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Authored by Heinrich Schuchardt
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Exists in smarc_8mq_lf_v2020.04 and in 11 other branches 8qm-imx_v2020.04_5.4.70_2.3.0, emb_lf_v2022.04, pitx_8mp_lf_v2020.04, smarc-8m-android-10.0.0_2.6.0, smarc-8m-android-11.0.0_2.0.0, smarc-8mp-android-11.0.0_2.0.0, smarc_8m-imx_v2019.04_4.19.35_1.1.0, smarc_8mm-imx_v2019.04_4.19.35_1.1.0, smarc_8mm-imx_v2020.04_5.4.24_2.1.0, smarc_8mp_lf_v2020.04, smarc_8mq-imx_v2020.04_5.4.24_2.1.0

efi_loader: define development target in README.uefi 

Describe the target scope of the UEFI implementation in U-Boot.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>

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12 12 access to block storage, network, and console to name a few. The Linux kernel
13 13 and boot loaders like GRUB or the FreeBSD loader can be executed.
14 14  
  15 +## Development target
  16 +
  17 +The implementation of UEFI in U-Boot strives to reach the minimum requirements
  18 +described in "Server Base Boot Requirements System Software on ARM Platforms -
  19 +Version 1.1" [4].
  20 +
  21 +A full blown UEFI implementation would contradict the U-Boot design principle
  22 +"keep it small".
  23 +
15 24 ## Building for UEFI
16 25  
17 26 The UEFI standard supports only little-endian systems. The UEFI support can be
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335 344 http://uefi.org/specifications - UEFI specifications
336 345 * [2](./driver-model/README.txt) doc/driver-model/README.txt - Driver model
337 346 * [3](./README.iscsi) doc/README.iscsi - iSCSI booting with U-Boot and iPXE
  347 +* [4](https://developer.arm.com/docs/den0044/latest/server-base-boot-requirements-system-software-on-arm-platforms-version-11)
  348 + Server Base Boot Requirements System Software on ARM Platforms - Version 1.1