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From: Masahisa Kojima <masahisa.kojima@linaro.org>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Cc: "Heinrich Schuchardt" <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>,
	"Ilias Apalodimas" <ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org>,
	"Simon Glass" <sjg@chromium.org>,
	"Takahiro Akashi" <takahiro.akashi@linaro.org>,
	"Mark Kettenis" <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl>,
	"Masahisa Kojima" <masahisa.kojima@linaro.org>,
	"Bin Meng" <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>, "Marek Behún" <kabel@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v16 09/10] doc:eficonfig: add documentation for eficonfig command
Date: Mon,  5 Sep 2022 21:48:01 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220905124803.2909-10-masahisa.kojima@linaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220905124803.2909-1-masahisa.kojima@linaro.org>

Add documentation for eficonfig command.

Signed-off-by: Masahisa Kojima <masahisa.kojima@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org>
---
No update since v15

Changes in v14:
- fix typos

Changes in v13:
- describe how to auto boot according to the UEFI Boot option

Changes in v12:
- CONFIG_BOOTMENU_DISABLE_UBOOT_CONSOLE condition is added
  to show newly added boot option

No update since v10

Changes in v10:
- describe how to boot system after editting by eficonfig

Changes in v8:
- command name is changed from "efimenu" to "eficonfig"

Newly created in v7

 doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/usage/index.rst         |  1 +
 2 files changed, 72 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst

diff --git a/doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst b/doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..340ebc80db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+.. (C) Copyright 2022, Masahisa Kojima <masahisa.kojima@linaro.org>
+
+eficonfig command
+=================
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+::
+
+    eficonfig
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The "eficonfig" command uses U-Boot menu interface and provides
+a menu-driven UEFI variable maintenance feature.
+The "eficonfig" has the following menu entries.
+
+Add Boot Option
+    Add new UEFI Boot Option.
+    User can edit description, file path, and optional_data.
+
+Edit Boot Option
+    Edit the existing UEFI Boot Option
+    User can edit description, file path, and optional_data.
+
+Change Boot Order
+    Change the order of UEFI BootOrder variable.
+
+Delete Boot Option
+    Delete the UEFI Boot Option
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+The "eficonfig" command is enabled by::
+
+    CONFIG_CMD_EFICONFIG=y
+
+If CONFIG_BOOTMENU_DISABLE_UBOOT_CONSOLE is enabled, user can not enter
+U-Boot console. In this case, bootmenu can be used to invoke "eficonfig"::
+
+    CONFIG_USE_PREBOOT=y
+    CONFIG_PREBOOT="setenv bootmenu_0 UEFI Maintenance Menu=eficonfig"
+
+How to boot the system with newly added UEFI Boot Option
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+"eficonfig" command is responsible for configuring the UEFI variables,
+not directly handle the system boot.
+The new Boot Option added by "eficonfig" is appended at the last entry
+of UEFI BootOrder variable, user may want to change the boot order
+through "Change Boot Order".
+If the bootmenu is enabled, CONFIG_BOOTMENU_DISABLE_UBOOT_CONSOLE is enabled,
+and "eficonfig" is configured as preboot command, the newly added Boot Options
+are enumerated in the bootmenu when user exits from the eficonfig menu.
+User may select the entry in the bootmenu to boot the system, or follow
+the U-Boot configuration the system already has.
+
+Auto boot with the UEFI Boot Option
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+To do auto boot according to the UEFI BootOrder variable,
+add "bootefi bootmgr" entry as a default or first bootmenu entry::
+
+    CONFIG_PREBOOT="setenv bootmenu_0 UEFI Boot Manager=bootefi bootmgr; setenv bootmenu_1 UEFI Maintenance Menu=eficonfig"
+
+See also
+--------
+* :doc:`bootmenu<bootmenu>` provides a simple mechanism for creating menus with different boot items
diff --git a/doc/usage/index.rst b/doc/usage/index.rst
index 28f9683a3e..09f2928970 100644
--- a/doc/usage/index.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/index.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Shell commands
    cmd/conitrace
    cmd/dm
    cmd/echo
+   cmd/eficonfig
    cmd/env
    cmd/event
    cmd/exception
-- 
2.17.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-09-05 12:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-09-05 12:47 [PATCH v16 00/10] enable menu-driven UEFI variable maintenance Masahisa Kojima
2022-09-05 12:47 ` [PATCH v16 01/10] eficonfig: menu-driven addition of UEFI boot option Masahisa Kojima
2022-09-05 12:47 ` [PATCH v16 02/10] eficonfig: add "Edit Boot Option" menu entry Masahisa Kojima
2022-09-05 12:47 ` [PATCH v16 03/10] menu: add KEY_PLUS, KEY_MINUS and KEY_SPACE handling Masahisa Kojima
2022-09-05 12:47 ` [PATCH v16 04/10] eficonfig: add "Delete Boot Option" menu entry Masahisa Kojima
2022-09-05 12:47 ` [PATCH v16 05/10] bootmenu: add removable media entries Masahisa Kojima
2022-09-05 12:47 ` [PATCH v16 06/10] eficonfig: scan media device in eficonfig startup Masahisa Kojima
2022-09-05 12:47 ` [PATCH v16 07/10] eficonfig: add "Change Boot Order" menu entry Masahisa Kojima
2022-09-05 12:48 ` [PATCH v16 08/10] doc:bootmenu: add description for UEFI boot support Masahisa Kojima
2022-09-05 12:48 ` Masahisa Kojima [this message]
2022-09-05 12:48 ` [PATCH v16 10/10] test: unit test for eficonfig Masahisa Kojima
2022-09-05 15:55   ` Heinrich Schuchardt
2022-09-06  1:30     ` Takahiro Akashi
2022-09-06  6:59       ` Masahisa Kojima

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