Hi Heinrich, On Mon, 23 Jan 2023 at 04:24, Heinrich Schuchardt <[email protected]> wrote: > > * Indicate the location of the directory for EFI capsules. > * Improve the readability. > > Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <[email protected]> > --- > doc/mkeficapsule.1 | 21 +++++++++++---------- > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/mkeficapsule.1 b/doc/mkeficapsule.1 > index 6fb2dd0810..1ca245a10f 100644 > --- a/doc/mkeficapsule.1 > +++ b/doc/mkeficapsule.1 > @@ -11,22 +11,23 @@ mkeficapsule \- Generate EFI capsule file for U-Boot > .RI [ options ] " " [ image-blob ] " " capsule-file > > .SH "DESCRIPTION" > +The > .B mkeficapsule > -command is used to create an EFI capsule file for use with the U-Boot > -EFI capsule update. > -A capsule file may contain various type of firmware blobs which > -are to be applied to the system and must be placed in the specific > -directory on the UEFI system partition. > -An update will be automatically executed at next reboot. > +command is used to create an EFI capsule file to be used by U-Boot for > firmware > +updates. > +A capsule file may contain various types of firmware blobs which are to be > +applied to the system. > +If a capsule file is placed in the /EFI/CapusuleUpdate directory of the EFI > +system partition, U-Boot will try to execute the update at the next reboot. > > Optionally, a capsule file can be signed with a given private key. > In this case, the update will be authenticated by verifying the signature > before applying. > > -Additionally, an empty capsule file can be generated for acceptance or > -rejection of firmware images by a governing component like an Operating > -System. The empty capsules do not require an image-blob input file. > - > +Additionally, an empty capsule file can be generated to indicate the > acceptance > +or rejection of firmware images by a governing component like an operating > +system. > +Empty capsules do not require an image-blob input file. > > .B mkeficapsule > takes any type of image files when generating non empty capsules, including: > -- > 2.38.1 >
BTW as someone else mentioned, this functionality should be in binman too. Regards, Simon
