Hi Heinrich, On Mon, 23 Jan 2023 at 11:50, Heinrich Schuchardt <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 1/23/23 19:42, Simon Glass wrote: > > 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 > > This program is distributed by Debian/Ubuntu in package u-boot-tools. > Please, do not remove it.
What are you wanting not to remove? > > Binman is not distributed by Debian. Would that be helpful? Regards, Simon
