diff --git a/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/unknown-uefi.md b/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/unknown-uefi.md index 1230ea22bd9..8fb155e1ffa 100644 --- a/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/unknown-uefi.md +++ b/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/unknown-uefi.md @@ -82,13 +82,29 @@ rustup target add x86_64-unknown-uefi cargo build --target x86_64-unknown-uefi ``` +### Building a driver + +There are three types of UEFI executables: application, boot service +driver, and runtime driver. All of Rust's UEFI targets default to +producing applications. To build a driver instead, pass a +[`subsystem`][linker-subsystem] linker flag with a value of +`efi_boot_service_driver` or `efi_runtime_driver`. + +Example: + +```toml +# In .cargo/config.toml: +[build] +rustflags = ["-C", "link-args=/subsystem:efi_runtime_driver"] +``` + ## Testing UEFI applications can be copied into the ESP on any UEFI system and executed via the firmware boot menu. The qemu suite allows emulating UEFI systems and executing UEFI applications as well. See its documentation for details. -The [uefi-run](https://github.com/Richard-W/uefi-run) rust tool is a simple +The [uefi-run] rust tool is a simple wrapper around `qemu` that can spawn UEFI applications in qemu. You can install it via `cargo install uefi-run` and execute qemu applications as `uefi-run ./application.efi`. @@ -132,19 +148,19 @@ have been developed to provide access to UEFI protocols and make UEFI programming more ergonomic in rust. The following list is a short overview (in alphabetical ordering): -- **efi**: *Ergonomic Rust bindings for writing UEFI applications*. Provides +- **[efi][efi-crate]**: *Ergonomic Rust bindings for writing UEFI applications*. Provides _rustified_ access to UEFI protocols, implements allocators and a safe environment to write UEFI applications. -- **r-efi**: *UEFI Reference Specification Protocol Constants and Definitions*. +- **[r-efi]**: *UEFI Reference Specification Protocol Constants and Definitions*. A pure transpose of the UEFI specification into rust. This provides the raw definitions from the specification, without any extended helpers or _rustification_. It serves as baseline to implement any more elaborate rust UEFI layers. -- **uefi-rs**: *Safe and easy-to-use wrapper for building UEFI apps*. An +- **[uefi-rs]**: *Safe and easy-to-use wrapper for building UEFI apps*. An elaborate library providing safe abstractions for UEFI protocols and features. It implements allocators and provides an execution environment to UEFI applications written in rust. -- **uefi-run**: *Run UEFI applications*. A small wrapper around _qemu_ to spawn +- **[uefi-run]**: *Run UEFI applications*. A small wrapper around _qemu_ to spawn UEFI applications in an emulated `x86_64` machine. ## Example: Freestanding @@ -311,3 +327,9 @@ pub fn main() { The current implementation of std makes `BootServices` unavailable once `ExitBootServices` is called. Refer to [Runtime Drivers](https://edk2-docs.gitbook.io/edk-ii-uefi-driver-writer-s-guide/7_driver_entry_point/711_runtime_drivers) for more information regarding how to handle switching from using physical addresses to using virtual addresses. Note: It should be noted that it is up to the user to drop all allocated memory before `ExitBootServices` is called. + +[efi-crate]: https://github.com/gurry/efi +[linker-subsystem]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/subsystem +[r-efi]: https://github.com/r-efi/r-efi +[uefi-rs]: https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs +[uefi-run]: https://github.com/Richard-W/uefi-run