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diff --git a/doc/develop/bootstd.rst b/doc/develop/bootstd.rst index e8b90752f0..6172dc906b 100644 --- a/doc/develop/bootstd.rst +++ b/doc/develop/bootstd.rst @@ -464,6 +464,28 @@ ready File was loaded and is ready for use. In this state the bootflow is ======= ======================================================================= +Migrating from distro_boot +-------------------------- + +To migrate from distro_boot: + +#. Update your board header files to remove the BOOTENV and BOOT_TARGET_xxx + defines. Standard boot finds available boot devices automatically. + +#. Remove the "boot_targets" variable unless you need it. Standard boot uses a + default order from fastest to slowest, which generally matches the order used + by boards. + +#. Make sure that CONFIG_BOOTSTD_DEFAULTS is enabled by your board, so it can + boot common Linux distributions. + +An example patch is at migrate_patch_. + +If you are using custom boot scripts for your board, consider creating your +own bootmeth to hold the logic. There are various examples at +`boot/bootmeth_...`. + + Theory of operation ------------------- @@ -775,3 +797,4 @@ Other ideas: .. _BootLoaderSpec: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec/ .. _distro_boot: https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/boot/distro.c .. _bootflow_h: https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/include/bootflow.h +.. _migrate_patch: https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20230727215433.578830-2-sjg@chromium.org/ |