documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml: updates to KERNEL_FEATURES.

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<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>