From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga11.intel.com (mga11.intel.com [192.55.52.93]) by mail.openembedded.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 718557709E for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 19:15:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from orsmga003.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.27]) by fmsmga102.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 10 Aug 2016 12:15:33 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.28,501,1464678000"; d="scan'208";a="863231035" Received: from jzhang80-mac02.jf.intel.com ([10.24.5.7]) by orsmga003.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 10 Aug 2016 12:15:33 -0700 From: Jianxun Zhang Message-Id: <62923916-C590-43AC-B0CC-0A7F54E7F45E@linux.intel.com> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:15:33 -0700 To: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) Subject: REPLACEMENT: Gummiboot to Systemd-boot X-BeenThere: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 19:15:34 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear All, The gummiboot has been merged into systemd project and is = =E2=80=9Csystemd-boot=E2=80=9D now. The project at the location referred = in recipes is obsoleted and not maintained any more. The systemd-boot = provides same functionality of gummiboot from my understanding and test. = Seeing no much benefit to keep gummiboot, we suggest to replace it with = systemd-boot in OE. Please refer to the below list for a proposed plan and what=E2=80=99s = done on systemd-boot so far. () Build systemd-boot without dependency on the rest of systemd (merged = in OE master) () wic plugin & wks for systemd-boot (merged in OE master) () New test cases by QA (done) () New test target by QA (done) () Overall document update for the replacement (patch in bz9707, = reviewed) () Propose the plan (this letter) () If you have any work derived from gummiboot like patches, scripts, = recipes or bbclasses in your layers, you will have to migrate such work = onto systemd-boot accordingly. If you find any features gummiboot = supports but not available on systemd-boot yet, please let us know and = we will re-evaluate the situation before taking the next step. () Purge all implementation around gummiboot in OE after, say, 30 days. = All gummiboot functions are still available in this period until = cleaning up starts. Feel free to suggest us another time line if you = need. Change in documentation could happen prior to this step. To enable systemd-boot, use the same interface for gummiboot and other = EFI bootloaders: EFI_PROVIDER =3D "systemd-boot" We appreciate help from groups (BSP dev, QA, documentation...) in this = task. Any feedback is welcome. Thanks