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[08/20] ref-manual/variables.rst: document the FIT_OS variable

Message ID 20260918-releases-notes-6-1-v1-8-2d0fceffa242@bootlin.com
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Series Updates and release notes for 6.1 | expand

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Antonin Godard Sept. 18, 2026, 1:53 p.m. UTC
Added by commit dc00e830c3f8 ("kernel-fit-image: introduce FIT_OS
variable to override 'os' field") in OE-Core.

Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
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 documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 5 +++++
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
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--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
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@@ -3721,6 +3721,11 @@  system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
 
          mkimage *-B 8 -E* -f fit-image.its fitImage
 
+   :term:`FIT_OS`
+      The :term:`FIT_OS` variable controls the ``os`` field of the kernel and
+      various other images in the FIT image. Set to "efi" to load a kernel with
+      EFI stub as an EFI application. The default is "linux".
+
    :term:`FIT_PAD_ALG`
       Specifies the padding algorithm used in creating the FIT Image.
       The default value is set to "pkcs-1.5" by the