ARM_LINK``: This flag determines whether to enable support for ARM
998   linker. When the ``LINKER`` build variable points to the armlink linker,
999   this flag is enabled automatically. To enable support for armlink, platforms
1000   will have to provide a scatter file for the BL image. Currently, Tegra
1001   platforms use the armlink support to compile BL3-1 images.
1002
1003-  ``USE_COHERENT_MEM``: This flag determines whether to include the coherent
1004   memory region in the BL memory map or not (see "Use of Coherent memory in
1005   TF-A" section in :ref:`Firmware Design`). It can take the value 1
1006   (Coherent memory region is included) or 0 (Coherent memory region is
1007   excluded). Default is 1.
1008
1009-  ``ARM_IO_IN_DTB``: This flag determines whether to use IO based on the
1010   firmware configuration framework. This will move the io_policies into a
1011   configuration device tree, instead of static structure in the code base.
1012
1013-  ``COT_DESC_IN_DTB``: This flag determines whether to create COT descriptors
1014   at runtime using fconf. If this flag is enabled, COT descriptors are
1015   statically captured in tb_fw_config file in the form of device tree nodes
1016   and properties. Currently, COT descriptors used by BL2 are moved to the
1017   device tree and COT descriptors used by BL1 are retained in the code
1018   base statically.
1019
1020-  ``SDEI_IN_FCONF``: This flag determines whether to configure SDEI setup in
1021   runtime using firmware configuration framework. The platform specific SDEI
1022   shared and private events configuration is retrieved from device tree rather
1023   than static C structures at compile time. This is only supported if
1024   SDEI_SUPPORT build flag is enabled.
1025
1026-  ``SEC_INT_DESC_IN_FCONF``: This flag determines whether to configure Group 0
1027   and Group1 secure interrupts using the firmware configuration framework. The
1028   platform specific secure interrupt property descriptor is retrieved from
1029   device tree in runtime rather than depending on static C structure at compile
1030   time.
1031
1032-  ``USE_ROMLIB``: This flag determines whether library at ROM will be used.
1033   This feature creates a library of functions to be placed in ROM and thus
1034   reduces SRAM usage. Refer to :ref:`Library at ROM` for further details. Default
1035   is 0.
1036
1037-  ``V``: Verbose build. If assigned anything other than 0, the build commands
1038   are printed. Default is 0.
1039
1040-  ``VERSION_STRING``: String used in the log output for each TF-A image.
1041   Defaults to a string formed by concatenating the version number, build type
1042   and build string.
1043
1044-  ``W``: Warning level. Some compiler warning options of interest have been
1045   regrouped and put in the root Makefile. This flag can take the values 0 to 3,
1046   each level enabling more warning options. Default is 0.
1047
1048   This option is closely related to the ``E`` option, which enables
1049   ``-Werror``.
1050
1051   - ``W=0`` (default)
1052
1053     Enables a wide assortment of warnings, most notably ``-Wall`` and
1054     ``-Wextra``, as well as various bad practices and things that are likely to
1055     result in errors. Includes some compiler specific flags. No warnings are
1056     expected at this level for any build.
1057
1058   - ``W=1``
1059
1060     Enables warnings we want the generic build to include but are too time
1061     consuming to fix at the moment. It re-enables warnings taken out for
1062     ``W=0`` builds (a few of the ``-Wextra`` additions). This level is expected
1063     to eventually be merged into ``W=0``. Some warnings are expected on some
1064     builds, but new contributions should not introduce new ones.
1065
1066   - ``W=2`` (recommended)
1067
1068    Enables warnings we want the generic build to include but cannot be enabled
1069    due to external libraries. This level is expected to eventually be merged
1070    into ``W=0``. Lots of warnings are expected, primarily from external
1071    libraries like zlib and compiler-rt, but new controbutions should not
1072    introduce new ones.
1073
1074   - ``W=3``
1075
1076     Enables warnings that are informative but not necessary and generally too
1077     verbose and frequently ignored. A very large number of warnings are
1078     expected.
1079
1080   The exact set of warning flags depends on the compiler and TF-A warning
1081   level, however they are all succinctly set in the top-level Makefile. Please
1082   refer to the `GCC`_ or `Clang`_ documentation for more information on the
1083   individual flags.
1084
1085-  ``WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY`` : Boolean option to enable D-cache early on
1086   the CPU after warm boot. This is applicable for platforms which do not
1087   require interconnect programming to enable cache coherency (eg: single
1088   cluster platforms). If this option is enabled, then warm boot path
1089   enables D-caches immediately after enabling MMU. This option defaults to 0.
1090
1091-  ``SUPPORT_STACK_MEMTAG``: This flag determines whether to enable memory
1092   tagging for stack or not. It accepts 2 values: ``yes`` and ``no``. The
1093   default value of this flag is ``no``. Note this option must be enabled only
1094   for ARM architecture greater than Armv8.5-A.
1095
1096-  ``ERRATA_SPECULATIVE_AT``: This flag determines whether to enable ``AT``
1097   speculative errata workaround or not. It accepts 2 values: ``1`` and ``0``.
1098   The default value of this flag is ``0``.
1099
1100   ``AT`` speculative errata workaround disables stage1 page table walk for
1101   lower ELs (EL1 and EL0) in EL3 so that ``AT`` speculative fetch at any point
1102   produces either the correct result or failure without TLB allocation.
1103
1104   This boolean option enables errata for all below CPUs.
1105
1106   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1107   | Errata  |      CPU     |     Workaround Define   |
1108   +=========+==============+=========================+
1109   | 1165522 |  Cortex-A76  |  ``ERRATA_A76_1165522`` |
1110   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1111   | 1319367 |  Cortex-A72  |  ``ERRATA_A72_1319367`` |
1112   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1113   | 1319537 |  Cortex-A57  |  ``ERRATA_A57_1319537`` |
1114   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1115   | 1530923 |  Cortex-A55  |  ``ERRATA_A55_1530923`` |
1116   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1117   | 1530924 |  Cortex-A53  |  ``ERRATA_A53_1530924`` |
1118   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1119
1120   .. note::
1121      This option is enabled by build only if platform sets any of above defines
1122      mentioned in ’Workaround Define' column in the table.
1123      If this option is enabled for the EL3 software then EL2 software also must
1124      implement this workaround due to the behaviour of the errata mentioned
1125      in new SDEN document which will get published soon.
1126
1127- ``RAS_TRAP_NS_ERR_REC_ACCESS``: This flag enables/disables the SCR_EL3.TERR
1128  bit, to trap access to the RAS ERR and RAS ERX registers from lower ELs.
1129  This flag is disabled by default.
1130
1131- ``OPENSSL_DIR``: This option is used to provide the path to a directory on the
1132  host machine where a custom installation of OpenSSL is located, which is used
1133  to build the certificate generation, firmware encryption and FIP tools. If
1134  this option is not set, the default OS installation will be used.
1135
1136- ``USE_SP804_TIMER``: Use the SP804 timer instead of the Generic Timer for
1137  functions that wait for an arbitrary time length (udelay and mdelay). The
1138  default value is 0.
1139
1140- ``ENABLE_BRBE_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable access to the branch record
1141  buffer registers from NS ELs when FEAT_BRBE is implemented. BRBE is an
1142  optional architectural feature for AArch64. This flag can take the values
1143  0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. The default is 0
1144  and it is automatically disabled when the target architecture is AArch32.
1145
1146- ``ENABLE_TRBE_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable access of trace buffer
1147  control registers from NS ELs, NS-EL2 or NS-EL1(when NS-EL2 is implemented
1148  but unused) when FEAT_TRBE is implemented. TRBE is an optional architectural
1149  feature for AArch64. This flag can take the values  0 to 2, to align with the
1150  ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. The default is 0 and it is automatically
1151  disabled when the target architecture is AArch32.
1152
1153- ``ENABLE_SYS_REG_TRACE_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable trace system
1154  registers access from NS ELs, NS-EL2 or NS-EL1 (when NS-EL2 is implemented
1155  but unused). This feature is available if trace unit such as ETMv4.x, and
1156  ETE(extending ETM feature) is implemented. This flag can take the values
1157  0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. The default is 0.
1158
1159- ``ENABLE_TRF_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable trace filter control registers
1160  access from NS ELs, NS-EL2 or NS-EL1 (when NS-EL2 is implemented but unused),
1161  if FEAT_TRF is implemented. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align
1162  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. This flag is disabled by default.
1163
1164- ``CONDITIONAL_CMO``: Boolean option to enable call to platform-defined routine
1165  ``plat_can_cmo`` which will return zero if cache management operations should
1166  be skipped and non-zero otherwise. By default, this option is disabled which
1167  means platform hook won't be checked and CMOs will always be performed when
1168  related functions are called.
1169
1170- ``ERRATA_ABI_SUPPORT``: Boolean option to enable support for Errata management
1171  firmware interface for the BL31 image. By default its disabled (``0``).
1172
1173- ``ERRATA_NON_ARM_INTERCONNECT``: Boolean option to enable support for the
1174  errata mitigation for platforms with a non-arm interconnect using the errata
1175  ABI. By default its disabled (``0``).
1176
1177- ``ENABLE_CONSOLE_GETC``: Boolean option to enable `getc()` feature in console
1178  driver(s). By default it is disabled (``0``) because it constitutes an attack
1179  vector into TF-A by potentially allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary data.
1180  This option should only be enabled on a need basis if there is a use case for
1181  reading characters from the console.
1182
1183GICv3 driver options
1184--------------------
1185
1186GICv3 driver files are included using directive:
1187
1188``include drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3.mk``
1189
1190The driver can be configured with the following options set in the platform
1191makefile:
1192
1193-  ``GICV3_SUPPORT_GIC600``: Add support for the GIC-600 variants of GICv3.
1194   Enabling this option will add runtime detection support for the
1195   GIC-600, so is safe to select even for a GIC500 implementation.
1196   This option defaults to 0.
1197
1198- ``GICV3_SUPPORT_GIC600AE_FMU``: Add support for the Fault Management Unit
1199   for GIC-600 AE. Enabling this option will introduce support to initialize
1200   the FMU. Platforms should call the init function during boot to enable the
1201   FMU and its safety mechanisms. This option defaults to 0.
1202
1203-  ``GICV3_IMPL_GIC600_MULTICHIP``: Selects GIC-600 variant with multichip
1204   functionality. This option defaults to 0
1205
1206-  ``GICV3_OVERRIDE_DISTIF_PWR_OPS``: Allows override of default implementation
1207   of ``arm_gicv3_distif_pre_save`` and ``arm_gicv3_distif_post_restore``
1208   functions. This is required for FVP platform which need to simulate GIC save
1209   and restore during SYSTEM_SUSPEND without powering down GIC. Default is 0.
1210
1211-  ``GIC_ENABLE_V4_EXTN`` : Enables GICv4 related changes in GICv3 driver.
1212   This option defaults to 0.
1213
1214-  ``GIC_EXT_INTID``: When set to ``1``, GICv3 driver will support extended
1215   PPI (1056-1119) and SPI (4096-5119) range. This option defaults to 0.
1216
1217Debugging options
1218-----------------
1219
1220To compile a debug version and make the build more verbose use
1221
1222.. code:: shell
1223
1224    make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
1225
1226AArch64 GCC 11 uses DWARF version 5 debugging symbols by default. Some tools
1227(for example Arm-DS) might not support this and may need an older version of
1228DWARF symbols to be emitted by GCC. This can be achieved by using the
1229``-gdwarf-<version>`` flag, with the version being set to 2, 3, 4 or 5. Setting
1230the version to 4 is recommended for Arm-DS.
1231
1232When debugging logic problems it might also be useful to disable all compiler
1233optimizations by using ``-O0``.
1234
1235.. warning::
1236   Using ``-O0`` could cause output images to be larger and base addresses
1237   might need to be recalculated (see the **Memory layout on Arm development
1238   platforms** section in the :ref:`Firmware Design`).
1239
1240Extra debug options can be passed to the build system by setting ``CFLAGS`` or
1241``LDFLAGS``:
1242
1243.. code:: shell
1244
1245    CFLAGS='-O0 -gdwarf-2'                                     \
1246    make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
1247
1248Note that using ``-Wl,`` style compilation driver options in ``CFLAGS`` will be
1249ignored as the linker is called directly.
1250
1251It is also possible to introduce an infinite loop to help in debugging the
1252post-BL2 phase of TF-A. This can be done by rebuilding BL1 with the
1253``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT=1`` build flag. Refer to the :ref:`build_options_common`
1254section. In this case, the developer may take control of the target using a
1255debugger when indicated by the console output. When using Arm-DS, the following
1256commands can be used:
1257
1258::
1259
1260    # Stop target execution
1261    interrupt
1262
1263    #
1264    # Prepare your debugging environment, e.g. set breakpoints
1265    #
1266
1267    # Jump over the debug loop
1268    set var $AARCH64::$Core::$PC = $AARCH64::$Core::$PC + 4
1269
1270    # Resume execution
1271    continue
1272
1273.. _build_options_experimental:
1274
1275Experimental build options
1276---------------------------
1277
1278Common build options
1279~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1280
1281-  ``DICE_PROTECTION_ENVIRONMENT``: Boolean flag to specify the measured boot
1282   backend when ``MEASURED_BOOT`` is enabled. The default value is ``0``. When
1283   set to ``1`` then measurements and additional metadata collected during the
1284   measured boot process are sent to the DICE Protection Environment for storage
1285   and processing. A certificate chain, which represents the boot state of the
1286   device, can be queried from the DPE.
1287
1288-  ``DRTM_SUPPORT``: Boolean flag to enable support for Dynamic Root of Trust
1289   for Measurement (DRTM). This feature has trust dependency on BL31 for taking
1290   the measurements and recording them as per `PSA DRTM specification`_. For
1291   platforms which use BL2 to load/authenticate BL31 ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` can
1292   be used and for the platforms which use ``RESET_TO_BL31`` platform owners
1293   should have mechanism to authenticate BL31. This option defaults to 0.
1294
1295-  ``ENABLE_RME``: Numeric value to enable support for the ARMv9 Realm
1296   Management Extension. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with
1297   the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default value is 0.
1298
1299-  ``ENABLE_SME_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable Scalable Matrix Extension
1300   (SME), SVE, and FPU/SIMD for the non-secure world only. These features share
1301   registers so are enabled together. Using this option without
1302   ENABLE_SME_FOR_SWD=1 will cause SME, SVE, and FPU/SIMD instructions in secure
1303   world to trap to EL3. Requires ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS`` to be set as SME is a
1304   superset of SVE. SME is an optional architectural feature for AArch64.
1305   At this time, this build option cannot be used on systems that have
1306   SPD=spmd/SPM_MM and atempting to build with this option will fail.
1307   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
1308   mechanism. Default is 0.
1309
1310-  ``ENABLE_SME2_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable Scalable Matrix Extension
1311   version 2 (SME2) for the non-secure world only. SME2 is an optional
1312   architectural feature for AArch64.
1313   This should be set along with ENABLE_SME_FOR_NS=1, if not, the default SME
1314   accesses will still be trapped. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to
1315   align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default is 0.
1316
1317-  ``ENABLE_SME_FOR_SWD``: Boolean option to enable the Scalable Matrix
1318   Extension for secure world. Used along with SVE and FPU/SIMD.
1319   ENABLE_SME_FOR_NS and ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD must also be set to use this.
1320   Default is 0.
1321
1322-  ``ENABLE_SPMD_LP`` : This boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
1323   Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``). When enabled (1) it indicates support
1324   for logical partitions in EL3, managed by the SPMD as defined in the
1325   FF-A v1.2 specification. This flag is disabled by default. This flag
1326   must not be used if ``SPMC_AT_EL3`` is enabled.
1327
1328-  ``FEATURE_DETECTION``: Boolean option to enable the architectural features
1329   verification mechanism. This is a debug feature that compares the
1330   architectural features enabled through the feature specific build flags
1331   (ENABLE_FEAT_xxx) with the features actually available on the CPU running,
1332   and reports any discrepancies.
1333   This flag will also enable errata ordering checking for ``DEBUG`` builds.
1334
1335   It is expected that this feature is only used for flexible platforms like
1336   software emulators, or for hardware platforms at bringup time, to verify
1337   that the configured feature set matches the CPU.
1338   The ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` macro is disabled by default.
1339
1340-  ``PSA_CRYPTO``: Boolean option for enabling MbedTLS PSA crypto APIs support.
1341   The platform will use PSA compliant Crypto APIs during authentication and
1342   image measurement process by enabling this option. It uses APIs defined as
1343   per the `PSA Crypto API specification`_. This feature is only supported if
1344   using MbedTLS 3.x version. It is disabled (``0``) by default.
1345
1346-  ``TRANSFER_LIST``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for Firmware
1347   Handoff using Transfer List defined in `Firmware Handoff specification`_.
1348   This defaults to ``0``. Current implementation follows the Firmware Handoff
1349   specification v0.9.
1350
1351-  ``USE_DEBUGFS``: When set to 1 this option exposes a virtual filesystem
1352   interface through BL31 as a SiP SMC function.
1353   Default is disabled (0).
1354
1355Firmware update options
1356~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1357
1358-  ``PSA_FWU_SUPPORT``: Enable the firmware update mechanism as per the
1359   `PSA FW update specification`_. The default value is 0.
1360   PSA firmware update implementation has few limitations, such as:
1361
1362   -  BL2 is not part of the protocol-updatable images. If BL2 needs to
1363      be updated, then it should be done through another platform-defined
1364      mechanism.
1365
1366   -  It assumes the platform's hardware supports CRC32 instructions.
1367
1368-  ``NR_OF_FW_BANKS``: Define the number of firmware banks. This flag is used
1369   in defining the firmware update metadata structure. This flag is by default
1370   set to '2'.
1371
1372-  ``NR_OF_IMAGES_IN_FW_BANK``: Define the number of firmware images in each
1373   firmware bank. Each firmware bank must have the same number of images as per
1374   the `PSA FW update specification`_.
1375   This flag is used in defining the firmware update metadata structure. This
1376   flag is by default set to '1'.
1377
1378- ``PSA_FWU_METADATA_FW_STORE_DESC``: To be enabled when the FWU
1379   metadata contains image description. The default value is 1.
1380
1381   The version 2 of the FWU metadata allows for an opaque metadata
1382   structure where a platform can choose to not include the firmware
1383   store description in the metadata structure. This option indicates
1384   if the firmware store description, which provides information on
1385   the updatable images is part of the structure.
1386
1387--------------
1388
1389*Copyright (c) 2019-2024, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
1390
1391.. _DEN0115: https://developer.arm.com/docs/den0115/latest
1392.. _PSA FW update specification: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0118/latest/
1393.. _PSA DRTM specification: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0113/a
1394.. _GCC: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Warning-Options.html
1395.. _Clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/DiagnosticsReference.html
1396.. _Firmware Handoff specification: https://github.com/FirmwareHandoff/firmware_handoff/releases/tag/v0.9
1397.. _PSA Crypto API specification: https://armmbed.github.io/mbed-crypto/html/
1398