3 B. How to install a new header file from XNU
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10 This builds all the components for kernel, architecture, and machine
11 configurations defined in TARGET_CONFIGS. Additionally, we also support
12 architectures defined in ARCH_CONFIGS and kernel configurations defined in
13 KERNEL_CONFIGS. Note that TARGET_CONFIGS overrides any configurations defined
14 in ARCH_CONFIGS and KERNEL_CONFIGS.
16 By default, architecture defaults to the build machine
17 architecture, and the kernel configuration is set to build for DEVELOPMENT.
18 The machine configuration defaults to S5L8900XRB for arm and default for i386 and ppc.
20 This will also create a bootable image, mach_kernel, and a kernel binary
21 with symbols, mach_kernel.sys.
24 /* make a debug kernel for H1 arm board */
25 make TARGET_CONFIGS="debug arm s5l8900xrb"
27 $(OBJROOT)/DEBUG_ARM_S5L8900XRB/osfmk/DEBUG/osfmk.o: pre-linked object for osfmk component
28 $(OBJROOT)/DEBUG_ARM_S5L8900XRB/mach_kernel: bootable image
30 /* make debug and development kernels for H1 arm board */
31 make TARGET_CONFIGS="debug arm s5l8900xrb development arm s5l8900xrb"
33 $(OBJROOT)/DEBUG_ARM_S5L8900XRB/osfmk/DEBUG/osfmk.o: pre-linked object for osfmk component
34 $(OBJROOT)/DEBUG_ARM_S5L8900XRB/mach_kernel: bootable image
35 $(OBJROOT)/DEVELOPMENT_ARM/osfmk/DEVELOPMENT/osfmk.o: pre-linked object for osfmk component
36 $(OBJROOT)/DEVELOPMENT_ARM/mach_kernel: bootable image
38 /* this is all you need to do to build H1 arm with DEVELOPMENT kernel configuration */
39 make TARGET_CONFIGS="default arm default"
41 or the following is equivalent
45 2) Building a Component
47 Go to the top directory in your XNU project.
49 If you are using a sh-style shell, run the following command:
52 If you are using a csh-style shell, run the following command:
53 % source SETUP/setup.csh
55 This will define the following environmental variables:
56 SRCROOT, OBJROOT, DSTROOT, SYMROOT
58 From a component top directory:
62 This builds a component for all architectures, kernel configurations, and
63 machine configurations defined in TARGET_CONFIGS (or alternately ARCH_CONFIGS
67 $(OBJROOT)/RELEASE_PPC/osfmk/RELEASE/osfmk.o: pre-linked object for osfmk component
69 From the component top directory:
73 This includes your component in the bootable image, mach_kernel, and
74 in the kernel binary with symbols, mach_kernel.sys.
76 WARNING: If a component header file has been modified, you will have to do
77 the above procedure 1.
81 Define kernel configuration to DEBUG in your environment or when running a
82 make command. Then, apply procedures 4, 5
84 $ make TARGET_CONFIGS="DEBUG PPC DEFAULT" all
88 $ make KERNEL_CONFIGS=DEBUG all
92 $ export TARGET_CONFIGS="DEBUG ARM MX31ADS"
96 $(OBJROOT)/DEBUG_PPC/osfmk/DEBUG/osfmk.o: pre-linked object for osfmk component
97 $(OBJROOT)/DEBUG_PPC/mach_kernel: bootable image
101 Define architectures in your environment or when running a make command.
102 Apply procedures 3, 4, 5
104 $ make TARGET_CONFIGS="RELEASE PPC default RELEASE I386 default" exporthdrs all
108 $ make ARCH_CONFIGS="PPC I386" exporthdrs all
112 $ export ARCH_CONFIGS="PPC I386"
113 $ make exporthdrs all
116 To display complete tool invocations rather than an abbreviated version,
119 6) Debug information formats
120 By default, a DWARF debug information repository is created during the install phase; this is a "bundle" named mach_kernel.dSYM
121 To select the older STABS debug information format (where debug information is embedded in the mach_kernel.sys image), set the BUILD_STABS environment variable.
122 $ export BUILD_STABS=1
125 7) Build check before integration
127 From the top directory, run:
129 $ ~rc/bin/buildit . -arch ppc -arch i386 -noinstallsrc -nosum
131 or for multiple arm builds
133 $ ~rc/bin/buildit . -noinstallsrc -nosum -- TARGET_CONFIGS="release arm MX31ADS release arm LN2410SBC"
135 or for default arm build (kernel config DEVELOPMENT and machine config MX31ADS)
137 $ ~rc/bin/buildit . -arch arm -noinstallsrc -nosum -- TARGET_CONFIGS="release arm MX31ADS release arm LN2410SBC"
140 8) Creating tags and cscope
142 Set up your build environment as per instructions in 2a
144 From the top directory, run:
146 $ make tags # this will build ctags and etags on a case-sensitive
147 # volume, only ctags on case-insensitive
149 $ make TAGS # this will build etags
151 $ make cscope # this will build cscope database
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154 B. How to install a new header file from XNU
156 [Note: This does not covers installing header file in IOKit framework]
158 1) XNU installs header files at the following locations -
159 a. $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Headers
160 b. $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/PrivateHeaders
161 c. $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/System.framework/Headers
162 d. $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/System.framework/PrivateHeaders
163 e. $(DSTROOT)/usr/include/
165 Kernel.framework is used by kernel extensions. System.framework
166 and /usr/include are used by user level applications. The header
167 files in framework's "PrivateHeaders" are only available for Apple
168 Internal development.
170 2) The directory containing the header file should have a Makefile that
171 creates the list of files that should be installed at different locations.
172 If you are adding first header file in a directory, you will need to
173 create Makefile similar to xnu/bsd/sys/Makefile.
175 Add your header file to the correct file list depending on where you want
176 to install it. The default locations where the header files are installed
177 from each file list are -
179 a. DATAFILES : To make header file available in user level -
180 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/System.framework/Headers
181 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/System.framework/PrivateHeaders
182 $(DSTROOT)/usr/include/
184 b. PRIVATE_DATAFILES : To make header file available to Apple internal in
186 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/System.framework/PrivateHeaders
188 c. KERNELFILES : To make header file available in kernel level -
189 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Headers
190 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/PrivateHeaders
192 d. PRIVATE_KERNELFILES : To make header file available to Apple internal
193 for kernel extensions -
194 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/PrivateHeaders
196 3) The Makefile combines the file lists mentioned above into different
197 install lists which are used by build system to install the header files.
199 If the install list that you are interested does not exists, create it
200 by adding the appropriate file lists. The default install lists, its
201 member file lists and their default location are described below -
203 a. INSTALL_MI_LIST : Installs header file to location that is available to
204 everyone in user level.
206 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/System.framework/Headers
207 $(DSTROOT)/usr/include/
209 INSTALL_MI_LIST = ${DATAFILES}
211 b. INSTALL_MI_LCL_LIST : Installs header file to location that is available
212 for Apple internal in user level.
214 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/System.framework/PrivateHeaders
216 INSTALL_MI_LCL_LIST = ${DATAFILES} ${PRIVATE_DATAFILES}
218 c. INSTALL_KF_MI_LIST : Installs header file to location that is available
219 to everyone for kernel extensions.
221 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Headers
223 INSTALL_KF_MI_LIST = ${KERNELFILES}
225 d. INSTALL_KF_MI_LCL_LIST : Installs header file to location that is
226 available for Apple internal for kernel extensions.
228 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/PrivateHeaders
230 INSTALL_KF_MI_LCL_LIST = ${KERNELFILES} ${PRIVATE_KERNELFILES}
232 4) If you want to install the header file in a sub-directory of the paths
233 described in (1), specify the directory name using two variable
234 INSTALL_MI_DIR and EXPORT_MI_DIR as follows -
236 INSTALL_MI_DIR = dirname
237 EXPORT_MI_DIR = dirname
239 5) A single header file can exist at different locations using the steps
240 mentioned above. However it might not be desirable to make all the code
241 in the header file available at all the locations. For example, you
242 want to export a function only to kernel level but not user level.
244 You can use C language's pre-processor directive (#ifdef, #endif, #ifndef)
245 to control the text generated before a header file is installed. The kernel
246 only includes the code if the conditional macro is TRUE and strips out
247 code for FALSE conditions from the header file.
249 Some pre-defined macros and their descriptions are -
250 a. PRIVATE : If true, code is available to all of the xnu kernel and is
251 not available in kernel extensions and user level header files. The
252 header files installed in all the paths described above in (1) will not
253 have code enclosed within this macro.
255 b. KERNEL_PRIVATE : Same as PRIVATE
257 c. BSD_KERNEL_PRIVATE : If true, code is available to the xnu/bsd part of
258 the kernel and is not available to rest of the kernel, kernel extensions
259 and user level header files. The header files installed in all the
260 paths described above in (1) will not have code enclosed within this
263 d. KERNEL : If true, code is available only in kernel and kernel
264 extensions and is not available in user level header files. Only the
265 header files installed in following paths will have the code -
266 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Headers
267 $(DSTROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/PrivateHeaders