documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml: Added KERNEL_FEATURES

Added this variable description in the glossary.

(From yocto-docs rev: 12a9e5b4dfc399ff2037355aa1062f907a62e76d)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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<link linkend='var-HOMEPAGE'>H</link>
<link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'>I</link>
<!-- <link linkend='var-glossary-j'>J</link> -->
<link linkend='var-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE'>K</link>
<link linkend='var-KERNEL_FEATURES'>K</link>
<link linkend='var-LAYERDIR'>L</link>
<link linkend='var-MACHINE'>M</link>
<!-- <link linkend='var-glossary-n'>N</link> -->
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<glossdiv id='var-glossary-k'><title>K</title>
<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,
which usually include patches as well as config fragments.
You typically override the <filename>KERNEL_FEATURES</filename> variable
for a specific machine.</para>
<para>For example, the following adds <filename>netfilter</filename> to all
the Linux Yocto kernels and adds sound support to the <filename>qemux86</filename>
machine:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
# Add netfilter to all linux-yocto kernels
KERNEL_FEATURES="features/netfilter"
# Add sound support to the qemux86 machine
KERNEL_FEATURES_append_qemux86="cfg/sound"
</literallayout></para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry id='var-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE'><glossterm>KERNEL_IMAGETYPE</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The type of kernel to build for a device, usually set by the