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Support UEFI ISO boot on hyperkit

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Signed-off-by: Justin Cormack <justin.cormack@docker.com>
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2017-08-04 11:16:25 +01:00
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@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ Alternatively, you can install HyperKit and VPNKit standalone and use it without
## Boot
The HyperKit backend currently only supports booting the
`kernel+initrd` output from `moby` (technically we could support EFI
boot as well).
The HyperKit backend currently supports booting the
`kernel+initrd` output from `moby`, and EFI ISOs using the EFI firmware.
## Console
@@ -28,8 +27,8 @@ HyperKit does not provide a console device.
## Disks
The HyperKit backend support configuring a persistent disk using the
standard `linuxkit` `-disk` syntax. Currently, only one disk is
supported and the disk is in raw format.
standard `linuxkit` `-disk` syntax. Multiple disks are
supported and the disks are in raw format.
## Power management
@@ -128,8 +127,8 @@ there are a number of packages, such as `vsudd`, which enable
tighter integration of the VM with the host (see below).
The HyperKit backend also allows passing custom userdata into the
[metadata pacakge](./metadata.md) using the `-data` command-line
option.
[metadata package](./metadata.md) using the `-data` command-line
option. This attaches a CD device with the data on.
### `vsudd` unix domain socket forwarding