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RFC: Boot Orchestration Component#1013

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@kat-perez kat-perez commented Nov 4, 2025

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This RFC proposes modular components for UEFI spec compliant boot functionality in Patina firmware. Platforms can
use reference implementations for console initialization, boot option discovery, and boot orchestration,
or implement custom boot flows using the provided library functions.

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  • Includes documentation?
  • Creates a new crate?

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The biggest part of BDS that I did not see enumerated in this RFC is the connect management, driving binding protocols, etc. That requires careful thought as it is another form of driver dispatch that is unique to the BDS phase.

I think that before we move this forward, we need to include what that story is.

@makubacki makubacki added the rfc A request-for-change proposal label Nov 4, 2025
@kat-perez kat-perez force-pushed the rfc-boot-manager branch 5 times, most recently from ec79517 to db8fc97 Compare November 6, 2025 14:50
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i've changed the design quite a bit, added more goals and requirements to further constrain the design to be limited to the most fundamental Patina components that can achieve a successful boot

@kat-perez kat-perez changed the title RFC: Boot Manager RFC: Boot Manager Components Nov 6, 2025
@kat-perez kat-perez requested review from kuqin12 and os-d November 6, 2025 15:15
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