On Thu, Jul 05, 2018 at 11:11:23AM +0100, Grant Likely wrote: > > > +On removable media, firmware should be stored in the ESP under the > > > +``/FIRMWARE`` directory structure as described above. > > > +Platform vendors should support their platform by providing a single > > > +.zip file that places all the required firmware files in the correct > > > +locations when extracted in the ESP ``/FIRMWARE`` directory. > > > +For simplicity sake, it is expected the same .zip file will recover the > > > +firmware files in a dedicated firmware partition. > > > > No objections but as earlier this whole section feels like aspirational > > level 1 material that only impacts boot ROMs. > > > > It is aspirational, but I want to get this language into the spec now to > start setting expectations, and to get feedback on the structure from SoC > vendors before a v1.0 of the spec is tagged. Using 'should' instead of > 'shall' means it isn't manditory and allows it to be discussed. > > I'll post v2 shortly. It's a bit shorter and simpler now.
I'll take a look. I remain worried about having aspiration recommendations alongside hard requirements (I think it conditions people to ignore recommendations because they assume them to be unachievable) but let's see. Daniel. > > Cheers, > g. > > > > > > + > > > + > > > diff --git a/source/index.rst b/source/index.rst > > > index 5ddd19f..8099ac6 100644 > > > --- a/source/index.rst > > > +++ b/source/index.rst > > > @@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, > > > USA. > > > chapter1-about > > > chapter2-uefi > > > chapter3-secureworld > > > + chapter4-firmware-media > > > appendix-a-uefi-features > > > references > > > -- > > > 2.13.0 > > > > _______________________________________________ boot-architecture mailing list boot-architecture@lists.linaro.org https://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/boot-architecture
