On 04/04/2013 12:27 PM, Tim Lewis wrote:
> Produce an instance of BLOCK_IO protocol which returns pieces of the
> in-memory image. Then perform a ConnectController() on that handle, which
> should cause a DISK_IO and SIMPLE_FILE_SYSTEM to be mounted automatically.
>
> Then, you use the file system to load the boot loader (LoadImage()), signal
> the ready-to-boot event, set up the UEFI watchdog timer, and then start the
> boot loader (StartImage()). There may be a few more standard boot items I may
> be forgetting, but that's about it.
>
> Tim
For the record, it is a *very* frequent request in Linux circles to
enable a standard way for the OS to find such an image. The obvious way
is via an ACPI SSDT.
-hpa
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