diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/advanced.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/advanced.rst
index 0e745c3..871ec8a 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/advanced.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/advanced.rst
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@
 
 Every linux-yocto style recipe must define the
 :term:`KMACHINE` variable. This
-variable is typically set to the same value as the ``MACHINE`` variable,
+variable is typically set to the same value as the :term:`MACHINE` variable,
 which is used by :term:`BitBake`.
 However, in some cases, the variable might instead refer to the
-underlying platform of the ``MACHINE``.
+underlying platform of the :term:`MACHINE`.
 
-Multiple BSPs can reuse the same ``KMACHINE`` name if they are built
+Multiple BSPs can reuse the same :term:`KMACHINE` name if they are built
 using the same BSP description. Multiple Corei7-based BSPs could share
-the same "intel-corei7-64" value for ``KMACHINE``. It is important to
-realize that ``KMACHINE`` is just for kernel mapping, while ``MACHINE``
+the same "intel-corei7-64" value for :term:`KMACHINE`. It is important to
+realize that :term:`KMACHINE` is just for kernel mapping, while :term:`MACHINE`
 is the machine type within a BSP Layer. Even with this distinction,
 however, these two variables can hold the same value. See the
 ":ref:`kernel-dev/advanced:bsp descriptions`" section for more information.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 .. note::
 
-   You can use the ``KBRANCH`` value to define an alternate branch typically
+   You can use the :term:`KBRANCH` value to define an alternate branch typically
    with a machine override as shown here from the ``meta-yocto-bsp`` layer::
 
            KBRANCH_edgerouter = "standard/edgerouter"
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
 
 :term:`LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE`
 defines the kernel type to be used in assembling the configuration. If
-you do not specify a ``LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE``, it defaults to "standard".
-Together with ``KMACHINE``, ``LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE`` defines the search
+you do not specify a :term:`LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE`, it defaults to "standard".
+Together with :term:`KMACHINE`, :term:`LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE` defines the search
 arguments used by the kernel tools to find the appropriate description
 within the kernel Metadata with which to build out the sources and
 configuration. The linux-yocto recipes define "standard", "tiny", and
@@ -90,21 +90,21 @@
 section for more information on kernel types.
 
 During the build, the kern-tools search for the BSP description file
-that most closely matches the ``KMACHINE`` and ``LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE``
+that most closely matches the :term:`KMACHINE` and :term:`LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE`
 variables passed in from the recipe. The tools use the first BSP
 description they find that matches both variables. If the tools cannot find
 a match, they issue a warning.
 
-The tools first search for the ``KMACHINE`` and then for the
-``LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE``. If the tools cannot find a partial match, they
-will use the sources from the ``KBRANCH`` and any configuration
+The tools first search for the :term:`KMACHINE` and then for the
+:term:`LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE`. If the tools cannot find a partial match, they
+will use the sources from the :term:`KBRANCH` and any configuration
 specified in the :term:`SRC_URI`.
 
 You can use the
 :term:`KERNEL_FEATURES`
 variable to include features (configuration fragments, patches, or both)
-that are not already included by the ``KMACHINE`` and
-``LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE`` variable combination. For example, to include a
+that are not already included by the :term:`KMACHINE` and
+:term:`LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE` variable combination. For example, to include a
 feature specified as "features/netfilter/netfilter.scc", specify::
 
    KERNEL_FEATURES += "features/netfilter/netfilter.scc"
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
    KERNEL_FEATURES_append_qemux86 = " cfg/sound.scc"
 
 The value of
-the entries in ``KERNEL_FEATURES`` are dependent on their location
+the entries in :term:`KERNEL_FEATURES` are dependent on their location
 within the kernel Metadata itself. The examples here are taken from the
 ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository. Each branch of this repository
 contains "features" and "cfg" subdirectories at the top-level. For more
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 
 Typically, features are less granular than configuration fragments and
 are more likely than configuration fragments and patches to be the types
-of things you want to specify in the ``KERNEL_FEATURES`` variable of the
+of things you want to specify in the :term:`KERNEL_FEATURES` variable of the
 Linux kernel recipe. See the
 ":ref:`kernel-dev/advanced:using kernel metadata in a recipe`" section earlier
 in the manual.
@@ -509,12 +509,12 @@
 example supports the "beaglebone" machine for the "standard" kernel and
 the "arm" architecture.
 
-Be aware that there is no hard link between the ``KTYPE`` variable and a kernel
+Be aware that there is no hard link between the :term:`KTYPE` variable and a kernel
 type description file. Thus, if you do not have the
 kernel type defined in your kernel Metadata as it is here, you only need
 to ensure that the
 :term:`LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE`
-variable in the kernel recipe and the ``KTYPE`` variable in the BSP
+variable in the kernel recipe and the :term:`KTYPE` variable in the BSP
 description file match.
 
 To separate your kernel policy from your hardware configuration, you
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
 :term:`KMACHINE`,
 :term:`KTYPE`, and
 :term:`KARCH`. Of these variables, only
-``KTYPE`` has changed to specify the "tiny" kernel type.
+:term:`KTYPE` has changed to specify the "tiny" kernel type.
 
 Kernel Metadata Location
 ========================
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@
 a linux-yocto recipe or for a Linux kernel recipe derived by copying and
 modifying
 ``oe-core/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom.bb`` to
-a recipe in your layer, ``FILESEXTRAPATHS`` is typically set to
+a recipe in your layer, :term:`FILESEXTRAPATHS` is typically set to
 ``${``\ :term:`THISDIR`\ ``}/${``\ :term:`PN`\ ``}``.
 See the ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:modifying an existing recipe`"
 section for more information.
@@ -718,10 +718,10 @@
 ``include``, ``patch``, or ``kconf`` commands. Because of this, it is
 necessary to bump the recipe :term:`PR`
 value when changing the content of files not explicitly listed in the
-``SRC_URI``.
+:term:`SRC_URI`.
 
 If the BSP description is in recipe space, you cannot simply list the
-``*.scc`` in the ``SRC_URI`` statement. You need to use the following
+``*.scc`` in the :term:`SRC_URI` statement. You need to use the following
 form from your kernel append file::
 
    SRC_URI_append_myplatform = " \
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@
 reside in a separate repository. The OpenEmbedded build system adds the
 Metadata to the build as a "type=kmeta" repository through the
 :term:`SRC_URI` variable. As an
-example, consider the following ``SRC_URI`` statement from the
+example, consider the following :term:`SRC_URI` statement from the
 ``linux-yocto_4.12.bb`` kernel recipe::
 
    SRC_URI = "git://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-yocto-4.12.git;name=machine;branch=${KBRANCH}; \
@@ -744,20 +744,20 @@
 
 ``${KMETA}``, in this context, is simply used to name the directory into
 which the Git fetcher places the Metadata. This behavior is no different
-than any multi-repository ``SRC_URI`` statement used in a recipe (e.g.
+than any multi-repository :term:`SRC_URI` statement used in a recipe (e.g.
 see the previous section).
 
 You can keep kernel Metadata in a "kernel-cache", which is a directory
 containing configuration fragments. As with any Metadata kept outside
-the recipe-space, you simply need to use the ``SRC_URI`` statement with
+the recipe-space, you simply need to use the :term:`SRC_URI` statement with
 the "type=kmeta" attribute. Doing so makes the kernel Metadata available
 during the configuration phase.
 
-If you modify the Metadata, you must not forget to update the ``SRCREV``
+If you modify the Metadata, you must not forget to update the :term:`SRCREV`
 statements in the kernel's recipe. In particular, you need to update the
 ``SRCREV_meta`` variable to match the commit in the ``KMETA`` branch you
 wish to use. Changing the data in these branches and not updating the
-``SRCREV`` statements to match will cause the build to fetch an older
+:term:`SRCREV` statements to match will cause the build to fetch an older
 commit.
 
 Organizing Your Source
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@
 
 Once you have a new branch, you can set up your kernel Metadata to use
 the branch a couple different ways. In the recipe, you can specify the
-new branch as the ``KBRANCH`` to use for the board as follows::
+new branch as the :term:`KBRANCH` to use for the board as follows::
 
    KBRANCH = "mynewbranch"
 
diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
index f64cbab..de62df5 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
    :term:`MACHINE` variable is set to
    "qemux86-64", which is fine if you are building for the QEMU emulator
    in 64-bit mode. However, if you are not, you need to set the
-   ``MACHINE`` variable appropriately in your ``conf/local.conf`` file
+   :term:`MACHINE` variable appropriately in your ``conf/local.conf`` file
    found in the
    :term:`Build Directory` (i.e.
    ``poky/build`` in this example).
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
    :term:`MACHINE` variable is set to
    "qemux86-64", which is fine if you are building for the QEMU emulator
    in 64-bit mode. However, if you are not, you need to set the
-   ``MACHINE`` variable appropriately in your ``conf/local.conf`` file
+   :term:`MACHINE` variable appropriately in your ``conf/local.conf`` file
    found in the
    :term:`Build Directory` (i.e.
    ``poky/build`` in this example).
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
 The path ``${``\ :term:`THISDIR`\ ``}/${``\ :term:`PN`\ ``}``
 expands to "linux-yocto" in the current directory for this example. If
 you add any new files that modify the kernel recipe and you have
-extended ``FILESPATH`` as described above, you must place the files in
+extended :term:`FILESPATH` as described above, you must place the files in
 your layer in the following area::
 
    your-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto/
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
 
 For example, suppose you had some configuration options in a file called
 ``network_configs.cfg``. You can place that file inside a directory
-named ``linux-yocto`` and then add a ``SRC_URI`` statement such as the
+named ``linux-yocto`` and then add a :term:`SRC_URI` statement such as the
 following to the append file. When the OpenEmbedded build system builds
 the kernel, the configuration options are picked up and applied.
 ::
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
 To group related configurations into multiple files, you perform a
 similar procedure. Here is an example that groups separate
 configurations specifically for Ethernet and graphics into their own
-files and adds the configurations by using a ``SRC_URI`` statement like
+files and adds the configurations by using a :term:`SRC_URI` statement like
 the following in your append file::
 
    SRC_URI += "file://myconfig.cfg \
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@
    FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
    SRC_URI += "file://defconfig"
 
-The ``SRC_URI`` tells the build system how to search
+The :term:`SRC_URI` tells the build system how to search
 for the file, while the
 :term:`FILESEXTRAPATHS`
 extends the :term:`FILESPATH`
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@
    CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE=y
 
 Next, include this
-configuration fragment and extend the ``FILESPATH`` variable in your
+configuration fragment and extend the :term:`FILESPATH` variable in your
 ``.bbappend`` file::
 
    FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@
    KBUILD_DEFCONFIG_KMACHINE ?= "defconfig_file"
 
 Here is an example
-that assigns the ``KBUILD_DEFCONFIG`` variable based on "raspberrypi2"
+that assigns the :term:`KBUILD_DEFCONFIG` variable based on "raspberrypi2"
 and provides the path to the "in-tree" ``defconfig`` file to be used for
 a Raspberry Pi 2, which is based on the Broadcom 2708/2709 chipset::
 
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@
 a kernel's ``linux-``\ `machine`\ ``.inc`` file). In other words, if the
 build system detects a statement that identifies an "out-of-tree"
 ``defconfig`` file, that statement will override your
-``KBUILD_DEFCONFIG`` variable.
+:term:`KBUILD_DEFCONFIG` variable.
 
 See the
 :term:`KBUILD_DEFCONFIG`
@@ -1349,10 +1349,10 @@
    SRC_URI += "file://myconfig.cfg"
 
 As mentioned earlier, you can group related configurations into multiple
-files and name them all in the ``SRC_URI`` statement as well. For
+files and name them all in the :term:`SRC_URI` statement as well. For
 example, you could group separate configurations specifically for
 Ethernet and graphics into their own files and add those by using a
-``SRC_URI`` statement like the following in your append file::
+:term:`SRC_URI` statement like the following in your append file::
 
    SRC_URI += "file://myconfig.cfg \
                file://eth.cfg \
@@ -1628,11 +1628,11 @@
    appropriate for your project:
 
    -  :term:`SRC_URI`: The
-      ``SRC_URI`` should specify a Git repository that uses one of the
+      :term:`SRC_URI` should specify a Git repository that uses one of the
       supported Git fetcher protocols (i.e. ``file``, ``git``, ``http``,
-      and so forth). The ``SRC_URI`` variable should also specify either
+      and so forth). The :term:`SRC_URI` variable should also specify either
       a ``defconfig`` file or some configuration fragment files. The
-      skeleton recipe provides an example ``SRC_URI`` as a syntax
+      skeleton recipe provides an example :term:`SRC_URI` as a syntax
       reference.
 
    -  :term:`LINUX_VERSION`:
@@ -1650,16 +1650,16 @@
       indicate to the OpenEmbedded build system that the recipe has
       changed.
 
-   -  :term:`PV`: The default ``PV``
+   -  :term:`PV`: The default :term:`PV`
       assignment is typically adequate. It combines the
-      ``LINUX_VERSION`` with the Source Control Manager (SCM) revision
+      :term:`LINUX_VERSION` with the Source Control Manager (SCM) revision
       as derived from the :term:`SRCPV`
       variable. The combined results are a string with the following
       form::
 
          3.19.11+git1+68a635bf8dfb64b02263c1ac80c948647cc76d5f_1+218bd8d2022b9852c60d32f0d770931e3cf343e2
 
-      While lengthy, the extra verbosity in ``PV`` helps ensure you are
+      While lengthy, the extra verbosity in :term:`PV` helps ensure you are
       using the exact sources from which you intend to build.
 
    -  :term:`COMPATIBLE_MACHINE`:
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@
 different variable, you might want to override the
 :ref:`ref-tasks-compile` step, or
 create a patch to the ``Makefile`` to work with the more typical
-``KERNEL_SRC`` or ``KERNEL_PATH`` variables.
+:term:`KERNEL_SRC` or :term:`KERNEL_PATH` variables.
 
 After you have prepared your recipe, you will likely want to include the
 module in your images. To do this, see the documentation for the
@@ -1886,23 +1886,23 @@
 configuring and patching the kernel. Therefore, adding features in this
 manner is a way to enforce specific features are present and enabled
 without needing to do a full audit of any other layer's additions to the
-``SRC_URI`` statement.
+:term:`SRC_URI` statement.
 
 You add a kernel feature by providing the feature as part of the
-``KERNEL_FEATURES`` variable and by providing the path to the feature's
+:term:`KERNEL_FEATURES` variable and by providing the path to the feature's
 ``.scc`` file, which is relative to the root of the kernel Metadata. The
 OpenEmbedded build system searches all forms of kernel Metadata on the
-``SRC_URI`` statement regardless of whether the Metadata is in the
+:term:`SRC_URI` statement regardless of whether the Metadata is in the
 "kernel-cache", system kernel Metadata, or a recipe-space Metadata (i.e.
 part of the kernel recipe). See the
 ":ref:`kernel-dev/advanced:kernel metadata location`" section for
 additional information.
 
-When you specify the feature's ``.scc`` file on the ``SRC_URI``
+When you specify the feature's ``.scc`` file on the :term:`SRC_URI`
 statement, the OpenEmbedded build system adds the directory of that
 ``.scc`` file along with all its subdirectories to the kernel feature
 search path. Because subdirectories are searched, you can reference a
-single ``.scc`` file in the ``SRC_URI`` statement to reference multiple
+single ``.scc`` file in the :term:`SRC_URI` statement to reference multiple
 kernel features.
 
 Consider the following example that adds the "test.scc" feature to the
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@
 
 1. *Create the Feature File:* Create a ``.scc`` file and locate it just
    as you would any other patch file, ``.cfg`` file, or fetcher item you
-   specify in the ``SRC_URI`` statement.
+   specify in the :term:`SRC_URI` statement.
 
    .. note::
 
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@
    a similarly named configuration fragment file ``test.cfg``.
 
 2. *Add the Feature File to SRC_URI:* Add the ``.scc`` file to the
-   recipe's ``SRC_URI`` statement::
+   recipe's :term:`SRC_URI` statement::
 
       SRC_URI_append = " file://test.scc"
 
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@
    appended to the existing path.
 
 3. *Specify the Feature as a Kernel Feature:* Use the
-   ``KERNEL_FEATURES`` statement to specify the feature as a kernel
+   :term:`KERNEL_FEATURES` statement to specify the feature as a kernel
    feature::
 
       KERNEL_FEATURES_append = " test.scc"
diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
index cffd1c4..f0a7af3 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 ----------------------------------------------
 
 The Linux kernel command line is
-typically specified in the machine config using the ``APPEND`` variable.
+typically specified in the machine config using the :term:`APPEND` variable.
 For example, you can add some helpful debug information doing the
 following::
 
diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst
index 3354de5..d968c85 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
       repository organized under the "Yocto Linux Kernel" heading in the
       :yocto_git:`Yocto Project Source Repositories <>`.
 
-   -  Areas pointed to by ``SRC_URI`` statements found in kernel recipes.
+   -  Areas pointed to by :term:`SRC_URI` statements found in kernel recipes.
 
    For a typical build, the target of the search is a feature
    description in an ``.scc`` file whose name follows this format (e.g.