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authorTom Rini <[email protected]>2024-10-15 09:18:04 -0600
committerTom Rini <[email protected]>2024-10-15 11:38:44 -0600
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parent87980311fbb64369c29d8725fc8fb4fb35ae2f3c (diff)
Merge patch series to add a "fallback" keyword to extlinux.conf parsing
This series from Martyn Welch <[email protected]> adds the ability to have a "fallback" option in extlinux.conf parsing, which can be in turn used in A/B style update mechanisms. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/u-boot/[email protected]/
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@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ provide a `read_bootflow()` method which checks whatever bootdevs it likes, then
returns the bootflow, if found. Some of these bootmeths may be very slow, if
they scan a lot of devices.
+The extlinux bootmeth also allows for bootmeth specific configuration to be
+set. A bootmeth that wishes to support this provides the `set_property()`
+method. This allows string properties and values to be passed to the bootmeth.
+It is up to the bootmeth to determine what action to take when this method is
+called.
+
Boot process
------------
@@ -459,8 +465,8 @@ Three commands are available:
See :doc:`/usage/cmd/bootflow`
`bootmeth`
- Allow listing of available bootmethds and setting the order in which they
- are tried. See :doc:`/usage/cmd/bootmeth`
+ Allow listing of available bootmethds, setting the order in which they are
+ tried and bootmeth specific configuration. See :doc:`/usage/cmd/bootmeth`
.. _BootflowStates: