[coreboot] Re: Announcement: Introducing UEFI Capsule Update Integration for coreboot with EDK II

[Nico Huber]

On 13.09.24 13:51, Nico Huber via coreboot wrote:
> On 13.09.24 13:07, Nico Huber via coreboot wrote:
> > So, what I'm suggesting is to just look for an update in a pre-
> > defined path on the boot medium.
>
> Looks like this is already specified for capsules:
>
> 8.5.5. Delivery of Capsules via file on Mass Storage Device[1]

And there is a fwupd plugin supporting it[2].
> So why is the fragile, more complex, harder to secure memory-scatter-
> gather-mix-coreboot-with-edk2 path even considered? What do I miss?
>
> Nico
>
> [1]
> https://uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.10_A/08_Services_Runtime_Services.html#deliver...

[2]
https://fwupd.github.io/libfwupdplugin/uefi-capsule-README.html#update-behav...