Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:29:13 +0000 From: Michael Osipov <michaelo@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 55243172c190 - stable/14 - loader.efi.8/efibootmgr.8: Don't use contradicting term 'EFI BIOS' Message-ID: <69ddecc9.44053.35374dda@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/14 has been updated by michaelo: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=55243172c19047530f9377505e8b759caff17925 commit 55243172c19047530f9377505e8b759caff17925 Author: Michael Osipov <michaelo@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-04-09 11:39:41 +0000 Commit: Michael Osipov <michaelo@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-04-14 07:27:40 +0000 loader.efi.8/efibootmgr.8: Don't use contradicting term 'EFI BIOS' Both (U)EFI and BIOS are completely different things, be precise and don't use them together. Reviewed by: imp MFC after: 3 days Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56329 (cherry picked from commit 4f684e929de1275b1099b17b2a2cff0d3f4af223) --- stand/efi/loader/main.c | 4 ++-- stand/man/loader.efi.8 | 12 ++++++------ usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.8 | 6 +++--- 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/stand/efi/loader/main.c b/stand/efi/loader/main.c index d6a42c0241fc..0fdfeab118f2 100644 --- a/stand/efi/loader/main.c +++ b/stand/efi/loader/main.c @@ -756,8 +756,8 @@ parse_uefi_con_out(void) * If we don't have any ConOut default to both. If we have GOP * make video primary, otherwise just make serial primary. In * either case, try to use both the 'efi' console which will use - * the GOP, if present and serial. If there's an EFI BIOS that - * omits this, but has a serial port redirect, we'll + * the GOP, if present and serial. If there's an EFI firmware + * that omits this, but has a serial port redirect, we'll * unavioidably get doubled characters (but we'll be right in * all the other more common cases). */ diff --git a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 b/stand/man/loader.efi.8 index f2278247b648..e02ed4720be2 100644 --- a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 +++ b/stand/man/loader.efi.8 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd September 3, 2024 +.Dd April 11, 2026 .Dt LOADER.EFI 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ process. .Xr boot1.efi 8 is deprecated for new installations. .Ss Console Considerations -The EFI BIOS provides a generic console. +The UEFI firmware provides a generic console. In .Nm this is selected by specifying @@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ primary if a UEFI graphics device is detected, or the serial console as primary if not. .Pp On x86 platforms, if you wish to redirect the loader's output to a serial port -when the EFI BIOS doesn't support it, or to a serial port that isn't the one the -EFI BIOS redirects its output to, set +when the UEFI firmware doesn't support it, or to a serial port that isn't the +one the UEFI firmware redirects its output to, set .Dv console to .Dq comconsole . @@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ If this causes a doubling of characters, set .Dv console to .Dq efi , -since your EFI BIOS is redirecting to the serial port already. +since your UEFI firmware is redirecting to the serial port already. .Pp -If your EFI BIOS redirects the serial port, you may need to tell the kernel +If your UEFI firmware redirects the serial port, you may need to tell the kernel which address to use. EFI uses ACPI's UID to identify the serial port, but .Nm diff --git a/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.8 b/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.8 index 68eef1c9cbb5..654b14e9ff7a 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.8 @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd February 15, 2023 +.Dd April 11, 2026 .Dt EFIBOOTMGR 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ boot method to be tried once upon the next boot. .Pp The UEFI standard defines how hosts may control what is used to bootstrap the system. -Each method is encapsulated within a persistent UEFI variable, stored -by the UEFI BIOS of the form +Each method is encapsulated within a persistent UEFI variable, +stored by the UEFI firmware of the form .Cm Boot Ns Em XXXX (where XXXX are uppercase hexadecimal digits). These variables are numbered, each describing where to load the bootstraphome | help
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