Re: [PATCH v2] Documentation: Fix x86_64 UEFI outdated references to elilo

[Jonathan Corbet]

Nir Lichtman <nir@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Problem: The x86_64 UEFI doc references Elilo which is an
> unmaintained/orphaned bootloader project. Also, on x86_64 a bootloader
> is technically not actually required since there is support for the
> Linux EFI stub.
>
> Solution: Remove the references to Elilo from the doc and refer to the
> EFI stub doc page, update steps accordingly, and add more details about
> creation of the EFI partition to improve clarity.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nir Lichtman <nir@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

I've applied this, but ...

> v2: Fix list not rendered properly and minor wording fixes (thanks for the CR Bagas)
> Also fix to use shorter lines
>
>  Documentation/arch/x86/x86_64/uefi.rst | 36 +++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/arch/x86/x86_64/uefi.rst b/Documentation/arch/x86/x86_64/uefi.rst
> index fbc30c9a071d..3949d83a9915 100644
> --- a/Documentation/arch/x86/x86_64/uefi.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/x86_64/uefi.rst
> @@ -12,14 +12,19 @@ with EFI firmware and specifications are listed below.
>  
>  1. UEFI specification:  http://www.uefi.org
>  
> -2. Booting Linux kernel on UEFI x86_64 platform requires bootloader
> -   support. Elilo with x86_64 support can be used.
> +2. Booting Linux kernel on UEFI x86_64 platform can either be
> +   done using the <Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst> or using a separate bootloader.
>  

...I did take the liberty of wrapping the above line to fit within 80
columns.

Thanks,

jon