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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. External
27   memory-mapped debug accesses are unaffected by this control.
28   The default value is 1 for all platforms.
29
30-  ``ARCH`` : Choose the target build architecture for TF-A. It can take either
31   ``aarch64`` or ``aarch32`` as values. By default, it is defined to
32   ``aarch64``.
33
34-  ``ARM_ARCH_FEATURE``: Optional Arm Architecture build option which specifies
35   one or more feature modifiers. This option has the form ``[no]feature+...``
36   and defaults to ``none``. It translates into compiler option
37   ``-march=armvX[.Y]-a+[no]feature+...``. See compiler's documentation for the
38   list of supported feature modifiers.
39
40-  ``ARM_ARCH_MAJOR``: The major version of Arm Architecture to target when
41   compiling TF-A. Its value must be numeric, and defaults to 8 . See also,
42   *Armv8 Architecture Extensions* and *Armv7 Architecture Extensions* in
43   :ref:`Firmware Design`.
44
45-  ``ARM_ARCH_MINOR``: The minor version of Arm Architecture to target when
46   compiling TF-A. Its value must be a numeric, and defaults to 0. See also,
47   *Armv8 Architecture Extensions* in :ref:`Firmware Design`.
48
49-  ``ARM_BL2_SP_LIST_DTS``: Path to DTS file snippet to override the hardcoded
50   SP nodes in tb_fw_config.
51
52-  ``ARM_SPMC_MANIFEST_DTS`` : path to an alternate manifest file used as the
53   SPMC Core manifest. Valid when ``SPD=spmd`` is selected.
54
55-  ``BL2``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to BL2
56   image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL2 in the TF-A will not be
57   built.
58
59-  ``BL2U``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
60   BL2U image. In this case, the BL2U in TF-A will not be built.
61
62-  ``RESET_TO_BL2``: Boolean option to enable BL2 entrypoint as the CPU reset
63   vector instead of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
64   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to BL2 entrypoint).
65   The default value is 0.
66
67-  ``BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3``: This is an implicit flag to denote that BL2 runs at EL3.
68   While it is explicitly set to 1 when RESET_TO_BL2 is set to 1 it can also be
69   true in a 4-world system where RESET_TO_BL2 is 0.
70
71-  ``BL2_ENABLE_SP_LOAD``: Boolean option to enable loading SP packages from the
72   FIP. Automatically enabled if ``SP_LAYOUT_FILE`` is provided.
73
74-  ``BL2_IN_XIP_MEM``: In some use-cases BL2 will be stored in eXecute In Place
75   (XIP) memory, like BL1. In these use-cases, it is necessary to initialize
76   the RW sections in RAM, while leaving the RO sections in place. This option
77   enable this use-case. For now, this option is only supported
78   when RESET_TO_BL2 is set to '1'.
79
80-  ``BL31``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
81   BL31 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL31 in TF-A will not
82   be built.
83
84-  ``BL31_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies a
85   file that contains the BL31 private key in PEM format or a PKCS11 URI. If
86   ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and it will be used to save the key.
87
88-  ``BL32``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
89   BL32 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL32 in TF-A will not
90   be built.
91
92-  ``BL32_EXTRA1``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
93   Trusted OS Extra1 image for the  ``fip`` target.
94
95-  ``BL32_EXTRA2``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
96   Trusted OS Extra2 image for the ``fip`` target.
97
98-  ``BL32_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies a
99   file that contains the BL32 private key in PEM format or a PKCS11 URI. If
100   ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and it will be used to save the key.
101
102-  ``RMM``: This is an optional build option used when ``ENABLE_RME`` is set.
103   It specifies the path to RMM binary for the ``fip`` target. If the RMM option
104   is not specified, TF-A builds the TRP to load and run at R-EL2.
105
106-  ``BL33``: Path to BL33 image in the host file system. This is mandatory for
107   ``fip`` target in case TF-A BL2 is used.
108
109-  ``BL33_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies a
110   file that contains the BL33 private key in PEM format or a PKCS11 URI. If
111   ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and it will be used to save the key.
112
113-  ``BRANCH_PROTECTION``: Numeric value to enable ARMv8.3 Pointer Authentication
114   and ARMv8.5 Branch Target Identification support for TF-A BL images themselves.
115   If enabled, it is needed to use a compiler that supports the option
116   ``-mbranch-protection``. Selects the branch protection features to use:
117-  0: Default value turns off all types of branch protection
118-  1: Enables all types of branch protection features
119-  2: Return address signing to its standard level
120-  3: Extend the signing to include leaf functions
121-  4: Turn on branch target identification mechanism
122
123   The table below summarizes ``BRANCH_PROTECTION`` values, GCC compilation options
124   and resulting PAuth/BTI features.
125
126   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
127   | Value |  GCC option  | PAuth | BTI |
128   +=======+==============+=======+=====+
129   |   0   |     none     |   N   |  N  |
130   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
131   |   1   |   standard   |   Y   |  Y  |
132   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
133   |   2   |   pac-ret    |   Y   |  N  |
134   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
135   |   3   | pac-ret+leaf |   Y   |  N  |
136   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
137   |   4   |     bti      |   N   |  Y  |
138   +-------+--------------+-------+-----+
139
140   This option defaults to 0.
141   Note that Pointer Authentication is enabled for Non-secure world
142   irrespective of the value of this option if the CPU supports it.
143
144-  ``BUILD_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP``: String used to identify the time and date of the
145   compilation of each build. It must be set to a C string (including quotes
146   where applicable). Defaults to a string that contains the time and date of
147   the compilation.
148
149-  ``BUILD_STRING``: Input string for VERSION_STRING, which allows the TF-A
150   build to be uniquely identified. Defaults to the current git commit id.
151
152-  ``BUILD_BASE``: Output directory for the build. Defaults to ``./build``
153
154-  ``CFLAGS``: Extra user options appended on the compiler's command line in
155   addition to the options set by the build system.
156
157-  ``COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU``: This option indicates whether the platform may
158   release several CPUs out of reset. It can take either 0 (several CPUs may be
159   brought up) or 1 (only one CPU will ever be brought up during cold reset).
160   Default is 0. If the platform always brings up a single CPU, there is no
161   need to distinguish between primary and secondary CPUs and the boot path can
162   be optimised. The ``plat_is_my_cpu_primary()`` and
163   ``plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup()`` platform porting interfaces do not need
164   to be implemented in this case.
165
166-  ``COT``: When Trusted Boot is enabled, selects the desired chain of trust.
167   Defaults to ``tbbr``.
168
169-  ``CRASH_REPORTING``: A non-zero value enables a console dump of processor
170   register state when an unexpected exception occurs during execution of
171   BL31. This option defaults to the value of ``DEBUG`` - i.e. by default
172   this is only enabled for a debug build of the firmware.
173
174-  ``CREATE_KEYS``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It tells the
175   certificate generation tool to create new keys in case no valid keys are
176   present or specified. Allowed options are '0' or '1'. Default is '1'.
177
178-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS`` : Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause
179   the AArch32 system registers to be included when saving and restoring the
180   CPU context. The option must be set to 0 for AArch64-only platforms (that
181   is on hardware that does not implement AArch32, or at least not at EL1 and
182   higher ELs). Default value is 1.
183
184-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause the FP
185   registers to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context. Default
186   is 0.
187
188-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_MPAM_REGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause the
189   Memory System Resource Partitioning and Monitoring (MPAM)
190   registers to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context.
191   Default is '0'.
192
193-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_NEVE_REGS``: Numeric value, when set will cause the Armv8.4-NV
194   registers to be saved/restored when entering/exiting an EL2 execution
195   context. This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the
196   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default value is 0.
197
198-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS``: Numeric value to enable the Pointer
199   Authentication for Secure world. This will cause the ARMv8.3-PAuth registers
200   to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context as part of world
201   switch. This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with ``ENABLE_FEAT``
202   mechanism. Default value is 0.
203
204   Note that Pointer Authentication is enabled for Non-secure world irrespective
205   of the value of this flag if the CPU supports it.
206
207-  ``CTX_INCLUDE_SVE_REGS``: Boolean option that, when set to 1, will cause the
208   SVE registers to be included when saving and restoring the CPU context. Note
209   that this build option requires ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD`` to be enabled. In
210   general, it is recommended to perform SVE context management in lower ELs
211   and skip in EL3 due to the additional cost of maintaining large data
212   structures to track the SVE state. Hence, the default value is 0.
213
214-  ``DEBUG``: Chooses between a debug and release build. It can take either 0
215   (release) or 1 (debug) as values. 0 is the default.
216
217-  ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT``: This build flag enables the user to select the
218   authenticated decryption algorithm to be used to decrypt firmware/s during
219   boot. It accepts 2 values: ``aes_gcm`` and ``none``. The default value of
220   this flag is ``none`` to disable firmware decryption which is an optional
221   feature as per TBBR.
222
223-  ``DISABLE_BIN_GENERATION``: Boolean option to disable the generation
224   of the binary image. If set to 1, then only the ELF image is built.
225   0 is the default.
226
227-  ``DISABLE_MTPMU``: Numeric option to disable ``FEAT_MTPMU`` (Multi Threaded
228   PMU). ``FEAT_MTPMU`` is an optional feature available on Armv8.6 onwards.
229   This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
230   mechanism. Default is ``0``.
231
232-  ``DYN_DISABLE_AUTH``: Provides the capability to dynamically disable Trusted
233   Board Boot authentication at runtime. This option is meant to be enabled only
234   for development platforms. ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` flag must be set if this
235   flag has to be enabled. 0 is the default.
236
237-  ``E``: Boolean option to make warnings into errors. Default is 1.
238
239   When specifying higher warnings levels (``W=1`` and higher), this option
240   defaults to 0. This is done to encourage contributors to use them, as they
241   are expected to produce warnings that would otherwise fail the build. New
242   contributions are still expected to build with ``W=0`` and ``E=1`` (the
243   default).
244
245-  ``EARLY_CONSOLE``: This option is used to enable early traces before default
246   console is properly setup. It introduces EARLY_* traces macros, that will
247   use the non-EARLY traces macros if the flag is enabled, or do nothing
248   otherwise. To use this feature, platforms will have to create the function
249   plat_setup_early_console().
250   Default is 0 (disabled)
251
252-  ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``: This option enables booting an EL3 payload instead of
253   the normal boot flow. It must specify the entry point address of the EL3
254   payload. Please refer to the "Booting an EL3 payload" section for more
255   details.
256
257-  ``ENABLE_AMU_AUXILIARY_COUNTERS``: Enables support for AMU auxiliary counters
258   (also known as group 1 counters). These are implementation-defined counters,
259   and as such require additional platform configuration. Default is 0.
260
261-  ``ENABLE_AMU_FCONF``: Enables configuration of the AMU through FCONF, which
262   allows platforms with auxiliary counters to describe them via the
263   ``HW_CONFIG`` device tree blob. Default is 0.
264
265-  ``ENABLE_ASSERTIONS``: This option controls whether or not calls to ``assert()``
266   are compiled out. For debug builds, this option defaults to 1, and calls to
267   ``assert()`` are left in place. For release builds, this option defaults to 0
268   and calls to ``assert()`` function are compiled out. This option can be set
269   independently of ``DEBUG``. It can also be used to hide any auxiliary code
270   that is only required for the assertion and does not fit in the assertion
271   itself.
272
273-  ``ENABLE_BACKTRACE``: This option controls whether to enable backtrace
274   dumps or not. It is supported in both AArch64 and AArch32. However, in
275   AArch32 the format of the frame records are not defined in the AAPCS and they
276   are defined by the implementation. This implementation of backtrace only
277   supports the format used by GCC when T32 interworking is disabled. For this
278   reason enabling this option in AArch32 will force the compiler to only
279   generate A32 code. This option is enabled by default only in AArch64 debug
280   builds, but this behaviour can be overridden in each platform's Makefile or
281   in the build command line.
282
283-  ``ENABLE_FEAT``
284   The Arm architecture defines several architecture extension features,
285   named FEAT_xxx in the architecure manual. Some of those features require
286   setup code in higher exception levels, other features might be used by TF-A
287   code itself.
288   Most of the feature flags defined in the TF-A build system permit to take
289   the values 0, 1 or 2, with the following meaning:
290
291   ::
292
293     ENABLE_FEAT_* = 0: Feature is disabled statically at compile time.
294     ENABLE_FEAT_* = 1: Feature is enabled unconditionally at compile time.
295     ENABLE_FEAT_* = 2: Feature is enabled, but checked at runtime.
296
297   When setting the flag to 0, the feature is disabled during compilation,
298   and the compiler's optimisation stage and the linker will try to remove
299   as much of this code as possible.
300   If it is defined to 1, the code will use the feature unconditionally, so the
301   CPU is expected to support that feature. The FEATURE_DETECTION debug
302   feature, if enabled, will verify this.
303   If the feature flag is set to 2, support for the feature will be compiled
304   in, but its existence will be checked at runtime, so it works on CPUs with
305   or without the feature. This is mostly useful for platforms which either
306   support multiple different CPUs, or where the CPU is configured at runtime,
307   like in emulators.
308
309-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_AMU``: Numeric value to enable Activity Monitor Unit
310   extensions. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the
311   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. This is an optional architectural feature
312   available on v8.4 onwards. Some v8.2 implementations also implement an AMU
313   and this option can be used to enable this feature on those systems as well.
314   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, the default is 0.
315
316-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_AMUv1p1``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_AMUv1p1``
317   extension. ``FEAT_AMUv1p1`` is an optional feature available on Arm v8.6
318   onwards. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the
319   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
320
321-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_CSV2_2``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_CSV2_2``
322   extension. It allows access to the SCXTNUM_EL2 (Software Context Number)
323   register during EL2 context save/restore operations. ``FEAT_CSV2_2`` is an
324   optional feature available on Arm v8.0 onwards. This flag can take values
325   0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism.
326   Default value is ``0``.
327
328-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_CSV2_3``: Numeric value to enable support for ``FEAT_CSV2_3``
329   extension. This feature is supported in AArch64 state only and is an optional
330   feature available in Arm v8.0 implementations.
331   ``FEAT_CSV2_3`` implies the implementation of ``FEAT_CSV2_2``.
332   The flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
333   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
334
335- ``ENABLE_FEAT_DEBUGV8P9``: Numeric value to enable ``FEAT_DEBUGV8P9``
336   extension which allows the ability to implement more than 16 breakpoints
337   and/or watchpoints. This feature is mandatory from v8.9 and is optional
338   from v8.8. This flag can take the values of 0 to 2, to align with the
339   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
340
341-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_DIT``: Numeric value to enable ``FEAT_DIT`` (Data Independent
342   Timing) extension. It allows setting the ``DIT`` bit of PSTATE in EL3.
343   ``FEAT_DIT`` is a mandatory  architectural feature and is enabled from v8.4
344   and upwards. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the
345   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
346
347-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_ECV``: Numeric value to enable support for the Enhanced Counter
348   Virtualization feature, allowing for access to the CNTPOFF_EL2 (Counter-timer
349   Physical Offset register) during EL2 to EL3 context save/restore operations.
350   Its a mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.6 and upwards.
351   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
352   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
353
354-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_FPMR``: Numerical value to enable support for Floating Point
355   Mode Register feature, allowing access to the FPMR register. FPMR register
356   controls the behaviors of FP8 instructions. It is an optional architectural
357   feature from v9.2 and upwards. This flag can take value of 0 to 2, to align
358   with the ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
359
360-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_FGT``: Numeric value to enable support for FGT (Fine Grain Traps)
361   feature allowing for access to the HDFGRTR_EL2 (Hypervisor Debug Fine-Grained
362   Read Trap Register) during EL2 to EL3 context save/restore operations.
363   Its a mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.6 and upwards.
364   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
365   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
366
367-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_FGT2``: Numeric value to enable support for FGT2
368   (Fine Grain Traps 2) feature allowing for access to Fine-grained trap 2 registers
369   during  EL2 to EL3 context save/restore operations.
370   Its an optional architectural feature and is available from v8.8 and upwards.
371   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
372   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
373
374-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_HCX``: Numeric value to set the bit SCR_EL3.HXEn in EL3 to
375   allow access to HCRX_EL2 (extended hypervisor control register) from EL2 as
376   well as adding HCRX_EL2 to the EL2 context save/restore operations. Its a
377   mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.7 and upwards. 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_MOPS``: Numeric value to enable FEAT_MOPS (Standardization
382   of memory operations) when INIT_UNUSED_NS_EL2=1.
383   This feature is mandatory from v8.8 and enabling of FEAT_MOPS does not
384   require any settings from EL3 as the controls are present in EL2 registers
385   (HCRX_EL2.{MSCEn,MCE2} and SCTLR_EL2.MSCEn) and in most configurations
386   we expect EL2 to be present. But in case of INIT_UNUSED_NS_EL2=1 ,
387   EL3 should configure the EL2 registers. This flag
388   can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism.
389   Default value is ``0``.
390
391-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_MTE2``: Numeric value to enable Memory Tagging Extension2
392   if the platform wants to use this feature and MTE2 is enabled at ELX.
393   This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
394   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
395
396-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_PAN``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_PAN`` (Privileged
397   Access Never) extension. ``FEAT_PAN`` adds a bit to PSTATE, generating a
398   permission fault for any privileged data access from EL1/EL2 to virtual
399   memory address, accessible at EL0, provided (HCR_EL2.E2H=1). It is a
400   mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.1 and upwards. This
401   flag can take values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
402   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
403
404-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_RNG``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_RNG`` extension.
405   ``FEAT_RNG`` is an optional feature available on Arm v8.5 onwards. This
406   flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
407   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
408
409-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_RNG_TRAP``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_RNG_TRAP``
410   extension. This feature is only supported in AArch64 state. This flag can
411   take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism.
412   Default value is ``0``. ``FEAT_RNG_TRAP`` is an optional feature from
413   Armv8.5 onwards.
414
415-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_SB``: Boolean option to let the TF-A code use the ``FEAT_SB``
416   (Speculation Barrier) instruction ``FEAT_SB`` is an optional feature and
417   defaults to ``0`` for pre-Armv8.5 CPUs, but is mandatory for Armv8.5 or
418   later CPUs. It is enabled from v8.5 and upwards and if needed can be
419   overidden from platforms explicitly.
420
421-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_SEL2``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_SEL2`` (Secure EL2)
422   extension. ``FEAT_SEL2`` is a mandatory feature available on Arm v8.4.
423   This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
424   mechanism. Default is ``0``.
425
426-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_TWED``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_TWED`` (Delayed
427   trapping of WFE Instruction) extension. ``FEAT_TWED`` is a optional feature
428   available on Arm v8.6. This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align with the
429   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default is ``0``.
430
431    When ``ENABLE_FEAT_TWED`` is set to ``1``, WFE instruction trapping gets
432    delayed by the amount of value in ``TWED_DELAY``.
433
434-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_VHE``: Numeric value to enable the ``FEAT_VHE`` (Virtualization
435   Host Extensions) extension. It allows access to CONTEXTIDR_EL2 register
436   during EL2 context save/restore operations.``FEAT_VHE`` is a mandatory
437   architectural feature and is enabled from v8.1 and upwards. It can take
438   values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism.
439   Default value is ``0``.
440
441-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_TCR2``: Numeric value to set the bit SCR_EL3.ENTCR2 in EL3 to
442   allow access to TCR2_EL2 (extended translation control) from EL2 as
443   well as adding TCR2_EL2 to the EL2 context save/restore operations. Its a
444   mandatory architectural feature and is enabled from v8.9 and upwards. This
445   flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
446   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
447
448-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_S2PIE``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_S2PIE
449   at EL2 and below, and context switch relevant registers.  This flag
450   can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
451   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
452
453-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_S1PIE``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_S1PIE
454   at EL2 and below, and context switch relevant registers.  This flag
455   can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
456   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
457
458-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_S2POE``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_S2POE
459   at EL2 and below, and context switch relevant registers.  This flag
460   can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
461   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
462
463-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_S1POE``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_S1POE
464   at EL2 and below, and context switch relevant registers.  This flag
465   can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
466   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
467
468-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_GCS``: Numeric value to set the bit SCR_EL3.GCSEn in EL3 to
469   allow use of Guarded Control Stack from EL2 as well as adding the GCS
470   registers to the EL2 context save/restore operations. This flag can take
471   the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism.
472   Default value is ``0``.
473
474-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_THE``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_THE
475   (Translation Hardening Extension) at EL2 and below, setting the bit
476   SCR_EL3.RCWMASKEn in EL3 to allow access to RCWMASK_EL1 and RCWSMASK_EL1
477   registers and context switch them.
478   Its an optional architectural feature and is available from v8.8 and upwards.
479   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
480   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
481
482-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_SCTLR2``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_SCTLR2
483   (Extension to SCTLR_ELx) at EL2 and below, setting the bit
484   SCR_EL3.SCTLR2En in EL3 to allow access to SCTLR2_ELx registers and
485   context switch them. This feature is OPTIONAL from Armv8.0 implementations
486   and mandatory in Armv8.9 implementations.
487   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
488   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
489
490-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_D128``: Numeric value to enable support for FEAT_D128
491   at EL2 and below, setting the bit SCT_EL3.D128En in EL3 to allow access to
492   128 bit version of system registers like PAR_EL1, TTBR0_EL1, TTBR1_EL1,
493   TTBR0_EL2, TTBR1_EL2, TTBR0_EL12, TTBR1_EL12 , VTTBR_EL2, RCWMASK_EL1, and
494   RCWSMASK_EL1. Its an optional architectural feature and is available from
495   9.3 and upwards.
496   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
497   mechanism. Default value is ``0``.
498
499-  ``ENABLE_LTO``: Boolean option to enable Link Time Optimization (LTO)
500   support in GCC for TF-A. This option is currently only supported for
501   AArch64. Default is 0.
502
503-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_MPAM``: Numeric value to enable lower ELs to use MPAM
504   feature. MPAM is an optional Armv8.4 extension that enables various memory
505   system components and resources to define partitions; software running at
506   various ELs can assign themselves to desired partition to control their
507   performance aspects.
508
509   This flag can take values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
510   mechanism. When this option is set to ``1`` or ``2``, EL3 allows lower ELs to
511   access their own MPAM registers without trapping into EL3. This option
512   doesn't make use of partitioning in EL3, however. Platform initialisation
513   code should configure and use partitions in EL3 as required. This option
514   defaults to ``2`` since MPAM is enabled by default for NS world only.
515   The flag is automatically disabled when the target
516   architecture is AArch32.
517
518-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_LS64_ACCDATA``: Numeric value to enable access and save and
519   restore the ACCDATA_EL1 system register, at EL2 and below. This flag can
520   take the values 0 to 2, to align  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism.
521   Default value is ``0``.
522
523-  ``ENABLE_MPMM``: Boolean option to enable support for the Maximum Power
524   Mitigation Mechanism supported by certain Arm cores, which allows the SoC
525   firmware to detect and limit high activity events to assist in SoC processor
526   power domain dynamic power budgeting and limit the triggering of whole-rail
527   (i.e. clock chopping) responses to overcurrent conditions. Defaults to ``0``.
528
529-  ``ENABLE_MPMM_FCONF``: Enables configuration of MPMM through FCONF, which
530   allows platforms with cores supporting MPMM to describe them via the
531   ``HW_CONFIG`` device tree blob. Default is 0.
532
533-  ``ENABLE_PIE``: Boolean option to enable Position Independent Executable(PIE)
534   support within generic code in TF-A. This option is currently only supported
535   in BL2, BL31, and BL32 (TSP) for AARCH64 binaries, and
536   in BL32 (SP_min) for AARCH32. Default is 0.
537
538-  ``ENABLE_PMF``: Boolean option to enable support for optional Performance
539   Measurement Framework(PMF). Default is 0.
540
541-  ``ENABLE_PSCI_STAT``: Boolean option to enable support for optional PSCI
542   functions ``PSCI_STAT_RESIDENCY`` and ``PSCI_STAT_COUNT``. Default is 0.
543   In the absence of an alternate stat collection backend, ``ENABLE_PMF`` must
544   be enabled. If ``ENABLE_PMF`` is set, the residency statistics are tracked in
545   software.
546
547-  ``ENABLE_RUNTIME_INSTRUMENTATION``: Boolean option to enable runtime
548   instrumentation which injects timestamp collection points into TF-A to
549   allow runtime performance to be measured. Currently, only PSCI is
550   instrumented. Enabling this option enables the ``ENABLE_PMF`` build option
551   as well. Default is 0.
552
553-  ``ENABLE_SPE_FOR_NS`` : Numeric value to enable Statistical Profiling
554   extensions. This is an optional architectural feature for AArch64.
555   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
556   mechanism. The default is 2 but is automatically disabled when the target
557   architecture is AArch32.
558
559-  ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable Scalable Vector Extension
560   (SVE) for the Non-secure world only. SVE is an optional architectural feature
561   for AArch64. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the
562   ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. At this time, this build option cannot be used on
563   systems that have SPM_MM enabled. The default value is 2.
564
565   Note that when SVE is enabled for the Non-secure world, access
566   to SVE, SIMD and floating-point functionality from the Secure world is
567   independently controlled by build option ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD``. When enabling
568   ``CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS`` and ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS`` together, it is mandatory to
569   enable ``CTX_INCLUDE_SVE_REGS``. This is to avoid corruption of the Non-secure
570   world data in the Z-registers which are aliased by the SIMD and FP registers.
571
572-  ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD``: Boolean option to enable SVE and FPU/SIMD functionality
573   for the Secure world. SVE is an optional architectural feature for AArch64.
574   The default is 0 and it is automatically disabled when the target architecture
575   is AArch32.
576
577   .. note::
578      This build flag requires ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS`` to be enabled. When enabling
579      ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD``, a developer must carefully consider whether
580      ``CTX_INCLUDE_SVE_REGS`` is also needed.
581
582-  ``ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR``: String option to enable the stack protection
583   checks in GCC. Allowed values are "all", "strong", "default" and "none". The
584   default value is set to "none". "strong" is the recommended stack protection
585   level if this feature is desired. "none" disables the stack protection. For
586   all values other than "none", the ``plat_get_stack_protector_canary()``
587   platform hook needs to be implemented. The value is passed as the last
588   component of the option ``-fstack-protector-$ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR``.
589
590- ``ENABLE_ERRATA_ALL``: This option is used only for testing purposes, Boolean
591   option to enable the workarounds for all errata that TF-A implements. Normally
592   they should be explicitly enabled depending on each platform's needs. Not
593   recommended for release builds. This option is default set to 0.
594
595-  ``ENCRYPT_BL31``: Binary flag to enable encryption of BL31 firmware. This
596   flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
597
598-  ``ENCRYPT_BL32``: Binary flag to enable encryption of Secure BL32 payload.
599   This flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
600
601-  ``ENC_KEY``: A 32-byte (256-bit) symmetric key in hex string format. It could
602   either be SSK or BSSK depending on ``FW_ENC_STATUS`` flag. This value depends
603   on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
604
605-  ``ENC_NONCE``: A 12-byte (96-bit) encryption nonce or Initialization Vector
606   (IV) in hex string format. This value depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT``
607   build flag.
608
609-  ``ERROR_DEPRECATED``: This option decides whether to treat the usage of
610   deprecated platform APIs, helper functions or drivers within Trusted
611   Firmware as error. It can take the value 1 (flag the use of deprecated
612   APIs as error) or 0. The default is 0.
613
614-  ``ETHOSN_NPU_DRIVER``: boolean option to enable a SiP service that can
615   configure an Arm® Ethos™-N NPU. To use this service the target platform's
616   ``HW_CONFIG`` must include the device tree nodes for the NPU. Currently, only
617   the Arm Juno platform has this included in its ``HW_CONFIG`` and the platform
618   only loads the ``HW_CONFIG`` in AArch64 builds. Default is 0.
619
620-  ``ETHOSN_NPU_TZMP1``: boolean option to enable TZMP1 support for the
621   Arm® Ethos™-N NPU. Requires ``ETHOSN_NPU_DRIVER`` and
622   ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` to be enabled.
623
624-  ``ETHOSN_NPU_FW``: location of the NPU firmware binary
625   (```ethosn.bin```). This firmware image will be included in the FIP and
626   loaded at runtime.
627
628-  ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING``: When set to ``1``, enable handling of exceptions
629   targeted at EL3. When set ``0`` (default), no exceptions are expected or
630   handled at EL3, and a panic will result. The exception to this rule is when
631   ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` is set to ``1``, in which case, only exceptions
632   occuring during normal world execution, are trapped to EL3. Any exception
633   trapped during secure world execution are trapped to the SPMC. This is
634   supported only for AArch64 builds.
635
636-  ``EVENT_LOG_LEVEL``: Chooses the log level to use for Measured Boot when
637   ``MEASURED_BOOT`` is enabled. For a list of valid values, see ``LOG_LEVEL``.
638   Default value is 40 (LOG_LEVEL_INFO).
639
640-  ``FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT``: ARMv8.4 extensions introduced support for fault
641   injection from lower ELs, and this build option enables lower ELs to use
642   Error Records accessed via System Registers to inject faults. This is
643   applicable only to AArch64 builds.
644
645   This feature is intended for testing purposes only, and is advisable to keep
646   disabled for production images.
647
648-  ``FIP_NAME``: This is an optional build option which specifies the FIP
649   filename for the ``fip`` target. Default is ``fip.bin``.
650
651-  ``FWU_FIP_NAME``: This is an optional build option which specifies the FWU
652   FIP filename for the ``fwu_fip`` target. Default is ``fwu_fip.bin``.
653
654-  ``FW_ENC_STATUS``: Top level firmware's encryption numeric flag, values:
655
656   ::
657
658     0: Encryption is done with Secret Symmetric Key (SSK) which is common
659        for a class of devices.
660     1: Encryption is done with Binding Secret Symmetric Key (BSSK) which is
661        unique per device.
662
663   This flag depends on ``DECRYPTION_SUPPORT`` build flag.
664
665-  ``GENERATE_COT``: Boolean flag used to build and execute the ``cert_create``
666   tool to create certificates as per the Chain of Trust described in
667   :ref:`Trusted Board Boot`. The build system then calls ``fiptool`` to
668   include the certificates in the FIP and FWU_FIP. Default value is '0'.
669
670   Specify both ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1`` and ``GENERATE_COT=1`` to include support
671   for the Trusted Board Boot feature in the BL1 and BL2 images, to generate
672   the corresponding certificates, and to include those certificates in the
673   FIP and FWU_FIP.
674
675   Note that if ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=0`` and ``GENERATE_COT=1``, the BL1 and BL2
676   images will not include support for Trusted Board Boot. The FIP will still
677   include the corresponding certificates. This FIP can be used to verify the
678   Chain of Trust on the host machine through other mechanisms.
679
680   Note that if ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1`` and ``GENERATE_COT=0``, the BL1 and BL2
681   images will include support for Trusted Board Boot, but the FIP and FWU_FIP
682   will not include the corresponding certificates, causing a boot failure.
683
684-  ``GICV2_G0_FOR_EL3``: Unlike GICv3, the GICv2 architecture doesn't have
685   inherent support for specific EL3 type interrupts. Setting this build option
686   to ``1`` assumes GICv2 *Group 0* interrupts are expected to target EL3, both
687   by :ref:`platform abstraction layer<platform Interrupt Controller API>` and
688   :ref:`Interrupt Management Framework<Interrupt Management Framework>`.
689   This allows GICv2 platforms to enable features requiring EL3 interrupt type.
690   This also means that all GICv2 Group 0 interrupts are delivered to EL3, and
691   the Secure Payload interrupts needs to be synchronously handed over to Secure
692   EL1 for handling. The default value of this option is ``0``, which means the
693   Group 0 interrupts are assumed to be handled by Secure EL1.
694
695-  ``HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST_NS``: When set to ``1``, External Aborts and SError
696   Interrupts, resulting from errors in NS world, will be always trapped in
697   EL3 i.e. in BL31 at runtime. When set to ``0`` (default), these exceptions
698   will be trapped in the current exception level (or in EL1 if the current
699   exception level is EL0).
700
701-  ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY``: On most Arm systems to-date, platform-specific
702   software operations are required for CPUs to enter and exit coherency.
703   However, newer systems exist where CPUs' entry to and exit from coherency
704   is managed in hardware. Such systems require software to only initiate these
705   operations, and the rest is managed in hardware, minimizing active software
706   management. In such systems, this boolean option enables TF-A to carry out
707   build and run-time optimizations during boot and power management operations.
708   This option defaults to 0 and if it is enabled, then it implies
709   ``WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY`` is also enabled.
710
711   If this flag is disabled while the platform which TF-A is compiled for
712   includes cores that manage coherency in hardware, then a compilation error is
713   generated. This is based on the fact that a system cannot have, at the same
714   time, cores that manage coherency in hardware and cores that don't. In other
715   words, a platform cannot have, at the same time, cores that require
716   ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY=1`` and cores that require
717   ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY=0``.
718
719   Note that, when ``HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY`` is enabled, version 2 of
720   translation library (xlat tables v2) must be used; version 1 of translation
721   library is not supported.
722
723-  ``IMPDEF_SYSREG_TRAP``: Numeric value to enable the handling traps for
724   implementation defined system register accesses from lower ELs. Default
725   value is ``0``.
726
727-  ``INVERTED_MEMMAP``: memmap tool print by default lower addresses at the
728   bottom, higher addresses at the top. This build flag can be set to '1' to
729   invert this behavior. Lower addresses will be printed at the top and higher
730   addresses at the bottom.
731
732-  ``INIT_UNUSED_NS_EL2``: This build flag guards code that disables EL2
733   safely in scenario where NS-EL2 is present but unused. This flag is set to 0
734   by default. Platforms without NS-EL2 in use must enable this flag.
735
736-  ``KEY_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the algorithm to be
737   used for generating the PKCS keys and subsequent signing of the certificate.
738   It accepts 5 values: ``rsa``, ``rsa_1_5``, ``ecdsa``, ``ecdsa-brainpool-regular``
739   and ``ecdsa-brainpool-twisted``. The option ``rsa_1_5`` is the legacy PKCS#1
740   RSA 1.5 algorithm which is not TBBR compliant and is retained only for
741   compatibility. The default value of this flag is ``rsa`` which is the TBBR
742   compliant PKCS#1 RSA 2.1 scheme.
743
744-  ``KEY_SIZE``: This build flag enables the user to select the key size for
745   the algorithm specified by ``KEY_ALG``. The valid values for ``KEY_SIZE``
746   depend on the chosen algorithm and the cryptographic module.
747
748   +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
749   |         KEY_ALG           |        Possible key sizes          |
750   +===========================+====================================+
751   |           rsa             | 1024 , 2048 (default), 3072, 4096  |
752   +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
753   |          ecdsa            |         256 (default), 384         |
754   +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
755   |  ecdsa-brainpool-regular  |            256 (default)           |
756   +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
757   |  ecdsa-brainpool-twisted  |            256 (default)           |
758   +---------------------------+------------------------------------+
759
760-  ``HASH_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the secure hash
761   algorithm. It accepts 3 values: ``sha256``, ``sha384`` and ``sha512``.
762   The default value of this flag is ``sha256``.
763
764-  ``LDFLAGS``: Extra user options appended to the linkers' command line in
765   addition to the one set by the build system.
766
767-  ``LOG_LEVEL``: Chooses the log level, which controls the amount of console log
768   output compiled into the build. This should be one of the following:
769
770   ::
771
772       0  (LOG_LEVEL_NONE)
773       10 (LOG_LEVEL_ERROR)
774       20 (LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE)
775       30 (LOG_LEVEL_WARNING)
776       40 (LOG_LEVEL_INFO)
777       50 (LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE)
778
779   All log output up to and including the selected log level is compiled into
780   the build. The default value is 40 in debug builds and 20 in release builds.
781
782-  ``MEASURED_BOOT``: Boolean flag to include support for the Measured Boot
783   feature. This flag can be enabled with ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` in order to
784   provide trust that the code taking the measurements and recording them has
785   not been tampered with.
786
787   This option defaults to 0.
788
789-  ``MARCH_DIRECTIVE``: used to pass a -march option from the platform build
790   options to the compiler. An example usage:
791
792   .. code:: make
793
794      MARCH_DIRECTIVE := -march=armv8.5-a
795
796-  ``HARDEN_SLS``: used to pass -mharden-sls=all from the TF-A build
797   options to the compiler currently supporting only of the options.
798   GCC documentation:
799   https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/AArch64-Options.html#index-mharden-sls
800
801   An example usage:
802
803   .. code:: make
804
805      HARDEN_SLS := 1
806
807   This option defaults to 0.
808
809-  ``NON_TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It
810   specifies a file that contains the Non-Trusted World private key in PEM
811   format or a PKCS11 URI. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and it
812   will be used to save the key.
813
814-  ``NS_BL2U``: Path to NS_BL2U image in the host file system. This image is
815   optional. It is only needed if the platform makefile specifies that it
816   is required in order to build the ``fwu_fip`` target.
817
818-  ``NS_TIMER_SWITCH``: Enable save and restore for non-secure timer register
819   contents upon world switch. It can take either 0 (don't save and restore) or
820   1 (do save and restore). 0 is the default. An SPD may set this to 1 if it
821   wants the timer registers to be saved and restored.
822
823-  ``OVERRIDE_LIBC``: This option allows platforms to override the default libc
824   for the BL image. It can be either 0 (include) or 1 (remove). The default
825   value is 0.
826
827-  ``PL011_GENERIC_UART``: Boolean option to indicate the PL011 driver that
828   the underlying hardware is not a full PL011 UART but a minimally compliant
829   generic UART, which is a subset of the PL011. The driver will not access
830   any register that is not part of the SBSA generic UART specification.
831   Default value is 0 (a full PL011 compliant UART is present).
832
833-  ``PLAT``: Choose a platform to build TF-A for. The chosen platform name
834   must be subdirectory of any depth under ``plat/``, and must contain a
835   platform makefile named ``platform.mk``. For example, to build TF-A for the
836   Arm Juno board, select PLAT=juno.
837
838-  ``PLATFORM_REPORT_CTX_MEM_USE``: Reports the context memory allocated for
839   each core as well as the global context. The data includes the memory used
840   by each world and each privileged exception level. This build option is
841   applicable only for ``ARCH=aarch64`` builds. The default value is 0.
842
843-  ``PRELOADED_BL33_BASE``: This option enables booting a preloaded BL33 image
844   instead of the normal boot flow. When defined, it must specify the entry
845   point address for the preloaded BL33 image. This option is incompatible with
846   ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``. If both are defined, ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE`` has priority
847   over ``PRELOADED_BL33_BASE``.
848
849-  ``PRESERVE_DSU_PMU_REGS``: This options when enabled allows the platform to
850   save/restore the DynamIQ Shared Unit's(DSU) Performance Monitoring Unit(PMU)
851   registers when the cluster goes through a power cycle. This is disabled by
852   default and platforms that require this feature have to enable them.
853
854-  ``PROGRAMMABLE_RESET_ADDRESS``: This option indicates whether the reset
855   vector address can be programmed or is fixed on the platform. It can take
856   either 0 (fixed) or 1 (programmable). Default is 0. If the platform has a
857   programmable reset address, it is expected that a CPU will start executing
858   code directly at the right address, both on a cold and warm reset. In this
859   case, there is no need to identify the entrypoint on boot and the boot path
860   can be optimised. The ``plat_get_my_entrypoint()`` platform porting interface
861   does not need to be implemented in this case.
862
863-  ``PSCI_EXTENDED_STATE_ID``: As per PSCI1.0 Specification, there are 2 formats
864   possible for the PSCI power-state parameter: original and extended State-ID
865   formats. This flag if set to 1, configures the generic PSCI layer to use the
866   extended format. The default value of this flag is 0, which means by default
867   the original power-state format is used by the PSCI implementation. This flag
868   should be specified by the platform makefile and it governs the return value
869   of PSCI_FEATURES API for CPU_SUSPEND smc function id. When this option is
870   enabled on Arm platforms, the option ``ARM_RECOM_STATE_ID_ENC`` needs to be
871   set to 1 as well.
872
873-  ``PSCI_OS_INIT_MODE``: Boolean flag to enable support for optional PSCI
874   OS-initiated mode. This option defaults to 0.
875
876-  ``ARCH_FEATURE_AVAILABILITY``: Boolean flag to enable support for the
877   optional SMCCC_ARCH_FEATURE_AVAILABILITY call. This option implicitly
878   interacts with IMPDEF_SYSREG_TRAP and software emulation. This option
879   defaults to 0.
880
881-  ``ENABLE_FEAT_RAS``: Boolean flag to enable Armv8.2 RAS features. RAS features
882   are an optional extension for pre-Armv8.2 CPUs, but are mandatory for Armv8.2
883   or later CPUs. This flag can take the values 0 or 1. The default value is 0.
884   NOTE: This flag enables use of IESB capability to reduce entry latency into
885   EL3 even when RAS error handling is not performed on the platform. Hence this
886   flag is recommended to be turned on Armv8.2 and later CPUs.
887
888-  ``RESET_TO_BL31``: Enable BL31 entrypoint as the CPU reset vector instead
889   of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
890   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to BL31 entrypoint).
891   The default value is 0.
892
893-  ``RESET_TO_SP_MIN``: SP_MIN is the minimal AArch32 Secure Payload provided
894   in TF-A. This flag configures SP_MIN entrypoint as the CPU reset vector
895   instead of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
896   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to SP_MIN entrypoint). The default value is 0.
897
898-  ``RME_GPT_BITLOCK_BLOCK``: This defines the block size (in number of 512MB
899-  blocks) covered by a single bit of the bitlock structure during RME GPT
900-  operations. The lower the block size, the better opportunity for
901-  parallelising GPT operations but at the cost of more bits being needed
902-  for the bitlock structure. This numeric parameter can take the values
903-  from 0 to 512 and must be a power of 2. The value of 0 is special and
904-  and it chooses a single spinlock for all GPT L1 table entries. Default
905-  value is 1 which corresponds to block size of 512MB per bit of bitlock
906-  structure.
907
908-  ``RME_GPT_MAX_BLOCK``: Numeric value in MB to define the maximum size of
909   supported contiguous blocks in GPT Library. This parameter can take the
910   values 0, 2, 32 and 512. Setting this value to 0 disables use of Contigious
911   descriptors. Default value is 512.
912
913-  ``ROT_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies a
914   file that contains the ROT private key in PEM format or a PKCS11 URI and
915   enforces public key hash generation. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is
916   accepted and it will be used to save the key.
917
918-  ``SAVE_KEYS``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It tells the
919   certificate generation tool to save the keys used to establish the Chain of
920   Trust. Allowed options are '0' or '1'. Default is '0' (do not save).
921
922-  ``SCP_BL2``: Path to SCP_BL2 image in the host file system. This image is optional.
923   If a SCP_BL2 image is present then this option must be passed for the ``fip``
924   target.
925
926-  ``SCP_BL2_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It specifies a
927   file that contains the SCP_BL2 private key in PEM format or a PKCS11 URI.
928   If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and it will be used to save the key.
929
930-  ``SCP_BL2U``: Path to SCP_BL2U image in the host file system. This image is
931   optional. It is only needed if the platform makefile specifies that it
932   is required in order to build the ``fwu_fip`` target.
933
934-  ``SDEI_SUPPORT``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for Software
935   Delegated Exception Interface to BL31 image. This defaults to ``0``.
936
937   When set to ``1``, the build option ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING`` must also be
938   set to ``1``.
939
940-  ``SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA``: Whether code and read-only data should be
941   isolated on separate memory pages. This is a trade-off between security and
942   memory usage. See "Isolating code and read-only data on separate memory
943   pages" section in :ref:`Firmware Design`. This flag is disabled by default
944   and affects all BL images.
945
946-  ``SEPARATE_NOBITS_REGION``: Setting this option to ``1`` allows the NOBITS
947   sections of BL31 (.bss, stacks, page tables, and coherent memory) to be
948   allocated in RAM discontiguous from the loaded firmware image. When set, the
949   platform is expected to provide definitions for ``BL31_NOBITS_BASE`` and
950   ``BL31_NOBITS_LIMIT``. When the option is ``0`` (the default), NOBITS
951   sections are placed in RAM immediately following the loaded firmware image.
952
953-  ``SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION``: Setting this option to ``1`` allows the
954   NOLOAD sections of BL2 (.bss, stacks, page tables) to be allocated in RAM
955   discontiguous from loaded firmware images. When set, the platform need to
956   provide definitions of ``BL2_NOLOAD_START`` and ``BL2_NOLOAD_LIMIT``. This
957   flag is disabled by default and NOLOAD sections are placed in RAM immediately
958   following the loaded firmware image.
959
960-  ``SEPARATE_SIMD_SECTION``: Setting this option to ``1`` allows the SIMD context
961    data structures to be put in a dedicated memory region as decided by platform
962    integrator. Default value is ``0`` which means the SIMD context is put in BSS
963    section of EL3 firmware.
964
965-  ``SMC_PCI_SUPPORT``: This option allows platforms to handle PCI configuration
966   access requests via a standard SMCCC defined in `DEN0115`_. When combined with
967   UEFI+ACPI this can provide a certain amount of OS forward compatibility
968   with newer platforms that aren't ECAM compliant.
969
970-  ``SPD``: Choose a Secure Payload Dispatcher component to be built into TF-A.
971   This build option is only valid if ``ARCH=aarch64``. The value should be
972   the path to the directory containing the SPD source, relative to
973   ``services/spd/``; the directory is expected to contain a makefile called
974   ``<spd-value>.mk``. The SPM Dispatcher standard service is located in
975   services/std_svc/spmd and enabled by ``SPD=spmd``. The SPM Dispatcher
976   cannot be enabled when the ``SPM_MM`` option is enabled.
977
978-  ``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT``: This option introduces an infinite loop in BL1. It can
979   take either 0 (no loop) or 1 (add a loop). 0 is the default. This loop stops
980   execution in BL1 just before handing over to BL31. At this point, all
981   firmware images have been loaded in memory, and the MMU and caches are
982   turned off. Refer to the "Debugging options" section for more details.
983
984-  ``SPMC_AT_EL3`` : This boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
985   Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``). When enabled (1) it indicates the SPMC
986   component runs at the EL3 exception level. The default value is ``0`` (
987   disabled). This configuration supports pre-Armv8.4 platforms (aka not
988   implementing the ``FEAT_SEL2`` extension).
989
990-  ``SPMC_AT_EL3_SEL0_SP`` : Boolean option to enable SEL0 SP load support when
991   ``SPMC_AT_EL3`` is enabled. The default value if ``0`` (disabled). This
992   option cannot be enabled (``1``) when (``SPMC_AT_EL3``) is disabled.
993
994-  ``SPMC_OPTEE`` : This boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
995   Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``) and with ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2=0`` to
996   indicate that the SPMC at S-EL1 is OP-TEE and an OP-TEE specific loading
997   mechanism should be used.
998
999-  ``SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2`` : This boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
1000   Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``). When enabled (1) it indicates the SPMC
1001   component runs at the S-EL2 exception level provided by the ``FEAT_SEL2``
1002   extension. This is the default when enabling the SPM Dispatcher. When
1003   disabled (0) it indicates the SPMC component runs at the S-EL1 execution
1004   state or at EL3 if ``SPMC_AT_EL3`` is enabled. The latter configurations
1005   support pre-Armv8.4 platforms (aka not implementing the ``FEAT_SEL2``
1006   extension).
1007
1008-  ``SPM_MM`` : Boolean option to enable the Management Mode (MM)-based Secure
1009   Partition Manager (SPM) implementation. The default value is ``0``
1010   (disabled). This option cannot be enabled (``1``) when SPM Dispatcher is
1011   enabled (``SPD=spmd``).
1012
1013-  ``SP_LAYOUT_FILE``: Platform provided path to JSON file containing the
1014   description of secure partitions. The build system will parse this file and
1015   package all secure partition blobs into the FIP. This file is not
1016   necessarily part of TF-A tree. Only available when ``SPD=spmd``.
1017
1018-  ``SP_MIN_WITH_SECURE_FIQ``: Boolean flag to indicate the SP_MIN handles
1019   secure interrupts (caught through the FIQ line). Platforms can enable
1020   this directive if they need to handle such interruption. When enabled,
1021   the FIQ are handled in monitor mode and non secure world is not allowed
1022   to mask these events. Platforms that enable FIQ handling in SP_MIN shall
1023   implement the api ``sp_min_plat_fiq_handler()``. The default value is 0.
1024
1025-  ``SVE_VECTOR_LEN``: SVE vector length to configure in ZCR_EL3.
1026   Platforms can configure this if they need to lower the hardware
1027   limit, for example due to asymmetric configuration or limitations of
1028   software run at lower ELs. The default is the architectural maximum
1029   of 2048 which should be suitable for most configurations, the
1030   hardware will limit the effective VL to the maximum physically supported
1031   VL.
1032
1033-  ``TRNG_SUPPORT``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for True
1034   Random Number Generator Interface to BL31 image. This defaults to ``0``.
1035
1036-  ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT``: Boolean flag to include support for the Trusted Board
1037   Boot feature. When set to '1', BL1 and BL2 images include support to load
1038   and verify the certificates and images in a FIP, and BL1 includes support
1039   for the Firmware Update. The default value is '0'. Generation and inclusion
1040   of certificates in the FIP and FWU_FIP depends upon the value of the
1041   ``GENERATE_COT`` option.
1042
1043   .. warning::
1044      This option depends on ``CREATE_KEYS`` to be enabled. If the keys
1045      already exist in disk, they will be overwritten without further notice.
1046
1047-  ``TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY``: This option is used when ``GENERATE_COT=1``. It
1048   specifies a file that contains the Trusted World private key in PEM
1049   format or a PKCS11 URI. If ``SAVE_KEYS=1``, only a file is accepted and
1050   it will be used to save the key.
1051
1052-  ``TSP_INIT_ASYNC``: Choose BL32 initialization method as asynchronous or
1053   synchronous, (see "Initializing a BL32 Image" section in
1054   :ref:`Firmware Design`). It can take the value 0 (BL32 is initialized using
1055   synchronous method) or 1 (BL32 is initialized using asynchronous method).
1056   Default is 0.
1057
1058-  ``TSP_NS_INTR_ASYNC_PREEMPT``: A non zero value enables the interrupt
1059   routing model which routes non-secure interrupts asynchronously from TSP
1060   to EL3 causing immediate preemption of TSP. The EL3 is responsible
1061   for saving and restoring the TSP context in this routing model. The
1062   default routing model (when the value is 0) is to route non-secure
1063   interrupts to TSP allowing it to save its context and hand over
1064   synchronously to EL3 via an SMC.
1065
1066   .. note::
1067      When ``EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING`` is ``1``, ``TSP_NS_INTR_ASYNC_PREEMPT``
1068      must also be set to ``1``.
1069
1070-  ``TS_SP_FW_CONFIG``: DTC build flag to include Trusted Services (Crypto and
1071   internal-trusted-storage) as SP in tb_fw_config device tree.
1072
1073-  ``TWED_DELAY``: Numeric value to be set in order to delay the trapping of
1074   WFE instruction. ``ENABLE_FEAT_TWED`` build option must be enabled to set
1075   this delay. It can take values in the range (0-15). Default value is ``0``
1076   and based on this value, 2^(TWED_DELAY + 8) cycles will be delayed.
1077   Platforms need to explicitly update this value based on their requirements.
1078
1079-  ``USE_ARM_LINK``: This flag determines whether to enable support for ARM
1080   linker. When the ``LINKER`` build variable points to the armlink linker,
1081   this flag is enabled automatically. To enable support for armlink, platforms
1082   will have to provide a scatter file for the BL image. Currently, Tegra
1083   platforms use the armlink support to compile BL3-1 images.
1084
1085-  ``USE_COHERENT_MEM``: This flag determines whether to include the coherent
1086   memory region in the BL memory map or not (see "Use of Coherent memory in
1087   TF-A" section in :ref:`Firmware Design`). It can take the value 1
1088   (Coherent memory region is included) or 0 (Coherent memory region is
1089   excluded). Default is 1.
1090
1091-  ``ARM_IO_IN_DTB``: This flag determines whether to use IO based on the
1092   firmware configuration framework. This will move the io_policies into a
1093   configuration device tree, instead of static structure in the code base.
1094
1095-  ``COT_DESC_IN_DTB``: This flag determines whether to create COT descriptors
1096   at runtime using fconf. If this flag is enabled, COT descriptors are
1097   statically captured in tb_fw_config file in the form of device tree nodes
1098   and properties. Currently, COT descriptors used by BL2 are moved to the
1099   device tree and COT descriptors used by BL1 are retained in the code
1100   base statically.
1101
1102-  ``SDEI_IN_FCONF``: This flag determines whether to configure SDEI setup in
1103   runtime using firmware configuration framework. The platform specific SDEI
1104   shared and private events configuration is retrieved from device tree rather
1105   than static C structures at compile time. This is only supported if
1106   SDEI_SUPPORT build flag is enabled.
1107
1108-  ``SEC_INT_DESC_IN_FCONF``: This flag determines whether to configure Group 0
1109   and Group1 secure interrupts using the firmware configuration framework. The
1110   platform specific secure interrupt property descriptor is retrieved from
1111   device tree in runtime rather than depending on static C structure at compile
1112   time.
1113
1114-  ``USE_ROMLIB``: This flag determines whether library at ROM will be used.
1115   This feature creates a library of functions to be placed in ROM and thus
1116   reduces SRAM usage. Refer to :ref:`Library at ROM` for further details. Default
1117   is 0.
1118
1119-  ``V``: Verbose build. If assigned anything other than 0, the build commands
1120   are printed. Default is 0.
1121
1122-  ``VERSION_STRING``: String used in the log output for each TF-A image.
1123   Defaults to a string formed by concatenating the version number, build type
1124   and build string.
1125
1126-  ``W``: Warning level. Some compiler warning options of interest have been
1127   regrouped and put in the root Makefile. This flag can take the values 0 to 3,
1128   each level enabling more warning options. Default is 0.
1129
1130   This option is closely related to the ``E`` option, which enables
1131   ``-Werror``.
1132
1133   - ``W=0`` (default)
1134
1135     Enables a wide assortment of warnings, most notably ``-Wall`` and
1136     ``-Wextra``, as well as various bad practices and things that are likely to
1137     result in errors. Includes some compiler specific flags. No warnings are
1138     expected at this level for any build.
1139
1140   - ``W=1``
1141
1142     Enables warnings we want the generic build to include but are too time
1143     consuming to fix at the moment. It re-enables warnings taken out for
1144     ``W=0`` builds (a few of the ``-Wextra`` additions). This level is expected
1145     to eventually be merged into ``W=0``. Some warnings are expected on some
1146     builds, but new contributions should not introduce new ones.
1147
1148   - ``W=2`` (recommended)
1149
1150    Enables warnings we want the generic build to include but cannot be enabled
1151    due to external libraries. This level is expected to eventually be merged
1152    into ``W=0``. Lots of warnings are expected, primarily from external
1153    libraries like zlib and compiler-rt, but new controbutions should not
1154    introduce new ones.
1155
1156   - ``W=3``
1157
1158     Enables warnings that are informative but not necessary and generally too
1159     verbose and frequently ignored. A very large number of warnings are
1160     expected.
1161
1162   The exact set of warning flags depends on the compiler and TF-A warning
1163   level, however they are all succinctly set in the top-level Makefile. Please
1164   refer to the `GCC`_ or `Clang`_ documentation for more information on the
1165   individual flags.
1166
1167-  ``WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY`` : Boolean option to enable D-cache early on
1168   the CPU after warm boot. This is applicable for platforms which do not
1169   require interconnect programming to enable cache coherency (eg: single
1170   cluster platforms). If this option is enabled, then warm boot path
1171   enables D-caches immediately after enabling MMU. This option defaults to 0.
1172
1173-  ``SUPPORT_STACK_MEMTAG``: This flag determines whether to enable memory
1174   tagging for stack or not. It accepts 2 values: ``yes`` and ``no``. The
1175   default value of this flag is ``no``. Note this option must be enabled only
1176   for ARM architecture greater than Armv8.5-A.
1177
1178-  ``ERRATA_SPECULATIVE_AT``: This flag determines whether to enable ``AT``
1179   speculative errata workaround or not. It accepts 2 values: ``1`` and ``0``.
1180   The default value of this flag is ``0``.
1181
1182   ``AT`` speculative errata workaround disables stage1 page table walk for
1183   lower ELs (EL1 and EL0) in EL3 so that ``AT`` speculative fetch at any point
1184   produces either the correct result or failure without TLB allocation.
1185
1186   This boolean option enables errata for all below CPUs.
1187
1188   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1189   | Errata  |      CPU     |     Workaround Define   |
1190   +=========+==============+=========================+
1191   | 1165522 |  Cortex-A76  |  ``ERRATA_A76_1165522`` |
1192   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1193   | 1319367 |  Cortex-A72  |  ``ERRATA_A72_1319367`` |
1194   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1195   | 1319537 |  Cortex-A57  |  ``ERRATA_A57_1319537`` |
1196   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1197   | 1530923 |  Cortex-A55  |  ``ERRATA_A55_1530923`` |
1198   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1199   | 1530924 |  Cortex-A53  |  ``ERRATA_A53_1530924`` |
1200   +---------+--------------+-------------------------+
1201
1202   .. note::
1203      This option is enabled by build only if platform sets any of above defines
1204      mentioned in ’Workaround Define' column in the table.
1205      If this option is enabled for the EL3 software then EL2 software also must
1206      implement this workaround due to the behaviour of the errata mentioned
1207      in new SDEN document which will get published soon.
1208
1209- ``RAS_TRAP_NS_ERR_REC_ACCESS``: This flag enables/disables the SCR_EL3.TERR
1210  bit, to trap access to the RAS ERR and RAS ERX registers from lower ELs.
1211  This flag is disabled by default.
1212
1213- ``OPENSSL_DIR``: This option is used to provide the path to a directory on the
1214  host machine where a custom installation of OpenSSL is located, which is used
1215  to build the certificate generation, firmware encryption and FIP tools. If
1216  this option is not set, the default OS installation will be used.
1217
1218- ``USE_SP804_TIMER``: Use the SP804 timer instead of the Generic Timer for
1219  functions that wait for an arbitrary time length (udelay and mdelay). The
1220  default value is 0.
1221
1222- ``ENABLE_BRBE_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable access to the branch record
1223  buffer registers from NS ELs when FEAT_BRBE is implemented. BRBE is an
1224  optional architectural feature for AArch64. This flag can take the values
1225  0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. The default is 0
1226  and it is automatically disabled when the target architecture is AArch32.
1227
1228- ``ENABLE_TRBE_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable access of trace buffer
1229  control registers from NS ELs, NS-EL2 or NS-EL1(when NS-EL2 is implemented
1230  but unused) when FEAT_TRBE is implemented. TRBE is an optional architectural
1231  feature for AArch64. This flag can take the values  0 to 2, to align with the
1232  ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. The default is 0 and it is automatically
1233  disabled when the target architecture is AArch32.
1234
1235- ``ENABLE_SYS_REG_TRACE_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable trace system
1236  registers access from NS ELs, NS-EL2 or NS-EL1 (when NS-EL2 is implemented
1237  but unused). This feature is available if trace unit such as ETMv4.x, and
1238  ETE(extending ETM feature) is implemented. This flag can take the values
1239  0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. The default is 0.
1240
1241- ``ENABLE_TRF_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable trace filter control registers
1242  access from NS ELs, NS-EL2 or NS-EL1 (when NS-EL2 is implemented but unused),
1243  if FEAT_TRF is implemented. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align
1244  with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. This flag is disabled by default.
1245
1246- ``CONDITIONAL_CMO``: Boolean option to enable call to platform-defined routine
1247  ``plat_can_cmo`` which will return zero if cache management operations should
1248  be skipped and non-zero otherwise. By default, this option is disabled which
1249  means platform hook won't be checked and CMOs will always be performed when
1250  related functions are called.
1251
1252- ``ERRATA_ABI_SUPPORT``: Boolean option to enable support for Errata management
1253  firmware interface for the BL31 image. By default its disabled (``0``).
1254
1255- ``ERRATA_NON_ARM_INTERCONNECT``: Boolean option to enable support for the
1256  errata mitigation for platforms with a non-arm interconnect using the errata
1257  ABI. By default its disabled (``0``).
1258
1259- ``ENABLE_CONSOLE_GETC``: Boolean option to enable `getc()` feature in console
1260  driver(s). By default it is disabled (``0``) because it constitutes an attack
1261  vector into TF-A by potentially allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary data.
1262  This option should only be enabled on a need basis if there is a use case for
1263  reading characters from the console.
1264
1265GICv3 driver options
1266--------------------
1267
1268GICv3 driver files are included using directive:
1269
1270``include drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3.mk``
1271
1272The driver can be configured with the following options set in the platform
1273makefile:
1274
1275-  ``GICV3_SUPPORT_GIC600``: Add support for the GIC-600 variants of GICv3.
1276   Enabling this option will add runtime detection support for the
1277   GIC-600, so is safe to select even for a GIC500 implementation.
1278   This option defaults to 0.
1279
1280- ``GICV3_SUPPORT_GIC600AE_FMU``: Add support for the Fault Management Unit
1281   for GIC-600 AE. Enabling this option will introduce support to initialize
1282   the FMU. Platforms should call the init function during boot to enable the
1283   FMU and its safety mechanisms. This option defaults to 0.
1284
1285-  ``GICV3_IMPL_GIC600_MULTICHIP``: Selects GIC-600 variant with multichip
1286   functionality. This option defaults to 0
1287
1288-  ``GICV3_OVERRIDE_DISTIF_PWR_OPS``: Allows override of default implementation
1289   of ``arm_gicv3_distif_pre_save`` and ``arm_gicv3_distif_post_restore``
1290   functions. This is required for FVP platform which need to simulate GIC save
1291   and restore during SYSTEM_SUSPEND without powering down GIC. Default is 0.
1292
1293-  ``GIC_ENABLE_V4_EXTN`` : Enables GICv4 related changes in GICv3 driver.
1294   This option defaults to 0.
1295
1296-  ``GIC_EXT_INTID``: When set to ``1``, GICv3 driver will support extended
1297   PPI (1056-1119) and SPI (4096-5119) range. This option defaults to 0.
1298
1299Debugging options
1300-----------------
1301
1302To compile a debug version and make the build more verbose use
1303
1304.. code:: shell
1305
1306    make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
1307
1308AArch64 GCC 11 uses DWARF version 5 debugging symbols by default. Some tools
1309(for example Arm-DS) might not support this and may need an older version of
1310DWARF symbols to be emitted by GCC. This can be achieved by using the
1311``-gdwarf-<version>`` flag, with the version being set to 2, 3, 4 or 5. Setting
1312the version to 4 is recommended for Arm-DS.
1313
1314When debugging logic problems it might also be useful to disable all compiler
1315optimizations by using ``-O0``.
1316
1317.. warning::
1318   Using ``-O0`` could cause output images to be larger and base addresses
1319   might need to be recalculated (see the **Memory layout on Arm development
1320   platforms** section in the :ref:`Firmware Design`).
1321
1322Extra debug options can be passed to the build system by setting ``CFLAGS`` or
1323``LDFLAGS``:
1324
1325.. code:: shell
1326
1327    CFLAGS='-O0 -gdwarf-2'                                     \
1328    make PLAT=<platform> DEBUG=1 V=1 all
1329
1330Note that using ``-Wl,`` style compilation driver options in ``CFLAGS`` will be
1331ignored as the linker is called directly.
1332
1333It is also possible to introduce an infinite loop to help in debugging the
1334post-BL2 phase of TF-A. This can be done by rebuilding BL1 with the
1335``SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT=1`` build flag. Refer to the :ref:`build_options_common`
1336section. In this case, the developer may take control of the target using a
1337debugger when indicated by the console output. When using Arm-DS, the following
1338commands can be used:
1339
1340::
1341
1342    # Stop target execution
1343    interrupt
1344
1345    #
1346    # Prepare your debugging environment, e.g. set breakpoints
1347    #
1348
1349    # Jump over the debug loop
1350    set var $AARCH64::$Core::$PC = $AARCH64::$Core::$PC + 4
1351
1352    # Resume execution
1353    continue
1354
1355.. _build_options_experimental:
1356
1357Experimental build options
1358---------------------------
1359
1360Common build options
1361~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1362
1363-  ``DICE_PROTECTION_ENVIRONMENT``: Boolean flag to specify the measured boot
1364   backend when ``MEASURED_BOOT`` is enabled. The default value is ``0``. When
1365   set to ``1`` then measurements and additional metadata collected during the
1366   measured boot process are sent to the DICE Protection Environment for storage
1367   and processing. A certificate chain, which represents the boot state of the
1368   device, can be queried from the DPE.
1369
1370-  ``DRTM_SUPPORT``: Boolean flag to enable support for Dynamic Root of Trust
1371   for Measurement (DRTM). This feature has trust dependency on BL31 for taking
1372   the measurements and recording them as per `PSA DRTM specification`_. For
1373   platforms which use BL2 to load/authenticate BL31 ``TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT`` can
1374   be used and for the platforms which use ``RESET_TO_BL31`` platform owners
1375   should have mechanism to authenticate BL31. This option defaults to 0.
1376
1377-  ``ENABLE_RME``: Numeric value to enable support for the ARMv9 Realm
1378   Management Extension. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with
1379   the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default value is 0.
1380
1381-  ``RMMD_ENABLE_EL3_TOKEN_SIGN``: Numeric value to enable support for singing
1382   realm attestation token signing requests in EL3. This flag can take the
1383   values 0 and 1. The default value is ``0``. When set to ``1``, this option
1384   enables additional RMMD SMCs to push and pop requests for signing to
1385   EL3 along with platform hooks that must be implemented to service those
1386   requests and responses.
1387
1388-  ``ENABLE_SME_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable Scalable Matrix Extension
1389   (SME), SVE, and FPU/SIMD for the non-secure world only. These features share
1390   registers so are enabled together. Using this option without
1391   ENABLE_SME_FOR_SWD=1 will cause SME, SVE, and FPU/SIMD instructions in secure
1392   world to trap to EL3. Requires ``ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS`` to be set as SME is a
1393   superset of SVE. SME is an optional architectural feature for AArch64.
1394   At this time, this build option cannot be used on systems that have
1395   SPD=spmd/SPM_MM and atempting to build with this option will fail.
1396   This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT``
1397   mechanism. Default is 0.
1398
1399-  ``ENABLE_SME2_FOR_NS``: Numeric value to enable Scalable Matrix Extension
1400   version 2 (SME2) for the non-secure world only. SME2 is an optional
1401   architectural feature for AArch64.
1402   This should be set along with ENABLE_SME_FOR_NS=1, if not, the default SME
1403   accesses will still be trapped. This flag can take the values 0 to 2, to
1404   align with the ``ENABLE_FEAT`` mechanism. Default is 0.
1405
1406-  ``ENABLE_SME_FOR_SWD``: Boolean option to enable the Scalable Matrix
1407   Extension for secure world. Used along with SVE and FPU/SIMD.
1408   ENABLE_SME_FOR_NS and ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD must also be set to use this.
1409   Default is 0.
1410
1411-  ``ENABLE_SPMD_LP`` : This boolean option is used jointly with the SPM
1412   Dispatcher option (``SPD=spmd``). When enabled (1) it indicates support
1413   for logical partitions in EL3, managed by the SPMD as defined in the
1414   FF-A v1.2 specification. This flag is disabled by default. This flag
1415   must not be used if ``SPMC_AT_EL3`` is enabled.
1416
1417-  ``FEATURE_DETECTION``: Boolean option to enable the architectural features
1418   verification mechanism. This is a debug feature that compares the
1419   architectural features enabled through the feature specific build flags
1420   (ENABLE_FEAT_xxx) with the features actually available on the CPU running,
1421   and reports any discrepancies.
1422   This flag will also enable errata ordering checking for ``DEBUG`` builds.
1423
1424   It is expected that this feature is only used for flexible platforms like
1425   software emulators, or for hardware platforms at bringup time, to verify
1426   that the configured feature set matches the CPU.
1427   The ``FEATURE_DETECTION`` macro is disabled by default.
1428
1429-  ``PSA_CRYPTO``: Boolean option for enabling MbedTLS PSA crypto APIs support.
1430   The platform will use PSA compliant Crypto APIs during authentication and
1431   image measurement process by enabling this option. It uses APIs defined as
1432   per the `PSA Crypto API specification`_. This feature is only supported if
1433   using MbedTLS 3.x version. It is disabled (``0``) by default.
1434
1435-  ``TRANSFER_LIST``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for Firmware
1436   Handoff using Transfer List defined in `Firmware Handoff specification`_.
1437   This defaults to ``0``. Current implementation follows the Firmware Handoff
1438   specification v0.9.
1439
1440-  ``USE_DEBUGFS``: When set to 1 this option exposes a virtual filesystem
1441   interface through BL31 as a SiP SMC function.
1442   Default is disabled (0).
1443
1444-  ``HOB_LIST``: Setting this to ``1`` enables support for passing boot
1445   information using HOB defined in `Platform Initialization specification`_.
1446   This defaults to ``0``.
1447
1448Firmware update options
1449~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1450
1451-  ``PSA_FWU_SUPPORT``: Enable the firmware update mechanism as per the
1452   `PSA FW update specification`_. The default value is 0.
1453   PSA firmware update implementation has few limitations, such as:
1454
1455   -  BL2 is not part of the protocol-updatable images. If BL2 needs to
1456      be updated, then it should be done through another platform-defined
1457      mechanism.
1458
1459   -  It assumes the platform's hardware supports CRC32 instructions.
1460
1461-  ``NR_OF_FW_BANKS``: Define the number of firmware banks. This flag is used
1462   in defining the firmware update metadata structure. This flag is by default
1463   set to '2'.
1464
1465-  ``NR_OF_IMAGES_IN_FW_BANK``: Define the number of firmware images in each
1466   firmware bank. Each firmware bank must have the same number of images as per
1467   the `PSA FW update specification`_.
1468   This flag is used in defining the firmware update metadata structure. This
1469   flag is by default set to '1'.
1470
1471- ``PSA_FWU_METADATA_FW_STORE_DESC``: To be enabled when the FWU
1472   metadata contains image description. The default value is 1.
1473
1474   The version 2 of the FWU metadata allows for an opaque metadata
1475   structure where a platform can choose to not include the firmware
1476   store description in the metadata structure. This option indicates
1477   if the firmware store description, which provides information on
1478   the updatable images is part of the structure.
1479
1480--------------
1481
1482*Copyright (c) 2019-2025, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
1483
1484.. _DEN0115: https://developer.arm.com/docs/den0115/latest
1485.. _PSA FW update specification: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0118/latest/
1486.. _PSA DRTM specification: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0113/a
1487.. _GCC: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Warning-Options.html
1488.. _Clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/DiagnosticsReference.html
1489.. _Firmware Handoff specification: https://github.com/FirmwareHandoff/firmware_handoff/releases/tag/v0.9
1490.. _PSA Crypto API specification: https://armmbed.github.io/mbed-crypto/html/
1491.. _Platform Initialization specification: https://uefi.org/specs/PI/1.8/index.html
1492