x86_64 EFI boot support: EFI boot document
This patch adds document for EFI x86_64 boot support. The setup and operation guide of EFI based system is documented in Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt. Signed-off-by: Chandramouli Narayanan <mouli@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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General note on [U]EFI x86_64 support
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The nomenclature EFI and UEFI are used interchangeably in this document.
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Although the tools below are _not_ needed for building the kernel,
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the needed bootloader support and associated tools for x86_64 platforms
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with EFI firmware and specifications are listed below.
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1. UEFI specification: http://www.uefi.org
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2. Booting Linux kernel on UEFI x86_64 platform requires bootloader
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support. Elilo with x86_64 support can be used.
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3. x86_64 platform with EFI/UEFI firmware.
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Mechanics:
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- Build the kernel with the following configuration.
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CONFIG_FB_EFI=y
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CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
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- Create a VFAT partition on the disk
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- Copy the following to the VFAT partition:
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elilo bootloader with x86_64 support, elilo configuration file,
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kernel image built in first step and corresponding
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initrd. Instructions on building elilo and its dependencies
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can be found in the elilo sourceforge project.
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- Boot to EFI shell and invoke elilo choosing the kernel image built
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in first step.
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