[PATCH v2 2/9] tools: mkeficapsule: add man page
AKASHI Takahiro
takahiro.akashi at linaro.org
Tue Jul 27 11:10:47 CEST 2021
Add a man page for mkeficapsule command.
Signed-off-by: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi at linaro.org>
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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
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+.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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