From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dave P Martin Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] EFI stub documentation updates Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 11:30:44 +0100 Message-ID: <20130806103044.GC2791@e103592.cambridge.arm.com> References: <1375478948-22562-1-git-send-email-roy.franz@linaro.org> <1375478948-22562-2-git-send-email-roy.franz@linaro.org> <20130805141221.GC2755@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-efi-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Roy Franz Cc: "linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , "linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , "linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org" , "matt.fleming-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org" , Russell King - ARM Linux , Leif Lindholm List-Id: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 12:56:12AM +0100, Roy Franz wrote: > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Dave Martin wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 02, 2013 at 02:29:02PM -0700, Roy Franz wrote: > >> The ARM kernel also has an EFI stub which works largely the same way > >> as the x86 stub, so move the documentation out of x86 directory and > >> update to reflect that it is generic, and add ARM specific text. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Roy Franz > >> --- > >> Documentation/efi-stub.txt | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> Documentation/x86/efi-stub.txt | 65 --------------------------------- > >> arch/x86/Kconfig | 2 +- > >> 3 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-) > >> create mode 100644 Documentation/efi-stub.txt > >> delete mode 100644 Documentation/x86/efi-stub.txt > >> > >> diff --git a/Documentation/efi-stub.txt b/Documentation/efi-stub.txt > >> new file mode 100644 > >> index 0000000..7837df1 > >> --- /dev/null > >> +++ b/Documentation/efi-stub.txt > >> @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ > >> + The EFI Boot Stub > >> + --------------------------- > >> + > >> +On the x86 and ARM platforms, a bzImage can masquerade as a PE/COFF image, > >> +thereby convincing EFI firmware loaders to load it as an EFI > >> +executable. The code that modifies the bzImage header, along with the > > > > > > Minor nit, I don't think there is such a thing as "bzImage" for ARM. > > > > Cheers > > ---Dave > > > Yeah, I don't thinks so either... How about: > > On the x86 and ARM platforms, a kernel zImage/bzImage can masquerade.... Souds fine to me Cheers ---Dave