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<title>Kernel Metadata Location</title>
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<para>
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This metadata can be defined along with the Linux kernel
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recipe (recipe-space) as partially described in the
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"<link linkend='modifying-an-existing-recipe'>Modifying an Existing Recipe</link>"
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section as well as within the Linux kernel sources themselves
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(in-tree).
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</para>
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<para>
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Where you choose to store the metadata depends on what you want
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Kernel Metadata can be defined in either the kernel recipe
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(recipe-space) or in the kernel tree (in-tree).
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Where you choose to define the Metadata depends on what you want
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to do and how you intend to work.
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Regardless of where you define the kernel Metadata, the syntax used
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applies equally.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you are unfamiliar with the Linux kernel and only wish
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to apply a config and possibly a couple of patches provided to
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you by others, you may find the recipe-space mechanism to be easier
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to work with.
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This is also a good approach if you are working with Linux kernel
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sources you do not control or if you just don't want to maintain a
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Linux kernel git repository on your own.
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to apply a configuration and possibly a couple of patches provided to
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you by others, the recipe-space method is recommended.
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This method is also a good approach if you are working with Linux kernel
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sources you do not control or if you just do not want to maintain a
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Linux kernel Git repository on your own.
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For partial information on how you can define kernel Metadata in
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the recipe-space, see the
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"<link linkend='modifying-an-existing-recipe'>Modifying an Existing Recipe</link>"
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section.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you are doing active kernel development and are already
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maintaining a Linux kernel git repository of your own, you may find
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it more convenient to work with the metadata in the same
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Conversely, if you are actively developing a kernel and are already
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maintaining a Linux kernel Git repository of your own, you might find
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it more convenient to work with the kernel Metadata in the same
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repository as the Linux kernel sources.
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This can make iterative development of the Linux kernel more efficient
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outside of the BitBake environment.
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</para>
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<para>
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Regardless of where the meta-data is stored, the syntax as
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described in the following sections applies equally.
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This method can make iterative development of the Linux kernel
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more efficient outside of the BitBake environment.
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</para>
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<para>
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