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From: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
	Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@sifive.com>,
	Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>,
	Albert Ou <aou@eecs.berkeley.edu>,
	linux-efi@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-riscv@lists.infradead.org,
	Atish Patra <atishp@atishpatra.org>,
	Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] docs: admin-guide: EFI stub to main Linux handoff
Date: Sat,  3 Oct 2020 08:37:25 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201003063725.8698-3-xypron.glpk@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201003063725.8698-1-xypron.glpk@gmx.de>

Describe the handoff from the EFI stub to the main Linux kernel.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
---
v2:
	new patch
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst
index 4965dec48af4..669602ff4515 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst
@@ -133,3 +133,15 @@ described above.

 This option is only available if CONFIG_EFI_ARMSTUB_DTB_LOADER=y and secure
 boot is disabled.
+
+Handoff to main Linux kernel
+----------------------------
+
+Currently the EFI stub enters the main Linux kernel via the same entry points
+that are used when booting without UEFI. This might change in future versions.
+For a description of these entry points see:
+
+* for arm :doc:`/arm/booting`
+* for arm64 :doc:`/arm64/booting`
+* for riscv :doc:`/riscv/index`
+* for x86 :doc:`/x86/boot`
--
2.28.0


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From: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org, Atish Patra <atishp@atishpatra.org>,
	linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
	Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Albert Ou <aou@eecs.berkeley.edu>,
	Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>,
	Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@sifive.com>,
	linux-riscv@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] docs: admin-guide: EFI stub to main Linux handoff
Date: Sat,  3 Oct 2020 08:37:25 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201003063725.8698-3-xypron.glpk@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201003063725.8698-1-xypron.glpk@gmx.de>

Describe the handoff from the EFI stub to the main Linux kernel.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
---
v2:
	new patch
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst
index 4965dec48af4..669602ff4515 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst
@@ -133,3 +133,15 @@ described above.

 This option is only available if CONFIG_EFI_ARMSTUB_DTB_LOADER=y and secure
 boot is disabled.
+
+Handoff to main Linux kernel
+----------------------------
+
+Currently the EFI stub enters the main Linux kernel via the same entry points
+that are used when booting without UEFI. This might change in future versions.
+For a description of these entry points see:
+
+* for arm :doc:`/arm/booting`
+* for arm64 :doc:`/arm64/booting`
+* for riscv :doc:`/riscv/index`
+* for x86 :doc:`/x86/boot`
--
2.28.0


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-10-03  6:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-10-03  6:37 [PATCH v2 0/2] docs: admin-guide: EFI Boot Stub Heinrich Schuchardt
2020-10-03  6:37 ` Heinrich Schuchardt
2020-10-03  6:37 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] docs: admin-guide: fdt and initrd load in EFI stub Heinrich Schuchardt
2020-10-03  6:37   ` Heinrich Schuchardt
2020-10-03  7:34   ` Atish Patra
2020-10-03  7:34     ` Atish Patra
2020-10-03  8:28     ` Heinrich Schuchardt
2020-10-03  8:28       ` Heinrich Schuchardt
2020-10-03 17:16       ` Atish Patra
2020-10-03 17:16         ` Atish Patra
2020-10-03  6:37 ` Heinrich Schuchardt [this message]
2020-10-03  6:37   ` [PATCH v2 2/2] docs: admin-guide: EFI stub to main Linux handoff Heinrich Schuchardt

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