Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 19:14:28 +0000 (UTC) From: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r45769 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201410101914.s9AJES3T044530@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: emaste (src committer) Date: Fri Oct 10 19:14:27 2014 New Revision: 45769 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/45769 Log: Add UEFI submission Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Fri Oct 10 17:28:33 2014 (r45768) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Fri Oct 10 19:14:27 2014 (r45769) @@ -1654,4 +1654,65 @@ </help> </project> + <project cat='kern'> + <title>UEFI Boot</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Ed</given> + <common>Maste</common> + </name> + <email>emaste@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Nathan</given> + <common>Whitehorn</common> + </name> + <email>nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <links> + <url href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/UEFI">&os; UEFI wiki page</url> + <url href="http://www.freebsd.org/snapshots/">&os; snapshots</url> + </links> + + <body> + <p>The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) provides + boot- and run-time services for x86 and other computers. For + the x86 architecture it replaces the legacy BIOS. This + project will adapt the &os; loader and kernel boot process for + compatibility with UEFI firmware, found on contemporary + servers, desktops, and laptops.</p> + + <p>Over the last three months Ed and others refined the existing + UEFI support, and merged it to the stable/10 branch for the + upcoming FreeBSD 10.1 release.</p> + + <p>To avoid the risk of a regression, the standard FreeBSD 10.1 + install images continue to use the existing partitioning scheme + and support only legacy BIOS boot. Separate UEFI-enabled + installer images will be included with 10.1.<p> + + <sponsor>The &os; Foundation</sponsor> + + <help> + <task>Document manual installation, including dual-boot + configurations.</task> + + <task>Implement boot1.efi for ZFS file systems.</task> + + <task>Add support for UEFI variables stored in non-volatile + memory (NVRAM).</task> + + <task>Debug boot failures with certain UEFI firmware + implementations.</task> + + <task>Support secure boot.</task> + </help> + </project> + </report>
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