[libvirt PATCH 1/9] docs: improve description of secure attribute for loader element

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The original text was not explaining what this attribute actually
controls and could have been interpreted as a control switch for the
Secure boot feature in firmwares.

Signed-off-by: Pavel Hrdina <phrdina@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 docs/formatdomain.rst | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.rst b/docs/formatdomain.rst
index a2ea2690a5..c101d5a1f1 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.rst
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.rst
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ harddisk, cdrom, network) determining where to obtain/find the boot image.
    in the guest memory the file should be mapped. For instance, if the loader
    path points to an UEFI image, ``type`` should be ``pflash``. Moreover, some
    firmwares may implement the Secure boot feature. Attribute ``secure`` can be
-   used then to control it. :since:`Since 2.1.0`
+   used to tell the hypervisor that the firmware implements Secure Boot Feature.
+   It cannot be used to enable or disable the feature itself in the firmware.
+   :since:`Since 2.1.0`
 ``nvram``
    Some UEFI firmwares may want to use a non-volatile memory to store some
    variables. In the host, this is represented as a file and the absolute path
-- 
2.30.2




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