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# EFI Boot Guard #
A bootloader based on UEFI.
Provides the following functionality:
* Arm a hardware watchdog prior to loading an OS
* Provides a simple update mechanism with fail-safe algorithm
In addition, this project provides a UEFI stub and generator tool to create
unified kernel images consisting of kernel, command line and, optionally,
initrd and device trees.
## Development ##
Mailing list:
[efibootguard-dev@googlegroups.com](efibootguard-dev@googlegroups.com)
Archive:
[https://www.mail-archive.com/efibootguard-dev@googlegroups.com/](https://www.mail-archive.com/efibootguard-dev@googlegroups.com)
For sending patches, please refer to the mailing list and `CONTRIBUTING.md` in
the source tree.
Continuous integration:
* GitHub Actions: [](https://github.com/siemens/efibootguard/actions/workflows/main.yaml)
* Coverity: ![[coverity]](https://img.shields.io/coverity/scan/13885.svg)
## Watchdog support ##
The following watchdog drivers are implemented (and are probed in this order):
* WDAT (ACPI) watchdog
* AMD FCH
* Intel i6300esb
* Intel Quark
* Siemens SIMATIC IPC4x7E
* Siemens SIMATIC BX-56A and BX-59A
* Intel TCO
* HPE ProLiant
Note that if no working watchdog is found, the boot process deliberately fails.
That said, setting a watchdog timeout of `0` allows to boot nonetheless without
a working watchdog, e.g., for testing purposes.
## Configuration ##
`efibootguard` reads its configuration from an environment storage. Currently,
the following environment backends are implemented:
* Dual FAT Partition storage
See `Installation And Usage` for further information.
## Further Documentation ##
* [Update Mechanism](docs/UPDATE.md)
* [Environment Tools](docs/TOOLS.md)
* [API Library](docs/API.md)
* [Compilation Instructions](docs/COMPILE.md)
* [Installation And Usage](docs/USAGE.md)
* [Unified Kernel Images](docs/UNIFIED-KERNEL.md)
* [System Recovery](docs/RECOVERY.md)
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