So that it works for all builders as some use it with the following field names: launch_block_device_mappings, ami_block_device_mappings or ebs_volumes. the refactored docs weird being to specific.
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These will be attached when booting a new instance from your AMI. Your options here may vary depending on the type of VM you use.
Example use case:
The following mapping will tell Packer to encrypt the root volume of the build instance at launch using a specific non-default kms key:
"[{
"device_name": "/dev/sda1",
"encrypted": true,
"kms_key_id": "1a2b3c4d-5e6f-1a2b-3c4d-5e6f1a2b3c4d"
}]
Documentation for Block Devices Mappings can be found here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/block-device-mapping-concepts.html