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@@ -123,6 +123,25 @@ You probably want to read the linux https://kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html as much of it applies to skiboot. + +## Output files + +The Skiboot build process produces a bunch of different outputs. This is what +they are, and where you should use them: + + skiboot.elf: The output of the linker. Don't flash to a system, but useful when debugging + + skiboot.lid: The raw binary object, named .lid because IBM. Flash this on + really old P8 systems, the POWER Functional Simulator (mambo), or + FSP systems + + skiboot.lid.stb: Lid wrapped with secure boot header. Use on FSP systems + + skiboot.lid.xz: Compressed raw binary. Use this on a OpenPower P8 + + skiboot.lid.xz.stb: Compressed raw binary wrapped with a secure boot header. + Use this on OpenPower P9 systems + ## License See LICENSE |