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+# Configuration for gem5 running on ARM64
+
+#@TYPE: Machine
+#@NAME: Gem5 arm64 machine
+#@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for Gem5 arm64
+
+TUNE_FEATURES = "aarch64"
+
+require conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv8a.inc
+
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "optee pci"
+
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPES = "Image vmlinux"
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "Image"
+
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "tar.bz2 ext4"
+
+SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttyAMA0"
+
+EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "virtual/gem5-bootloader"
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "5.4%"
+
+
+# Uncomment the following if you need to build gem5 provided bootloader, else
+# using standard bootloader by Linux aarch64
+# Use gem5 provided bootloader
+# PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/gem5-bootloader = "gem5-aarch64-bootloader"
+
+# use the dtb stored in the kernel recipe
+# KERNEL_DEVICETREE ?= "gem5-arm64/armv8_gem5_v2_4cpu.dtb"
+
+# Use Linux aarch64 boot wrapper with FDT support and generated
+# dtb (gem5-aarch64-dtb.bb)
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/gem5-bootloader = "boot-wrapper-aarch64"
+
+BOOT_WRAPPER_AARCH64_CMDLINE ?= "\
+    earlyprintk=pl011,0x1c090000 console=ttyAMA0 root=/dev/vda rw mem=1G \
+    "
+# Use baremetal profile and axf file so dtb is in axf file
+GEM5_RUN_PROFILE = "configs/example/arm/baremetal.py"
+GEM5_RUN_KERNEL = "linux-system.axf"
+GEM5_RUN_EXTRA = ""
+GEM5_RUN_DTB = ""
+GEM5_RUN_CMDLINE = ""
+
+EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "gem5-aarch64-native"
+
+# As this is a virtual target that will not be used in the real world there is
+# no need for real SSH keys.  Disable rng-tools (which takes too long to
+# initialise) and install the pre-generated keys.
+PACKAGECONFIG:remove:pn-openssh = "rng-tools"
+MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "ssh-pregen-hostkeys"