[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/9] EFI payload / application support

[Peter Robinson]

>> I am not aware of anyone using the U-Boot API for grub these days, so
>> I'm not sure it's an incredibly useful goal. The main pain point distros
>> seem to have is to make something that "just works" on all systems out
>> there. Moving into that direction should be our ultimate goal.
>
> Please note that with the generic distro framework U-Boot will grok
> https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec/ and
> things Just Work.  I setup a bunch of SD cards with Debian and Fedora
> over holiday so I can drop them in whatever board and boot up Linux as a
> sanity test.

This is certtainly Fedora's preferred method for u-boot based devices

> I certainly can see a usecase for kicking off an EFI binary as part of
> fitting into existing work-flows.  But we do already have a something
> for getting rid of that particular pain-point and it's working :)

It would certainly be a useful option to have.