[PATCH 1/1] doc: move README.bootmenu to HTML doc

Pali Rohár pali at kernel.org
Sat Dec 12 13:00:02 CET 2020


On Saturday 12 December 2020 10:58:39 Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> Convert README.bootmenu to reStructured text and move it to
> usage/bootmenu.rst.
> 
> Adjust the text concerning configuration settings as these now are managed
> via Kconfig.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>

Looks good!

Reviewed-by: Pali Rohár <pali at kernel.org>

> ---
>  doc/README.bootmenu    | 98 ------------------------------------------
>  doc/usage/bootmenu.rst | 95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 98 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 doc/README.bootmenu
>  create mode 100644 doc/usage/bootmenu.rst
> 
> diff --git a/doc/README.bootmenu b/doc/README.bootmenu
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 9ff89f2e55..0000000000
> --- a/doc/README.bootmenu
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
> -SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> -/*
> - * (C) Copyright 2011-2012 Pali Rohár <pali at kernel.org>
> - */
> -
> -ANSI terminal bootmenu command
> -
> -The "bootmenu" command uses U-Boot menu interfaces and provides
> -a simple mechanism for creating menus with different boot items.
> -The cursor keys "Up" and "Down" are used for navigation through
> -the items. Current active menu item is highlighted and can be
> -selected using the "Enter" key. The selection of the highlighted
> -menu entry invokes an U-Boot command (or a list of commands)
> -associated with this menu entry.
> -
> -The "bootmenu" command interprets ANSI escape sequencies, so
> -an ANSI terminal is required for proper menu rendering and item
> -selection.
> -
> -The assembling of the menu is done via a set of environment variables
> -"bootmenu_<num>" and "bootmenu_delay", i.e.:
> -
> -  bootmenu_delay=<delay>
> -  bootmenu_<num>="<title>=<commands>"
> -
> -  <delay> is the autoboot delay in seconds, after which the first
> -  menu entry will be selected automatically
> -
> -  <num> is the boot menu entry number, starting from zero
> -
> -  <title> is the text of the menu entry shown on the console
> -  or on the boot screen
> -
> -  <commands> are commands which will be executed when a menu
> -  entry is selected
> -
> -  (title and commands are separated by first appearance of '='
> -   character in the environment variable)
> -
> -First (optional) argument of the "bootmenu" command is a delay specifier
> -and it overrides the delay value defined by "bootmenu_delay" environment
> -variable. If the environment variable "bootmenu_delay" is not set or if
> -the argument of the "bootmenu" command is not specified, the default delay
> -will be CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. If delay is 0, no menu entries will be shown on
> -the console (or on the screen) and the command of the first menu entry will
> -be called immediately. If delay is less then 0, bootmenu will be shown and
> -autoboot will be disabled.
> -
> -Bootmenu always adds menu entry "U-Boot console" at the end of all menu
> -entries specified by environment variables. When selecting this entry
> -the bootmenu terminates and the usual U-Boot command prompt is presented
> -to the user.
> -
> -Example environment:
> -
> -  setenv bootmenu_0 Boot 1. kernel=bootm 0x82000000  # Set first menu entry
> -  setenv bootmenu_1 Boot 2. kernel=bootm 0x83000000  # Set second menu entry
> -  setenv bootmenu_2 Reset board=reset                # Set third menu entry
> -  setenv bootmenu_3 U-Boot boot order=boot           # Set fourth menu entry
> -  bootmenu 20        # Run bootmenu with autoboot delay 20s
> -
> -
> -The above example will be rendered as below
> -(without decorating rectangle):
> -
> -┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
> -│                                          │
> -│  *** U-Boot Boot Menu ***                │
> -│                                          │
> -│     Boot 1. kernel                       │
> -│     Boot 2. kernel                       │
> -│     Reset board                          │
> -│     U-Boot boot order                    │
> -│     U-Boot console                       │
> -│                                          │
> -│  Hit any key to stop autoboot: 20        │
> -│  Press UP/DOWN to move, ENTER to select  │
> -│                                          │
> -└──────────────────────────────────────────┘
> -
> -Selected menu entry will be highlighted - it will have inverted
> -background and text colors.
> -
> -To enable the "bootmenu" command add following definitions to the
> -board config file:
> -
> -  #define CONFIG_CMD_BOOTMENU
> -  #define CONFIG_MENU
> -
> -To run the bootmenu at startup add these additional definitions:
> -
> -  #define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
> -  #define CONFIG_BOOTDELAY 30
> -  #define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_MENU_SHOW
> -
> -When you intend to use the bootmenu on color frame buffer console,
> -make sure to additionally define CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE_ANSI in the
> -board config file.
> diff --git a/doc/usage/bootmenu.rst b/doc/usage/bootmenu.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..1f094ad6ed
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/doc/usage/bootmenu.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> +.. (C) Copyright 2011-2012 Pali Rohár <pali at kernel.org>
> +
> +bootmenu command
> +================
> +
> +The "bootmenu" command uses U-Boot menu interfaces and provides
> +a simple mechanism for creating menus with different boot items.
> +The cursor keys "Up" and "Down" are used for navigation through
> +the items. Current active menu item is highlighted and can be
> +selected using the "Enter" key. The selection of the highlighted
> +menu entry invokes an U-Boot command (or a list of commands)
> +associated with this menu entry.
> +
> +The "bootmenu" command interprets ANSI escape sequencies, so
> +an ANSI terminal is required for proper menu rendering and item
> +selection.
> +
> +The assembling of the menu is done via a set of environment variables
> +"bootmenu_<num>" and "bootmenu_delay", i.e.::
> +
> +    bootmenu_delay=<delay>
> +    bootmenu_<num>="<title>=<commands>"
> +
> +<delay>
> +    is the autoboot delay in seconds, after which the first
> +    menu entry will be selected automatically
> +
> +<num>
> +    is the boot menu entry number, starting from zero
> +
> +<title>
> +    is the text of the menu entry shown on the console
> +    or on the boot screen
> +
> +<commands>
> +    are commands which will be executed when a menu
> +    entry is selected
> +
> +Title and commands are separated by the first appearance of a '='
> +character in the value of the environment variable.
> +
> +The first (optional) argument of the "bootmenu" command is a delay specifier
> +and it overrides the delay value defined by "bootmenu_delay" environment
> +variable. If the environment variable "bootmenu_delay" is not set or if
> +the argument of the "bootmenu" command is not specified, the default delay
> +will be CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. If delay is 0, no menu entries will be shown on
> +the console (or on the screen) and the command of the first menu entry will
> +be called immediately. If delay is less then 0, bootmenu will be shown and
> +autoboot will be disabled.
> +
> +Bootmenu always adds menu entry "U-Boot console" at the end of all menu
> +entries specified by environment variables. When selecting this entry
> +the bootmenu terminates and the usual U-Boot command prompt is presented
> +to the user.
> +
> +Example environment::
> +
> +    setenv bootmenu_0 Boot 1. kernel=bootm 0x82000000  # Set first menu entry
> +    setenv bootmenu_1 Boot 2. kernel=bootm 0x83000000  # Set second menu entry
> +    setenv bootmenu_2 Reset board=reset                # Set third menu entry
> +    setenv bootmenu_3 U-Boot boot order=boot           # Set fourth menu entry
> +    bootmenu 20        # Run bootmenu with autoboot delay 20s
> +
> +
> +The above example will be rendered as below::
> +
> +    *** U-Boot Boot Menu ***
> +
> +       Boot 1. kernel
> +       Boot 2. kernel
> +       Reset board
> +       U-Boot boot order
> +       U-Boot console
> +
> +    Hit any key to stop autoboot: 20
> +    Press UP/DOWN to move, ENTER to select
> +
> +The selected menu entry will be highlighted - it will have inverted
> +background and text colors.
> +
> +The "bootmenu" cammand is enabled by::
> +
> +    CONFIG_CMD_BOOTMENU=y
> +
> +To run the bootmenu at startup add these additional settings::
> +
> +    CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED=y
> +    CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=30
> +    CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_MENU_SHOW=y
> +
> +When you intend to use the bootmenu on a color frame buffer console,
> +make sure to additionally define::
> +
> +    CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE_ANSI=y
> --
> 2.29.2
> 


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