loader.efi.8/efibootmgr.8: Don't use contradicting term 'EFI BIOS'

[michaelo]

Summary

Both (U)EFI and BIOS are completely different things, be precise and don't use
them together.

MFC after: 3 days

[imp]

BIOS is both the generic term for firmware, and the specific term for the old boot interface which was a BIOS. CP/M and many other machines / systems used that. It was only after UEFI came out that the confusion was noticed, too late to do anything about.

Not saying it isn't a good idea to do this, just that EFI BIOS isn't contradictory. But since it's likely confusing to our readers, I'll take a close look.

[michaelo]

In D56329#1288856, @imp wrote:

BIOS is both the generic term for firmware, and the specific term for the old boot interface which was a BIOS. CP/M and many other machines / systems used that. It was only after UEFI came out that the confusion was noticed, too late to do anything about.

Not saying it isn't a good idea to do this, just that EFI BIOS isn't contradictory. But since it's likely confusing to our readers, I'll take a close look.

Thank you, appreciated. From my layman's understanding UEFI is quite complex (see edk2 size) compared to Basic I/O system, and of course both are firmwares.

[imp]

In D56329#1288884, @michaelo wrote:

In D56329#1288856, @imp wrote:

BIOS is both the generic term for firmware, and the specific term for the old boot interface which was a BIOS. CP/M and many other machines / systems used that. It was only after UEFI came out that the confusion was noticed, too late to do anything about.

Not saying it isn't a good idea to do this, just that EFI BIOS isn't contradictory. But since it's likely confusing to our readers, I'll take a close look.

Thank you, appreciated. From my layman's understanding UEFI is quite complex (see edk2 size) compared to Basic I/O system, and of course both are firmwares.

Yea, I think this is likely a good change, because it's become confusing to many people and your suggestions eliminate that ambiguity...

[imp]

I thought I had some quibbles with the details here, but thinking about it, these all look good. Go ahead and commit.

[michaelo]

In D56329#1288927, @imp wrote:

I thought I had some quibbles with the details here, but thinking about it, these all look good. Go ahead and commit.

Thank you, no objections to MFC it after three days?

[imp]

MFC After: 3 days

is fine.