[PATCH v10 09/10] doc:eficonfig: add documentation for eficonfig command
Masahisa Kojima
masahisa.kojima at linaro.org
Fri Jul 22 04:39:18 CEST 2022
Add documentation for eficonfig command.
Signed-off-by: Masahisa Kojima <masahisa.kojima at linaro.org>
---
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 | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
doc/usage/index.rst | 1 +
2 files changed, 64 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..958e96992c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/usage/cmd/eficonfig.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+.. 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
+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,
+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 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.
+
+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 8b98629d6b..1afbb6bc5d 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
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