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diff --git a/doc/uefi/uefi.rst b/doc/uefi/uefi.rst index a72e729cc8..07eb3f01b4 100644 --- a/doc/uefi/uefi.rst +++ b/doc/uefi/uefi.rst @@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ Below you find the output of an example session starting GRUB:: 120832 bytes read in 7 ms (16.5 MiB/s) => bootefi ${kernel_addr_r} ${fdt_addr_r} +The bootefi command uses the device, the file name, and the file size +(environment variable 'filesize') of the most recently loaded file when setting +up the binary for execution. So the UEFI binary should be loaded last. + The environment variable 'bootargs' is passed as load options in the UEFI system table. The Linux kernel EFI stub uses the load options as command line arguments. @@ -169,11 +173,11 @@ Sign an image with one of the keys in "db" on your host Now in U-Boot install the keys on your board:: fatload mmc 0:1 <tmpaddr> PK.auth - setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -at -i <tmpaddr>,$filesize PK + setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -at -i <tmpaddr>:$filesize PK fatload mmc 0:1 <tmpaddr> KEK.auth - setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -at -i <tmpaddr>,$filesize KEK + setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -at -i <tmpaddr>:$filesize KEK fatload mmc 0:1 <tmpaddr> db.auth - setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -at -i <tmpaddr>,$filesize db + setenv -e -nv -bs -rt -at -i <tmpaddr>:$filesize db Set up boot parameters on your board:: @@ -217,13 +221,13 @@ which has to be enabled via CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_RPMB=y. Executing the boot manager ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -The UEFI specification foresees to define boot entries and boot sequence via UEFI -variables. Booting according to these variables is possible via:: +The UEFI specification foresees to define boot entries and boot sequence via +UEFI variables. Booting according to these variables is possible via:: bootefi bootmgr [fdt address] -As of U-Boot v2018.03 UEFI variables are not persisted and cannot be set at -runtime. +As of U-Boot v2020.10 UEFI variables cannot be set at runtime. The U-Boot +command 'efidebug' can be used to set the variables. Executing the built in hello world application ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |