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name string, The name of the module. Must be unique across all modules.

defaults list of string

arch interface

compile_multilib string, control whether this module compiles for 32-bit, 64-bit, or both. Possible values are "32" (compile for 32-bit only), "64" (compile for 64-bit only), "both" (compile for both architectures), or "first" (compile for 64-bit on a 64-bit platform, and 32-bit on a 32-bit platform).

debug_ramdisk bool, Whether this module is installed to debug ramdisk

device_specific bool, whether this module is specific to a device, not only for SoC, but also for off-chip peripherals. When set to true, it is installed into /odm (or /vendor/odm if odm partition does not exist, or /system/vendor/odm if both odm and vendor partitions do not exist). This implies `soc_specific:true`.

dists list of Dist, a list of configurations to distribute output files from this module to the distribution directory (default: $OUT/dist, configurable with $DIST_DIR)

enabled configurable bool, emit build rules for this module Disabling a module should only be done for those modules that cannot be built in the current environment. Modules that can build in the current environment but are not usually required (e.g. superceded by a prebuilt) should not be disabled as that will prevent them from being built by the checkbuild target and so prevent early detection of changes that have broken those modules.

host_cross_supported bool, If set to true, build a variant of the module for the host cross. Defaults to true.

host_required list of string, names of other modules to install on host if this module is installed

init_rc configurable list of string, init.rc files to be installed if this module is installed

licenses list of string, Describes the licenses applicable to this module. Must reference license modules.

multilib interface

native_bridge_supported bool, Whether this module is built for non-native architectures (also known as native bridge binary)

no_full_install bool, When set to true, this module is not installed to the full install path (ex: under out/target/product/<name>/<partition>). It can be installed only to the packaging modules like android_filesystem.

odm_dlkm_specific bool, Install to partition odm_dlkm when set to true.

overrides list of string, List of module names that are prevented from being installed when this module gets installed.

owner string, vendor who owns this module

product_specific bool, whether this module is specific to a software configuration of a product (e.g. country, network operator, etc). When set to true, it is installed into /product (or /system/product if product partition does not exist).

proprietary bool, whether this is a proprietary vendor module, and should be installed into /vendor

ramdisk bool, Whether this module is installed to ramdisk

recovery bool, Whether this module is installed to recovery partition

required configurable list of string, names of other modules to install if this module is installed

soc_specific bool, whether this module is specific to an SoC (System-On-a-Chip). When set to true, it is installed into /vendor (or /system/vendor if vendor partition does not exist).

system_dlkm_specific bool, Install to partition system_dlkm when set to true.

system_ext_specific bool, whether this module extends system. When set to true, it is installed into /system_ext (or /system/system_ext if system_ext partition does not exist).

target interface

target_required list of string, names of other modules to install on target if this module is installed

team string, The team (defined by the owner/vendor) who owns the property.

use_generic_config bool, Set to true if this module must be generic and does not require product-specific information. To be included in the system image, this property must be set to true.

vendor bool, whether this module is specific to an SoC (System-On-a-Chip). When set to true, it is installed into /vendor (or /system/vendor if vendor partition does not exist). Use `soc_specific` instead for better meaning.

vendor_dlkm_specific bool, Install to partition vendor_dlkm when set to true.

vendor_ramdisk bool, Whether this module is installed to vendor ramdisk

vintf_fragment_modules configurable list of string, vintf_fragment Modules required from this module.

vintf_fragments configurable list of string, VINTF manifest fragments to be installed if this module is installed

visibility list of string, Controls the visibility of this module to other modules. Allowable values are one or more of these formats:


 ["//visibility:public"]: Anyone can use this module.
 ["//visibility:private"]: Only rules in the module's package (not its subpackages) can use
     this module.
 ["//visibility:override"]: Discards any rules inherited from defaults or a creating module.
     Can only be used at the beginning of a list of visibility rules.
 ["//some/package:__pkg__", "//other/package:__pkg__"]: Only modules in some/package and
     other/package (defined in some/package/*.bp and other/package/*.bp) have access to
     this module. Note that sub-packages do not have access to the rule; for example,
     //some/package/foo:bar or //other/package/testing:bla wouldn't have access. __pkg__
     is a special module and must be used verbatim. It represents all of the modules in the
     package.
 ["//project:__subpackages__", "//other:__subpackages__"]: Only modules in packages project
     or other or in one of their sub-packages have access to this module. For example,
     //project:rule, //project/library:lib or //other/testing/internal:munge are allowed
     to depend on this rule (but not //independent:evil)
 ["//project"]: This is shorthand for ["//project:__pkg__"]
 [":__subpackages__"]: This is shorthand for ["//project:__subpackages__"] where
     //project is the module's package. e.g. using [":__subpackages__"] in
     packages/apps/Settings/Android.bp is equivalent to
     //packages/apps/Settings:__subpackages__.
 ["//visibility:legacy_public"]: The default visibility, behaves as //visibility:public
     for now. It is an error if it is used in a module.

If a module does not specify the `visibility` property then it uses the `default_visibility` property of the `package` module in the module's package. If the `default_visibility` property is not set for the module's package then it will use the `default_visibility` of its closest ancestor package for which a `default_visibility` property is specified. If no `default_visibility` property can be found then the module uses the global default of `//visibility:legacy_public`. The `visibility` property has no effect on a defaults module although it does apply to any non-defaults module that uses it. To set the visibility of a defaults module, use the `defaults_visibility` property on the defaults module; not to be confused with the `default_visibility` property on the package module. See https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/soong/+/main/README.md#visibility for more details.