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diff --git a/doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst b/doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst index a2913cd47be..e3ce97cc4f5 100644 --- a/doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst +++ b/doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst @@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ drivers are bound automatically. Command interface ----------------- -Three commands are available: +Four commands are available: `bootdev` Allows listing of available bootdevs, selecting a particular one and @@ -468,6 +468,25 @@ Three commands are available: Allow listing of available bootmethds, setting the order in which they are tried and bootmeth specific configuration. See :doc:`/usage/cmd/bootmeth` +`bootstd` + Allow access to standard boot itself, so far only for listing images across + all bootflows. See :doc:`/usage/cmd/bootstd` + +Images +------ + +Standard boot keeps track of images which can or have been loaded. These are +kept in a list attached to each bootflow. They can be listed using the +``bootstd images`` command (see :doc:`/usage/cmd/bootstd`). + +For now most bootmeths load their images when scanning. Over time, some may +adjust to load them only when needed, but in this case the images will still +be visible. + +Once a bootflow has been selected, images for those that are not selected can +potentially be dropped from the memory map. For now, this is not implemented. + + .. _BootflowStates: Bootflow states |