diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index 03234d3f78..e0273138f2 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -2485,6 +2485,16 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. external tools. See the :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-yocto` class in ``meta/classes-recipe`` to see how the variable is used. + :term:`KERNEL_LOCALVERSION` + This variable allows to append a string to the version + of the kernel image. This corresponds to the ``CONFIG_LOCALVERSION`` + kernel configuration parameter. + + Using this variable is only useful when you are using a kernel recipe + inheriting the :ref:`ref-classes-kernel` class, and which doesn't + already set a local version. Therefore, setting this variable has no + impact on ``linux-yocto`` kernels. + :term:`EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN` When you intend to use an :ref:`external toolchain `,