From 3398815aa337278fe4085f06f3586b2a1a98ab3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-Id: <3398815aa337278fe4085f06f3586b2a1a98ab3d@dist-git>
From: Pavel Hrdina <phrdina@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 14:16:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: improve description of secure attribute for loader
element
The original text was not explaining what this attribute actually
controls and could have been interpreted as a control switch for the
Secure boot feature in firmwares.
Signed-off-by: Pavel Hrdina <phrdina@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Kashyap Chamarthy <kchamart@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>
(cherry picked from commit f47d06260b9698f705ab2c079c573f89f832e376)
Conflicts:
docs/formatdomain.rst
- we still have formatdomain.html.in in downstream
Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1929357
Signed-off-by: Pavel Hrdina <phrdina@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <e2c4f2faa7f2a525b4d3ea5608a1b305cf18712b.1621599207.git.phrdina@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>
---
docs/formatdomain.html.in | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index 7ac9523684..a40bed347b 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@
path points to an UEFI image, <code>type</code> should be
<code>pflash</code>. Moreover, some firmwares may
implement the Secure boot feature. Attribute
- <code>secure</code> can be used then to control it.
+ <code>secure</code> can be used to tell the hypervisor that the
+ firmware is capable of Secure Boot feature. It cannot be used to
+ enable or disable the feature itself in the firmware.
<span class="since">Since 2.1.0</span></dd>
<dt><code>nvram</code></dt>
<dd>Some UEFI firmwares may want to use a non-volatile memory to store
--
2.31.1