Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:48:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r45775 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201410102048.s9AKm3Qd089996@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: wblock Date: Fri Oct 10 20:48:02 2014 New Revision: 45775 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/45775 Log: Add UEFI report. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-07-2014-09.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-07-2014-09.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-07-2014-09.xml Fri Oct 10 20:45:47 2014 (r45774) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-07-2014-09.xml Fri Oct 10 20:48:02 2014 (r45775) @@ -1545,4 +1545,76 @@ </task> </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, or 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 &os; 10.1 release.</p> + + <p>To avoid the risk of a regression, the standard &os; 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> + </body> + + <sponsor>The &os; Foundation</sponsor> + + <help> + <task> + <p>Document manual installation, including dual-boot + configurations.</p> + </task> + + <task> + <p>Implement boot1.efi for ZFS file systems.</p> + </task> + + <task> + <p>Add support for UEFI variables stored in non-volatile + memory (NVRAM).</p> + </task> + + <task> + <p>Debug boot failures with certain UEFI firmware + implementations.</p> + </task> + + <task> + <p>Support secure boot.</p> + </task> + </help> + </project> </report>
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