Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:45:34 +0000 (UTC) From: Gabor Pali <pgj@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r43502 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201401141345.s0EDjYUv079276@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: pgj Date: Tue Jan 14 13:45:33 2014 New Revision: 43502 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/43502 Log: - Add 2013Q4 report on UEFI boot Submitted by: emaste Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml Tue Jan 14 13:31:22 2014 (r43501) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml Tue Jan 14 13:45:33 2014 (r43502) @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <!-- XXX: Keep updating the number of entries --> <p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work! This report - contains 15 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> + contains 16 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> <p>The deadline for submissions covering between January and March 2014 is April 7th, 2014.</p> @@ -869,4 +869,59 @@ <task>Enable by default on the <tt>amd64</tt> architecture.</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> + </contact> + + <links> + <url href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/UEFI">UEFI wiki page</url> + <url href="http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/projects/uefi/">UEFI project branch</url> + </links> + + <body> + <p>The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) provides boot- + and run-time services for x86 computers, and is a replacement for + 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>In 2013, The &os; Foundation sponsored Benno Rice for a short + project to improve the UEFI bootloader. This resulted in a + working proof-of-concept in the UEFI project branch, but it was + not ready to be merged to &os; <tt>head</tt>.</p> + + <p>Ed Maste has taken that original work and, with review feedback + from Konstantin Belousov, been preparing it for integration into + &os; <tt>head</tt>. Some changes have been merged to + <tt>head</tt> already. The rest will be merged as they are + refined.</p> + + <p>Intel provided a motherboard and CPU for the project, which + proved invaluable for addressing bugs that did not appear while + testing with the QEMU emulator.</p> + + <p>This work is sponsored by The &os; Foundation.</p> + </body> + + <help> + <task>Resolve a 32- vs 64-bit <tt>libstand(3)</tt> build issue.</task> + <task>Merge kernel parsing of EFI memory map metadata.</task> + <task>Integrate EFI framebuffer with <tt>vt(9)</tt> (also known as + Newcons).</task> + <task>Connect <tt>efiloader</tt> to the build.</task> + <task>Document manual installation for dual-boot configurations.</task> + <task>Integrate UEFI configuration with the &os; instaler.</task> + <task>Support secure boot.</task> + </help> + </project> </report>
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