Re: [PATCH 1/4] Documentation: arm: [U]EFI runtime services

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Wednesday 26 June 2013, Grant Likely wrote:
> > index 0000000..5c48271
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/arm/uefi.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
> > +The nomenclature EFI and UEFI are used interchangeably in this document.
> > +
> > +The implementation depends on receiving pointers to the UEFI memory map
> > +and System Table in a Flattened Device Tree - so is only available with
> > +CONFIG_OF.
> > +
> > +It (early) parses the FDT for the following parameters:
> 
> Need to state which node these properties can be found in. I recommend /chosen
> 
> I would also prefix all of the following properties with "linux,"
> since they are very much about what the Linux kernel needs for
> booting. EFI stub will be creating these properties specifically for
> Linux, and the LinuxLoader should do the same (until we eventually
> kill it).

Why not make it a separate /efi node instead, mirroring what we
have for hypervisor specific information and things like rtas?

	Arnd
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-efi" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html




[Index of Archives]     [Linux ARM Kernel]     [Linux ARM]     [Linux Omap]     [Fedora ARM]     [IETF Annouce]     [Security]     [Bugtraq]     [Linux OMAP]     [Linux MIPS]     [ECOS]     [Asterisk Internet PBX]     [Linux API]

  Powered by Linux