@@ -4572,6 +4572,60 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
":ref:`kernel-dev/common:using an "in-tree" \`\`defconfig\`\` file`"
section in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual.
+ :term:`KCONF_AUDIT_LEVEL`
+ When inheriting the :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-yocto` class and when the
+ :term:`KMETA_AUDIT` variable is set to a non-empty string, the
+ :term:`KCONF_AUDIT_LEVEL` variable specifies whether to report Kernel
+ configuration values that are different from the user-specified value. Its
+ value is a positive integer (default: 1):
+
+ - 0: no reporting is done.
+
+ - 1: report the problems as warnings and trigger an error if
+ :term:`KMETA_AUDIT_WERROR` is set.
+
+ - 2: if the :ref:`ref-tasks-kernel_configme` has failed to generate a
+ ``.config`` file, print the content of the ``merge_config_build.log``
+ file containing the errors, instead of just providing the path to
+ that file.
+
+ For more details see the :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-yocto` class and the
+ :yocto_git:`symbol_why.py </yocto-kernel-tools/tree/tools/symbol_why.py>`
+ script in :yocto_git:`yocto-kernel-tools </yocto-kernel-tools>`.
+
+ :term:`KCONF_BSP_AUDIT_LEVEL`
+ When inheriting the :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-yocto` class and when the
+ :term:`KMETA_AUDIT` variable is set to a non-empty string, the
+ :term:`KCONF_BSP_AUDIT_LEVEL` variable can be set to report:
+
+ #. User-specified Kernel configurations that did not make it into the final
+ Kernel configuration.
+
+ #. Configurations defined in multiple input files with differing values.
+
+ Its value is a positive integer (default: 0):
+
+ - 0: no reporting is done.
+
+ - 1: reporting of configuration options that did not make it in the
+ final configuration is done and is not limited to the current
+ architecture (``ARCH``) in use.
+
+ - 2: reporting of configuration options that did not make it in the
+ final configuration is done and is strictly limited to the current
+ architecture (``ARCH``) in use.
+
+ - 3: report the problems found when this variable equals 2, and also
+ report configurations options defined in multiple input files with
+ differing values.
+
+ For value 1, 2 and 3 an error is produced if :term:`KMETA_AUDIT_WERROR`
+ is set.
+
+ For more details see the :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-yocto` class and the
+ :yocto_git:`symbol_why.py </yocto-kernel-tools/tree/tools/symbol_why.py>`
+ script in :yocto_git:`yocto-kernel-tools </yocto-kernel-tools>`.
+
:term:`KCONFIG_MODE`
When used with the :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-yocto`
class, specifies the kernel configuration values to use for options
@@ -4976,6 +5030,20 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
However, the OpenEmbedded build system understands the machine as
"core2-32-intel-common".
+ :term:`KMETA_AUDIT`
+ When inheriting the :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-yocto` class, the
+ :term:`KMETA_AUDIT` variable enables or disables auditing of Linux Kernel
+ configuration. The default value for this variable is "yes", and auditing
+ is enabled. Set this variable to an empty string to disable auditing.
+
+ :term:`KMETA_AUDIT_WERROR`
+ When inheriting the :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-yocto` class and when the
+ :term:`KMETA_AUDIT` and the :term:`KMETA_AUDIT_WERROR` variables are set
+ to non-empty strings, produce an error if Linux kernel configuration
+ problems were detected, instead of warnings only. For more details on the
+ Linux Kernel configuration auditing feature, see :term:`KCONF_AUDIT_LEVEL`
+ and :term:`KCONF_BSP_AUDIT_LEVEL`.
+
:term:`KTYPE`
Defines the kernel type to be used in assembling the configuration.
The linux-yocto recipes define "standard", "tiny", and "preempt-rt"