On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 03:15:09PM +0900, Masahisa Kojima wrote:
Hi Akashi-san,
On Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 14:57, Takahiro Akashi takahiro.akashi@linaro.org wrote:
On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 06:36:13PM +0900, Masahisa Kojima wrote:
Add documentation for eficonfig command.
Signed-off-by: Masahisa Kojima masahisa.kojima@linaro.org
No update since v10
Changes in v10:
- describe how to boot system after editting by eficonfig
Changes in v8:
- command name is changed from "efimenu" to "eficonfig"
Newly created in v7
doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/usage/index.rst | 1 + 2 files changed, 64 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst
diff --git a/doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst b/doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..958e96992c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ +.. (C) Copyright 2022, Masahisa Kojima masahisa.kojima@linaro.org
+eficonfig command +=================
+Synopsis +-------- +::
- eficonfig
+Description +-----------
+The "eficonfig" command uses U-Boot menu interface and privides +a menu-driven UEFI variable maintenance feature. +The "eficonfig" has the following menu entries.
+Add Boot Option
- Add new UEFI Boot Option.
- User can edit description, file path, and optional_data.
+Edit Boot Option
- Edit the existing UEFI Boot Option
- User can edit description, file path, and optional_data.
+Change Boot Order
- Change the order of UEFI BootOrder variable.
+Delete Boot Option
- Delete the UEFI Boot Option
+Configuration +-------------
+The "eficonfig" command is enabled by::
- CONFIG_CMD_EFICONFIG=y
+If CONFIG_BOOTMENU_DISABLE_UBOOT_CONSOLE is enabled, user can not enter +U-Boot console. In this case, bootmenu can be used to invoke "eficonfig"::
- CONFIG_USE_PREBOOT=y
- CONFIG_PREBOOT="setenv bootmenu_0 UEFI Maintenance Menu=eficonfig"
+How to boot the system with newly added UEFI Boot Option +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+"eficonfig" command is responsible to configure the UEFI variables, +not directly handle the system boot. +The new Boot Option added by "eficonfig" is appended at the last entry +of UEFI BootOrder variable, user may want to change the boot order +through "Change Boot Order". +If the bootmenu is enabled and "eficonfig" is configured as preboot command, +the newly added Boot Options are enumerated in the bootmenu when user exits +from the eficonfig menu.
Right, and when user quits from eficonfig, bootmenu also quits. *If possible*, I expect that we return to bootmenu's screen directly for better user-experience :)
Otherwise, we have to enable U-Boot console to re-invoke bootmenu. (we can instead reboot U-Boot, though.)
If CONFIG_BOOTMENU_DISABLE_UBOOT_CONSOLE is enabled, bootmenu appears again when user quits from eficonfig.
Ah, okay but why not always enable this behavior on?
-Takahiro Akashi
I need to describe this condition in the document.
Thanks, Masahisa Kojima
-Takahiro Akashi
+User may select the entry in the bootmenu to boot the system, or follow +the U-Boot configuration the system already has.
+See also +-------- +* :doc:`bootmenu<bootmenu>` provides a simple mechanism for creating menus with different boot items diff --git a/doc/usage/index.rst b/doc/usage/index.rst index 28f9683a3e..09f2928970 100644 --- a/doc/usage/index.rst +++ b/doc/usage/index.rst @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Shell commands cmd/conitrace cmd/dm cmd/echo
- cmd/eficonfig cmd/env cmd/event cmd/exception
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