<glossentry id='var-KERNEL_FEATURES'><glossterm>KERNEL_FEATURES</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Includes additional metadata from the Linux Yocto kernel Git repository.
- The metadata includes config fragments and features descriptions,
+ In the Yocto Project build system, the default Board Support Packages (BSPs)
+ metadata is provided through
+ the <filename>KMACHINE</filename> and <filename>KBRANCH</filename> variables.
+ You can use the <filename>KERNEL_FEATURES</filename> variable to further
+ add metadata for all BSPs.</para>
+ <para>The metadata you add through this variable includes config fragments and
+ features descriptions,
which usually include patches as well as config fragments.
You typically override the <filename>KERNEL_FEATURES</filename> variable
for a specific machine.</para>