This patch adds document for EFI x86_64 runtime services support. ---
boot-options.txt | 12 +++++++++++- uefi.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Signed-off-by: Chandramouli Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Huang Ying <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Index: linux-2.6.24-rc1/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.24-rc1.orig/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt 2007-10-25 13:58:14.000000000 +0800 +++ linux-2.6.24-rc1/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt 2007-10-25 13:58:18.000000000 +0800 @@ -110,12 +110,15 @@ Rebooting - reboot=b[ios] | t[riple] | k[bd] [, [w]arm | [c]old] + reboot=b[ios] | t[riple] | k[bd] | e[fi] [, [w]arm | [c]old] bios Use the CPU reboot vector for warm reset warm Don't set the cold reboot flag cold Set the cold reboot flag triple Force a triple fault (init) kbd Use the keyboard controller. cold reset (default) + efi Use efi reset_system runtime service. If EFI is not configured or the + EFI reset does not work, the reboot path attempts the reset using + the keyboard controller. Using warm reset will be much faster especially on big memory systems because the BIOS will not go through the memory check. @@ -300,4 +303,11 @@ newfallback: use new unwinder but fall back to old if it gets stuck (default) +EFI + + noefi Disable EFI support + + noefi_time Disable EFI time runtime service, programming CMOS + hardware directly + Miscellaneous Index: linux-2.6.24-rc1/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.24-rc1.orig/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt 2007-10-25 13:58:18.000000000 +0800 +++ linux-2.6.24-rc1/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt 2007-10-25 13:58:18.000000000 +0800 @@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ - Build the kernel with the following configuration. CONFIG_FB_EFI=y CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y + If EFI runtime services are expected, the following configuration should + be selected. + CONFIG_EFI=y + CONFIG_EFI_VARS=y or m # optional - Create a VFAT partition on the disk - Copy the following to the VFAT partition: elilo bootloader with x86_64 support, elilo configuration file, @@ -27,3 +31,9 @@ can be found in the elilo sourceforge project. - Boot to EFI shell and invoke elilo choosing the kernel image built in first step. +- If some or all EFI runtime services don't work, you can try following + kernel command line parameters to turn off some or all EFI runtime + services. + noefi turn off all EFI runtime services + noefi_time turn off EFI time runtime service + reboot_type=k turn off EFI reboot runtime service - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/