[PATCH v2 2/9] tools: mkeficapsule: add man page

Heinrich Schuchardt xypron.glpk at gmx.de
Sun Aug 1 11:28:22 CEST 2021


On 7/27/21 11:10 AM, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> Add a man page for mkeficapsule command.
>
> Signed-off-by: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi at linaro.org>

Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>

> ---
>   MAINTAINERS        |  1 +
>   doc/mkeficapsule.1 | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   2 files changed, 92 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 doc/mkeficapsule.1
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index ae6c70860d3a..24f52f837066 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ S:	Maintained
>   T:	git https://source.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-efi.git
>   F:	doc/api/efi.rst
>   F:	doc/develop/uefi/*
> +F:	doc/mkeficapsule.1
>   F:	doc/usage/bootefi.rst
>   F:	drivers/rtc/emul_rtc.c
>   F:	include/capitalization.h
> diff --git a/doc/mkeficapsule.1 b/doc/mkeficapsule.1
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..7c2341160ea4
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/doc/mkeficapsule.1
> @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
> +.TH MAEFICAPSULE 1 "May 2021"
> +
> +.SH NAME
> +mkeficapsule \- Generate EFI capsule file for U-Boot
> +
> +.SH SYNOPSIS
> +.B mkeficapsule
> +.RB [\fIoptions\fP] " \fIcapsule-file\fP"
> +
> +.SH "DESCRIPTION"
> +The
> +\fBmkeficapsule\fP
> +command is used to create an EFI capsule file for use with the U-Boot
> +EFI capsule update.
> +A capsule file may contain various type of firmware blobs which
> +are to be applied to the system and must be placed in the specific
> +directory on the UEFI system partition. An update will be automatically
> +executed at next reboot.
> +
> +Optionally, a capsule file can be signed with a given private key.
> +In this case, the update will be authenticated by verifying the signature
> +before applying.
> +
> +\fBmkeficapsule\fP supports two different format of image files:
> +.TP
> +.I raw image
> +format is a single binary blob of any type of firmware.
> +
> +.TP
> +.I FIT (Flattened Image Tree) image
> +format
> +is the same as used in the new \fIuImage\fP format and allows for
> +multiple binary blobs in a single capsule file.
> +This type of image file can be generated by \fBmkimage\fP.
> +
> +.SH "OPTIONS"
> +
> +.TP
> +.BI "-f, --fit \fIfit-image-file\fP"
> +Specify a FIT image file
> +
> +.TP
> +.BI "-r, --raw \fIraw-image-file\fP"
> +Specify a raw image file
> +
> +.TP
> +.BI "-i, --index \fIindex\fP"
> +Specify an image index
> +
> +.TP
> +.BI "-I, --instance \fIinstance\fP"
> +Specify a hardware instance
> +
> +.TP
> +.BI "-h, --help"
> +Print a help message
> +
> +.TP 0
> +.B With signing:
> +
> +.TP
> +.BI "-p, --private-key \fIprivate-key-file\fP"
> +Specify signer's private key file in PEM
> +
> +.TP
> +.BI "-c, --certificate \fIcertificate-file\fP"
> +Specify signer's certificate file in EFI certificate list format
> +
> +.TP
> +.BI "-m, --monotonic-count \fIcount\fP"
> +Specify a monotonic count which is set to be monotonically incremented
> +at every firmware update.
> +
> +.TP
> +.BI "-d, --dump_sig"
> +Dump signature data into *.p7 file
> +
> +.PP
> +.SH FILES
> +.TP
> +.BI "\fI/EFI/UpdateCapsule\fP"
> +The directory in which all capsule files be placed
> +
> +.SH SEE ALSO
> +.B mkimage
> +
> +.SH AUTHORS
> +Written by AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi at linaro.org>
> +
> +.SH HOMEPAGE
> +http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/WebHome
>



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