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