[PATCH v13 8/9] doc:eficonfig: add documentation for eficonfig command

[Masahisa Kojima]

Hi Ilias,

On Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 18:14, Ilias Apalodimas
<ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Kojima-san
>
> On Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 09:37, Masahisa Kojima
> <masahisa.kojima at linaro.org> wrote:
> >
> > Add documentation for eficonfig command.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Masahisa Kojima <masahisa.kojima at linaro.org>
> > ---
> > Changes in v13:
> > - describe how to auto boot according to the UEFI Boot option
> >
> > Changes in v12:
> > - CONFIG_BOOTMENU_DISABLE_UBOOT_CONSOLE condition is added
> >   to show newly added boot option
> >
> > 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 | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  doc/usage/index.rst         |  1 +
> >  2 files changed, 72 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..48932fa16b
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst
> > @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
> > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> > +.. (C) Copyright 2022, Masahisa Kojima <masahisa.kojima at linaro.org>
> > +
> > +eficonfig command
> > +=================
> > +
> > +Synopsis
> > +--------
> > +::
> > +
> > +    eficonfig
> > +
> > +Description
> > +-----------
> > +
> > +The "eficonfig" command uses U-Boot menu interface and privides
>
> provides
>
> > +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,
>
> is responsible for configuring
>
> > +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, CONFIG_BOOTMENU_DISABLE_UBOOT_CONSOLE 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.
> > +User may select the entry in the bootmenu to boot the system, or follow
> > +the U-Boot configuration the system already has.
> > +
> > +Auto boot with the UEFI Boot Option
> > +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> > +
> > +To do auto boot according to the UEFI BootOrder variable,
> > +add "bootefi bootmgr" entry as a default or first bootmenu entry::
> > +
> > +    CONFIG_PREBOOT="setenv bootmenu_0 UEFI Boot Manager=bootefi bootmgr; setenv bootmenu_1 UEFI Maintenance Menu=eficonfig"
> > +
> > +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
> > --
> > 2.17.1
> >
>
> With these changes
>
> Reviewed-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas at linaro.org>

Thank you for your review. I will fix typos.

Regards,
Masahisa Kojima