CONFIG_SOC_FAMILY¶

(No prompt – not directly user assignable.)

Type: string

Help¶

SoC family name which can be found under soc/<arch>/<family>. This option holds the directory name used by the build system to locate the correct linker and header files.

Defaults¶

“arm”
“atmel_sam”
“atmel_sam0”
“bcm_vk”
“cypress”
“infineon_xmc”
“microchip_mec”
“nordic_nrf”
“nuvoton”
“nuvoton_npcx”
“nxp_imx”
“nxp_kinetis”
“nxp_lpc”
“silabs_exx32”
“st_stm32”
“ti_simplelink”
“riscv-ite”
“riscv-privilege”
“intel_adsp”

Kconfig definitions¶

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/arm/Kconfig:10

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "arm"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_ARM

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/atmel_sam/Kconfig:12

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "atmel_sam"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_SAM

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/atmel_sam0/Kconfig:12

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "atmel_sam0"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_SAM0

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/bcm_vk/Kconfig:10

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "bcm_vk"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_BCMVK

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/cypress/Kconfig:29

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "cypress"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_PSOC6

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/infineon_xmc/Kconfig:13

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "infineon_xmc"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_XMC

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/microchip_mec/Kconfig:10

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "microchip_mec"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_MEC

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig:12

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "nordic_nrf"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_NRF

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/nuvoton/Kconfig:11

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "nuvoton"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_NUMICRO

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/nuvoton_npcx/Kconfig:10

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "nuvoton_npcx"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_NPCX

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/nxp_imx/Kconfig:10

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "nxp_imx"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_IMX

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/nxp_kinetis/Kconfig:11

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "nxp_kinetis"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_KINETIS

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/Kconfig:10

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "nxp_lpc"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_LPC

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/silabs_exx32/Kconfig:10

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "silabs_exx32"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_EXX32

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/st_stm32/Kconfig:13

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "st_stm32"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_STM32

At <Zephyr>/soc/arm/ti_simplelink/Kconfig:10

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "ti_simplelink"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_TISIMPLELINK

At <Zephyr>/soc/riscv/riscv-ite/Kconfig:9

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "riscv-ite"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_RISCV_ITE

At <Zephyr>/soc/riscv/riscv-privilege/Kconfig:10

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "riscv-privilege"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_RISCV_PRIVILEGE

At <Zephyr>/soc/xtensa/intel_adsp/Kconfig:12

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:28 → <Zephyr>/soc/Kconfig:11 → <BuildDir>/Kconfig/Kconfig.soc.arch:2

Menu path: (Top) → Hardware Configuration

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    default "intel_adsp"
    depends on SOC_FAMILY_INTEL_ADSP

At <Zephyr>/arch/Kconfig:787

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:29

Menu path: (Top)

config SOC_FAMILY
    string
    help
      SoC family name which can be found under soc/<arch>/<family>.
      This option holds the directory name used by the build system to locate
      the correct linker and header files.

(The ‘depends on’ condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)

Kconfig reference

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