Add bootloader log format support
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- C
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Description
Daniel Kiper proposed a generic bootloader log format that could be used for all the components in the boot path: https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/5/29/428
It would be useful for shim to support this or a similar log format if agreed with the other projects.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked LKML proposal and the shim project context; no file, entry point, or test is identified in the issue. First determine whether the other bootloader projects agree on a generic format, then define what shim support would entail; done means an agreed format is supported by shim.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100