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.Dd April 25, 2019 | |||||
.Dt LOADER.EFI 8 | |||||
.Os | |||||
.Sh NAME | |||||
.Nm loader.efi | |||||
.Nd UEFI kernel loader | |||||
.Sh DESCRIPTION | |||||
On UEFI systems, | |||||
.Nm | |||||
loads the kernel. | |||||
It is installed into the ESP (EFI System Partition), either in the | |||||
default location of | |||||
.Pa /efi/boot/bootXXX.efi | |||||
andrew: Should this mention the `XXX` should be replaced with an architecture specific name? | |||||
impAuthorUnsubmitted Done Inline ActionsThis manual is likely going to be completely rewritten. imp: This manual is likely going to be completely rewritten. | |||||
within the ESP, in the | |||||
.Fx | |||||
reserved area as | |||||
.Pa /efi/freebsd/loader.efi | |||||
andrewUnsubmitted Not Done Inline ActionsIt might be useful to add the caveat that some firmware is unable to set a non-default boot location (at least via the runtime services). Many arm/arm64 boards with only one storage media are unable to set the needed variable to change the boot path. andrew: It might be useful to add the caveat that some firmware is unable to set a non-default boot… | |||||
impAuthorUnsubmitted Done Inline ActionsRight. That's in flux, so I'm not going to document it yet. This is mostly a place holder, I may opt not to commit it. imp: Right. That's in flux, so I'm not going to document it yet. This is mostly a place holder, I… | |||||
within the ESP , | |||||
or within the system as | |||||
.Pa /boot/loader.efi . | |||||
.Xr boot1.efi 8 | |||||
is used to load | |||||
.Nm | |||||
when it is placed within the system. | |||||
Should this mention the XXX should be replaced with an architecture specific name?