Re: [OE-core] [PATCH v3 01/11] systemd: enable efi support by default

Alexander Kanavin
2025-04-10T14:20:51Z

On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 14:55, Ilias Apalodimas
<ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org> wrote:
> I think you are misinterpreting that. That paragraph says "The file
> system supported by the Extensible Firmware Interface is based on FAT"
> -- IOW your *firmware* must support FAT.
> It never dictates that the ESP has to be FAT as well. You are free to
> format your ESP to whatever FS your board supports. For example, x86
> macs use HFS IIRC.

But are there any actual UEFI boards that support anything other than
FAT? Or is everyone taking the path of least resistance and cheapest
R&D costs, implementing only what the spec requires?

Alex