u-boot.git/doc/develop/bootstd.rst, branch v2024.07-rc2

bootstd: support scanning a single partition

2024-03-04T15:25:47+00:00

The "bootflow" command currently doesn't support scanning a single
partition. This is inconvenient in setups with multiple bootable
partitions within a single disk, but only one is desired.

Support scanning a single disk partition. Specifically, support the
syntax:
	bootflow scan mmc1:4
which scans only mmc device 1, partition 4.

Signed-off-by: Nam Cao

doc: typo fdtaddr_addr_r

2023-11-20T18:06:22+00:00

%s/fdtaddr_addr_r/fdt_addr_r/

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt 
Reviewed-by: Simon Glass

bootstd: Drop some TODOs

2023-10-11T17:22:32+00:00

The existing TODOs are done, so remove them. Add another that came up
today.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

Mark DISTRO_DEFAULTS as deprecated

2023-09-19T15:36:26+00:00

Standard boot has been in place for a while now. Quite a few problems
have been found and fixed. It seems like a good time to mark the
script-based approach as deprecated and encourage people to use standard
boot.

Update the DISTRO_DEFAULTS Kconfig to encourage people to move to
standard boot, which is able to boot Linux distributions automatically.

Add a short migration guide to make this easier.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass 
Reviewed-by: Tom Rini

Merge tag 'v2023.10-rc4' into next

2023-09-04T14:51:58+00:00

Prepare v2023.10-rc4

bootstd: Adjust the default bootmeth order

2023-08-28T19:59:22+00:00

The existing distro scripts check extlinux and scripts before EFI. Adjust
the default ordering to do the same, to avoid breaking existing flows.

Add some documentation, mentioning that this order will likely change in
future.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass 
Reported-by: Da Xue

bootstd: Support bootmeths which can scan any partition

2023-08-25T21:55:19+00:00

Some bootmeths support scanning a partition without a filesystem on it.
Add a flag to support this.

This will allow the ChromiumOS bootmeth to find kernel partition, which
are stored in a special format, without a filesystem.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

bootstd: Rename bootdev_setup_sibling_blk()

2023-08-09T15:31:11+00:00

This name is a little confusing since it suggests that it sets up the
sibling block device. In fact it sets up a bootdev for it. Rename the
function to make this clearer.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass 
Reviewed-by: Bin Meng 
Reviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek

bootstd: Rename distro and syslinux to extlinux

2023-05-13T13:52:32+00:00

We use the terms 'distro' to mean extlinux but they are not really the
same. 'Distro' could refer to any method of booting a distribution,
whereas extlinux is a particular method.

Also we sometimes use syslinux, but it is better to use the same term in
all cases.

Rename distro to syslinux and also update bootstd uses of syslinux to use
extlinux instead.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

bootflow: Rename bootflow_flags_t

2023-03-08T19:40:49+00:00

These flags actually relate to the iterator, not the bootflow struct
itself. Rename them.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass