Nir Lichtman <nir@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Problem: The x86_64 UEFI doc references Elilo which is an > unmaintained/orphaned bootloader project. Also, on x86_64 a bootloader > is technically not actually required since there is support for the > Linux EFI stub. > > Solution: Remove the references to Elilo from the doc and refer to the > EFI stub doc page, update steps accordingly, and add more details about > creation of the EFI partition to improve clarity. > > Signed-off-by: Nir Lichtman <nir@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- I've applied this, but ... > v2: Fix list not rendered properly and minor wording fixes (thanks for the CR Bagas) > Also fix to use shorter lines > > Documentation/arch/x86/x86_64/uefi.rst | 36 +++++++++++++++++++------- > 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/arch/x86/x86_64/uefi.rst b/Documentation/arch/x86/x86_64/uefi.rst > index fbc30c9a071d..3949d83a9915 100644 > --- a/Documentation/arch/x86/x86_64/uefi.rst > +++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/x86_64/uefi.rst > @@ -12,14 +12,19 @@ with EFI firmware and specifications are listed below. > > 1. UEFI specification: http://www.uefi.org > > -2. Booting Linux kernel on UEFI x86_64 platform requires bootloader > - support. Elilo with x86_64 support can be used. > +2. Booting Linux kernel on UEFI x86_64 platform can either be > + done using the <Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst> or using a separate bootloader. > ...I did take the liberty of wrapping the above line to fit within 80 columns. Thanks, jon
