Kernel in the build
Commandline options {#options}
Kernel commandline options are declared using the
kernel_cmdline template:
A single target may include multiple options:
import("//build/zbi/kernel_cmdline.gni")
kernel_cmdline("debug") {
args = [
"debug.this=true",
"debug.that=false",
]
}
The resulting GN labels should then be inserted into the build graph via a GN argument. Note that options will be taken into account if they are within the dependency tree defined by such a GN argument.
Specifying options in board or product files
In the board or product file, add the label(s) for the
desired cmdline option(s) to board_bootfs_labels and
product_bootfs_labels respectively.
To alter kernel options for the zedboot or recovery build, add the labels
respectively to board_zedboot_bootfs_labels and
board_recovery_bootfs_labels.
Specifying options locally
For local development, a list of strings that should be appended to the kernel
command line can be specified in the dev_kernel_cmdline GN variable, as
follows:
Alternatively, an existing args.gn file can be modified by running fx args
and adding or modifying a line as follows:
To locally alter kernel options for the zedboot or recovery build, the
variables dev_zedboot_kernel_cmdline and dev_recovery_kernel_cmdline can
be used, respectively.