Build BSP Source

Purpose

Rebuild the kernel-side artifacts (DTBs, OOT modules, in-tree modules, kernel Image) implied by changes under <source.rootpath>/bspsources/, and write a manifest that /jetson-promote-image reads to stage those outputs into the BSP image. The skill never writes into <bspimage.rootpath> itself.

Prerequisites

Active target-platform profile with bsp_image: and

source.toolchain: resolved (run /jetson-init-image and /jetson-init-source first).

<source.rootpath>/bspsources/ populated with the kernel-side

checkout layout /jetson-init-source materializes.

<bspimage.rootpath>/LinuxforTegra/source/kernelsrcbuild_env.sh

present (extracted from public_sources.tbz2).

Host packages: flex, bison, libssl-dev (hard); git,

build-essential, bc, zstd (warn-only).

Cross-toolchain at ${source.toolchain}gcc resolvable on disk.

Overview

This skill is the Build stage of the workflow — see [../../context/bsp-customization-workflow.md](../../context/bsp-customization-workflow.md) for where it sits in the Setup → Customize → Build → Deploy pipeline and what triggers it. The skill takes source-side customization commits, rebuilds the implied artifacts, and records which were rebuilt in a manifest. Outputs stay in-tree under <source.rootpath>/bspsources/; [jetson-promote-image](../jetson-promote-image/SKILL.md) reads the manifest at Deploy to copy each rebuilt artifact into the matching path under <bspimage.rootpath>/LinuxforTegra/.

Overlay-only edits (nvpmodel.conf, nvfancontrol.conf, BPMP DTB) skip Build — customize-* stages them directly to the overlay tracker; BPMP DTB uses the dtc decompile → edit → recompile loop in [../../references/bsp-customization-bpmp-dtb.md](../../references/bsp-customization-bpmp-dtb.md).

Custom-overlay slot ownership. Kernel-DT customizations from every customize-* skill collect into a single composite tegra<soc>-<carrier-id-sku>+<module-id>-xxxx-custom.dts per active target — see [../../references/bsp-customization-kernel-dtb.md](../../references/bsp-customization-kernel-dtb.md) for the filename / location / append protocol. This skill is the sole owner of the composite's per-dir Makefile registration (dtbo-y += <name>.dtbo) and the carrier flash conf's OVERLAYDTBFILE+= line (the "Register composite custom overlay" step).

Four build modes matched to the dirty-repo profile:

Mode	What's built	Auto-picks when
dt	NVIDIA DTBs only	only `hardware/nvidia/*` or `kernel-devicetree` dirty
oot	OOT modules (six repos)	only OOT repos dirty
kernel	Kernel `Image` + full in-tree `.ko` set + kernel-side dtbs	only `kernel/$KERNELSRCDIR` dirty
full	Everything above + optional install consolidation	mixed dirty set

Mode selection: auto (default — invoke /jetson-build-source with no argument) walks the dirty-repo set; force a specific mode by passing it as the skill argument.

Design principle: delegate to upstream. Every build primitive already exists in <bspimage.rootpath>/LinuxforTegra/source/ — the env file, top-level Makefile (nvidia-dtbs / modules / modulesinstall), kernel Makefile (kernel / install). The skill drives those primitives against <source.rootpath>/bsp_sources/ — never duplicates their logic in shell.

When to invoke

Auto-chained at the end of a Customize customize-* invocation

whenever Customize committed to a kernel-side source repo.

Manual re-run via /jetson-build-source [<mode>] when:

- the auto-chained build was interrupted, - source commits arrived via git pull from other users, - the user wants to force a rebuild without a fresh edit, - the user wants a specific mode (e.g. install consolidation for a manual scp deploy to a DUT).

Instructions

Resolve active target + paths + upstream env

Resolve the active profile per [../../context/target-platform-contract.md](../../context/target-platform-contract.md). Refuse and route in these cases:

Condition	Route to
No active profile, or `active: NA`	`/jetson-set-target` or `/jetson-init-target`
Profile lacks `bsp_image:`	`/jetson-init-image`
Profile lacks `source.toolchain:`	`/jetson-init-source`
`<source.rootpath>/bspsources/` missing or empty	`/jetson-init-source`
`<bspimage.rootpath>/LinuxforTegra/source/kernelsrcbuild_env.sh` missing	`/jetson-init-image` (BSP not properly extracted)

Bind:

WORKSPACE=<parent of target-platform/>
BSP_SRC=<bsp_image.root_path>/Linux_for_Tegra/source   # NVIDIA's build primitives
KS=<source.root_path>/bsp_sources                      # our kernel-side checkout
KOUT=<source.root_path>/.build/kernel-out              # DT-mode out-of-tree build dir
STAGE=<source.root_path>/.build/install-stage          # install consolidation (full mode / opt-in)
STATE=<source.root_path>/.build-state.yaml             # per-repo watermark
MANIFEST=<source.root_path>/.build-manifest.yaml       # rebuilt-artifact list for jetson-promote-image

Source the NVIDIA build env to inherit canonical names — never hardcode kernel-noble, the OOT module list, or KERNELDEFCONFIG:

source "$BSP_SRC/kernel_src_build_env.sh"
# Now in scope: KERNEL_SRC_DIR (e.g. kernel-noble), KERNEL_DEF_CONFIG,
# OOT_SOURCE_LIST, kernel_name (e.g. noble), KERNEL_MODULAR_BUILD

Refuse if $KS/kernel/$KERNELSRCDIR/ is missing or if any name in $OOTSOURCELIST is missing under $KS/. Route to /jetson-init-source.

Resolve toolchain (read-only)

Read source.toolchain from the active profile (authored by jetson-init-source). Validate:

export ARCH=arm64
export CROSS_COMPILE=<source.toolchain>   # trailing dash mandatory
[ -f "${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc" ] || refuse \
  "source.toolchain points at ${CROSS_COMPILE}gcc which does not exist. Re-run /jetson-init-source."

A trailing dash on CROSSCOMPILE is mandatory — kbuild treats it as a prefix (${CROSSCOMPILE}gcc); a missing dash breaks with command not found. The [ -f ] check catches it before any make runs.

This skill never prompts for the toolchain or attempts to resolve a missing one — that's jetson-init-source's exclusive responsibility. A missing field is a Setup gap; route there.

Verify build-host prerequisites once:

for p in flex bison libssl-dev; do
  dpkg -s "$p" >/dev/null 2>&1 || refuse "host package missing: $p"
done
for p in git build-essential bc zstd; do
  dpkg -s "$p" >/dev/null 2>&1 || warn "host package missing: $p"
done

Detect dirty source repos

The watermark file $STATE records the last successfully built commit per kernel-side repo. The repo list is derived at runtime from OOTSOURCELIST + kernel/$KERNELSRCDIR. For each repo: HEAD ≠ watermark → dirty; uncommitted edits (git diff --quiet non-zero) → also dirty.

Branch-A note: when bsp_sources/ is one mono-repo with a single .git, every canonical sub-path shares the same HEAD — the watermark schema still keys per-sub-path and the dirty set still works (any change anywhere flips every sub-path's HEAD).

If STATE is absent (first build), treat all repos as clean unless the auto-chain context says "Customize just committed". If DIRTY is empty and no mode argument was passed: report "nothing to build" and return.

Pick build mode

Map the dirty set to a mode (auto), or honor the mode argument:

Dirty repos (auto)	Mode
Only `hardware/nvidia/*` or `kernel-devicetree`	`dt`
Only OOT subset of `$OOTSOURCELIST`	`oot`
Only `kernel/$KERNELSRCDIR`	`kernel`
Any mix spanning the above	`full`

Modes are union-able: full runs kernel → oot → dt in that order (kernel produces headers OOT needs; nvidia-dtbs uses the same generated headers). A manually passed mode argument skips auto-detection.

Execute build

Common setup + per-mode build snippets

Common setup (validate orchestrator Makefiles, cd $KS) and the exact make invocations for each mode (dt, oot, kernel, full) plus the optional install consolidation pass live in [references/build-modes.md](references/build-modes.md). Drive the relevant mode's snippet against the bindings from the "Resolve active target + paths + upstream env" step.

Register composite custom overlay (dt + full only)

Skip unless the selected mode is dt or full. The composite overlay slot is documented in [../../references/bsp-customization-kernel-dtb.md](../../references/bsp-customization-kernel-dtb.md); this sub-step owns the build / Makefile / flash-conf side of it.

Resolve the composite path for the active target ($COMPOSITEBASE, $COMPOSITEDTS, $COMPOSITE_MK) using the active profile's chip family, carrier ID/SKU, and module ID — full snippet in [references/composite-registration.md](references/composite-registration.md#path-resolution).

Gate (symmetric). $COMPOSITEDTS drives both directions: present → apply the two idempotent patches below; absent → run the [cleanup pass](references/composite-registration.md#cleanup-pass-on-composite-removal) to strip any stale dtbo-y += / OVERLAYDTBFILE+= line from a prior run. Either path keeps OVERLAYDTB_FILE+= from referencing an unbuilt .dtbo — the build-time enforcement of the [no-direct-in-tree-DT-edits rule](../../references/bsp-customization-kernel-dtb.md#hard-rule-no-direct-in-tree-dts--dtsi-edits).

Per-dir Makefile — append dtbo-y += <name>.dtbo after the

last literal-named dtbo-y += entry. Inserting after the $(old-dtbo) merge-back line skips the $(addprefix makefile-path/,…) prefix pass and the build silently drops the composite. Commit to the bsp_sources/ mono-repo. Full snippet + rationale: [references/composite-registration.md](references/composite-registration.md#makefile-patch-idempotent-position-sensitive).

Carrier flash conf — append OVERLAYDTBFILE+=",<name>.dtbo"

with first-touch pristine import on the overlay tracker. On a fresh workspace the tracker is empty git-init; import the conf from bsp_image and commit as pristine: before the customization commit (workflow contract). Full snippet: [references/composite-registration.md](references/composite-registration.md#flash-conf-patch-idempotent-with-first-touch-pristine-import).

The composite's parent sub-repo flipping HEAD during a customize-* append is what the "Detect dirty source repos" step's dirty detection consumes — no extra bookkeeping needed here.

Self-check before invoking nvidia-dtbs:

grep -qxF "dtbo-y += ${COMPOSITE_BASE}.dtbo" "$COMPOSITE_MK" \
  || refuse "Composite Makefile registration missing after patch."
grep -qxF "$line" "$FLASH_CONF" \
  || refuse "Composite flash-conf registration missing after patch."

Write the build manifest

Walk the DIRTY set and emit a manifest entry per implied artifact, following the trace-to-dirty policy — only artifacts traceable to a dirty source repo. Promoting baseline-divergence noise would attribute it to a customization's audit trail (forbidden).

The full source → kbuild → destination mapping, YAML schema, and filter rules live in [references/manifest-schema.md](references/manifest-schema.md).

Atomic write: stage to ${MANIFEST}.tmp, then mv -f.

Update watermark + summary

On success, rewrite $STATE with the new per-repo HEADs, toolchain, bsp_image.version, and last-run mode (schema in [references/manifest-schema.md](references/manifest-schema.md)).

Report:

Toolchain (from source.toolchain).
Build mode: <dt|oot|kernel|full> (auto-picked or forced by skill argument).
Dirty repos and their new HEADs.
Artifacts built: counts per kind (.dtb, in-tree .ko, OOT .ko, Image).
Manifest path + entry count.
Consolidated install stage path (if the "Install consolidation" step ran).
Next step: /jetson-promote-image.

If a Customize skill triggered this run, prompt the user to re-issue their original request.

Limitations

The top tier — failure modes that block a build or silently produce wrong artifacts. See [references/long-tail-gotchas.md](references/long-tail-gotchas.md) for invariants, deploy patterns, and performance hints.

Toolchain resolution is jetson-init-source's job. This

skill only reads source.toolchain and exports CROSS_COMPILE. Missing field → refuse and route, never resolve in-skill.

R36.x Branch-A $KS/Makefile collision. R36.x's

public_sources.tbz2 can leave the dGPU/OpenRM proprietary Makefile at $KS/Makefile instead of the Tegra orchestrator; its modules target recurses into kernel-open/ + src/nvidia/, pulls host /lib/modules headers, and breaks arm64 cross-builds with '-mlittle-endian' unrecognized. R38+ extractions are unaffected. /jetson-init-source's step 3a is the primary defense (extract-time); the "Common setup" check here is the safety net. Don't relax the regex.

Kernel-DT changes: composite-overlay-only, split ownership.

Direct edits to in-tree .dts / .dtsi files under bspsources/ are forbidden for customize-\ skills — every kernel-DT change lands as a fragment in the composite overlay slot ([rule + rationale](../../references/bsp-customization-kernel-dtb.md#hard-rule-no-direct-in-tree-dts--dtsi-edits)). The composite .dts content is owned by each customize-\ skill; the build / Makefile / flash-conf registration is owned by this skill (gated on the composite .dts existing — so OVERLAYDTB_FILE+= can't reference an unbuilt .dtbo).

the "Register composite custom overlay" step Makefile insertion point matters. Insert after

the last literal-named dtbo-y += entry; inserting after $(old-dtbo) skips the $(addprefix makefile-path/,…) prefix pass and the build silently drops your .dtbo. The regex ^dtbo-y += [a-zA-Z0-9] filters correctly; do not relax it.

the "Register composite custom overlay" step first-touch needs pristine import. On a fresh

workspace the overlay tracker is empty git-init — the carrier flash conf is imported from bsp_image and committed as pristine: before the customization commit. Both commits go through the workflow acceptance gate.

Avoid bare $0 in shell snippets inside this SKILL.md. When

invoked with an argument, the harness expands skill-body $0 against the caller's $0 before handing the rendered prompt to the model. Use sed-based line splicing or awk -v ROW="$0". See [references/composite-registration.md](references/composite-registration.md#why-sed-based-splicing-not-awk).

No overlay staging. Build outputs stay where the build put

them; the manifest is the contract to jetson-promote-image. Deliberate divergence from the original overlay→promote indirection — keeps the full build output set out of the overlay tracker's git history.

KERNELHEADERS vs KERNELOUTPUT in DT mode. Different

semantics (srctree vs objtree); do not collapse. the "DT-only" step's snippet is correct as written.

OOT mode prereq: previously-built kernel headers. A manual

oot invocation against a never-built tree refuses with "run kernel (or full) first" rather than producing a confusing build error.

Examples

Auto-detect mode from the dirty source tree (typical invocation):

/jetson-build-source

Force a single mode (skips auto-detect):

/jetson-build-source dt       # rebuild NVIDIA DTBs only
/jetson-build-source oot      # rebuild OOT modules only
/jetson-build-source kernel   # rebuild kernel Image + in-tree modules
/jetson-build-source full     # rebuild everything + install consolidation

Typical chain after a customize- skill commits to a kernel-side repo (the customize- skill calls this automatically):

/jetson-customize-pcie ...   # commits to hardware/nvidia/.../nv-public
   ↓
/jetson-build-source         # auto-picks `dt` from the dirty set
   ↓
/jetson-promote-image        # reads .build-manifest.yaml, stages into bsp_image
   ↓
/jetson-flash-image          # flashes

Troubleshooting

Error	Cause	Solution
`source.toolchain points at <...>gcc which does not exist`	Toolchain field stale (path moved, install missing)	Re-run `/jetson-init-source` to re-resolve. This skill never resolves toolchain itself.
`No rule to make target '$KOUT/scripts/Makefile.compiler'`	`KERNELHEADERS` set to `$KOUT` instead of `$KS/kernel/$KERNEL``SRC_DIR`	Use the DT-mode snippet in [`references/build-modes.md`](references/build-modes.md) verbatim — srctree vs objtree must not collapse.
`'-mlittle-endian' unrecognized` during `make modules`	R36.x Branch-A `$KS/Makefile` collision — dGPU/OpenRM Makefile in place of Tegra orchestrator	The Common-setup safety net normally repairs it; if not, `git checkout HEAD -- Makefile` then re-run `/jetson-init-source` step 3a.
`run kernel (or full) first` on manual `oot` invocation	Kernel source tree never prepared	Run `/jetson-build-source kernel` (or `full`) once, then `oot`.
`nothing to build` and dirty edits exist	Edits uncommitted in a sub-repo but `.build-state.yaml` watermark already matches HEAD	Commit the edits, or re-run with an explicit mode argument (`/jetson-build-source dt` etc.).
Composite `.dtbo` silently missing from the output set	Per-dir Makefile insertion landed after `$(old-dtbo)` merge-back line	See [`references/composite-registration.md`](references/composite-registration.md#makefile-patch-idempotent-position-sensitive) — insert after the last literal-named `dtbo-y +=` entry.
Promote step copies stale baseline artifacts	Trace-to-dirty filter skipped after a manual `cp` into `$KS`	Only edit via a customize-* skill or `git`; the dirty detector keys on git HEAD, not file mtime.
`host package missing: <pkg>`	`flex`/`bison`/`libssl-dev` refuse; others warn.	`sudo apt install <pkg>` per [`references/upstream-recipe.md`](references/upstream-recipe.md).

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