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diff --git a/boot/Kconfig b/boot/Kconfig
index fad8e530b1..3f8e407be7 100644
--- a/boot/Kconfig
+++ b/boot/Kconfig
@@ -462,25 +462,33 @@ config BOOTMETH_GLOBAL
EFI bootmgr, since they take full control over which bootdevs are
selected to boot.
-config BOOTMETH_DISTRO
- bool "Bootdev support for distro boot"
+config BOOTMETH_EXTLINUX
+ bool "Bootdev support for extlinux boot"
select PXE_UTILS
default y
help
- Enables support for distro boot using bootdevs. This makes the
+ Enables support for extlinux boot using bootdevs. This makes the
bootdevs look for a 'extlinux/extlinux.conf' on each filesystem
they scan.
+ The specification for this filed is here:
+
+ https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification/
+
This provides a way to try out standard boot on an existing boot flow.
-config BOOTMETH_DISTRO_PXE
- bool "Bootdev support for distro boot over network"
+config BOOTMETH_EXTLINUX_PXE
+ bool "Bootdev support for extlinux boot over network"
depends on CMD_PXE && CMD_NET && DM_ETH
default y
help
- Enables support for distro boot using bootdevs. This makes the
+ Enables support for extlinux boot using bootdevs. This makes the
bootdevs look for a 'extlinux/extlinux.conf' on the tftp server.
+ The specification for this file is here:
+
+ https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification/
+
This provides a way to try out standard boot on an existing boot flow.
config BOOTMETH_EFILOADER