From: "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>,
"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>,
Chandramouli Narayanan <mouli@linux.intel.com>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
"Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@pol.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2 -v2 resend] x86_64 EFI boot support: EFI boot document
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:32:32 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1193218352.23935.149.camel@caritas-dev.intel.com> (raw)
This patch adds document for EFI x86_64 boot support. The setup and
operation guide of EFI based system is documented in
Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt.
Signed-off-by: Chandramouli Narayanan <mouli@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
---
uefi.txt | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
Index: linux-2.6.24-rc1/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.24-rc1/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt 2007-10-24 17:10:21.000000000 +0800
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+General note on [U]EFI x86_64 support
+-------------------------------------
+
+The nomenclature EFI and UEFI are used interchangeably in this document.
+
+Although the tools below are _not_ needed for building the kernel,
+the needed bootloader support and associated tools for x86_64 platforms
+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.
+
+3. x86_64 platform with EFI/UEFI firmware.
+
+Mechanics:
+---------
+- Build the kernel with the following configuration.
+ CONFIG_FB_EFI=y
+ CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
+- Create a VFAT partition on the disk
+- Copy the following to the VFAT partition:
+ elilo bootloader with x86_64 support, elilo configuration file,
+ kernel image built in first step and corresponding
+ initrd. Instructions on building elilo and its dependencies
+ can be found in the elilo sourceforge project.
+- Boot to EFI shell and invoke elilo choosing the kernel image built
+ in first step.
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