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+# We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
+BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
+
+# We have recipes-* directories, add to BBFILES
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb \
+            ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+
+BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "meta-gem5"
+BBFILE_PATTERN_meta-gem5 = "^${LAYERDIR}/"
+BBFILE_PRIORITY_meta-gem5 = "5"
+
+LAYERDEPENDS_meta-gem5 = "core openembedded-layer meta-arm"
+LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_meta-gem5 = "kirkstone"
+
+BBFILES_DYNAMIC += " \
+    virtualization-layer:${LAYERDIR}/dynamic-layers/meta-virtualization/*/*/*.bbappend \
+"
+
+DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVE:append = " ${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'xen', d)}"